We Have A Winner!!
Congratulations to David W. of Clarksville, Tennessee! David's name was drawn from the first 25 people who entered a Top 5 list to be aired on the show so he is the lucky winner of the Pink Floyd Darkside of the Moon LP. Thanks to everyone who entered a Top 5 and you'll be hearing from us when it is time for your Top 5 to be featured on the show.
This Week's Radio Show Episode
Episode 66: 9/9/24
Episode 66 featured a set of artists whose sound resembles The Black Keys and they cover set of rock versions of songs written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Other artists featured included The Heavy, Elle King, Bruce Springsteen, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jon Batiste and The Wailin Jennys.
Can You Feel It is an independent radio show that operates on the premise that time period and genre are limiting concepts and that exploring the history and background of artists and their work is a worthwhile endeavor that will make you a better person
Most Recent Top 5
Top 5 Songs That Remind Me Of My Father
This Top 5 was submitted by Susan Steady of Waterford, Connecticut. This collection of 4 popular songs and one aria from the opera Turandot are all songs that was part of Susan’s relationship with her father. Some are songs that were important to her father as part of his cultural identity and a way that he taught his daughter about their shared heritage. Others are popular songs of Italian origin that were part of Susan’s life growing up. The common thread is that they are songs that are part of the way Susan has remained connected to her father after his passing.
The making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. There are many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.
Rob Gordon (as portrayed by John Cusak)
High Fidelity (2000)
From the book by Nick Hornby
Featured Interview
Jesse Winchester
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Jesse Winchester could have been the next Jackson Browne or James Taylor. But in 1967 he left the US for Canada to avoid being drafted to the Vietnam war. While in Canada he became known largely through cover versions of his songs by artists such as Tim Hardin, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, the Everly Brothers, Tom Rush and Jimmy Buffett. It was also his exile from America that lent a note of poignancy to his best-known songs, many of which were bittersweet recollections of people and places in the American south, where he had grown up. After President Ford’s pardon of the Vietnam war draft evaders Winchester was finally allowed to record and perform in this country. In November 2005, after a performance at the Northampton Academy of Music, Jesse sat down with me for an intimate discussion of his life and his music
