R.I.P Larry King

 Larry King was probably the best interviewer of my life time and haps all time. He won Peabody Awards for his radio and television shows. King was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. 

Here he interviews Gaddafi 

His interview with Prince..

My examples of his interviews show the great contrast in guests he interviewed. The 87 year old entertainment icon passed away due to Covid-19. He will be missed by his fans, friends and family.

Monday's Music Moves Me: Number One Hits for the first week of Rocktober

 It's Rocktober, it's time for Monday's Music Moves Me, and the theme is a freebie. I thought I would time travel and see if I can find some Rock songs topping the Billboard charts for the first week in October. Get your retro dance outfit and let's start this Rock and Roll sock hop.

The week ending October 2, 1965..."Hang on Sloopy" by The McCoys

On Today's Date 1968 The Beatles "Hey Jude" topped the charts..

On October 2, 1971 Rod Stewart topped the Chart with "Maggie May"

October 4, 1975 David Bowie "Fame" was on top..

October 2, 1976 time to "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry

Queen ruled on October 4, 1980 with "Another One Bites the Dust"

On October 2, 1982 John Cougar (Melloncamp) with "Jack and Diane"

On October 6, 1984 Prince and the Revolution ruled with "Let's Go Crazy"

On this date in 1985 it was Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"

Hope you enjoyed and I will see you soon!

Battle of the Bands Results: Prince is the man and nobody loves Diana but Elvis

It's a good thing Elvis Costello loves Diana Krall cause the jazz pianist got no love here. Prince on piano shut her out 5 to nothing. They were covering folk legend Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You." Jazz wasn't a stretch as Jaco used to play bass for her.

Prince was great at covering songs. If your wondering what would have happened if he played that song on guitar instead..

Maybe I should have done Prince versus Prince. When in doubt "Purple Rain"..

Back in "1999"

"Let's Go Crazy"

Well enjoy!

Battle of the Bands: A Case of You

           Joni Mitchell songwriter, musician extraordinaire gives us the song this time around. "I Could Drink A Case of You."  Lets pit a jazz musician versus Prince.

The song for your enjoyment. Joni Mitchell 1'A case of You"

Contestant One: Diana Krall

Contestant Two: Prince

Okay this came out a little later. You know the deal pick the one you like and tell me with your comments. I pick a winner later. Diana or Prince. Two pianos, tow voices, one great song, two different versions.

Battle of the Bands Results: A Whole Lotta Tie?

Battle of the Bands ended in a tie 4 votes for Tina and 4 votes for Prince. Tina Turner and Prince aren't exactly the artist you expect to break out the Led! So, I will probably do an overtime battle more than likely in May. The A to Z challenge is coming and I might want to work my Battles into that.

Short and sweet today!

Battle of the Bands 103:Late Night Love

I'm running a little late to the Battle of the Bands party. Don't worry I made it! I think we all need a "Whole Lotta Love." Led Zeppelin certainly twisted an old blues tune into a heavy, acid rock show  stopping number.

Now I've picked a couple of musical superstars to see if we can twist and warp this song some more! I mean how do you like your late night love? If you like it dirty, nasty, with some soul I might have something for you! Insane with some funk. A woman with great legs and a love sexy man competing at it under the spotlight. No I haven't suddenly found my passion for writing erotica.  I'm talking Tina Turner versus Prince covering Led Zeppelin!

Contestant One: Tina Turner

Contestant Two: Prince

Whose "love" do you like the best? Tina Turner's funky version or the guitar crazy version by Prince. Two artist you might not expect to cover Led Zeppelin but they certainly added their touches to this song. Vote for your favorite in the comments and I will tally the votes and announce the winner in a week or so.

Monday's Music Moves Me: Vehicles

Monday's Music Moves Me is a fitting one for me. The theme is vehicles. Here I am last week I get in late Monday night for one trip and then Thursday I am on the road again. I am hoping to head home tomorrow.

Anyway songs about vehicles..

                                                      "Southern Cross" Crosby, Stills and Nash (boat)

                                              Prince "Little Red Corvette" (cars)

                                               

                                                   Jimmy Buffett "Big Rig" (Trucks)

                                                                 
                           
Keeping this one short and sweet and I will be back soon!

My 5 Favorite Black Guitarists

Back in August I did a list of my favorite five guitarists. You can read that post here. I'm sure I could exchange a few names on that list at anytime depending on my musical taste at the time. Since, it is Black History Month I thought it would be fun to list my 5 favorite Black guitarists. Some of them were on my 5 favorite guitarist list.

Here it goes...

1) Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix was at the top of my other list two.

2) Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy is incredible he was number three on my other list but he moves up to number two on this list.

3) Prince

He is one of the guys I can't believe I left out of my first list. He could be the very best at guitar when he wanted to be, but he was such an artist and musician that he didn't always stick with the guitar.

4) Hubert Sumlin

He was a sideman, the guitarist for Waters and the Wolf.

5) Wes Montgomery

Ending the list is so hard. Should I include one of the King's? Albert Collins? Maybe Slash? The influential Chuck Berry? Oh well I went with jazz

Who would you have added into the list? Well I will see you soon with a new ost

Battle of the Bands Results: Diana Krall wins a close one

I am back with the results for The Battle of the Bands for May 15th. I am publishing the results a tad late. I am blogging again after being unplugged for a few days. Wasn't planned that way it just happened. My work scheduled change to more normal hours which is great for the family, life work balance thing but apparently not so good for the blogging balance.



The battle was close with Diana Krall winning 9 votes to 6 over Prince. It was a fun Battle to put together. What will I come up for in June? I have no idea but check back for that battle on June 1st.

I did get to review one of Diana Krall's concerts almost four years ago at Wolf Trap for DC Metro Theater Arts, you can read my thoughts on that show here. Hard to believe that was four years ago. Life changes. We could reminisce all day or I could share some songs.

What's that I see oh..."The Look of Love"...

That one left me "Almost Blue"...

Okay just "Walk on Bye"..

Thanks for visiting and I will be back soon I hope!

Battle of the Bands: Prince, Artists, Genres Folk to Jazz

Welcome to my Battle of the Bands for May 15th. The day is getting late and the 15th fell on a family day. Here are the rules: You pick the one you like best by casting your vote in the comments. I tally them up and I will announce the winner on the 21st. I encourage you to check out the other mighty Battles and if you want to join up details can be found here!


I am still stuck on Prince a bit. I wanted to pick a song to showcase his guitar talents since my last battle concentrated on his songwriting abilities. Some how my fancy turned to piano. Now I know my other contestant is known for her jazzy piano playing and has a few fans in the Battle of The bands network. Funny though the song is from one of my favorite songwriters who is quite gifted on the guitar as well. I hope you enjoy.

The Song: A Case of You

Contestant One: Prince

Contestant Two: Diana Krall

The winner is up to you. I look forward to your comments and  I will be back with a new post.

Battle of the Bands: Nothing Compares 2 U!

 Well the madness of the A to Z Challenge is over and it is back to the normal madness of another month and another Battle of the Bands.

Here are the rules: You pick the one you like best by casting your vote in the comments. I tally them up and I will announce the winner on the 7th.


Last month Prince past away, so I thought I would pick a song written by the artist. My choice for the battle is "Nothing Compares 2 U!." One is a tribute and one is a cover. The song was originally a hit for Sinead O'Conner. Her version is here for reference not in the contest.

Here is the Battle!


Contestant One: Chris Cornell...

Contestant Two: All Angels

Please vote in the comments and we will see who wins!  Late edit. I apologize this link didn't make it into the post. Please visit to check out who else has a great Battle going on.

R.I.P Prince

Prince was a pop star, a guitar god (when he wanted to be), he could be nasty, and he crafted songs that will be listened to for years to come. He was an artist who was always changing and he will be missed.

"Purple Rain" came out when I was 13 and I probably were that cassette out a few times! Here he is circa 1985 performing "Let's Go Crazy"....

Here is another one "When Dove's Cry"...

Even before then he was a star..."1999"

"Funknroll"...

Prince a talent lost,

Happy Birthday Prince!

It is hard for me to believe Prince is 55. When I was in 8th grade his album "Purple Rain" was everywhere. Prince in my opinion is an underrated guitar talent.He is without a doubt a very creative artist and musician.
What better way to celebrate his birthday than by sharing his music!

One of my all time favorite songs by him "Purple Rain"

Sometimes you combine favorites. Here Prince perforoms "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin

Here Preince perfroms with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne..his solo is very rememberable

Here he performs at the 2013 Billboard Awards,,,

Happy Birthday Prince!