William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Master of the Hawaiian Guitar, Volume Two ; Year: 1987 (1938); Genre: Swing Jazz/Hit Parade/Hawaiian Every time I hear this master of music, I am in awe; his music just for some reason doesn't sound dated to me personally, even though much of his music is over 75 years old. Anyway, this is his very unique take on the George Gershwin classic, (even though it wasn't that old of a song at the time he recorded it), and as I said, it has aged incredibly well. Also, back in 2012 Sol Ho'opi'i's recording was made part of the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry list.   Hear Fascinating Rhythm on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: Kenny Rogers & the First Edition - Something's Burning   My song pick 2 years ago today: Queen - I Can't Live With You   My song pick 3 years ago today: Deep Purple - Throw My Bones   My song pick 4 years ago today: Foghat - Night Shift My song pick 5 years ago today: Rammstein - Los My song pick...

From: Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris ; Year: 1987 (1928) Genre: Jazz/classical Got myself in the mood to hear this Gershwin masterpiece today; chances are that you've probably heard it at some time and parts of it will give you that "I know tune" moment. Hear An American in Paris on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: War - Summer My song pick two years ago today: The Mamas & the Papas - Go Where You Wanna Go My song pick three years ago today: Journey - Wheel in the Sky My song pick four years ago today: Santana - La Fuente del Ritmo My song pick five years ago today: King Crimson - The Court of the Crimson King My song pick six years ago today: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) - Yours Truly, 2095 My song pick seven years ago today: Stahlhammer - Herz Aus Stahl My song pick eight years ago today: America - Sister Golden Hair My song pick nine years ago today: Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

Year: 1924; Genre: classical/Jazz I am making another pick where the date the song/piece of music was published happens to coincide with my song pick number. This is a rather famous experimental crossover piece that combines the musical worlds of jazz and classical music; in my opinion some of the best music ever written comes from such musical fusions. It is also written similar to a concerto in that it contrasts a solo piano against a jazz orchestra. To say the least it's a very interesting piece of music. Hear Rhapsody in Blue on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Rammstein - Mein Land My song pick two years ago today: Karussell - Tanzen My song pick three years ago today: Pearls Before Swine - Tell Me Why My song pick four years ago today: Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe My song pick five years ago today: Steve Winwood & Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy