A minor hit for Etta James on the Billboard charts, 'Fools Rush In' became a pop standard for many during the early 60's: Ricky Nelson, Brooke Benton. Elvis later went on...Read More

As of a few days ago, 01 Feb to be exact, Neil Young has been playing shows for 50 years! Under the guises of Buffalo Springfield, C.S.N.Y, and as the front...Read More

'Hey all of you women don't come around, unless you weigh around four hundred pounds.' Doctor Feelgood lays his unique tastes on the table in the first line of this track....Read More

The dinky keyboard pattern in the intro is a little disconcerting-- you could be forgiven for thinking that a novelty tune might just ensue. Thankfully though, once Chuck Jackson starts...Read More

The blues is a brand of music that leaves no middle road as far as listeners go. Regardless of the ground it broke musically in terms of the progression of...Read More

I see myself driving a 50's chevvy convertible in front of a green screen projection of the Californian coast road when I listen to this tune. 'Dance on!' moves in...Read More

The iconic/infamous folk trio give us a good, harmony-heavy rendition of this folk traditional originally penned by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. The reason I write: 'iconic/infamous' really goes to the...Read More

On January 12 1963, Charlie Watts played his first show with the Rolling Stones at the Ealing Blues Club in London. According to Keith Richards, this was the moment the...Read More

It's hard to know why this song didn't make it onto the Freewheelin' album in early 1963. Or why it didn't make the cut on any of Dylan's subsequent records...Read More