Rocktober Saturday Night

It is the first Saturday night in Rocktober and I am sitting here blogging so much for the exciting life. Well let's celebrate with some Saturday songs!

                                                      Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright"

The Grateful Dead "One More Saturday Night"

Sam Cooke "Another Saturday Night"

Well that's a good trio of songs for a Saturday!

Blogging from A to Z 2018: S is for Saturday

The A to Z Challenge is moving on and today is Saturday.

Live from my blog it is Saturday Night!

One of my favorite SNL skits...

The great late Chris Farley.   Some Saturday comedy to Saturday music. How about the great Elton John...

 

The good stuff some Sam Cooke!

A comedy skit, some classic tunes not a bad way to spend a Saturday.

Battle of the Bands: Seal wins!

Starting the year of Battle of the Bands off right with a song from the Sam Cooke songbook. My battle featured the legendary Otis Redding against the talented Seal.



Seal took a commanding lead and never looked back. The results were 4 to 2 for Seal. The winner of course is celebrated on my blog! Sit back, turn your speakers on,  push play and enjoy.

                                                     "Crazy"

"Love's Devine"

                                                 "Kiss From A Rose"

I hope you enjoyed! Come back for my next Battle on the 15th of next month.

Battle of the Bands: A Change is Gonna Come

Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day. I am doing two blog posts which are for music blog hops. I am not going to do three posts. As I write this blogpost I would like to give the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr a nod.



This month song comes from the great Sam Cooke. It is called "A Change is Gonna Come"

Vote for one of the two contenders below in the comments.

Contender One: Seal

Contender Two: Otis Redding

Please vote in the comment and I will post the winners in a week or so. If you want more battles visit this site for a full list of participants. I will have another battle next month on the 15th. I will probably share a few more posts between then and now so please feel free to visit.

Thanks for visiting! 

Remembering Sam Cooke

On this date the great Sam Cooke passed away in 1964 at the age of 33. I celebrated his birthday in January of 2013 with a little tribute. Any reason is a super reason to share his music.

Let's start.. "Having a Party"

"Chain Gang"..

"Bring it on home to me"...

I hope you enjoyed and I will be back soon!

Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin

Today is Aretha Franklin's 72nd birthday! So sit back and listen as we celebrate her big day.

"You Make Me Feel" kicking off our celebration for the Queen of Soul..

Here is her take on a Sam Cooke classic..

Does anyone remember the Merv Griffith show? Below is a flashback reminder...

Sometimes we got to say a little prayer..

and sometimes we need to think!

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Sorry I had to throw in a movie clip from The Blues Brothers! She's 72 and I think we all know she deserves some Respect..

Hope you enjoyed! I'll be back with another post soon...

Happy Birthday Sam Cooke

Today is Sam Cooke's Birthday! I can't think of a  better musician to celebrate. He influenced a  lot of great musicians and bands.

You Send Me

A Change is Gonna Come

Send Me Some Lovin'

Man I couild keep going and going and he was a great singer and had some great tunes.Glad he left a songbook for a legacy.