Jukebox Top 10 for 2019 : Van, Ry, Tom Waits, Emmylou, The Kinks, Don Everly ++

The Jukebox covered a lot of territory this year.

I hope you enjoyed the journey – discovering new artists and reacquainting with old favourites.

Here’s the 10 most popular Posts of 2019 – make sure you’ve read every one!

At 10 : David Bowie and Nina Simone demonstrating why their legendary status will never dim with contrastingly brilliant takes on Wild is The Wind

David Bowie, Nina Simone : Wild Is The Wind

At 9 : Guy Clark with Texas 1947 brings a lost world to vivid life.

https://theimmortaljukebox.com/2019/11/23/guy-clark-texas-1947/

At 8 : More premium Texas Texture courtesy of Butch Hancock, Joe Ely & Emmylou Harris

Remember – only 2 things are better than milkshakes and malts and one’s dancing like the dickens to The West Texas Waltz!

Butch Hancock, Joe Ely and Emmylou Harris : West Texas Waltz

At 7 : A Birthday tribute to the one and only Don Everly.

There was a quality in Don’s voice, a seeming deep acquaintance with the heartaches that assail us all, that never fails to move me deeply.

Happy Birthday Don Everly! Singing beyond Singing.

At 6 : Bobby Darrin – Dream Lover. A tale of triumph, tragedy and Trauma.

Bobby Darin : Tragedy, Trauma & Triumph – Dream Lover

At 5 : The Kinks with yet another Ray Davies masterpiece, Days (Thank You For)

Don’t forget a single Day. Bless The Light

The Kinks : Days (Thank You For …)

At 4 : The great Tom Waits with a characteristically evocation of the everyday melding with the mythic – (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night.

Tom Waits : (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night

At 3 : Ry Cooder, Jerry Garcia, The Drifters & Aaron Neville know a great song and how to present it. Here they are with Money Honey.

Ry Cooder, Jerry Garcia, The Drifters & Aaron Neville : Money Honey

At 2 : Linda Ronstadt & Mike Nesmith with a heady 60s classic, Different Drum

Linda Ronstadt, Mike Nesmith, P P Arnold : Different Drum

And ..  Top of The Charts .. by far the most popular Post in the history of The Jukebox :

Van Morrison & Mark Knopfler setting down eternity shale with ‘Last Laugh’.

Van Morrison & Mark Knopfler : Last Laugh (Happy Birthday Van!)

A massive vote of thanks from me to all the wise and witty Jukebox Readers.

There are some 150 Posts in draft ready for 2020 – so stay tuned!

Happy New Year!

71 thoughts on “Jukebox Top 10 for 2019 : Van, Ry, Tom Waits, Emmylou, The Kinks, Don Everly ++

  1. There’s a wonderful post on the BBC newsletter today under Prose of the Year (there’s a photo of Bertrand Russell anyway to guide you to the piece). It’s to do with an old article of Clive James where he talks about Sinatra, Dino and the others of that ilk. I think you’d like it. This is the URL I copied from the strapline of the articfle
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50734740?xtor=ES-211-%5B29121_PANUK_NLB_53_XMAS5_NewYearsEve_30%2b%5D-20191231-%5Bbbcnews_therusselprize2019_books%5D

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