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Time to roll down the car windows, fire up the grill, re-up the sunblock, and get into all kinds of summer tunes. Our personal best-of-summer list runs the gamut from cool to hot, easy-listening to classic pop-punk.
Today’s Song of the Day “Green Onions” by Booker T & the MGs is one of the most instantly recognizable instrumental songs in the world. The song started as a loose Stax Records studio jam and was first recorded as a B-Side in 1962. After being pushed by a Memphis DJ it went on to sell millions of copies and appeared in various movies including “American Graffiti.”
Stay two funky steps ahead of the usual Peggy Lee and Vince Guaraldi holiday fare you’re bombarded with at Starbucks with this bag of audio treats.
A playlist of jazz, soul, surf, funk & pop hand-selected by DJ D-Mac for Daily Candy.
