Somebody's Been Sleeping by 100 Proof Aged in Soul (1969)

About ten years ago, I was gifted a satellite radio for Christmas and I immediately fell in love with the medium. Every day, I was discovering new(to me) music. That kept up for quite a while. Over time, however, the breadth and depth of my musical taste both widened and deepened. At the same time, satellite radio hasn't changed that much. For example, there still isn't a channel dedicated to punk rock!

As a result, the musical discoveries on satellite radio are fewer and farther between. That said, it stuck out to me yesterday, when I discovered this soul track while out driving around. So, here is 100 Proof Aged in Soul off of their first album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_QkrzaxR0Q

Honky Tonk by Bill Doggett (1956)

Listen to this instrumental track from Philadelphia born R&B pianist Bill Doggett and its hard to imagine that this charted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In fact it spent three weeks at #2. It was also the biggest rhythm and blues hit of the year with thirteen consecutive weeks at in the #1 position. Times have changed, but this track is still smooth as ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vqFrt3ZuwY

Popgun by Mary Monday (1977)

I just discovered this San Francisco punk singer(by way of Vancouver). This is the flip side to her debut single, I Gave My Punk Jacket to Rickie. Apparently, Mary didn't have a long life. For more information on her short career check out this description from HoZac Records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu7tIPeAK9c&feature=youtu.be

No Time For Last Goodbyes by The Lindholm Brothers (1976)

For a mid-70's Chicago band that knew how to rock, the Lindholm Brothers made some strange choices in my humble opinion. The band name is lame enough, but the A-Side of their first(and only) single was titled "We Are Brothers". Okay, we get it. At least the B-side was awesome and it is featured here today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_91VvB6jDjw&feature=youtu.be

Got It Together by The Chuck Rainey Coalition (1972)

I imagine that Don Fagen must have listened to this 1972 solo album by bassist Chuck Rainey as he was deciding who might provide some bass tracks for Steely Dan's third album, Pretzel Logic. Because, shortly thereafter, Chuck Rainey was brought onboard to help with that album. Fagen must have liked Chuck's contributions, as he would play on four more Steely Dan albums. Chuck was also a session man for dozens of other popular artists. Here he is from his first album as a bandleader.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM91-tzRVgU&feature=youtu.be

Space Beam by McDonald and Sherby (1974)

And now for some "late to the era" psych/prog work from a Minneapolis-based Christian duo with an instrumental track from their one and only LP, Catharsis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj6fipqB2MM

By My Side by The Elois (1967)

Alright, to kick off your February, here is some little known Australian freakbeat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-SQdfAbwDE