back door slam

Marc Broussard live at Criminal Records.

A soulful performance of “I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know”.

If It Be Your Will.

A stunning cover taken from the film “Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man”.

Van Morrison- Moondance. (circa 1980)

Help Jeff Lopez make it to The Grammy’s!

As most of you know, Jeff Lopez is a terrific saxman who plays with LiMBO, Taylor, and many more. He has even sat in with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band! Woo! Many of you have met and spoken with Jeff and he has been a great friend to many a fan - always smiling, always friendly. So …

Follow this link and help Jeff make it to the Grammy’s!

Jeff Playing Baritone (The Big One!)

Watch Jeff’s audition video for “My Grammy Moment” (over & over again!) … rate it and leave comments.

The winning sax player will be appearing on the Grammy Awards telecast with The Foo Fighters!

The number of views, ratings and positive comments will help his chances. He needs as much help as you all can give him to make sure that this amazing musician gets recognized!

Good luck, Jeff!

- Copied from a post made by user CLMM on the ‘Blame it on Dave White’ Board.

OCMS & Gillian Welch w/ David Rawlings.

Just Got To Be…

(by the way, the BB is back up!)

The Boogie is Getting Ready to Boogie On!

Just talked to Ash and due to bad weather in her area, she will not be able to get on-line until tomorow. She asked me to post this to let you all know. The Boogie should be up and running tomorrow (Tuesday), at the earliest, or Wednesday, at the latest. Hang in there everyone!

Time Capsule

I was catching up on the music industry sites and all the news so I could once again hear how the record industry was about to crash and burn, and ran across Billboard’s historic charts for the new year. I thought it might be fun to take a stroll back through the years.

The Top 25 off of the Billboard Hot 100 from 40 years ago this week. Hot 100 are singles and rated by airplay plus sales.

1. The Beatles Hello/Goodbye
2. The Monkees Daydream Believer
3. John Fred and His Playboys Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)
4. Gladys Knight & the Pips I Heard it Through the Grapevine
5. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Woman, Woman
6. The Miracles I Second that Emotion
7. Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools
8. The American Breed Bend Me, Shape Me
9. The Fantastic Johnny C Boogaloo Down Broadway
10. Joe Tex Skinny Legs and All
11. Martha and the Vandellas Honey Chile
12. The Lemon Pipers Green Tambourine
13. Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell If I Could Build My Whole World
14. Johnny Rivers Summer Rain
15. Strawberry Alarm Clock Incense and Peppermint.
16. Cher You Better Sit Down Kids
17. The Rose Garden Next Plane to London
18. Linda Rondstat Different Drum
19. The Cowsills The Rain, The Park and Other Things
20. Dionne Warwick I Say a Little Prayer for You
21. The Buckinghams Susan
22. The Esquires And Get Away
23. Donovan Wear Your Love Like Heaven
24. The Animals Monterey
25. The Rascals It’s Wonderful

Thank You.

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

A Very Merry Christmas from the Boogie Board

p.s…..  right back at you Sean !!!    (you’ve been very good to us)

http://seantm.blogspot.com/

“Thanks, too, for the thoughtful comments hundreds of you have left. It’s nice to know that people are actually reading — if not enjoying — the stuff I put out there, enough to share their thoughts with the rest of us. (And don’t think your kind words on message boards like Taylor Is The Boogie! and Clay’s Daily Double, among others, go unnoticed. Yes … I do check! Thank you.)

I sincerely hope Santa Claus is very good to each of you, and that you find just what you want most this Christmas — both under the three and in your hearts.”

MERRY CHRISTMAS

The Leader of the Band

The leader of the band is tired
And his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through
My instrument
And his song is in my soul –
My life has been a poor attempt
To imitate the man
Im just a living legacy
To the leader of the band
I am the living legacy
To the leader of the band.

 

 

Soul Patrol Rabid - You Bet Your Butt We Are

Have you seen what those “fanatics” at Taylor’s Angels are up to now?  If you haven’t, you should take a look.  They’re trying ensure 2 little boys have Christmas even though their family just lost everything in a fire.  You may remember Bruce Torres, the promoter of the Hagerstown concert who brought hot cocoa to the fans standing in line for tickets, and helped the Angels send 60 underprivileged children to see Taylor?  He paid it forward, now it’s our turn.

 And what about those “obsessed” KOPS ladies?  They are always up to something good.  You can’t turn your back on them for a minute because they’ll already have their next fun project in the works.

 And then there are all of the “possessed” fans who have sent thousands of CDs to keep the Troop Drive alive and flourishing.

 And certainly not to be forgotten are those “feral” NESPers, who often move under the cover of anonymity, but are working all the same.

 And the list goes on.

 I am sure if you asked Taylor, the greatest of the gifts he has received are these acts of love given on his behalf.

 Friendships have been made that will long outlive the boards.  Small, unknown charities have been given valuable assistance.  Battered women, sick children, homeless and others have been given an evening that they would have never experienced otherwise.  And men and women overseas protecting us so we can go scream and dance and behave in ways that would mortify our children have heard us when we said “we have not forgotten”.

 Our strength as a group can only be diminished if we allow it to be.  Together we accomplish wonderful things.

 Rabid?  Absolutely!

A Taylor-Made Evening

I ran across this Youtube link I had saved awhile back and thought it might be fun to share.

Van Morrison being inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2003, and look who is there to perform a musical tribute !!