Skip's "Sundries" Podcast

Skip Heller is back, and we've got his latest mix of musical gems, which he has simply entitled "Sundries." Lots of goodies in this grab bag -- Enjoy!

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Playlist:

Joe Lutcher - "Ojai"

Merle Haggard - "California Cottonfields"

Bill Frisell - "Freddie's Step"

Big Joe Turner - "Hollywood Bed"

Henry Mancini - "Mr. Lucky"

Ricky Nelson - "Restless Kid"

Prince - "Do U Lie?"

Jimmy Murphy - "Electricity"

Del McCoury Band - "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"

Sun Ra - "Brainville"

Happy Birthday To Ya, Stevie!

Musical legend Stevie Wonder was born into this world fifty nine years ago today, and in honor of that celestial event, it's all Stevie for the whole podcast.   It was harrowing narrowing down the playlist (so much great Stevie, so little time!), but I helped myself immensely by restricting the choices to songs never released as singles.  Even then there were some heart battles, but the beautiful thing is, if I need to do another day of Stevie deep cuts, I just will.  If you want to learn more about Stevie's life and music, click on his Wikipedia page, or on steviewonder.net or steviewonder.com.  And if you're up for a real treat, go to Skip's Blog, where you can download the comprehensive and superlative BBC radio documentary on Stevie Wonder, chock full of interviews and rarities.

Playlist:

"More Than A Dream" (partial)

"Bird of Beauty" 

"Sweetest Somebody I Know"

"I Love Every Little Thing About You"

"Happier Than The Morning Sun"

"Moon Blue"

"Edge of Eternity"

"All I Do"

"Too High"

"Looking For Another Pure Love"

"Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing"

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Please leave comments or requests below or e-mail me and I'll be sure to respond.  Enjoy!

Mother's Day 2009

Above is a photo of me and my mother Joyce in Maui from 2005, a few days before my wedding.  This podcast celebrates the music and musical artists I wouldn't know and/or will forever associate with my mom.  Great news is, Mom had/has excellent taste so this should be a podcast that's fun for everyone.  Happy Mother's Day!

Playlist:

Lori Lakin Hutcherson - "The Good Morning Song"

The Intruders - "I'll Always Love My Mama" (partial)

Al Wilson - "La La Peace Song"

Helen Reddy - "Peaceful"

Prince - "Sexy Dancer"

Julie Andrews - "A Spoonful Of Sugar"

Nancy Wilson - "When Sunny Gets Blue"

Lou Rawls - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"

The Stylistics - "Star On A TV Show"

Justin Timberlake - "Rock Your Body"

Diana Ross - "Touch Me In The Morning"

If you want to download an mp3 of this podcast, click below:

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Please leave comments or requests below or e-mail me and I'll be sure to respond.  Enjoy!

Skip's "Genius" Podcast

"Genius" is one of the most over-used words in the mother tongue today, so how does one recognize true genius?  Simple -- listen to Skip Heller's podcast and feel your brain grow ten sizes bigger -- or at least by ten songs!

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Playlist:

Ray Charles - "I Want A Little Girl"

Van Halen - "Hang 'Em High"

Johnny Cash - "Drive On"

Tom Waits - "What's He Building?"

Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington - "Azalea"

The Impressions - "I'm So Proud"

Elvis Presley - "My Baby Left Me"

Bob Dylan - "Highway 61"

Randy Newman - "A Piece Of The Pie"

Stevie Wonder - "Happier Than The Morning Sun"