A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
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George had to be persuaded to record this beautiful song in 1967 because he thought it was too middle of the road. It became one of his biggest hits.
A serene selection for Sunday morning from the Mish. This is on the 2001 compilation Small Planes.
Delightful clip from 1977, when Ryland still shuffled awkwardly as he played.
Beguiling cut from the 1994 landmark indie album Bee Thousand.
For all their shenanigans, https://am-records.com/2018/10/08/smiling-faces/ it’s for the slow numbers that I most cherish Rod and the lads. This is from their 1973 LP Ooh La La.
Eight sweet minutes from the 1973 album Bananamour. https://am-records.com/2019/01/21/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-ayers/
In honour of our first dry day in living memory.
AT a recent reunion lunch for Fleet Street hacks, I was reminded of a boast I made in the late 1970s – ‘I’ve got more Leo Kottke albums than Leo … Continue readingLeo the lion
Great song, great singer, great mullet. TJW, who died last year, wrote this himself but it was Brook Benton who had a hit with it.