Tag Archives: Soul

Song Of The Day – What’s Going On by Donny Hathaway

Posted on 26/03/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Live’ (1972)

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Song Of The Day – Before The Night Is Over by Joe Simon

Posted on 28/05/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Easy To Love’ (1977)

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Song Of The Day – Tomorrow by Brothers Johnson

Posted on 23/05/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Look Out For #1’ (1976)

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Song Of The Day – Chuck Berry live at the BBC 1972

Posted on 19/03/2017 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Saved for posterity. If you like Blues and sublime guitar playing, this is where it’s at folks. There were few who could match this man for showmanship. Case in point – there’s tons of humour when he interacts with audience later on. … Continue reading →

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Essential Listening: Frank Ocean – Blond (2016)

Posted on 29/11/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

In the excellent documentary 30th Century Man, Brian Eno, clearly hamming it up a touch for the cameras, mused, with pious exasperation, that pop music’s proclivity for ingenuity had stagnated. What he was implying was more forgiving; bands often aspire … Continue reading →

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