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

From: You Send Me/Summertime (Single); Year: 1957 ; Genre: Jazz/R&B/Blues Whilst getting ready to log in to pick today's song I just happened to have Sam Cooke on the brain. One of these days I will have to see just how many recordings of this beloved Gershwin classic I have already chosen. This is another of my top favourite recordings of the piece. Though Sam Cooke could probably sing anything and it'd be incredible, he really makes this one his own with that one-of-a-kind voice. A couple of years later in '59 he recorded it again, but this time in his more recognizable Rock 'n Roll/Soul style under the title Summertime (Part 2) . I have to say, I love both of them a lot, but in different ways.   Hear Summertime on YouTube.   Hear Summertime (Part 2) on YouTube.         My song pick 1 year ago today: Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Geechy Joe     My song pick 2 years ago today: Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby   My song pick 3 y...

From: Swing Low ; Year: 1961; Genre: Soul/R&B For some reason this classic from the late-great Sam Cooke got caught in my mind; a good song to get "earwormed" by. It's one of those tracks where you cannot change even one aspect of it or it just is no longer a special song. Hear Chain Gang on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: King Crimson - Lizard My song pick 2 years ago today: Band of Horses - Lying Under Oak My song pick 3 years ago today: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Three Fates My song pick 4 years ago today: Dayton Sidewinders - Slippin' Into Darkness My song pick 5 years ago today: Pink Floyd - Keep Talking My song pick 6 years ago today: Bud Tutmarc - Hilo March My song pick 7 years ago today: Soundgarden - No Wrong No Right My song pick 8 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Wond'ring Aloud My song pick 9 years ago today: Joe Walsh (The Eagles) - In The City My song pick 10 years ago today: Pearls Before Swine - (Oh...

From: The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke ; Year: 1960; Genre: Soul/R&B Heard Sam Cooke's Wonderful World yesterday and it's been on my mind since; there's just something I can't put my finger on about the song that I'm drawn to listening to it. In my opinion this track has a lot more to it than appears, there's some good things going on throughout. Hear Wonderful World on YouTube. My song pick 1 year ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - For The Weekend My song pick 2 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Lights Out My song pick 3 years ago today: Larry Graham & Graham Central Station - Throw-N-Down the Funk My song pick 4 years ago today: Foreigner - At War With the World My song pick 5 years ago today: King Crimson - Pictures of a City (including "42nd at Treadmill") My song pick 6 years ago today: Neil Young - Four Strong Winds My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Jump Start My song pick 8 years ago today: Ch...