Battle of the Bands: California Dreaming

Welcome to my Battle of the Bands number 12! This month marks a new year! Last month my selections went with the Holiday theme. This month I will go with a Winter theme to kick off 2015.

Listen to the song clips in the blog post. In the comment section vote for the one you like the best. Feel free to explain why you voted the way you did. The battles take place on the first and 15th and winners will be announced on the 7th and 21st. I will normally post the winner in the comments. Of course have fun and enjoy!

If you are still looking for more musical fun after you vote, you can check out these sites for more battles:

Far Away Series

Your Daily Dose

DiscConnected

Tossing It Out

STMcC Presents "Battle of the Bands"

A Writer's Life in Progress

Curious as a Cathy

The Creative Outlet of StratPlayer

The Sound of One Hand Typing

Alex J. Cavanaugh

Original Song: The Mama and Papas California Dreaming

Challenger One: The Beach Boys

One of the best summer bands of all time present their presentation of the song..

Challenger Two: Bobby Womack

Adding contrast with my second version.

Enjoy! Vote in the comments and I will see you soon!

R.I.P Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack has passed away at the age of 70. Soul legend, songwriter master, singer, guitarist Bobby Womack will be missed..

He wrote that song and now sadly it is our time to cry since "It is All over Now." A song covered most famously by The Rolling Stones ..

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Below he performs with Patti LaBelle...

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Some consider this his greatest song...

What is your favorite Bobby Womack song? What is your favorite Womack memory? Leave a comment and share.

This Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member will be missed...

Lineup Bonnaroo 2014: A Few Big Names and The Rest of the Story

Over 125 bands and over 30 comedians are coming to the farm in Manchester, Tennessee for Bonnaroo 2014. I could probably blog on that lineup until the festival starts. So, I will wrap it up with this post. I will start out mentioning some of the bigger names and go from there.

Cage and The Elephant

Bobby Womack...

Ice Cube..

Cake..

Here is a  Bonnaroo line up announcement..

So if you are going or wish you were wish artists do you want to see? Which comedians?