Eugh, dead skunks!! Reminds me when I was living in Ohio, and I’d be riding
with my then husband and we’d catch the wiff of some poor skunk that had been
run over. I remember “If You Gotta Make A Fool of Somebody” coming out in very
late 1961 when “I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” was Number 1 and Bobby
Vee’s “Run to Him” was number 2. Incidentally, James Ray was a homeless man in
Washington, D.C. when he was discovered. Apparently he was originally from
Virginia.
Linda g.
From: ourplace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ourplace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:19 PM
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Subject: [ourplace] Monday Morning Nuggets for February 29, 2016
Another five nuggets are headed your way. As usual, the Dropbox link is first,
and the track list follows.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3177119/Nuggets0229.zip
01 Jethro Tull, A Winter Snowscape
This is an instrumental that will be out of season if I let it sit around too
much longer. Have no fear. It's nothing like "the Jethro Tull hits you may be
accustomed to. It features the group's lead singer on flute. For my money, Ian
Anderson is not only an excellent flute pplayer and lead vocalist. He's one of
rock music's most intelligent and articulate spokespersons.
02 R. B. Greaves, Fire And Rain
This one was released early in 1970 - about six months before James Taylor's
megahit version of the same song came out.
03 Tommy Roe, We can make music
This too is from 1970.
04 James Ray, If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
If memory serves, this came out early in 62.
05 Louden Wainwright the Third, Dead Skunk
Spring 1972 is when this one was all over our radios. And though it was Louden's
only big hit, he continues to record - having released a CD of some sort within
the past year or two.
With February now behind us, it might even be reasonable to think a bit about
spring. Whatever weather March holds, enjoy the new month.
