Props And Missives No. 24 – Some Great Stuff Today

ALLEN TOUSSAINT on AM Then FM:

Another great post from Jeff at AM Then FM, this time on the inimitable Allen Toussaint.

I wasn’t aware he wrote “A Certain Girl,” covered by the equally one-of-a-kind, Warren Zevon. I did know he wrote “Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley,” covered in a most unusual way by Robert Palmer. That’s what’s so cool about Toussaint: his music has been covered by such a diverse range of artists — from Richard Hell to Bruce Willis and back again.

I saw Toussaint at a Gavin radio convention in Atlanta back in 1995; he was on stage for about 20 minutes and simply captivated everyone in the room.

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MP3: Glen Campbell – Southern Nights (5MB, available one week)

MP3: Three Dog Night – Play Something Sweet (5MB, available one week)

CANNONBALL ADDERLEY on A Deeper Shade of Soul

Plus a great post on R.E.M. which inspired me to write the post you see below.

CHET BAKER on Aquarium Drunkard:

Wish I’d thought of that…plus, a fun story about Waylon Jennings.

As usual, I only have time for the “A” on my blogroll.

Have fun today!

PS: I’m also going to promote my own post from a few days ago on Steve Gadd – I’m pretty proud of how that one came out…