... And the Livin' Is Easy

From the desk of Peter Crowley:
 
It finally feels like summer up here in the Adirondacks, and even though that also means a wealth of rain and bugs, we'll take it.
 
Kelly, who sat in again this week, is especially jonesing for warm weather, so she tried to will it in by bringing in a bunch of summery songs - from Al Green to Leonard Nimoy. I added a few warm-weather groovers, too, plus we have new music from Elvis Costello, King Wilkie, Tim Easton, The Builders & the Butchers, Southeast Engine and a sneak preview of the latest by Son Volt.
 
As the Gershwins said, "the livin' is easy" in summertime, so chill out, slow down your mind and listen to this week's podcast. It's well worth the lack of effort.
 
The Ten Dollar Radio Show - sounds like a sunny summer evening and plays for free.
 
This week's playlist:
 
Shake & Fingerpop - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
Summertime - Al Green
Summertime - The Zombies
Summer Wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood
Summer Samba - Bebel Gilberto
Who Loves the Sun? - The Velvet Underground
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Summerteeth - Wilco
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Willie Nelson
Sunny - James Brown & the Dee Felice Trio
Sunny - Leonard Nimoy
Summer Days - Matty Charles & the Valentines
The Sun Surrounds Me - Beachwood Sparks
Summer Babe - Pavement
Summer Deep - T-Rex
Summer of Drugs (live) - Victoria Williams
The Sun's Gonna Shine Again - Ray Charles
House of the Rising Sun - Nina Simone
Warm It Up to Me - Blind Wiliie McTell
They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson
I Felt the Chill - Elvis Costello
That's Where I Am - Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Dr. Art - King Wilkie
Take It Underground - King Wilkie
Severed Lips - Dinosaur Jr.
Porcupine - Tim Easton
The Coal Mine Fall - The Builders & the Butchers
First of the Gang to Die - Zee Avi
Down to the Wire - Son Volt
St. Francis - Southeast Engine
Small Town Talk - Amos Garrett & Maria Muldaur
She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes - Jonathan Richman
 
 As always:
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