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New Cindy Blackman Santana, Cat Stevens, Nick Mason & More!

I have loaded 18 recently released classic rock songs into high rotation on the playlist – featuring songs from Cindy Blackman Santana, Nick Mason (of Pink Floyd), Cat Stevens and more! Eleven of the songs are from the following newly released albums:

Cindy Blackman Santana - Give The Drummer Some
Cindy Blackman Santana – Give The Drummer Some

Cindy Blackman Santana – Give The Drummer SomeCarlos Santana‘s drummer (and wife) took 3 years to make this record, and it is a joy to behold! The songs encompass pop, funk, rock and jazz – and she is more than ably supported by her husband on guitar, as well as Mahavishu Orchestra legend John McLaughlin, Living Colour’s Vernon Reid and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett. Listen for the tracks Black Pearl, She’s Got It Goin’ On and an incredible cover of the John Lennon classic Imagine. Read the review here.

Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Live At the Roundhouse … The Pink Floyd drummer has finally released this live album – which was recorded in 2018 – after a delayed released due to Covid-19. The 22 songs on the project feature covers and reworkings of many early Pink Floyd classics – spanning two CDs. The recording in impeccable and the musicianship is second to none. Listen for the songs Interstellar Overdrive, See Emily Play and Arnold Layne. Read the review here.

Yusef (Cat Stevens) – Tea For the Tillerman 2 … The incredibly talented singer/songwriter who dropped out of the public eye when he embraced Islam, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the breakthrough album that catapulted him to superstardom, by releasing an entirely reimagined version of this 1970 project. Listen for reworked versions of the tracks But I Might Die Tonight and Miles From Nowhere. Read the review here.

Ace Frehley – Origins Vol. 2 … The former Kiss member has released his second album of covers – featuring some of the most well known songs from the annals of classic rock. Listen for a scorching version of The Rolling Stones song Jumpin’ Jack Flash featuring a fantastic performance by Lita Ford on vocals, and a cover of early Beatles classic I’m Down. Read the review here.

Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years Of Blues … Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and Grammy-winning harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite drop their first-ever album as a duo, and it is all authentic, raw blues. Listen for the song Help Me. Read the review here.

New Singles

The other 7 songs are all recently released singles:

Bruce Springsteen – Letter To You and Ghosts … these two songs are the first two singles from the upcoming album Letter To You, which will be The Boss‘s first album featuring the E-Street Band since 2014’s High Hopes. The new album is due for release on October 23rd, 2020.

Tom Petty – Confusion Wheel … this previously unreleased song is from the late singer/songwriter’s box set – Wildflowers & All The Rest – which is scheduled for release on October 16th, 2020.

Mick Fleetwood’s Da da ism – These Strange Times … the Fleetwood Mac drummer has released a new version of a song originally released in 1995 on the band’s 16th studio album Time. The song comes with an eight-minute video that traverses the globe, channeling the Earth and human life’s beauties while acknowledging the current struggles (Covid-19, racial injustice, poverty) faced by people around the world. Click here to see this stunning video on YouTube.

Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) … this song is the first single released from the legendary guitarist’s album Live In Maui, which was recorded in the island paradise on July 20, 1970 . The double CD/3 vinyl record album and an accompanying video documentary is scheduled for release on November 20th, 2020.

Timothy B. Schmit – Cross That Line … this single from The Eagles bassist/vocalist is about the MeTo Movement and the current American president.

Todd Rundgren – Espionage … this new song is a collaboration with Iraqi/Canadian hip-hop artist Narcy and is taken from his impending album Space Force, which will be released to digital platforms as individual singles, each with its own unique artwork, every 3 or 4 weeks with the entire album coming in early 2021.

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  1. I’m turning my brother on to “Choice” but he’s looking for it on TuneIn via Roku and it’s not coming up via search or browse. It will for me because I had it saved as a TuneIn favorite. Won’t come up for me in a new search either. Any ideas ? I’m accessing it by Sonos these days but he hasn’t gotten into that universe yet.

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