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As it appears the thing to do at this time of year, I'm sharing my 2025 musical recap.  But, of course, I don't post on social media, so I can't post it there.  It's here on my blog.  And, we're YouTube music users, so my recap is a little different than the Spotify ones you see everywhere.   As for the results, I'd describe this as "not surprising".  Would have thought that maybe Pearl Jam would have edged out John Prine in the top five, but otherwise the other four (The Band, Wilco, Bob Dylan and Radiohead) all check out. Top song being "Jawbone" seems odd, but I *did* write an entire blog post about the song all the way back in January this year .  The day after I posted about Garth Hudson's death.  He was the last one .  Thanks to Big Pink, they'll live forever.   Also, "On a Night Like This" seems strange as #2, as well.  But, I will say that I fell into that record this year in a big way.  It has become one of my fav...

Yesterday, I posted about the death of the last member of The Band - Garth Hudson .  When the news came out, of course I immediately started to pick through The Band's catalog and reading everything I could online about Garth and The Band.  I've been spending a lot of time with that second album titled "The Band".   Garth Hudson didn't sing.   So, this post isn't exactly about him.  But...There's a song on there that has been on repeat for me the past few days.  It is sung by Richard Manuel (and I'm guessing was written by Robbie Robertson) and is on that second (the brown one) album named Jawbone.  Here it is embedded below.  I spent a little bit of time on YouTube and I couldn't find a live version, so this will have to do: After starting with a WEIRD intro (that's Garth's influence, right??), it really comes to life. Richard' Manuel has been described as having a "soulful" voice.  I'd say that is true on Jawbone. If thi...

Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of The Band died this week .  To say that The Band has had a profound impact on me is an understatement.  From Variety : After woodshedding with Dylan in West Saugerties, N.Y. — where Hudson served as recording engineer for Dylan and the group’s legendary “basement tapes” – the musicians stepped out as the Band on a stunning 1968 debut, “Music From Big Pink.” That album and the self-titled 1969 sequel established them as one of the day’s top rock acts. Here's a 'Get to know Garth Hudson' video from YouTube where the creator opens with: "I never thought Garth Hudson would be the last man standing of The Band, but here we are."