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Posted by Robin on Aug 28, 2011 in Songs | Comments Off on Song: “King of the Road”

Roger Miller wrote and recorded a series of lighthearted songs in the 1960s that might be called “novelty songs” except...

Posted by Robin on Jul 21, 2011 in Singer | Comments Off on Singer: Bonnie Raitt

Exactly how did a white Quaker girl from Radcliffe College become an acclaimed blues guitarist? (No, the answer isn’t...

Posted by Robin on Jan 13, 2011 in Songs | 2 comments

Most of us associate this song with Whitney Houston, which is only natural: Her version is one of only a handful of singles that have sold...

Posted by Robin on Oct 26, 2010 in Songs | 1 comment

This is a testament to what inclusion in a movie can do for a song. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” was written...

Posted by Robin on Oct 23, 2010 in Music, Songs | Comments Off on Album: Tapestry

Carole King isn’t one of the great singers of our times. Nor is she one of the great entertainers. But she is one of the great...