The end of a long year deserves a playlist to bring in the new one, and just as we did a mere twelve months ago, here’s a compilation of songs that buzzed my earballs in 2024.
Thought I might do something different this New Years Eve. Buried in the Archives are over 100 tunes that deserve a replay, at least in my opinion. Some are pure awesome, others are eye-rollers, but all are songs that pleased my earballs in 2023. Each set is in no particular order, one click and you’re off to the races. Have at it.
Set 1 – January, February, March
Set 2 – April, May, June, July
Set 3 – August, September, October, November & December
[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of these recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only. Apologies for the typo in the first track – That’s StéphaneGrappelli.]
Tuba Skinny, featuring bandleader Shaye Cohn on cornet. Although we were in NOLA last May, I didn’t get a chance to see them because I was too busy chillin’ on a balcony with the dogs.
Formed in 2016, Lucky Chops began as a group of subway buskers from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, New York City, and now they perform world-wide.
German bluesman Timo Gross has been around for a while but he’s relatively unknown in the US; I had to run his Wikipedia entry through Google Translate.
One man ska band JER / Skatune Network rang in the New Year in 2016 and somehow I missed it. Turnitup!
Yep, it’s almost time to turn the calendar ahead again, but before we do, we have a porch that needs sitting on. See you there.
Auld Lang Syne Boogie, Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (1949) The Freddie Mitchell Orchestra (aka Hen Gates & His House Rockers, Hen Gates & His Gators) features Mitchell on sax and Rip Harrigan on piano.
“For years the rumor was that Hen Gates and His Gaters were in fact the Dizzy Gillespie band. In fact Hen Gates is Freddie Mitchell and the tracks on the album credited to them, Lets All Dance To Rock And Roll, are simply old Derby masters given new titles. When Derby filed for bankruptcy in 1954, Freddie Mitchell masters had been sold cheaply and had already been reissued on several labels before they turned up on Masterseal who thought they could pull a fast one and pass them off as tracks recorded by Hen Gates and His Gators who, according to the LP sleevenotes, were ‘a group of talented young Rock ‘N Roll musicians.’ ” [Source]
Argentine tango in black and white. Otros Aires is “a 21 Century Audiovisual ElectroTango project created, produced and directed by the Argentinean musician, architect & video artist Miguel Di Genova. It was made between Barcelona and Buenos Aires ports in 2003.“
Meanest cover of Dale Hawkins‘ Susie-Q I’ve ever heard. The Head Cat, live at The Key Club, West Hollywood, California, May 6th, 2010, consisted of Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) & Danny B. Harvey (Rockats). Lemmy died in 2015 at the age of 70 and was replaced by David Vincent (Morbid Angel).
Gunhild Carling is amazing. Someone told her the bag pipes are a musical instrument so she played them.
Happy New Year to all, and let’s hope the insanity abates in 2023.
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in Times Square NYE 2013. Yeah. Psy did that. Gangnam Style was the first-ever video on the Utoobage to surpass 1 billion views.
Tacky Raccoons 