Poco, formed from the remnants of the group Buffalo Springfield, produced a few pleasant pop hits in the 1970s and beyond. You can read a pretty thorough bio of the group here, but I'm just interested in one song, Heart of the Night, from their 1978 album Legend. It's a sweet song that reminds us that our loved one
The Lawsuits We mark a major milestone today, posting our 103rd Song of the Day! Sure, some people get all excited about milestones like 50 or 100 but 103 is 3% harder than 100, so that's good enough reason for me to celebrate. If you've missed any of the previous 102, click on
Rum Drum Ramblers We're going to end the February celebration of St. Louis' 250th birthday with one last post featuring another St. Louis band, and another at the crossroads of musical styles. The guys who make up the Rum Drum Ramblers were, like many teenagers, fans of the punk scene. Unlike many of
Alice Moore CD cover In a couple of weeks, St. Louis will celebrate its 250th birthday, so I call that a good excuse to spend a month highlighting songs from St. Louis musicians. We'll start by reaching back to the Great Depression, a time when the music scene in St. Louis was arguably
There are a whole bunch of songs called Mississippi River Blues (that darn river sure does depress some people!) but the one I'm playing for you today is the classic that was first recorded by Big Bill Broonzy. The song is based on an older tune that you can also hear in Crow Jane Blues
It's been a busy weekend of shopping, fulfilling social obligations, and trying to figure out how to squeeze in a spoonful of Uncle Ted's scalloped potatoes with black truffles on your dish (if only!). Here's a song to help slow you down, a blues-based road trip about crossing that big river to ditch a lost
