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Song of the Day: Sister Rosetta Tharpe & Marie Knight “Up Above My Head”

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight absolutely tear it up on the proto rock ‘n’ roll cut, “Up Above My Head”.

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“Spanish Guitar” is a slinky and grooving instrumental cut by the immortal rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, Bo Diddley.

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The Modern Lovers‘ “Roadrunner” is a blast of Velvet Underground-linked pre-punk, that helped put Jonathan Richman on the map.

Today we remember surf guitar pioneer, Dick Dale, who sadly passed away over the weekend at the age of 81.

Today we remember The Monkees keyboardist and bassist Peter Tork, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 77.

Blue Oyster Cult‘s eerie Patti Smith collaboration, “The Revenge of Vera Gemini” is one of the band’s great, lesser known deep cuts.