Singles Released This Week Years Ago

   

This week's compilation takes us back to the early Rock 'n' Roll, give a little soul, some singer songwriter, former hits and early British rock from 60's. Just for your pleasure.

1958: Eddie Cochran

1972: J.J. Cale

1978: 10cc

1992: Lithium

1985: UB40 Featuring Crissie Hynde

1965: Lee Dorsay

1976: Blue Oyster Cult

1983: ZZ Top

1964: The Zombies

2006: Snow Patrol

1974: Barry White

1980: Peter Gabriel

1967: The Kinks

1969: Johnny Cash

1974: Kiki Dee

1979: The Clash

1957: Buddy Holly

1968: The Who

1979: AC/DC

Emily

 

The other day I heard Emily by C Turtle for the first time and since then this song came back for several times. It is just a short work on semi-acoustic guitar with sparkling chords. A wonderful sound for a hot day in July. The internet couldn't give me more information that C Turtle is the stage name by Cole Flynn Qurike a London based photographer from Brighton. But it seems that he released various records during the last years.

On his latest EP This Is Not Karate he gave us some more relaxed and longer songs that reminds me to J.J. Cale and worth to be listened.

J.J. Cale 1938 - 2013

Last Friday J.J. Cale died on a heart attack in California at the age of 74. He was well known as the one who wrote 'Cocaine' and 'After Midnight' which was made popular by Eric Clapton. Playing the guitar the way he did had a very big influence to bands like Dire Straits. Not that he was a great guitar slinger at all but if you had seen him once play that rich in variation it seems like unbelievable. Holding his left hand on the guitar board nearly immovable his fingers more quickly moved about the strings. I loved him for his laid back music - partly so laid back that you thought he might fall asleep soon. 

R I P J.J.

J.J. Cale - Low Rider