Tuesday, July 1, 2025

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2025, JULY 1 (Or, PAT BERRINGTON Versus PAT BERRINGTON)

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. This month marks the  >   12th year anniversary of the Battle Of The Bands blogfest, and this is my 220 th BOTB installment. Aft...
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Sunday, June 15, 2025

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2025, JUNE 15 (Or, LOU RAWLS Versus TOM WAITS)

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. Nope! No more mint juleps for you! Don't you think you've had enough?!  . My Ma was not really a drinker. Her idea of great boo...
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Sunday, June 1, 2025

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: JUNE 1, 2025 (Or, BARNEY KESSEL Vs. EARL PALMER Vs. CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE)

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. A great Jazz guitarist, a great Jazz drummer, and a great Blues harmonica player walk into a bar.  The bartender asks, "What'll y...
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Thursday, May 15, 2025

BOTB's BATTLE OF THE BOOZE: 2025, MAY 15 (Or, BUDDY MORROW Versus SAM BUTERA & THE WITNESSES)

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. Welcome to Installment #2 of my ' Mint Julep ' series. .   Some of you may recall that I told a short story in Part 1 and I said ...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2025, MAY 1st (Or, RAY CHARLES Versus XAVIER CUGAT, Part 1 Of 2)

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. The Kentucky Derby , the world's most famous horse race, occurs at Churchill Downs each year on the first Saturday in May. . Kentucky ...
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BOTB: MAY 1, 2025 (Or, RAY CHARLES Versus XAVIER CUGAT - Part 2 Of 2)

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. (Continued from Part One > HERE .) . Alright, let's get on it.  Let's get ON this thing!  . We have Ray Charles  on the Hammo...
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Monday, April 14, 2025

BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2025, APRIL 15 (Or, VAN MORRISON Versus TODD SNIDER - Part 1 Of 2)

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. NOTE : This Part 1 explains in copious detail why the  two songs in this BOTB's Battle Of The Booze installment remind me of spec...
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 2025, APRIL 15 (Or, VAN MORRISON Versus TODD SNIDER - Part 2 Of 2)

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. { Psst! If you missed the "dogs" in Part 1 >   HERE  ( yes , there were two  dogs this time!), they were located in the ...
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