Thanks A Lot (The Type A Song) by Casey Redmond

 

 Thanks A Lot (The Type A Song)

Let’s Raise A Glass

For The Type Aers

Committee Members

And problem slayers

The leaf rakers

The list makers

The weed killers

And the driveway crack fillers

Thanks for everything you do

I couldn’t play my banjo

If it wasn’t for you

Thanks a lot

Let’s raise a glass 

For the go getters

Car washers 

And table setters 

The campfire builders

The salt shaker fillers

The head of your HOA

And the chair of the PTA

Thanks for everything you do

Couldn’t sit on the front porch

If it wasn’t for you

Thanks a lot

If you ever tire of that grind 

Have a seat here

We don’t mind

Let’s raise a glass 

To the VP in charge

The hall monitors 

And council person at large

Your priests and pastors 

Yoga class masters

Motivational speakers

And weekend spiritual seekers

Thanks for everything you do

Couldn’t sit in the shade here

If it wasn’t for you

Thanks a lot

Written by Casey Redmond

2024

From the album

“Simple Rhymes For Troubled Times”

Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas?

 

Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas was an early twentieth century blues musician who recorded some sides in the late twenties. Virtually nothing is known about his life. What makes  him unique is that he played the quills or panpipes in a rack around his neck while he sang and played the guitar. This is incredibly difficult to do. Trust me, I tried it. His music was a big influence on performers like Taj Mahal, the Lovin’ Spoonful and Canned Heat. In fact, Canned Heat ripped off his quill solo on “Bull Doze Blues” and used it on their 1968 hit “Going Up The Country”. This video featues a three second clip of what may be Henry Thomas and does a great job of investigating the possibilities. Worth checking out. 

Sixties Pop & Rock Appreciation Society #4

 Here is the latest Sixties podcast which features tunes about rain & precipitation. Soul, psychedelia, folk rock, pop and more …Take a listen HERE Tune in, turn on & drop out. Peace.

PLAYLIST:

Pushin' Too Hard  (Seeds)

Then He Kissed Me  (Crystals)

Turn, Turn Turn  (Byrds)

Walk Don't Run  (Ventures)

She's My Girl  (Turtles)

I Got You Babe  (Sonny & Cher)

Rain (Beatles)

Summer Rain (Johnny Rivers)

Raindrops Keep Falling...(BJ Thomas)

Rain On The Roof  (Lovin' Spoonful)

The Rains Came  (Sir Douglas Quintet)

I Wish It Would Rain  (Temptations)

Papas Got A Brand New Bag  (James Brown)

Bernadette  (Four Tops)

In The Heat Of The Night  (Ray Charles)

Coming Into Los Angeles  (Arlo Guthrie)

I Love You  (People)

Classical Gas  (Mason Williams)

Listen to the podcast HERE

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Songs About Hockey & Other Stuff

 Here’s the newest podcast featuring tunes about hockey, New Jersey & Buddy Holly…Take a listen HERE

PLAYLIST 

Where’s My Pebble. (NRBQ)

Hockey Party. (The Zambonis)

The Hockey Song. (Stompin’ Tom Connors)

Here Come The Zambonis (The Zambonis)

Rave On. (Buddy Holly)

Buddy Holly. (Weezer)

Peggy Sue Got Married. (Lemmy Kilmister)

American Pie. (The Brady Kids)

Hackensack. (Fountains Of Wayne)

New Jersey. (One Space Kat)

4th Of  July Asbury Park  (Springsteen)

Jersey Girl  (Tom Waits)

Listen to the podcast HERE

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Happy New Year Show

 Here is the New Year’s Eve podcast featuring New Year’s Eve tunes (all four of ‘em!) and the Donny & Marie New Year’s Eve TV special from 1977. What more could you ask for?

Listen to the podcast HERE

The Zambonis: The World's Only All Hockey Rock N Roll Band

 

 I have never been a hockey fan. I don’t really know why. It has everything someone could want in a sport, it’s fast paced, takes great skill and there is often blood. Maybe it’s because I never played it as a kid. It was not a family thing, I don’t remember anyone in my house ever mentioning it. 

They say you are never too old to change and I may just become a hockey fan yet, thanks to the Zambonis. The ‘Zambonis are a rock n roll band out of Bridgeport, Connecticut that play nothing but tunes about hockey. No love songs, break up songs or car songs, just hockey songs.

Okay, so they put out a couple of songs about hockey, big deal? Right? Try seven albums and counting. They play everything from punk to ska, metal, rockabilly and even country and western.

Mainly a recording act, they do play a few gigs a year  mostly in the northeast.  Last year they played a 2:30pm gig at a library in Roxbury, Connecticut! How rock n roll is that?

They have been sanctioned by the NHL and have been commissioned to write songs for several teams. There music is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple etc..and you can checkout there videos on YouTube.

--Casey Redmond (January 2024)

Zambonis Website

Casey’s Website

Woody Guthrie. by R.Crumb

A great drawing of Woody Guthrie by R.Crumb.