That time when rock discovered Indian music and every band had to get an electric sitar. Plus the birthdays of David “Fathead” Newman, Michelle Shocked, Joanie Sommers and especially Nicky Hopkins, among others.
“Capital Radio Two,” The Clash
“Hard Times,” David “Fathead” Newman
“Why Don’t You Eat Where You Slept Last Night,” Zuzu Bollin
“Willow Weep for Me,” David “Fathead” Newman
“Ramblin,’” Aretha Franklin
“Anchorage,” Michelle Shocked
“Quality of Mercy,” Michelle Shocked
“Shaking Hands (Soldier’s Joy),” Michelle Shocked
“Don’t Pity Me,” Joanie Sommers
“Johnny Get Angry,” Joanie Sommers
“Ride on Josephine,” George Thorogood & The Destroyers
“Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” Manfred Mann
“I Don’t Want to Hold Your Hand,” Rupert Holmes
“Ca Plane Pour Moi,: Plastic Bertrand
“Mister Pleasant,” Nicky Hopkins & His Whistling Piano
“Monkey Man,” The Rolling Stones
“Edward’s Thrump Up,” Jamming With Edward
“Time Waits for No One,” The Rolling Stones
“Death of a Clown,” Dave Davies
“Days,” The Kinks
“Shady Grove,” Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Edward, the Mad Shirt Grinder,” Quicksilver Messenger Service
“Volunteers,” Jefferson Airplane
“Revolution,” The Beatles
“Jealous Guy,” John Lennon
“Within You Without You,” George Harrison
“Love to You,” The Beatles
“See My Friends,” The Kinks
“Heart Full of Soul,” The Yardbirds
“Paint it Black,” The Rolling Stones
“Daydream Believer,” Lord Sitar
“Tomorrow Never Knows,” The Beatles
“Norwegian Wood,” The Beatles
“Cry Like a Baby,” The Box Tops
“Black Cat,” Magic Carpet
“Green Tambourine,” Lemon Pipers
“San Francisco (Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair),” Scott McKenzie
“White Summer,” The Yardbirds
“Sunshine Superman,” Donovan
“Hooked on a Feeling,” B.J. Thomas
“Come and Get Your Love,” Redbone
“Monterey,” Eric Burton & the Animals
“Paper Sun,” Traffic
“Eight Miles High,” The Byrds
“Buffalo Stomp (Raga),” Buffalo Springfield
“Dark Star,” Grateful Dead
“Walking on Nails,” Gabor Szabo
“Brimful of Asha,” Cornershop
“Mandala,” Thievery Corporation
