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Bruce Rits Gilbert

Song 96 - - Teddy Grossman: "Giving Up"

I've been waiting to do this post for years. Not about this song, because it's brand spanking new. But about my nephew Teddy Grossman. Teddy has been a musician for years, but, after a whole lot of pondering and adult-working…

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Song 95 - - Reina del Cid: "This One's Gonna Hurt"

Hi. It's been a while. Like, a year and a third. Which is a long time in blog post time. But, since my readership was always somewhere between small and non-existent, this long layoff shouldn't affect overall page views. 

So,…

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Song 94 - - John Prine and Todd Snider: "Crooked Piece of Time"

John Prine died two months + one day ago. I never met John Prine. But his death hit me hard. I'm not sure that a "celebrity" death had as much impact on me as John Prine's. I had seen John…

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Song 93 - - Matt Lyons: "Out of Time"

Matt Lyons released his five song EP a few months ago. It's getting a lot of radio play on Helen Leicht's midday show and local show. As well it should because it's awesome! 

And Matt is awesome, too. In addition…

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Song 92 - - Simon & Garfunkel: "Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard"

Talk about iconic singer-songwriters, Paul Simon is pretty much as good as it gets. Starting out as "Tom & Jerry" back in 1956, but then becoming Simon & Garfunkel in 1964, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had amazing commercial success,…

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Song 91 - - Joy of Cooking: "Lady Called Love"

Since we're on a run of groups from back in the day, I thought that I'd sneak in a short post about one of my favorite groups from the 70s: Joy of Cooking. Joy of Cooking wasn't around for that…

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Song 90 - - Gary Lewis & the Playboys: "This Diamond Ring"

I'm not sure why this song popped into my head, but it did. "This Diamond Ring" is a classic guilty pleasure song that you might hear on the Sirius XM 60s station. It reached number 1 on the U.S. charts…

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Song 89 - - The Rolling Stones: "The Spider and the Fly"

The Rolling Stones just canceled a bunch of scheduled concerts because Mick Jagger has some health issues. I don't know the details, but Mick reports that he's on the mend, and the band hopes to resume touring soon. 

Mick, Keith,…

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Song 88 - - The Band: "Up On Cripple Creek"

Two plus years ago, in late 2016, I wrote about The Band and featured "The Shape I'm In" from the "Stage Fright" album. The Band, as I said then, was the second best rock & roll band of all time.…

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Song 87 - - The Cactus Blossoms: "Got a Lotta Love"

Back in August of 2016, I featured The Cactus Blossoms and their song called Clown Collector. So, for the very few of you who read that post, you know that brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum are the second…

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Song 86 - - Buddy Holly & The Crickets: "Peggy Sue"

February 3, 1959. It was the day that Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), and Richie Valens died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. And it was, really, the day that the music died. 

When I started…

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Song 85 - - Greensky Bluegrass: "Murder of Crows"

I saw Greensky Bluegrass yesterday morning. Yes, morning. The five-man group was in town to tape a World Cafe (the radio show produced at WXPN) session at World Cafe Live (the music venue adjacent to the WXPN offices). Talia Schlanger…

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Song 84 - - Chris DuPont: "Forgiveness"

As you know, Frances Luke Accord  is my favorite folk duo these days. Nick Gunty and Brian Powers (who are Frances Luke Accord) have become good friends of mine. And they have a friend, Chris DuPont, who is a singer-songwriter…

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Song 83 - - JD McPherson: "Hey Skinny Santa"

It's Christmas time! Well, almost. Which means that it's the Christmas music season. No, I don't mean the endless loop of Christmas music that you hear at department stores and such, most of which just sound like Musak these days.…

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Song 82 - - Heather Myles: "Crazy Arms"

I put on one of my old mixes today. A Heather Myles song came on. Not that I had forgotten about her, but I hadn't heard a Heather Myles song in quite some time. And, not that I needed a…

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Song 81 - - Bob Dylan: "Simple Twist of Fate"

You don't need me to tell you about Bob Dylan. If you're here, you know about Bob Dylan. 

What you might not know is that "they" just released a follow-up to one of Bob's most iconic albums. Blood on the…

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Song 80 - - Adam Carroll: "Blondie"

I got an email from Adam Carroll today. It wasn't really from Adam. But it was from his booking agent, who also happens to be named Adam. It was a mass email sent to folks on Adam Carroll's email list.…

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Song 79 - - Mickey & the Motorcars: "Carolina Morning"

There are a number of things not to like about Texas. Ted Cruz, for example. The heat and humidity in the summer. The Dallas Cowboys. You know. But there are also things to like about Texas. Like the music. 

I've…

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Song 78 - - Nick Gunty / Marty Robbins: "In the Valley"

I don't know a whole lot about Marty Robbins. I do know that he was a very successful and prolific country singer in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. And, on top of that, he was a Winston Cup NASCAR…

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Song 77 - - Matt Lyons: "End These Wars"

I've written about Matt Lyons before. Matt has been my guitar teacher since 2013, and he's played lead guitar on each of my three studio albums (and the out-of-print album that we made right here on the computer with Garage…

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It's here! "Marshmallow Jello"

"Marshmallow Jello"

Boo Rits & The Missing Years' new record, Marshmallow Jello, is here! It includes nine original songs (including one by Jane Reed Nosal) + three cover songs. Find it on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you stream your music! And our new Christmas song, "Rudy Rudy Rudy," drops on December 1, 2021!

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