This week’s pick for Instrumentals Tuesday is “Grazing in the Grass” by Hugh Masekela. It was composed by actor and singer Philemon Hou. South African trumpeter […]
The selection for this week’s Instrumentals Tuesday is “Washington Square” by The Village Stompers. The tune was written by songwriter, artists Bobb Goldsteinn and composer David […]
The song was written by Billy Page and arranged by his brother Gene Page for singer, songwriter, and record producer Dobie Gray. It was first recorded […]
The selection for this week’s Instrumentals Tuesday is “A Taste of Honey” by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass. The composition “A Taste of Honey” was […]
The selection for this week’s Instrumental Tuesdays is “Green Onions” by Booker T. and the M.G.s. This funky and bluesy instrumental always sounds hot. Maybe that’s […]
The selection for this week’s Instrumentals Tuesday is “Stranger on the Shore” by Mr. Acker Bilk. It has been one of the biggest-selling instrumentals on the […]
The composition “Telstar” honors the first Telstar communications satellite that was launched on July 10, 1962. Telstar was operated by NASA as part of a multi-national […]
When art imitates TV: The instrumental “No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In)” was inspired by an Alka-Seltzer TV commercial. In 1965, saxophonist and bandleader Dave […]
Today’s selection for Instrumentals Tuesday is “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams. The instrumental was written and performed by Mason Williams, with backing from the Los Angeles […]