Today’s cover project choice is more “ripped from the headlines” than normal. In recognition of today’s historic inauguration, we’re profiling Sam Cooke’s classic “A Change is Gonna Come.”
A civil rights anthem for decades, the song took on new importance recently when it became the de facto theme for Obama’s election. Everyone and their brother chose [...]

I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music. I genuinely love it, but there are rules. First, I’m a big Grinch about playing Christmas music early. I’m stricter than most people on this issue, but can’t we all agree that Thanksgiving is the absolute earliest date to break out the sleigh bells?
There is also too [...]

The most recent issue of Rolling Stone Magazine lists the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time in an effort to get all of us blogging our raves and rants. Mission accomplished.
I actually have to give the Rolling Stone crew some props for this list because I personally think it’s a harder one then “100 Greatest [...]

A few of us here at Stranger Dance fled the DC area to get away from politics, but even we’ve gotten caught up this election season. Having said that, I’ll be happy when it’s all over and we can start moving forward.
However, if you just can’t get enough of this battle, you can even check [...]

Well, it’s Wednesday again… and I still got them hump day blues. This week’s selection includes some deep cuts from artists you won’t find in the blues section of your local record store. It’s a mixed bag, but it’s all 100% blues.
Stay tuned for the next installment, featuring some great stride [...]

Here’s one for the weekend. Everyone loves a good mixtape, and everyone loves a good cover song, so here’s a mix I made of some of my favorite cover tunes.
The mix spans a good deal of genres (R&B, country, reggae, folk, bluegrass) and artists – from relative unknowns (Clem Snide) to legends (Ray Charles, Aretha [...]