Daily Archives: July 30, 2020

Starting from San Francisco – Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1961)

“Starting from San Francisco is a collection of poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, his third collection and fourth book, published in 1961. The hardcover edition included a short vinyl recording of Ferlinghetti reading some of his poems. The title is a … Continue reading

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Etta James – Tell Mama, Tyrone Davis – If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Joe Simon – The Chokin’ Kind, This Old Heart Of Mine – The Isley Brothers, etc.

“‘Tell Mama’ is a song written by Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel and Wilbur Terrell (though some recordings give the sole songwriting credit to Carter). It is best known in its 1967 recording by Etta James. … His recording, released on … Continue reading

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