6802. Rare Earth - Tobacco Road

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From: Get Ready; Year: 1969; Genre: Blues Rock
Kind of felt like going for one of Rare Earth's extended tracks, of which I have already picked a lot. This is, of course, the modern classic standard originally written by John D. Loudermilk and has been covered and recorded many times. I'll always love this heavy blues version that I heard a lot over the years; all the instruments are incredible, but especially that organwork; and those guitars are spectacular.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My song pick 7 years ago today: The Hollies - On a Carousel

My song pick 8 years ago today: The Guess Who - Flying on the Ground is Wrong

My song pick 9 years ago today: Midnight Oil - Warakurna

My song pick 10 years ago today: The Outfield - Your Love

My song pick 11 years ago today: Jefferson Starship - Jane

My song pick 12 years ago today: Deep Purple - My Woman From Tokyo

My song pick 13 years ago today: The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man

My song pick 14 years ago today: Van der Graaf Generator - Pioneers Over c.

My song pick 15 years ago today: Al Di Meola - Race With Devil on Spanish Highway

My song pick 16 years ago today: Falco - Titanic

My song pick 17 years ago today: The Guess Who - Undun

My song pick 18 years ago today: Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad of Curtis Loew
 

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