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Scott Walker, 1943-2019
Song of the Day: A short musical tribute to the great and now sadly late American-born British singer and composer with that extraordinary baritone voice, from his Walker Brothers pop era to a solo career of great influence, innovation and experiment
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Davey Graham, originally spelled Davy
Song of the Day: After the ‘fuss and fight’ of the Paragons and later Massive Attack on Man Next Door, and reverse of perspective from the neighbour making the noise, in a powerful version by the great and underrated English folk guitarist and singer
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Jeannie Seely
Song of the Day: After powerful new songs by Julia Jacklin about the body and personal space, a classic number from the 1960s that sung first by the Titusville performer with versions by other stars
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Original record sleeve from the Alfie soundtrack
Song of the Day: From one jazz giant to another, this time led by tenor saxophone, with Sonny Rollins’s superb soundtrack composition to another Michael Caine film, 1966’s tale of that cheeky Cockney lothario
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Eartha Kitt in Las Vegas in the 1950s
Song of the Day: One flower-based song, three great voices doing their versions, all intense, intimate and intoxicating. Let's drink all of them in, interpreting this song written by James Shelton in 1950
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Anyone got a backscratcher for The Supremes?
Song of the Day: Continuing the 'Love is Like" theme from yesterday, something to refresh the musical palate with a thumping classic from Diana Ross and co, penned by the timeless Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Napoleon XIV, aka Jerry Samuels
Song of the Day: We conclude a mini-series of upbeat songs about mental health with perhaps the most bizarre of all, a 1966 novelty hit song by the producer and singer songwriter Jerry Samuels
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Rick Hall with Wilson Pickett and the great Muscle Shoals guitarist Jimmy Johnson
Song of the Day: Today's song could be one of many masterpieces, because it's really a tribute to its writer, the recently departed Rick Hall, who founded the magical musical well known as Fame Studios at 603 East Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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The Spinners, also known as he Detroit Spinners, not to be confused with the skiffle and folk group from Liverpool
Song of the Day: As relatives and lovers continue their post-Christmas journeys to and from their homes in hazardous weather, two versions of another classic that might help the journey
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The Four Tops: Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton
Song of the Day: A Motown classic from 1966, and the follow-up to Reach Out I'll Be There from the Reach Out album. Also written by Holland- Dozier-Holland, there are strong musical similarities, especially in the chorus, but this song is all about heartbreak
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