Here's Bobbi Humphrey's flute-driven version of "Spanish Harlem."
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Song # 712:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=42eB...

Born 98 years ago today: Koko Taylor (d. 2009). Behold her version of Jimmy Reed's "Big Boss Man."
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Song # 711:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0m2Q...

Signing off with the Heptones' version of the Drifters' "Save the Last Dance For Me."
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Song # 710:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJ5...

The Mighty Sparrow has died at 91. In addition to his mastery of the calypso, he could hold his own doing the likes of the Hucklebuck, 1st popularized by
Paul Williams.
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Song # 709:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=p57c...

There's Madison Time, and if baseball playoff stress has you keyed up, there's Medicine Time, in which Jack Gale ruins the Ray Bryant jazz hit. (The cip begins with 30 seconds of an extraneous movie ad, skip to 0:29 if you want).
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Song # 708:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7nDI...

Happy 70th birthday to harmonica player Bob Corritore! Joined by Tia Carroll on vocals, here's his band covering the Sam Cooke chestnut "Ernestine."
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Song # 707:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPP...

BOTD, 1940: singer and loveitis researcher Harvey Scales (d. 2019). Hear him here bringing swing to the Eddie Heywood & Norman Gimbel tune, "Canadian Sunset."
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Song # 706:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8UP...

Born 102 years ago today: Buddy Powell (d. 1966). Here's his version of a Leonelli Casucci tune made famous by Louis Prima.
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Song # 705:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=x3vE...

Signing off with the Champs (y'know, the tequila guys) covering the Prisonaires' "Just Walking In the Rain" in fine instrumental style.
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Song # 704:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y_U...

Double shot of covers that I played last night on the Bomb Shelter: Claudine Longet swings on the Beatles' "When I'm 64."
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Song # 703:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ELg1...

Double shot of covers that I played last night on KXLU: Las Ventanas sing the Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" en español.
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Song # 702:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=TqCT...

A midday cover courtesy of i Cuccioli, singing the Who's "The Kids Are Alright" in Italian.
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Song # 701:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=oqI_...

BOTD, 1930: the multitalented Shel Silverstein (d. 1998). His best-known song was made famous by Johnny Cash, and sung in French by Joe Dassin.
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Song # 700:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=dcUu...

Signing off with Pussy Galore covering the Twilighters' "Nothing Can Bring Me Down."
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Song # 699:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2z...

San Diego wins, San Diego's best band plays "Pressure's On" (originally performed by the Red C, out of D.C.)
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Song # 698:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ6Z...

Maybe my day job is intruding into all my thoughts, or maybe I'm just posting a midday cover of trumpeter Bobby Bryant leading his combo through the Beatles' "Happiness is a Warm Gun."
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Song # 697:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3II...

BOTD, 1933: Ventures' drummer Mel Taylor. Check out their version of the "Twilight Zone" theme.
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Song # 696:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=MoKJ...

A cover posted in honor of Les McCann's birth anniversary (September 23, 1935 - December 29, 2023). With Vince Corrao on guitar, here's McCann doing the Joe Turner / Pete Johnson classic, "Roll 'em Pete."
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Song # 695:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I6w...

Signing off with the Rezillos' version of the Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over."
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Song # 694:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hW6E...

Happy 68th birthday to Joan Jett! Here's her version of the Isley Brothers' "Shout."
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Song # 693:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=N-jg...