Tom Snyder & Little Richard
With the deaths of Little Richard last weekend and Tom Snyder in 2007, it’s delightful to look back at this perfect amalgam of a great broadcaster and a great entertainer, from a 1997 broadcast of “The Late Late Show.”
POTD: Sheryl Crow
Here’s Crow with a quarantine version of the best song I’ve ever heard about day drinking. Keep your eye on the guy playing the lap steel guitar.
POTD: “Bolero”
For the Picture Of The Day, here’s a sheltered-at-home version of Ravel’s “Bolero” performed recently by the members of the New York Philharmonic. If you close your eyes, you can see Bo Derek.
POTD: “Higher and Higher”
You probably know the versions by Jackie Wilson and Rita Coolidge, but have you seen it played by the Ukulele Orchestra?
POTD: Remembering John Prine
For the Picture Of The Day, in honor of the singer/songwriter who died of coronavirus yesterday at 73, here he is performing his most well-known song (made famous by Bonnie Raitt), “Angel From Montgomery.”
POTD: “Lean On Me”
This Picture Of The Day serves a dual purpose. One is to remember Bill Withers, who died this week. The other is to provide a message of unity for a time when we’re forced to stay apart.
POTD: Beethoven’s Ninth
While sheltering at home, members of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra perform the finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (“Ode To Joy”).
Picture Of The Day: Walk Off The Earth
The band Walk Off The Earth does a sweet medley of Fab Four songs...