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And Winter Came (Album of the Day)
The Four Seasons' Christmas Album (Album of the Day)
The Cookbook (Album of the Day)
Green (25th Anniversary Deluxe) (Album of the Day)
Nicolette (Album of the Day)
Walking The Dog (Mono) (Album of the Day)
Rufus Thomas was one of the true greats of Memphis music, recording for the legendary Sun label in the 1950s and scoring a string of hits the following decade - by which time he was in his forties and his daughter Carla was already an established hitmaker. Cut at Stax with the studio's great house band and later released through Atlantic, WALKING THE DOG captures Thomas' raw R&B and sense of humor on a dozen songs split between originals and spirited covers of favorites from the likes of Lee Dorsey, Chris Kenner and John Lee Hooker. Among the originals are the Top 10 title track as well as “Can Your Monkey Do The Dog” and “Mashed Potatoes” - this 1964 collection is filled with good times and tight grooves from the days of dance craze and answer records. On this day in 2001, Rufus Thomas passed away at age 84, and we'll remember “the world’s oldest teenager” with WALKING THE DOG.
The Studio Album Collection 1993-2000 (Album of the Day)
C'est Chic (Album of the Day)
What Kind Of Fool Am I & Other Show Stoppers (Album of the Day)
Heads & Tales (Album of the Day)
Few singer-songwriters made music more inviting and insightful than Harry Chapin, and his talent shines from the first notes of HEADS & TALES, his 1972 solo debut. Cut for Elektra Records (with label founder Jac Holzman handling production), the collection captures the relaxed intimacy of the performer's live act with a small backing group on nine originals. As suggested by the “tales” in the title, Chapin proves a masterful storyteller on such emotion-laden songs as “Greyhound,” “Any Old Kind Of Day” and signature song “Taxi,” which reached #24 on the Billboard singles chart despite its near-7-minute length. Harry Chapin was born on this day in 1942, and we'll remember the troubadour with the superb HEADS & TALES.