Category Archives: Music

4 February 2024

Black History Month.
Helping Sera Chung move her mother’s paintings.
Visiting Brad, Sherry, Charley Palmer at hospital.
Rosa Parks Birthday.
Amadou Diallo Killing.
Sister Rosa – The Neville Brothers
Rosa Sat – MUSE – Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir
Rosa Parks – Outkast
I Should Be Proud – Martha Reeves & The Vandelles
Black Is – The Last Poets
Give More Power to the People – The Chi-Lites
Be Real Black for Me – Roberta Flak & Donny Hathaway
Black Maybe – Syreeta
Precious Lord – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Welcome to the Terrordome – Pharoahe Monch
Diallo – Wyclef Jean
American Skin – Bruce Springsteen
The Proud – Talib Kweli
I Know Where I’ve Been – Queen Latifah

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3 February 2023

Black History Month
People Get Ready – The Impressions
Friendship Train – Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Ghetto – Donny Hathaway
Alabama – John Coltrane Quartet
Freedom – Charles Mingus
Dancing in the Street – Marsha Reeves & The Vandelles
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Polly Ann’s Hammer – Our Native Daughter
Virtuoso – Black Violin
Run Mourner, Run – Fannie Lou Hamer
To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Nina Simone
Reasons – Earth, Wind & Fire
My Brother, My Brother – Aaron Neville
Don’t Go – Mary J. Bilge

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2 February 2023

Black History Month.
Wade in the Water – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Eyes on the Prize – Mavis Stapleton
Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry
Oh Freedom – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Stille Tränen, Op. 32, No. 10 – Marian Anderson & Franz Rupp
Black and Blue – André DeShields, Nell Carter, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page & Charlaine Woodard
There is a Balm in Gilead – The Florida A & M University Concert
Deep River – The Howard University Chamber Choir
Steal Away – The Princely Players
Pick a Bale of Cotton – Fannie Lou Hamer
Highway 71 – Gary Clark, Jr.
Can’t Hide Love – Earth, Wind & Fire
Pata Pata 2000 – Miriam Makeba
Lay It On Me – Kelly Rowland, feat. Big Sean
Thalaza – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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1 February 2023

Black History Month
Stretch. Apartment.
Let America Be America Again By Langston Hughes – James Earl Jones
At the Purchaser’s Option – Rhiannon Giddens
Wade In the Water – The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Juneteenth – Cast of Black-ish
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning – Fannie Lou Hamer
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands – Odetta
Everytime I Feel the Spirit – The Florida A&M University Concert Choir
Don’t Want to Go Away – Carter Anderson
Better Git Yer Learnin’ – Our Native Daughters
For What It’s Worth – Keb’ Mo’
String Quartet No. 1: I. Allegro – Son Sonora String Quartet
Ball of Confusion – The Temptations
Never Leave You – Lucky Dube
I’m Talking about You – Chuck Berry
No Knock – Gil-Scott Heron
Go Down, Moses – Paul Robeson
Keep Movin’ On – Sam Cooke
The Governor – Gary Clark, Jr.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free – Nina Simone
Lift Every Voice and Sing – The Boys Choir of Harlen

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23 January 2023

Lead Belly birthday.
Irene
Matchbox Blues
Midnight Special
You Don’t Know My Mind
I’m Sorry Mama
Take a Whiff on Me
DeKalb Blues
Roberta
The Titanic
Easy Rider
Alabama Bound
Worried Blues
Cotton Fields
Rock Island Line
Blue Tail Fly
In New Orleans
Alberta

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22 January 2023

Helping Eric and Essie move. Preaching at Dickey Memorial Presbyterian Church, So Jung Kim birthday.
Ementha-Papaguneray (Turtle Song) – Emily Wurramara
It’s My Life – Bon Jovi
Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortioses – Isata Kanneh-Mason, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin, Timothy Ridout, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Toby Hughes
Hasten down the Wind – Warren Zevon
Ekka’s Silver Jubilee Song – Eric Bogle
Sweet Reminder – Rebecca Riots
Koroghlu – Ashiq Hasan Trio
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
The Power Is Out – Blackfire
Frutsi – Gabriela Triste
Maneo – The Chieftains
Walkin’ Back to Georgia – Jim Croce
The Fire Inside – Bob Seger
Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan
I’m Ready – Tracy Chapman
I Believe in You – Dolly Parton

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21 January 2023

Helping Eric and Essie move. Walking with Lucy. Dickeysville.
Rosa Sat – Amy Dixon-Kolar
Gnawin’ on It – Bonnie Raitt
The Living – Natalie Merchant
Boris Godounov – Symphonic Synthesis By Leopold Stokowski: II. Coronation of Boris – Cleveland Orchestra
Hello My Baby – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
I Don’t Wanna Talk about It – Indigo Girls
Wide Open Spaces – The Chicks
I’m Not Sleeping – Counting Crows
The Golden Road – Grateful Dead
My Better Years – The Johnson Mountain Boys
Comin’ Around – Steve Earle & Emmylou Harris
Waiting for a Miracle – John McCutcheon
Falling from Sleeves – Calexico
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
I’ll Do Anything for Love – Meat Loaf

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20 January 2023

Helping Eric and Essie move. North East, Maryland.
Soul Run – Tanika Charles
Pretty Girl – f(x)
Piper to the End – Mark Knopfler
Raise You Up / Just Be – Kinky Boots
Never Know – Angelique Kidjo
Kamalani O Keaukaha – Rocky Brown
I Am Here – Come from Away
Somewhere along the Line – Billy Joel
The Pearl – Emmylou Harris
Blow up the Moon – Blues Traveler
Top Hat Bar and Grille – Jim Croce
After All – Jennifer Chung
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Della Reese
Alabama – John Coltrane
Foot Race – Bryan L. Miller

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19 January 2023

Taking things to the garage for Eric and Essie’s move.
Taking recycling and garbage to the appropriate location.
North East, Maryland.
Dolly Parton’s birthday. All songs by Dolly except as otherwise noted.
When Life Is Good Again
Joshua
Coat of Many Colors
Jolene
I Will Always Love You
Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – feat. Porter Wagoner
Love Is Like a Butterfly
The Bargain Store
Here You Come Again
Eagle When She Flies
It’s All Wrong, But It’s all Right
Heartbreaker
I really Got the Feeling
You’re the Only One
Starting over Again
|Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle
9 to 5
But You Know I Love You
Tennessee Homesick Blues
Islands in the Stream – feat. Kenny Rogers
Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That
After the Gold Rush – with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris

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18 January 2023

Walking. 5K. Lucy in the stroller. North East.
Never Met a Man Like Yo – Layla Zoe
Wise Man – Uriah Heep
Madman Across the Water – Elton John
The Harvest Home Suite: Autumn – Jay Unger
Love Blues – Keb’ Mo’
Join the Boys – Joan Armatrading
MEDICINE – Shawn Wasabi, feat. Tia Socla
Baby-Baby-Baby – TLC
Chesapeake Moon – Robbin Thompson
Jazz – A Tribe Called Quest
Cotton Fields – Credence Clearwater Revival
Modern Times – Al Stewart

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