Love Songs
	Artist: Etta James

Happy Mother's Day. Hope everybody has a Sunday kind of love.

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Sessions
	Artist: Fred Neil

Fred Neil singing the Percy Mayfield classic. [h/t Susie Madrak]

Many of Fred Neil's songs are being re-packaged this year. Check them out.

Whatcha listening to tonight?

Other Side Of This Life
	Artist: Fred Neil

Fred Neil
	Artist: Fred Neil

Box Of Pearls

Wow. Just wow.

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The Complete Studio Recordings Mississippi John Hurt
	Artist: Mississippi John Hurt

What music moves you? And thanks for contributing to our Fall Fundraiser.

Dig
	Artist: Boz Scaggs

Ya know, sometimes, I like some soulful bluesy music.This man certainly is very very talented. The album "Silk Degrees" was both overblown, and overplayed. But this song largely went unnoticed. Boz put a lot more music out after "Silk Degrees". I dunno, this one, I guess we could call it mood music. For when you're in the mood.

What's your musical mood tonight?

Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
	Artist: Bonnie Raitt

Ok folks, comin to you live(kinda) from WC&L. The new Bonnie Raitt. First release in 7 years. And our own Mike Finnigan (formerly of Mike's Blog Round Up) backing up on the Hammond Organ. Tell us what you think, and add to this. Lets see what you got folks. On the slide.

The Girl Can't Help It (Soundtrack Version)

From the soundtrack of the same name, a movie starring Jayne Mansfield, song by the amazing Bobby Troup.

And our sister site Newstalgia has some gorgeous blues from Big Maybelle. Enjoy.

Whatcha listening to on this Saturday night?

Did you ever have someone in your life who without being loud could command the attention of the entire room? Lisa Kekaula was that for me in college. I met her through mutual friends and began to hang out. I thought she was the coolest person I knew.

In the intervening years, life happened. I moved away, got involved in work, fell in love, got married, had kids and basically lost touch with Lisa. But I hadn't forgotten her. Occasionally, I'd bump into our mutual friends and she was always someone I'd ask about.

And lo, the benefit of the social networks! Bored one day, I started doing searches in Facebook for old friends and lovers and reconnected with Lisa, who is fronting The BellRays with her husband, Bob. Decades later, she's still fierce and soulful and the band has just blown me away.

Those of you in Southern California should be able to find the The BellRays performing fairly regularly very soon as they'll be announcing tour dates.

Slipstream, Bonnie Raitt
	Artist: Bonnie Raitt

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We love Bonnie Raitt here at C&L, for lots of reasons. First, we love how she plays the slide guitar. We also love how she sings. (And incidentally, so do the people who make up the "100 Greatest" lists at Rolling Stone: She's No. 89 in their list of greatest guitarists, and No. 50 on their list of greatest singers.)

We also love that our friend Mike Finnigan -- one of C&L's original cofounders, and originator of Mike's Blog Roundup, and also one of the greatest living Hammond organ players -- plays in her band and is featured prominently.

This week, after a grueling 85-date tour in support of Bonnie's awesome new album, Slipstream, the band flew out to New York and did the teevee thang. First they appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night; then they were on The View this morning.

Here's Bonnie's interview on The View, which was surprisingly touching:

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And then the performance:

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Give Him A Great Big Kiss

I love this 1965 clip of the 'tough girls' from Queens. What's your favorite girl group song?