1955, Born on this day, Steve Earle, US singer, songwriter, (1988 UK No. 45 single ‘Copperhead Road’, Country and indepdent No.1 album ‘Trancendental Blues.’ Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gretchen Peters, Shawn Colvin, and Eddi Reader have all coverd his songs).

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I like these songs because they are not too short and not too long….

4980 - The Posies - Flood Of Sunshine
4981 - Dave Douglas - Witness
4982 - Minstry - So What
4983 - Supersuckers - Born With A Tail
4984 - Wilco - Reservations
4985 - Vic Chesnutt - See You Around
4986 - Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig, and Panic
4987 - Fountain Of Tears - She Wants To Be (instrumental version)
4988 - Fountain Of Tears - Survive (instrumental version)
4989 - Pacific Ocean Fire - My Drinking Days Are Done
4990 - Painkiller -…

January 14th: Born on this day

1969, Born on this day, Dave Grohl , drummer, singer, Nirvana , (1991 UK No.7 & 1992 US No.6 single Smells Like Teen Spirit' from the 1991 album 'Nevermind' spent over 2 years on the UK chart & made US No.1 album chart in 1992). Foo Fighters , (1995 UK No.5 single 'This Is A Call', US No.5 single 'All My Life').

1968, Born on this day, James Todd Smith, (L.L. Cool J), 1987 UK No.8 single 'I Need Love'.

1967, Born on this day, Zakk Wylde , Ozzy Osbourne Band, (1986…

January 13, 1963
Hard bop pianist Sonny Clark dies from complications related to heroin and alcohol addictions in New York, New York. He was 31.

If you like Sonny, be sure to check out the tribute albums that John Zorn recorded in memory of him including The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet with
Wayne Horvitz , and News For Lulu with Bill Frisell. Great stuff if you like the bop!

These may or may not be the best CD's that came out in 2005, but I like 'em.

wilco - Kicking Television
Richard Buckner & Jon Langford - Sir Dark Invader vs. The Fanglord
Mercury Rev - The Secret Migration
Joseph Arthur - Official Bootleg of the September 26th show at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia
Vic Chesnutt - Ghetto Bells
Damien Jurado - On My Way To Absence
Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities
Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic
Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman
John Vanderslice - Pixel Revolt
Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
Ween - Shinola…

I managed to get to 3000 tracks just before 2006 (whew!) here are the last few:

2979 - wilco - One Hundred Years From Now
2980 - David Byrne - Glass, Concrete, and Stone
2981 - David Byrne - Little Apocalypse
2982 - Vic Chesnutt - Rambunctious Cloud
2983 - Ween - Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain
2984 - Emiliana Torrini - Heart Stopper
2985 - Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly - Paradise
2986 - Sun Kil Moon - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
2987 - Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
2988 - Caetano…

These are the songs leading up to my 1,999th track on last.fm. (I need a few minutes to decide what the big 2000 will be)

1981 - The Reverend Horton Heat - Run Rudolph Run
1982 - Mike Doughty - Busting Up a Starbucks
1983 - The Reverend Horton Heat - Santa Bring My Baby Back
1984 - Mike Watt- Against the 70's
1985 - Marah - Christmas Time's a Comin'
1986 - Mike Watt - Heartbeat
1987 - The Reverend Horton Heat - Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
1988 - Mike Watt - Piss Bottle Man
1989…

My Brother (Matt) and I enjoyed a great brunch at Jake's in Manayunk yesterday. Every table but ours was already filled as we arrived around 2 PM (after fighting traffic and searching in vain for a free parking spot) We listened to the Coltrane CD that was playing while we parused the menu. I chose the smoked salmon for my free tasting course and Matt chose bartlett pears swimming in a broth of blood orange juice. The salmon was nestled under a delicious salad of baby greens with gruyere cheese and candied pecans poviding an interesting contrast of flavors and…