Monday's Music Moves Me: Grateful

 Thanksgiving is this week! Keeping in that theme today's topic on Monday's Music Moves Me is spelling out GRATEFUL. Well let's get started.

                                                 "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" Bad Company

"Radio Ga Ga" Queen

"All of My Love" Led Zeppelin

"Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 

"Easy Lover" Phillip Bailey, Phil Collins

"Fun, Fun, Fun"  The Beach Boys

"Uncle John's Band"  The Grateful Dead

Love is a Battlefield Pat Benatar

Besides sharing the music feel free to share some of the things you are grateful for in the comments. I'm grateful there is music to share.

Monday's Music Moves Me: April Showers

It is going to be a busy day on my blog today. I didn't want to miss the fun of a Monday's Music Moves Me dance party. The theme for today is April Showers, in other words songs about rain. Let's start  the party off by getting the Led out!

Led Zeppelin "The Rain Song"

I'm all over the place "Singing in the Rain" by Gene Kelly

Some people are "Only Happy When it Rains" (Garbage)

Blue Rodeo "Rain Down On Me"

B.J. Thomas "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"

Phil Collins (featuring Eric Clapton) "I Wish it Would Rain Down"

Hope you enjoyed and I will see you soon!

Monday's Music Moves Me: Random March Number One Hits

Today's theme for Monday's Music Moves Me is a freebie and I'm choosing number one hits in March. I am pushing the random, shuffle button on the way button and picking some number one songs from yesteryear!


                                        The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go"

It was March of 1991 and the above song knocked "Do The Bartman" by the Simpsons from the number one spot.

On this date in 1989 Madonna took the number one spot for  three weeks with "Like A Prayer"

In 1986 Diana Ross topped the charts with "Chain Reaction" for three weeks...

"Easy Lover" Philip Bailey with Phil Collins

That song hit number one for four weeks in 1985.

Lionel Richie said "Hello" for six weeks at number one in 1984...

In 1976 The Brotherhood of Man had a number one with "Save Your Kisses for Me"

                                           
I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you again so!

Jason Bonham Leaves California Breed

California Breed with "The Way"

Jason Bonham has certainly been busy lately touring with Sammy Hagar (currently), his own Led Zeppelin Experience, and with Heart. Rumor has it he is apparently going to be the drummer on the new Phil Collins album.

Jason with Sammy Hagar performing Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll"

I enjoyed Jason Bonham working with Glenn Hughes in their last band Black Country Communion..

Here is "I Can See Your Spirit"

I thought these bands would steer Jason a bit out of his Father's shadow. Being in a band that isn't a Zeppelin cover band or a band with a similar sound. Jason is a heck of a drummer but being the son of John is a blessing and a curse I would imagine.

Anyway I was looking forward to catching California Breed live somewhere down the road..

Here they pay tribute to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin...(Mr. Hughes was in Deep Purple)

Oh well. I enjoyed Jason in a rock trio setting while it lasted..

I wish him luck in whatever he pursues. I mean I have been following him since the 80's. Catching him live in 1988 with Jimmy Page and again in 2012 with Black Country Communion.

Happy Birthday George Harrison

Today would have been George Harrison's 70th birthday. He was the one Beatle that was still alive when I was able to drive that I did not get to see in concert. George didn;t help to much by not touring often. His album "Cloud Nine" grabbed me more than any of the other Beatles' solo stuff. Perhaps a bit of that was due to Jeff Lynne. Perhaps he was a bit cooler in my mind working with The Traveling Wilburys or his friendship with Eric Clapton. Maybe it was as simple as he was in one of the greatest rock bands The Beatles and he was a talented songwriter. Either way, I am a fan of his music. Cancer robbed the world of a great musician too soon. 

Here is an All-Star version of "As My Guitar Gently Weeps" from 1987 with Elton John, Ringo, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and more...

George Harrison performing "Something" from a concert in 1992..

Here he performs a song "When We We're Fab"

Happy Birthday and we miss George!