Aretha Franklin’s phenomenal first album on Atlantic was released #otd 1967. I’ve spoken of my ♥️for it many times; so here is the woman responsible telling us a bit about her recording process at the studio in Muscle Shoals. 🔛youtu.be/Yfzpv1j4YN0?si… 🔛

James Cotton, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Jimmy Rogers, Muddy Waters and Otis Spann in Muddy’s basemen in Chicago in 1959. Photo by © Georges Adins

NEW post: Etta James "was the first really big female soul singer, she paved the way for others and might just have been the best of the lot" Dave Stephens picks his Etta top 10 ... #ettajames Etta James toppermost.co.uk/etta-james/

NEW post: Robert Forster … co-founder of #thegobetweens … Pangur & The Scribe & Glenn Smith choose 10 of the best from his ‘solo’ career from 1990 onwards … robertforster.net toppermost.co.uk/robert-forster/

What can’t buy you love? That’s right. Single released by The Beatles #otd 1964 ❤️youtu.be/srwxJUXPHvE?fe…

Elvis Presley - "Good Rockin' Tonight". Recorded and released for Sun Records in 1954. Originally written and recorded by the Jump Blues musician Roy Brown in 1947. Was also a major #1 R&B hit for another Blues artist, Wynonie Harris, in the same year. youtu.be/WclW0NuKcuo?si…

Chuck Berry in Los Vegas in a 50 seat room.

Waylon Jennings plays Roger Miller. youtu.be/gkWVLCb-HZw?si… Chuck 👓 Chuck Prophet

Ray Price - "You Done Me Wrong" Co-written with George Jones youtu.be/6dSozFxoAZs?si… Pangur & The Scribe Dave Stephens

Not sure about that date but still worth celebrating the single which, of course, was released in "The Crickets" name

They say it’s your birthday! Many happy returns to Paul McCartney. From McCartney to Ram, Wings and beyond, MOJO’s Tom Doyle picks Macca’s best post-Beatles albums. #paulmccartney mojo4music.com/articles/the-m…

It all started for a young man from Tupelo, Mississippi. 70 years ago today... #ElvisPresley

IN MEMORIAM: John Mayall OBE (1933-2024) ‘Godfather of British Blues’ & longtime crusader for American blues originators ... A top 10 chosen by Dave Stephens for Toppermost #731 in July 2018 ... #johnmayall #blues #bluesbreakers toppermost.co.uk/john-mayall/

I don't think David left me anything.

1000 Great Songs #753: The Flowers Of Guatemala. Yeah, I probably have too many R.E.M. HQ songs on the list; but this is in contention for their most gorgeous ballad, still sending chills down my spine. And they even throw in a rare guitar solo. jitterywhiteguymusic.com/2024/09/my-top…

This is a closure notice… because after much thought I have decided to withdraw from this forum. I enjoyed Twitter when I first joined but now I’m totally opposed to the direction it has taken - and seeing Elon Musk onstage at Madison Square Garden was the final straw…

Oliver Hawthorn hilary fawcett Stephen Lawrence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Styles Kikmon Dave Stephens A review of it here: irishtimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

I can't sleep, So here's... Elvis Presley - "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" Recorded and released as a single by Sun Records in 1956. Those early Elvis singles are as white hot as it gets youtu.be/QqTvokjTa7k?si… Stephen Lawrence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Graham Kingsbury Kikmon

Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two - "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" Recorded and released as a single by Sun Records in January 1958. Composed by gifted songwriter and producer Jack Clement. youtu.be/V-DjCdKcg_s?si…

Emmylou Harris & her band play Jack Clement. #1 hit on the Country chart for Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two in 1958. The fourth #1 of Cash's career up to that point. youtu.be/_k3tNteoW9k?si… Pangur & The Scribe Dave Stephens Kikmon