The Best Songs

Great song: “The Three Great Alabama Icons” – Drive-by Truckers

Patterson Hood is a great storyteller. I really like the way he deals with "the duality of the Southern Thing" and…

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The Best Songs: Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)

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The Best Songs: Where have all the average people gone by Roger Miller

My father used to play this great record by Roger Miller, “Roger Miller” from 1969. There was one particular song…

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The Best Songs: Man of Constant Sorrow

The Best Songs: Man of Constant Sorrow Oh, six long years I've been in trouble, No pleasure here on earth…

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May 7: The Rolling Stones released “Paint It, Black” in 1966

Brian Jones plucked the haunting sitar melody at the 1966 L.A. session for this classic. Bill Wyman added klezmer-flavored organ;…

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