There is absolutely no doubt about it; we currently live in a very divided country. It makes me more anxious than a bedroom full of orphans on Christmas Eve after they are promised a visit from Santa Claus. You can feel the tension in the air and airwaves. It is omnipresent.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
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What’s Up With Yacht Rock? Part 3
Previously on What’s Up With Yacht Rock:
Bonus: Marvin Gaye Vs. The Beatles
“She’s Leaving Home, What’s Going On?”

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and Marvin Gaye’s awesomeness.
Marvin Gaye and a Pop Music Daffynition
Best summed up, he the man, he was the man period. I recently discovered early recordings of Marvin Gaye before he became the Motown hit maker. He covers Nat “King” Cole songs and jazz standards with such grace and lilting ease, his innate sense of phrasing is impeccable. Some day people will give him his proper dues, and he will be placed on the same mantle that Beethoven, The Beatles and Oasis sit on.