The Best Songs

Charley Patton: Pony Blues

If I made records for my own pleasure, I would record Charley Patton songs only. ~Bob Dylan (Press Conference, Rome -…

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Howlin’ Wolf: Smokestack Lightning

The greatest twenty words of music criticism spoken by any person in the 20th century (Paul Williams): "When I heard…

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Today: Elvis Presley recorded Always on my Mind in 1972 42 years ago

Always on my Mind is seldom considered among the best of Elvis' 70's output, but if you ask me it's…

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The Beatles 40 best songs: at 26 “If I fell”

"That's my first attempt at a ballad proper....It shows that I wrote sentimental love ballads way back when" - John…

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The Beatles 40 best songs: at 27 “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”

"A song like 'Got to Get You Into My Life', that's directly about pot, although everyone missed it at the…

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