Alternative Music

"Sugarman" Sixto Rodriquez, is one of America's best, "unknown" singer/songwriters. Despite producing two excellent studio albums in the early 1970's, commercial success alluded him. He found a regular job, bought a modest home and spent his life in a working class neighborhood in Detriot. Many years later, much to his surprise, his daughter discovered he had a FANatrical following in South Africa, Australia and several other nations around the world. Like many musicians, he did not receive the financial reward he had earned, however he did embark upon several world tours to connect with his enthusiastic worldwide fanbase. I showcase his music today along with other 1970's Rock greats Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Also in included is another "greatly overlooked" artist from 1970's, the incomparable Nick Drake. Thanks to WCRS for allowing local Columbus Ohio producers to create unique and high quality radio shows not available on conventional FM Clear Channel Radio.

BRASS HOOKS. Alternative, Jazz & Classic Rock Songs with Brass Instrumentals: Foreigner - Urgent, Pigbag - Papa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag, John Coltrane - Favorite Things, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Fever, Fleetwood Mac - Tusk, Beatles - For No One, Roxy Music - Let’s Stick Together, Madness - Our House, John Coletrane - Mr P.C., Miles Davis - Boplicity, Blood, Sweat and Tears - You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.

Allman Brothers - R&B/Rock Virtuosos: Allman Brothers - Loan me a Dime, Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See ?, Pure Prairie League - Falling In and Out of Love with You & Amie, Allman Brothers - Whipping Post & Midnight Rider, Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides. Duane Allman - Rollin Stone, Bob Dylan - Isis

Big Voices Volume 2: Stellenbosch University Choir - Let My Love Be Heard & Say Something … I’m Giving Up on you, Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey, Sister Jiang - Red Flags Waving, Tez Cady - Seve & Ivory, Pippin and Ben Veeren - Simple Joys, African Children’s Choir - Sifuni Mungu, Janis Joplin - Summer time, Yusuf Islam (Cat Steven) - Wild World, Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention- Wayfaring Stranger, Mozart - Requiem in D Minor, St Petersburg Philharmonic - Alexander Nevsky, Maude Maggart (Sister of Fione Apple) & Jamie Cullum -Skylark, Nina Simone - Trouble in mind

What Lies Between: Todd the Wet Sprocket - Crazy Life, Florence and the Machine - Only if for a Night, Walk the Earth - Somebody I used to Know, Hozier - Take Me To Church, Indila - Derniere Danse (Last Dance), Nina Simone - Feeling Good, Basia - Cruising for a Brusing, Jessie Ware - Who Says No To Love, In the Valley Below - Peaches, Layla - Smokestakes, Jute - Jane Says, Jungle - Busy Earn’in, Macy Gray - I Try

Guitar Riffs Vol 3: Noel Gallager and the High Flying Birds - Broken Arrow, Oasis - Live Forever, Iggy Pop - The Passenger , Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower, Rise Against - Life Less Frightening, R.E.M. - End of the World and Orange Crush, Comrade Question - Old & Ah Ah Ah, B.B.King - The Thrill is Gone, Kinks - Till The End of the Day and Living on the Thin Line, Nick Cave - Jubilee Street

KINDA PRETTY IN PINK: This is an "alternative" soundtrack to the movie "Pretty in Pink." The bands are the same (mostly) but I've substituted better tracks. Check it out. OMD - Secrets, Suzanne Vega - Left of Center, Psychedelic Furs - India, New Order - True Faith, Your Silent Face, Age of Consent, Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You, Echo and the Bunnyman - Do it clean, Evergreen, Smiths - There is a light, What difference does it make ?

Dreamcore Siren Songs: Grimes - "Kill vs Maim", Cocteau Twins - "Fifty Fifty Clown", Susan Vega - "99.9 F", Bjork - "Joga", IC3Peak - "Tablets", Cocteau Twins - "Heaven or Los Vegas" and "Iceblink Luck", Susan Vega - "Small Blue Thing" and "Left of Center", Bjork - "All is Full of Love", This Mortal Coil - "Song to the Siren", Susan Vega - "Solitude Standing", IC3Peak - "Half an Hour" and "Countdown"

Big Bass Riffs: The Clash - “Guns of Brixton”, Gnarls Barkley - “Crazy”, Deep Purple - “Hush”, BassNecter - “Pennywise Tribute”, Roxy Music - “Both Ends Burning”, The Raconteurs - “Steady as She Goes”