IN A CAR, ON A PLANE, ON A SHIP, OR ON A TRAIN - ALL WANDERERS NEED MUSIC TO GET THROUGH THE LONG DRIVE, THE NINE OUR FLIGHT, THE SLOW BOAT TO WHEREVER OR THE QUICK TRAIN RIDE FROM PARIS TO AVIGNON.
Today, The Nomad Architect is taking a break from the unrelenting thoughts, suggestions and experiences of finding the perfect hotel, restaurant, ancient city or building to tour. Today is all about the music that will make all Nomadic trips better, long or short.
First up - A group of innovative, creative players, singers and dancers that will improve your mood as you travel to the hinterland or your favorite city - POST MODERN JUKEBOX.
ALL ABOUT THE BASS
Innovation Is Queen in My World of Music - From three ladies that invented swing boogie woogie - THE ANDREWS SISTERS.
BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY - 1941
LOUD & PROUD - It's late - you're tired - it's been a long drive - Crank this one up - Wake Up! I had the pleasure of seeing one of America's greatest rock bands, performing for over 65 years, about nine years ago in Amalie Arena Tampa - THE ROLLING STONES.
START ME UP
NOTHIN' LIKE JAZZ - Here's another innovator in one of the most demanding genres of modern music. Since 1937 this amazing drummer has played all over the world with his band until his death in 1987. We saw him with his band in the early seventies when I was in Architecture School at Auburn University - BUDDY RICH.
BIRDLAND - Written by Weather Report
THE VOICE CAPTURES THE SOUL OF EVERY LISTENER - The great soul/blues singer from Texas was an incomparable talent that died tragically at the age of 27. When I saw her perform at the First Atlanta International Pop Festival - July 1969, six weeks before Woodstock with a 150 thousand of my closest friends and my future bride - I became a lifelong fan. I still have her last album. Listen to one of her most compelling songs written by the great Kris Kristofferson - JANICE JOPLIN.
ME AND BOBBY McGEE
AMAZING TALENT - SINGER, COMPOSER, GUITARIST, PERFORMER WITH FEW EQUALS - I saw this astonishing rock/pop artist at The Amalie Arena Tampa a few years ago. Three hours of an unprecedented, mesmerizing performance with his band New Power Generation included a thirty-minute acoustic performance of many of his hits - He left us way too soon - the one and only PRINCE!
ACOUSTIC CREAM
A ROCK CLASSIC IN PARIS - Je t’aime Garou! Bravo!
I am a lover of virtually every genre of music if it's good. Rock, pop, country, jazz, classical - I love all great music written and performed well. This tune, written by the Great Randy Newman, was sung by the gritty Joe Cocker in the movie 9 1/2 Weeks. The master of blues and rock, for unknowable reasons, is still not in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! I found this performance by an amazing Canadian singer, actor and performer, who sings in English and French, performing this classic with power and soul in Paris - GAROU!
YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON
THE GREATEST TEXAS SINGER, SONGWRITER, PERFORMER - No music list of mine would be complete without this multi-award-winning Texas Troubadour. I've seen this incredible artist five times live. Just saw him and his Large Band at Florida State University for Opening Nights with my two kids - They were blown away- I was Mesmerized for 2 1/2 hours - LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND.
THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE NOT FROM TEXAS
AFTER A LONG TRIP ALL VAGABONDS NEED MUSIC - Here is a very cool piece by a group I just found on You Tube - With over five thousand performances behind them, this Canadian duo with supporting players/singers gives us a soft romantic tune to relax Nomads at the end of the day- MUSIC TRAVEL LOVE.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS
"Nothing so liberalizes a man and expands the kindly instincts that nature put in him as travel and contact with many kinds of people. - Mark Twain
Happy Trails to all Nomads while you travel and listen.
D.L.Stafford
The Nomad Architect
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