"Make It Easy on Yourself" by Jerry Butler

I love Jerry Butler. He is the "Iceman" and one of the most underrated soul artists of the 60s and 70s. Although he is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he is there as a member of the Impressions, but not as a solo artist. This needs to be corrected.

The Song of the Week is one of his first hits on the pop charts, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David: "Make It Easy on Yourself."  Scroll down to see him perform a live version of this song.

I am not sure when this version was recorded, but her is Jerry Butler performing the song live, along with several others.

Hal Blaine: The Song of the Week

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Hal Blaine was your favorite drummer. He played drums with the ubiquitous “Wrecking Crew” and can be heard on so many records. The Beach Boys. The Byrds. The Ronettes. Simon & Garfunkel. Frank Sinatra. Nancy Sinatra. Dean Martin. America. The Carpenters. Diana Ross. Neil Diamond. John Denver. The 5th Dimension. And many, many more. He died on March 11 at the age of 90. On this week’s “Song of the Week,” we’ll play a song featuring the drums of Hal Blaine. Wednesday, 11am and 11pm (Eastern) http://www.vinylvoyageradio.com .. .. #vinyl #vinylmusic #vinylvollection #originalvinyl #songoftheweek #HalBlaine #WreckingCrew #FavoriteDrummer

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New Music|March 2019

We’ve got some great new music on tap for March. From folk to neo-soul, from rock to pop, from blues to funk-infused, we have a little bit of everything-over 120 new tracks from artists in the States, Canada and Australia. These artists will be streaming all month, with double doses on New Music Thursdays. Links below.

Virginia Violet and the Rays

Roy Henderson

Mark Haugen

Django Riders

Friend Friend

Paris Pick

Poppy Scarlett

Durand Jones and the Indications

Laura Berman

Harry & Elsa

Julia Jacklin

Blue Windows

Chloe Hennessee

Allie Marzie

Oliver Kennan

Caso

Marc Bailey

Evie Wilder

Hayley Reardon

Stace Brandt

Next on Blue Suede Connection

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Coming up this weekend on Blue Suede Connection, nothing but Rock, Rhythm and Soul - Like Elvis? Then tune in to Blue Suede Connection every Saturday at 4pm (Eastern) and Sunday at 4am (Eastern) for two hours of the King, hosted by Dan Hawthorne and TL. More information at http://www.vinylvoyageradio.com .. .. Saturday: GMT: 9pm | New York: 4pm | Chicago: 3pm | Los Angeles: 1pm | Honolulu 11am | Rio de Janeiro: 7pm | London: 9pm | Paris/Berlin/Johannesburg: 10pm | Tel Aviv: 11pm | Istanbul: 12am (Sunday) | New Delhi: 2:30am (Sunday) | Tokyo: 6am (Sunday) | Sydney: 8am (Sunday) .. .. Sunday: GMT: 9am | New York: 4am | Chicago: 3am | Los Angeles: 1am | Honolulu 11pm (Saturday) | Rio de Janeiro: 7am | London: 9am | Paris/Berlin/Johannesburg: 10am | Tel Aviv: 11am | Istanbul: 12pm | New Delhi: 2:30pm | Tokyo: 6pm | Sydney: 8pm .. .. #Elvis #elvispresley #vinyl #BlueSuedeConnection #kingofrockandroll

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Song of the Week is in Honor of Peter Tork

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In honor of Peter Tork, who passed last week, we are playing a track from “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones LTD” from 1967 for the “Song of the Week.” This is a great Monkees album. A special thanks to my friend Renée who gave me this and many more from her collection. She was a Peter Tork fan, too. RIP, Peter. .. .. The Song of the Week can be heard on http://www.vinylvoyageradio.com every Wednesday at 11am and 11pm, Easter. And throughout the week. .. .. @themonkees #theMonkees #PeterTork #vinyl #vinylmusic #vinylvollection #originalvinyl

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