50 tunes for 50 years: Glen Campbell

Forever soundtracking those early summer days of my childhood as Radio 2 seeped out of our hand-me-down radio come sideboard (once it had 30 minutes to warm up that is), this beauty introduced me to the joys of the songsmith and for me the greatest lyrical line of all time. Yes this Wildblood is a romantic to her Essex core. I mean who could not … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: Glen Campbell

50 tunes for 50 years: Dionne Warwick

So here we go. Starting at the beginning. Raised on Motown, Bacharach, Nat King Cole, disco and Kraftwerk. Angsting it out to The Smiths and those Cocteau Twins, going electro with Japan and The Human League, dancing to Luther, Stevie, Northern Soul and Ms Summer. Loving with Marvin and Badu. Mending a broken heart with Al Green. Swishing to Salsoul. Losing it to Frankie Knuckles … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: Dionne Warwick