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Dale Hawkins - LA-Memphis-Tyler Found 3 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Dale Hawkins: LA-Memphis-Tyler [purchase ]Dale Hawkins hit it big in '59 with Suzie Q, but created his roots rock masterpiece 10 years later. Recorded in three cities, the album title… Read full post »

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Two Cow Garage - Mediocre Found 3 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Two Cow Garage - Mediocre [purchase ]Well, I guess since the owner's of The Star Maker Machine went and made me an "official" contributor I could make an effort to… Read full post »

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Harry Belafonte - Jump in The Line Found 9 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Harry Belafonte : Jump in the Line [purchase ]Like my first post this week, this song is just pure joy. It's one of the first songs I reach for when… Read full post »

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The Who - Cobwebs And Strange Found 17 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine The Who: Cobwebs And Strange [purchase ]If you're looking for some horns, here's John Entwistle on trumpet, Roger Daltrey on trombone, Pete Townshend on penny-whistle, and Keith Moon on drums.… Read full post »

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Cheap Trick - Oo La La La Found 17 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Cheap Trick: Oo La La La [purchase ]So, whaddya do when your career is on the slide, your bass player quits, and you've just blown two great songs on a… Read full post »

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Sheryl Crow - We Do What We Can Found 22 hrs ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine David Wilcox: Chet Baker's Swan Song [purchase ]Sheryl Crown: We Do What We Can [purchase ] Two smooth, moody bittersweet ballads of talent lost to the ages -- one nominally… Read full post »

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David Wilcox - Chet Baker's Unsung Swansong Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Frank Zappa - Stairway To Heaven Found yesterday Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Considering this is a 1988 reggae version of one of the most overplayed songs of all time, this must be my most uncharacteristic post ever. But for this week's theme… Read full post »

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Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness Found yesterday Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Otis Redding: Try A Little Tenderness [purchase ]This song begins with one of my favorite horn parts in all of pop music. Then, as the song slowly builds up into… Read full post »

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Mark Ronson (Bob Dylan remix) - Most Likely You Go Your Way (I'll Go Mine) Found yesterday Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Bob Dylan: Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) [purchase ]In addition to being one of the many superbly verbose Dylan titles, “Most Likely You Go Your… Read full post »

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Bob Dylan - Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Weather Report - Birdland Found yesterday Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Back in Cars week, in my Cadillac post, I mentioned that Joni Mitchell had taken a dive deep into the heart of jazz. Now, It's time to tell that story.… Read full post »

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Tied & Tickled Trio - The Long Tomorrow Found yesterday Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Tied & Tickled Trio : The Long Tomorrow [purchase ]In the late 90s, to talk about the many bands operating in Chicago was really to talk about maybe ten guys… Read full post »

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Camp Lo - Luchini Found 2 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Camp Lo: Luchini AKA This Is It [purchase ]Who'd have thought that Horn Week would turn SMM into a hip hop blog? This is the third post in two days… Read full post »

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Mandible - Emerald City Hall Found 2 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Mandible: Emerald City Hall [ purchase ]Figuring that most people would be posting jazz, jazz samples, and jazz-influenced rock, I wanted to go in another direction. Mandible uses the trumpet,… Read full post »

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Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Digable Planets : Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) [purchase ]Matt broke the Hip Hop barrier before I could get to this track, and it's hard to top any song… Read full post »

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Jack Jones - Cover, Spinning Wheel Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine Blood, Sweat & Tears: Spinning Wheel [purchase ]Yet another Grammy-winning Jazz-influenced hybrid from NYC, this time from a band which fused pop, rock, blues and jazz instrumentation and style to… Read full post »

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Chet Baker - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Chet Baker: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face I'm not going to offer anything new from when I first posted this. It's out of print and full of scratchy-ness... If… Read full post »

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Shirley Bassey - Spinning Wheel Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

Star Maker Machine Blood, Sweat & Tears: Spinning Wheel [purchase ]Yet another Grammy-winning Jazz-influenced hybrid from NYC, this time from a band which fused pop, rock, blues and jazz instrumentation and style to… Read full post »

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William S Burroughs - The Last Words Of Dutch Shultz Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine William S. Burroughs: The Last Words Of Dutch Schultz (This Is Insane) [purchase ]Before Spearhead , Michael Franti was a member of The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy . Stepping away… Read full post »

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Save Ferris - Goodbye Found 3 days ago Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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Star Maker Machine The first thing I thought of when I saw this week's theme was, "Time for some ska". My first introduction to ska music came in 1979. It sounded like this:… Read full post »

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Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers - Phoenix City Play Stop POPUP Favorite

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