Kirk sits down with jazz piano legend Peter Martin to talk about Peter's musical background, his momentous early encounters with Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland, the jazz scene of the 1990s, how the Suzuki method works, and why jazz students today should be less shy about talking to their heroes.  Check out Peter's online jazz education program Open Studio https://www.openstudiojazz.com, as well as You'll Hear It https://youllhearit.com, the music podcast he co-hosts with Adam Maness.  DISCUSSED/REFERENCED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- NOVEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Andy Ben Barron Catherine Warner Cesar Christopher McConnell Christopher Miller Corpus Frisky Damon White Daniel Hannon-Barry Dave Florey David Mascetti Elizabeth Culver Greg Jamie White Jay Swartz Jenness Gardner Jeremy Dawson Joe Laska Julie Rowe Ken Hirsh Lisa Crotty Melanie Andrich Melissa Lucas Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Rich Fish Rick Keeler Robyn Metcalfe Rush Sami Samhuri Thomas McIlheran NOVEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain Aaron Wade Abbie Berg Abraham Benrubi Achint Srivastava Adam Clark Adam Stofsky Adam W Ailie Fraser AJ Schuster Alan Kress Alan Maass Alex Alex Miller Alexander Alexander Polson Alison Dugan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Andrew Hofer Andrew Knutson Angela Livingstone Anthony Mentz Arjun Sharma Aruni Jayatilleke Ashley Bea Ben Stein Bernard Khoo Betsy Barre Bill Thornton Bonnie Prinsen Brad Callahan Brendan McLeod Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brian Rinckenberger Brian John Peter Bruno Gaeta Carlos Lerner Caro Field Catherine Clause cbalmain Charles McGee Cheryl Wilke Chris K Christian Hessmann Christopher Selby Spink Clare Holberton Claudia Carty Clint McElroy Colin Hodo Dallas Hockley Dan Cutter Dani Daniel Kaberon Daniel Markoff Daniel Nervo Dave Douglass Dave Kolas dave malloy Dave Sharpe David David Futter David Joske David Noah Deebs Dent Earl Dermot Crowley Dhu Wik Diane Hughes Diane Turner Dick Morgan Donald Mackie Doreen Carlson Doug Belew Douglas H Frazer Dr Arthur A Gray Dubmarine E Margaret Warton Edward Steen Eoin de Burca Eric Helm Eric Prestemon eric sp Eric Stone Erik Ethan Bauman Ethan Laser Freddy Freeman Gary Pierce Gavin Doig Geraldine Butler Glenn Jackson Grettir Asmundarson Heather J Henry Mindlin HiddenJester Ian Karmel Ian Pidd Inmar Givoni irritable James James James Johnson James McMurry Jamie Janice Berry Jason Pratt Jeff Jeff Ulm Jeffrey Bean Jeffrey Olson Jennifer Bush Jez Jim Sellers Joe Gallo John Berry John Domina john halpin Jonathan Daniels Jordan Gatenby Joseph Romero Josh Singer Joshua Hill JRRJ Julie Kellman Justin McElroy Karma Jay Kaya Woodall Kayla Russell Kellen Steffen Kelli Brockington KenIsWearingAHat Kenneth Jung Kevin Marcelo Kevin Potter Kevin Stafford Kym Griffith Lauren Knotts Lauren Reay Lawrence Lee R. LG Linda Duffy Lisa Turner Lottie Aron Luigi Boccia M Shane Borders Maddie S Margaret McReynolds Martín Salías Mathias Schmidt Matt Baxter Matt Betzel Matthew Jones Max max barnes Melanie Stivers Melissa Kuhns Melmaniac Merv Adrian Meryl Allison Michael Michael Berman Michael Casner Michael Martin Michael Singer mino capossela Misty Haisfield mjs Monica St. Angelo Mordok’s Vape Pen Naomi Nathan Gouwens Nell Morse Ol Parker Pascal Rueger Paul Bigelman Paul Wayper Peter Harding PhantomMare Philip Kelly Portland Eye Care Princess of Whales R J Helow Rachel Rand LeShay Randy Souza Richard Sneddon Richard Toller Rishi Sahay Rob Tsuk Robert Granat RsP Ryan Rairigh Sarah Vetters Sean Murphy Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Simon Hellman STEPHEN Stephen Tsoneff Stephen Wolkwitz Steve B Steve Martino Steve Paquin Stu Baker Suzanne Crawford Sy Jacobs Tanner Morton TB The Daily Solve with Chris Remo Thomas Tim Rosenwong Tim Sheehan Tom Coleman Tucker Ped Wendy Gilchrist Wiggy Hash Zach Putnam Zak Remer

1h 26m

Nov 28

Writer, composer, and Peabody Award-winning podcaster Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about , his new 12-part series on the life, music, and legacy of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti. DISCUSSED/REFERENCED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Andy Ben Barron Catherine Warner Cesar Christopher McConnell Christopher Miller Corpus Frisky Damon White Daniel Hannon-Barry Dave Florey David Mascetti Elizabeth Culver Greg Jamie White Jay Swartz Jenness Gardner Jeremy Dawson Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Lisa Crotty Melanie Andrich Melissa Lucas Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Rick Keeler Robyn Metcalfe Rush Sami Samhuri Thomas McIlheran OCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain Aaron Wade Aaron Wilson Abbie Berg Abraham Benrubi Achint Srivastava Adam Clark Adam Stofsky Adam W Ailie Fraser AJ Schuster Alan Kress Alan Maass Alex Alex Miller Alexander Alexander Polson Alison Dugan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Andrew Hofer Angela Livingstone Anthony Mentz Arjun Sharma Aruni Jayatilleke Ashley Bea Ben Stein Bernard Khoo Betsy Barre Bill Thornton Bonnie Prinsen Brad Callahan Brendan McLeod Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brian Rinckenberger Brian John Peter Bruno Gaeta Carlos Lerner Caro Field Catherine Clause cbalmain Charles McGee Cheryl Wilke Chris K Chris Remo Christian Hessmann Christopher Selby Spink Clare Holberton Claudia Carty Clint McElroy Colin Hodo Dallas Hockley Dan Cutter Dani Daniel Kaberon Daniel Markoff Daniel Nervo Dave Douglass Dave Kolas dave malloy Dave Sharpe David David David Futter David Joske David Noah David Stroud Deebs Dent Earl Dermot Crowley Dhu Wik Diane Hughes Diane Turner Dick Morgan Donald Mackie Doreen Carlson Doug Belew Douglas H Frazer Dr Arthur A Gray E Margaret Warton Edward Steen Eoin de Burca Eric Helm Eric Prestemon eric sp Eric Stone Erik Ethan Bauman Ethan Laser Freddy Freeman Gary Pierce Gavin Doig Geraldine Butler Glenn Jackson Grettir Asmundarson Henry Mindlin HiddenJester Ian Karmel Ian Pidd Inmar Givoni irritable James James Johnson James McMurry Jamie Janice Berry Jason Pratt Jeff Jeff Ulm Jeffrey Bean Jeffrey Olson Jennifer Bush Jez Jim Sellers Joe Gallo John Berry john halpin Jonathan Daniels Jordan Gatenby Joseph Romero Josh Singer Joshua Hill JRRJ Julie Kellman Justin McElroy Karma Jay Kaya Woodall Kayla Russell Kellen Steffen Kelli Brockington KenIsWearingAHat Kenneth Jung Kevin Marcelo Kevin Potter Kevin Stafford Kym Griffith Lauren Knotts Lauren Reay Lawrence Lee R. LG Linda Duffy Lisa Turner Lottie Aron Luigi Boccia M Shane Borders Margaret McReynolds Martín Salías Mathias Schmidt Matt Betzel Matthew Jones Max max barnes Melanie Stivers Melissa Kuhns Melmaniac Merv Adrian Meryl Allison Michael Michael Berman Michael Casner Michael Singer Michael Wisnosky Michelle Laughran mino capossela Misty Haisfield mjs Monica St. Angelo Mordok’s Vape Pen Naomi Watson Nathan Gouwens Nell Morse Ol Parker Pascal Rueger Paul Bigelman Paul Wayper Peter Harding PhantomMare Philip Kelly Portland Eye Care Princess of Whales R J Helow Rachel Rand LeShay Randal Vegter Randy Souza Richard Sneddon Richard Toller Rishi Sahay Rob Tsuk Robert Granat Robert Heuer RsP Ryan Rairigh Sarah Vetters Sean Murphy Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Simon Hellman STEPHEN Stephen Tsoneff Stephen Wolkwitz Steve B Steve Martino Steve Paquin Stu Baker Suzanne Crawford Sy Jacobs Tanner Morton TB Thomas Tim Rosenwong Tim Sheehan Tom Coleman Tucker Ped Wendy Gilchrist Whit Sidener Wiggy Hash Zach Putnam Zak Remer

1h 56m

Nov 14

Kirk's 2020 episode of Strong Songs https://strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episodes/world-1-1-from-super-mario-bros?_pos=2&_sid=1b71eaaf8&_ss=r about the music of Super Mario TWENTY THOUSAND HERTZ SHOW NOTES: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyemmerling/ From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable. With just five lo-fi audio channels and 40 kilobytes of space, composer Koji Kondo created a soundscape full of unforgettable melodies. In this episode, we explore how Kondo’s playful instincts, rhythmic trickery, and love of jazz fusion defined the sound of Mario. Featuring Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs https://strongsongspodcast.com/ and Thomas of Thomas Game Docs https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasGameDocs. MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE Rocker Jr. - Shake [B]IT DJARTMUSIC - 8 Bit Console from My Childhood moodmode - Game 8-Bit On XtremeFreddy - Bit Beats 1 moodmode - Level VII Wesley Slover - Analog Jam 1103 Space_Cat - Light It Up moodmode - Level VI William Benckert - Dance of the Pixel Birds Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@dallastaylor.mp3?sub_confirmation=1 to see our new video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://mystery.20k.org/. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠ https://20k.org/plus. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.mp3/, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.mp3, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/. Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/20korg/. Follow Kirk Hamilton’s podcasts ⁠Strong Songs⁠ https://strongsongspodcast.com/ and ⁠Triple Click⁠ https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/triple-click/. Subscribe to Thomas’ Youtube channel, ⁠Thomas Game Docs⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasGameDocs.

33m

Oct 31

It's fun to talk about TV theme songs, so that's what Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales did. Does this episode need any more introduction than that? Probably not. Check out Leigh's wonderful podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 https://www.chat10looks3.com A YouTube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmm3KTa601s&list=PLqDGf6KSzs4Rc-0bopg0URAEWUqAfBUGP of many of the themes discussed (and some they didn't get to) DISCUSSED/REFERENCED: __ __ LEIGH'S MUSIC PICKS: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Andy Ben Barron Catherine Warner Cesar Christopher McConnell Christopher Miller Corpus Frisky Damon White Daniel Hannon-Barry Dave Florey David Mascetti Elizabeth Culver Greg Jamie White Jay Swartz Jenness Gardner Jeremy Dawson Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Lisa Crotty Melanie Andrich Melissa Lucas Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Rick Keeler Robyn Metcalfe Rush Sami Samhuri Thomas McIlheran OCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain Aaron Wade Aaron Wilson Abbie Berg Abraham Benrubi Achint Srivastava Adam Clark Adam Stofsky Adam W Ailie Fraser AJ Schuster Alan Kress Alan Maass Alex Alex Miller Alexander Alexander Polson Alison Dugan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Andrew Hofer Angela Livingstone Anthony Mentz Arjun Sharma Aruni Jayatilleke Ashley Bea Ben Stein Bernard Khoo Betsy Barre Bill Thornton Bonnie Prinsen Brad Callahan Brendan McLeod Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brian Rinckenberger Brian John Peter Bruno Gaeta Carlos Lerner Caro Field Catherine Clause cbalmain Charles McGee Cheryl Wilke Chris K Chris Remo Christian Hessmann Christopher Selby Spink Clare Holberton Claudia Carty Clint McElroy Colin Hodo Dallas Hockley Dan Cutter Dani Daniel Kaberon Daniel Markoff Daniel Nervo Dave Douglass Dave Kolas dave malloy Dave Sharpe David David David Futter David Joske David Noah David Stroud Deebs Dent Earl Dermot Crowley Dhu Wik Diane Hughes Diane Turner Dick Morgan Donald Mackie Doreen Carlson Doug Belew Douglas H Frazer Dr Arthur A Gray E Margaret Warton Edward Steen Eoin de Burca Eric Helm Eric Prestemon eric sp Eric Stone Erik Ethan Bauman Ethan Laser Freddy Freeman Gary Pierce Gavin Doig Geraldine Butler Glenn Jackson Grettir Asmundarson Henry Mindlin HiddenJester Ian Karmel Ian Pidd Inmar Givoni irritable James James Johnson James McMurry Jamie Janice Berry Jason Pratt Jeff Jeff Ulm Jeffrey Bean Jeffrey Olson Jennifer Bush Jez Jim Sellers Joe Gallo John Berry john halpin Jonathan Daniels Jordan Gatenby Joseph Romero Josh Singer Joshua Hill JRRJ Julie Kellman Justin McElroy Karma Jay Kaya Woodall Kayla Russell Kellen Steffen Kelli Brockington KenIsWearingAHat Kenneth Jung Kevin Marcelo Kevin Potter Kevin Stafford Kym Griffith Lauren Knotts Lauren Reay Lawrence Lee R. LG Linda Duffy Lisa Turner Lottie Aron Luigi Boccia M Shane Borders Margaret McReynolds Martín Salías Mathias Schmidt Matt Betzel Matthew Jones Max max barnes Melanie Stivers Melissa Kuhns Melmaniac Merv Adrian Meryl Allison Michael Michael Berman Michael Casner Michael Singer Michael Wisnosky Michelle Laughran mino capossela Misty Haisfield mjs Monica St. Angelo Mordok’s Vape Pen Naomi Watson Nathan Gouwens Nell Morse Ol Parker Pascal Rueger Paul Bigelman Paul Wayper Peter Harding PhantomMare Philip Kelly Portland Eye Care Princess of Whales R J Helow Rachel Rand LeShay Randal Vegter Randy Souza Richard Sneddon Richard Toller Rishi Sahay Rob Tsuk Robert Granat Robert Heuer RsP Ryan Rairigh Sarah Vetters Sean Murphy Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Simon Hellman STEPHEN Stephen Tsoneff Stephen Wolkwitz Steve B Steve Martino Steve Paquin Stu Baker Suzanne Crawford Sy Jacobs Tanner Morton TB Thomas Tim Rosenwong Tim Sheehan Tom Coleman Tucker Ped Wendy Gilchrist Whit Sidener Wiggy Hash Zach Putnam Zak Remer

1h 18m

Oct 17

The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are rising up, Seventh Kavalry's on the move, and two percent of the world's population has vanished. Time for another edition of Strong TV Songs! This time around the focus is on HBO, a network that has defined much of the broader TV landscape over the past couple of decades. So let's dig into a bunch of great music from a bunch of good shows, with themes for Dothraki raiders, Alethiometers, robot farmgirls, nuns with guns, monstrous moguls, and lost souls. Special thanks to the key of C minor for making this episode possible. REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: LUKE PRICE This episode's outro soloist is Portland fiddle player Luke Price. When he's not working as a side man in a variety of killer bands, Luke joins his wife Rachael to form the excellent songwriting duo DEAN!. You can follow them on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lukeplusrach/ and listen to some of their stuff on their website, wearedean.com http://www.wearedean.com/. ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- SEPTEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Andy Ben Barron Catherine Warner Cesar Christopher McConnell Christopher Miller Corpus Frisky Damon White Daniel Hannon-Barry Dave Florey David Mascetti Elizabeth Culver Jamie White Jay Swartz Jenness Gardner Jeremy Dawson Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Lisa Crotty Melanie Andrich Melissa Lucas Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Rick Keeler Robyn Metcalfe Rush Sami Samhuri Thomas McIlheran SEPTEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain Aaron Wade Aaron Wilson Abbie Berg Abraham Benrubi Achint Srivastava Adam Clark Adam Stofsky Adam W Ailie Fraser AJ Schuster Alan Maass Alex Miller Alexander Alexander Polson Alison Dugan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Andrew Hofer Angela Livingstone Anthony Mentz Arjun Sharma Aruni Jayatilleke Ashley Bea Ben Stein Bernard Khoo Betsy Barre Bill Thornton Bonnie Prinsen Brad Callahan Brendan McLeod Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brian Rinckenberger Brian John Peter Bruno Gaeta Carlos Lerner Caro Field Catherine Clause cbalmain Charles McGee Cheryl Wilke Chris K Chris Remo Christian Hessmann Christopher Selby Spink Clare Holberton Claudia Carty Clint McElroy Colin Hodo Dallas Hockley Dan Cutter Dan Elias Dani Daniel Kaberon Daniel Markoff Daniel Nervo Dave Douglass Dave Kolas dave malloy Dave Sharpe David David David Futter David Joske David Noah David Stroud Deebs Dent Earl Dermot Crowley Dhu Wik Diane Hughes Diane Turner Dick Morgan Donald Mackie Doreen Carlson Doug Belew Douglas H Frazer Dr Arthur A Gray E Margaret Warton Edward Steen Eoin de Burca Eric Helm Eric Prestemon eric sp Erik Ethan Bauman Ethan Laser Freddy Freeman Gary Pierce Gavin Doig Geraldine Butler Glenn Jackson Grettir Asmundarson Henry Mindlin HiddenJester Ian Karmel Ian Pidd Ian Steding Inmar Givoni irritable James James Johnson James McMurry Jamie Janice Berry Jason Gerry Jason Pratt Jeff Jeff Ulm Jeffrey Bean Jeffrey Olson Jennifer Bush Jez Joe Gallo John Bauman John Berry john halpin Jonathan Daniels Jordan Gatenby Joseph Romero Josh Singer Joshua Hill JRRJ Julie Kellman Justin McElroy Kaya Woodall Kayla Russell Kellen Steffen Kelli Brockington KenIsWearingAHat Kenneth Jung Kevin Marcelo Kevin Potter Kevin Stafford Kym Griffith Lauren Knotts Lauren Reay Lawrence Lee R. LG Linda Duffy Lisa Turner Lottie Aron Lowell Meyer Luigi Boccia M Shane Borders Margaret McReynolds Martín Salías Mathias Schmidt Matt Baxter Matt Betzel Matthew Jones Max Melanie Stivers Melissa Kuhns Melmaniac Merv Adrian Meryl Allison Michael Michael Berman Michael Casner Michael Singer Michael Wisnosky mino capossela Misty Haisfield Monica St. Angelo Mordok’s Vape Pen Naomi Watson Nathan Gouwens Nell Morse Ol Parker Pascal Rueger Paul Wayper Peter Harding PhantomMare Philip Kelly Portland Eye Care Princess of Whales Rachel Rand LeShay Randal Vegter Randy Souza Richard Sneddon Richard Toller Rishi Sahay Rob Tsuk Robert Granat Robert Heuer RsP Ryan Rairigh Sarah Vetters Sean Murphy Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Chora Ensemble Simon Hellman STEPHEN Stephen Tsoneff Stephen Wolkwitz Steve B Steve Martino Steve Paquin Stu Baker Suzanne Crawford Sy Jacobs Tanner Morton TB Thomas Tim Sheehan Tom Coleman Tucker Ped Wendy Gilchrist Whit Sidener Wiggy Hash Zach Putnam Zak Remer

1h 8m

Oct 03

With so many dozens of albums over so many wildly disparate eras, it can take a lifetime to truly get your arms around Bob Dylan. On this episode, Kirk is joined by two guests who have spent their lifetimes doing exactly that. Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, in addition to co-hosting the terrific political history podcast https://www.dissentmagazine.org/category/podcast/know-your-enemy/, are both lifelong Dylan fans. This spring, they came on the show to give listeners a tour of Dylan's many eras, and to give newcomers a place, or places, they might start getting to know him better. DYLAN SONGS DISCUSSED, IN RELEASE CHRONOLOGY __ __ ALSO DISCUSSED/REFERENCED: __ __ GUEST MUSIC PICKS: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- SEPTEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS AccessViolation Andy Ben Barron Catherine Warner Cesar Christopher McConnell Christopher Miller Corpus Frisky Damon White Daniel Hannon-Barry Dave Florey David Mascetti Elizabeth Culver Jamie White Jay Swartz Jenness Gardner Jeremy Dawson Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Lisa Crotty Melanie Andrich Melissa Lucas Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Rick Keeler Robyn Metcalfe Rush Sami Samhuri Thomas McIlheran SEPTEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Aaron Cain Aaron Wade Aaron Wilson Abbie Berg Abraham Benrubi Achint Srivastava Adam Clark Adam Stofsky Adam W Ailie Fraser AJ Schuster Alan Maass Alex Miller Alexander Alexander Polson Alison Dugan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Andrew Hofer Angela Livingstone Anthony Mentz Arjun Sharma Aruni Jayatilleke Ashley Bea Ben Stein Bernard Khoo Betsy Barre Bill Thornton Bonnie Prinsen Brad Callahan Brendan McLeod Brett Douville Brian Amoebas Brian Rinckenberger Brian John Peter Bruno Gaeta Carlos Lerner Caro Field Catherine Clause cbalmain Charles McGee Cheryl Wilke Chris K Chris Remo Christian Hessmann Christopher Selby Spink Clare Holberton Claudia Carty Clint McElroy Colin Hodo Dallas Hockley Dan Cutter Dan Elias Dani Daniel Kaberon Daniel Markoff Daniel Nervo Dave Douglass Dave Kolas dave malloy Dave Sharpe David David David Futter David Joske David Noah David Stroud Deebs Dent Earl Dermot Crowley Dhu Wik Diane Hughes Diane Turner Dick Morgan Donald Mackie Doreen Carlson Doug Belew Douglas H Frazer Dr Arthur A Gray E Margaret Warton Edward Steen Eoin de Burca Eric Helm Eric Prestemon eric sp Erik Ethan Bauman Ethan Laser Freddy Freeman Gary Pierce Gavin Doig Geraldine Butler Glenn Jackson Grettir Asmundarson Henry Mindlin HiddenJester Ian Karmel Ian Pidd Ian Steding Inmar Givoni irritable James James Johnson James McMurry Jamie Janice Berry Jason Gerry Jason Pratt Jeff Jeff Ulm Jeffrey Bean Jeffrey Olson Jennifer Bush Jez Joe Gallo John Bauman John Berry john halpin Jonathan Daniels Jordan Gatenby Joseph Romero Josh Singer Joshua Hill JRRJ Julie Kellman Justin McElroy Kaya Woodall Kayla Russell Kellen Steffen Kelli Brockington KenIsWearingAHat Kenneth Jung Kevin Marcelo Kevin Potter Kevin Stafford Kym Griffith Lauren Knotts Lauren Reay Lawrence Lee R. LG Linda Duffy Lisa Turner Lottie Aron Lowell Meyer Luigi Boccia M Shane Borders Margaret McReynolds Martín Salías Mathias Schmidt Matt Baxter Matt Betzel Matthew Jones Max Melanie Stivers Melissa Kuhns Melmaniac Merv Adrian Meryl Allison Michael Michael Berman Michael Casner Michael Singer Michael Wisnosky mino capossela Misty Haisfield Monica St. Angelo Mordok’s Vape Pen Naomi Watson Nathan Gouwens Nell Morse Ol Parker Pascal Rueger Paul Wayper Peter Harding PhantomMare Philip Kelly Portland Eye Care Princess of Whales Rachel Rand LeShay Randal Vegter Randy Souza Richard Sneddon Richard Toller Rishi Sahay Rob Tsuk Robert Granat Robert Heuer RsP Ryan Rairigh Sarah Vetters Sean Murphy Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Chora Ensemble Simon Hellman STEPHEN Stephen Tsoneff Stephen Wolkwitz Steve B Steve Martino Steve Paquin Stu Baker Suzanne Crawford Sy Jacobs Tanner Morton TB Thomas Tim Sheehan Tom Coleman Tucker Ped Wendy Gilchrist Whit Sidener Wiggy Hash Zach Putnam Zak Remer

1h 54m

Sep 19

The Wailin' Jennys have been singing together for more than two decades - recording albums, touring the world, and filling venues large and small. After all these years, the trio—Ruth Moody, Heather Masse, and Nicky Mehta—have reached both a plateau and an inflection point. What's it like for a musical group that's been together for that long; for singers who've found such perfect vocal harmony for one another? How do they each think of songwriting, and of creative work in general? On their recent west coast tour, they stopped by the studio for a chat about those things and more. THE WAILIN' JENNYS ARE: Ruth Moody - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals Nicky Mehta - Guitar, Drums, Vocals Heather Masse - Bass, Vocals Featuring excerpts from the Jennys' albums Bright Morning Stars https://album.link/us/i/415664492, iTunes Session - EP https://album.link/us/i/477506466, 40 Days https://album.link/us/i/64819577, and Firecracker https://album.link/us/i/153869226 FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ MUSIC PICKS: HEATHER: Bonny Light Horseman, , 2024 RUTH: Aaron Neville, "Louisiana 1927" NICKY: Afghan Whigs, ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! 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Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Douglas H Frazer john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Christian Hessmann Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk Josh Singer Adam W Kelli Brockington mino capossela Steve Paquin Donald Mackie David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 11m

Sep 05

Back in May, Kirk joined pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin of the podcast https://youllhearit.com  to talk about what makes Tower of Power great. It was a very fun conversation, so he asked if he could run their episode in the Strong Songs feed. And here we are! Listen to anywhere you find podcasts, and find both Adam and Peter (and many others) teaching jazz lessons at OpenStudio.com https://openstudio.com. ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES We hand the mic to Kirk Hamilton from the Strong Songs podcast to help us break down the groovy 1973 self-titled release: Tower of Power. We unpack what makes this Oakland funk outfit a generational institution – from David Garibaldi’s precision drum fills and Rocco Prestia’s machine-gun bass lines to what may be the tightest horn section of all time. We dig into standout tracks like “What Is Hip?” and “Soul Vaccination,” spotlight Lenny Pickett’s wild ascent from TOP to SNL, and detail some funny production quirks (like why the drums are panned hard left). It’s a full-course tour through funk, soul, and brass brilliance – with a healthy side of stank face. ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! 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Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Douglas H Frazer john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Christian Hessmann Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk Josh Singer Adam W Kelli Brockington mino capossela Steve Paquin Donald Mackie David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 12m

Aug 22

THE APOCALYPSE WERE: Tony Capuano - Guitar, Lead Vocals John Shorb - Alto Sax Gene Meros - Tenor Sax Greg Novik - Bass, Backing Vocals (guitar on Stormy Monday) Oggie Hamilton - Drums, Backing Vocals FEATURING THE APOCALYPSE PLAYING: __ __ ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: “Stainless Soul,” “Wichita Lineman,” and “Watch Your Step” by The New Apocalypse from , 1969. Listen via Demir Kelebek https://www.youtube.com/@demirkelebek on YouTube "Moanin" by Bobby Timmons recorded by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers on ', 1959 Excerpt from Hot Rod Hulbert's WWIN Show via RadioMaven77 https://www.mixcloud.com/rob-frankel/wwin-1966-07-14-hot-rod-hulbert/ The obituary https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/obituaries/psbn0870981 for Ogden Hamilton The Baltimore obituary https://www.baltimoresun.com/2017/10/12/greg-novik-founder-of-gregs-bagels-dies/ for Greg Novik “Greg’s Goodbye” https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/fooddrink/local-bagel-baron-greg-novik-discusses-life-and-legacy/ by Leah Erskin for Magazine, 2017 ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! 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Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Douglas H Frazer john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Christian Hessmann Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk Josh Singer Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin Donald Mackie David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

39m

Aug 08

For the Season Seven finale, Kirk takes a look at Bill Withers' enduring hit "Lean On Me." In the process, he takes a broader look at a bunch of Withers' other most famous songs to better understand how this plainspoken, seemingly ordinary guy managed to write so many extraordinary songs. WRITTEN BY: Bill Withers ALBUM: , 1972 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/989376986 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!  Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com  👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store  📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER  strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS  kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC  kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART  Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- JUNE 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Thomas McIlheran Andy Lisa Crotty Rick Keeler Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey JUNE 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Ian Steding Margaret McReynolds Alison Dugan Princess of Whales Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin Donald Mackie David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

58m

Jul 11

Kirk answers a bunch of listener questions on topics like bluegrass guitar, the music of Blue Prince, good apps for training theory skills, Robert Fripp's "Frippertronics," a mysterious sound on a Gene Clark song, different types of music notation, and the legacy of the blues. All that, and a trio of terrific singer/songwriters stops by the studio to help answer a question about lyrics. COME SEE TRIPLE CLICK LIVE! Friday, July 11 at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. Tickets Here https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/triple-click-live/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/ KIRK HAS NEW MUSIC FOR SALE ON BANDCAMP: https://kirkhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-podcasting and his original score for https://kirkhamilton.bandcamp.com/album/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread-original-soundtrack THANKS TO THE WAILIN' JENNYS FOR COMING ON THE SHOW! Stay tuned for a full-length interview episode this summer, and go see them live https://www.thewailinjennys.com/tour/ if you can. They are amazing. FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLO: Rob Reich, prolific bay area multi-instrumentalist, died unexpectedly https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/rob-reich-multi-instrumentalist-and-composer-dies-at-47/ a few weeks ago at the age of 47. It's an unfathomable loss. Rob recorded an outro solo for Strong Songs back in its very first year, so we're including it in this episode as a tribute to him and his generous musical spirit. Read more about Rob here https://missionlocal.org/2025/05/rob-reich-multi-instrumentalist-and-composer-dies-at-47/. ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! 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Callum Webb Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin Donald Mackie David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 2m

Jun 27

In 1981, Sting brought a demo of a song he'd been working on down to AIR Studios in Montserrat to see what his bandmates thought of it... and they wound up keeping the demo and just recording their parts on top. The result was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," an unusual Police song, but an enduring hit.  On this episode, Kirk goes deep on every aspect of Sting's exuberant yet frustrated love song, unearthing the magic that lives in each piece of the music. This episode's subject was chosen by the Patrons of Strong Songs https://patreon.com/strongsongs, who vote each season to pick one of the artists Kirk will cover on the upcoming season. If you'd like to vote on an artist for Season Eight, go sign up https://patreon.com/strongsongs! WRITTEN BY: Sting FEATURING: Stewart Copeland, drums; Andy Summers, guitar; Jean Roussel, piano & keys ALBUM: , 1981 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/1440754948 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!  Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com  👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store  📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER  strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS  kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC  kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART  Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MAY 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey MAY 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Roger Yoon Alison Dugan Princess of Whales Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Rick Keeler Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Jun 13

The jazz standard "All The Things You Are" has been performed countless times by master jazz vocalists, 30s big bands, bebop small groups, hard-bop combos, modern deconstructionists, and even soon-to-be Kings of Pop. On this episode, Kirk takes listeners through the history of the now-famous tune, from its humble Broadway origins all the way to his recording studio in Portland, where he and some friends recorded an all-new arrangement just for Strong Songs. MUSIC/LYRICS: Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II VERSIONS FEATURED: __ __ STRONG SONGS VERSION FEATURING: __ __ THE "ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE" PLAYLIST: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wJHgUKxwT0xKKj0oJ7hQQ | Apple https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/strong-songs-all-the-things-you-are/pl.u-11zB5rmumqpG7 | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqDGf6KSzs4QfknocqZWIbcSgUcN-ywe5&si=MnFBFYffY1zvBNj2 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic 🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com 👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store 📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MAY 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey MAY 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Roger Yoon Alison Dugan Princess of Whales Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Rick Keeler Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David Kayla Russell John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Jeff Patterson Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

May 30

...every now and then Kirk decides to take on a classic 80s power ballad, and winds up learning a thing or two about when to use castanets and how to pull off an elegant key change. (Are you still singing along? Wow.) WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY: Jim Steinman FEATURING: Bonnie Tyler and Rory Dodd, co-lead vocals ALBUM: , 1983 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/1440736868 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!  Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com  👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store  📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER  strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS  kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC  kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART  Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- APRIL 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey APRIL 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen Terry Auvenshine TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 0m

May 16

How should you count The Police's "Bed's Too Big Without You?" Why do so many people revere Marty Friedman's solo on Megadeth's "Tornado of Souls"? What's going on with those pauses during the theme? And what the heck is that sound on Sly and the Family Stone's "Sex Machine"? Those questions and many more on the first mailbag episode of Season Seven.  Thanks to Nevada Jones https://www.novoicelikeyours.com (voice) and Scott Pemberton https://www.scottpemberton.com (guitar) for their expert contributions! REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- 🎮  TRIPLE CLICK LIVE IN PORTLAND! Come see Kirk with Triple Click, live in Portland on July 11! Preorder tickets here https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/triple-click-live/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/. 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!  Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com  👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store  📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER  strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS  kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC  kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART  Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- APRIL 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey APRIL 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen Terry Auvenshine TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 8m

May 02

Kirk pays a visit the musical world of The Muppets, from their Sesame Street origins in the 60s to the globe-hopping, cinematic heights of the 70s and 80s, with plenty of detours along the way. FEATURING: "SESAME STREET THEME" BY JOE RAPOSO, JON STONE, AND BRUCE HART "MAH NA MAH NA" BY PIERO UMILLIANI FROM "PINBALL NUMBER COUNT" BY WALT KRAEMER AND ED BOGAS, FEAT. THE POINTER SISTERS "RAINBOW CONNECTION" BY PAUL WILLIAMS (LYRICS) AND WILLIAM ASCHER (MUSIC), SUNG BY JIM HENSON AS KERMIT THE FROG ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ PINBALL NUMBER COUNT CHEAT SHEET INTRO: 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 VERSE: 4 + 4 + 3 + 3 4 + 4 + 3 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 4 + 4 + 4 + 5 SOLOS: In regular 4/4, with a bar of 5 at the very end ----LINKS----- 💰 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!  Patreon https://patreon.com/StrongSongs | Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic  🏠 HOMEPAGE strongsongspodcast.com https://strongsongspodcast.com  👚 MERCH strongsongspodcast.com/store https://strongsongspodcast.com/store  📬 KIRK'S NEWSLETTER newsletter.kirkhamilton.com https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ 📷 SOCIAL MEDIA  Instagram: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton Bluesky: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com 💬 STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVER  strongsongspodcast.com/discord https://strongsongspodcast.com/discord 🎧 STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz 🎸 KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTS  kirkhamilton.com/gear https://kirkhamilton.com/gear 🎶 KIRK'S MUSIC  kirkhamilton.com/music https://kirkhamilton.com/music 🎨 SHOW ART  Tom Deja, Bossman Graphics https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- APRIL 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey APRIL 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Dave Douglass Suzanne Crawford PhantomMare Kym Griffith Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen Terry Auvenshine TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Adam Stofsky Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean JRRJ Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 3m

Apr 18

Kirk digs into one of the most dense and challenging records in his collection, with an analysis of "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" from The Mars Volta's 2003 progressive rock opus . WRITTEN BY: Omar Rodríguez-López, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Jeremy Ward PRODUCED BY: Omar Rodríguez-López & Rick Rubin ALBUM: , 2003 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/1440736868 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENT LIST KIRKHAMILTON.COM/GEAR https://kirkhamilton.com/gear SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | BLUESKY: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com KIRK'S NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE STRONG SONGS DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MARCH 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey MARCH 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen Terry Auvenshine TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Apr 04

Kirk digs into Fiona Apple's breakneck 1999 single "Fast As You Can," a cornerstone in her late 90s collaborations with Jon Brion, as well as her work with drummer Matt Chamberlain. WRITTEN BY: Fiona Apple PRODUCED BY: Jon Brion ALBUM: 1999 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/153019510 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE (NEW STUFF JUST IN!) store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENT LIST KIRKHAMILTON.COM/GEAR https://kirkhamilton.com/gear SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | BLUESKY: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com KIRK'S NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE STRONG SONGS DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- MARCH 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Andy Lisa Crotty Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey MARCH 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Rachel Aruni Jayatilleke Ryan Gillen Terry Auvenshine TB Daniel Kaberon Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kellen Steffen Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Tim Sheehan Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

52m

Mar 21

Strong Songs Season Seven kicks off with two of the most famous songs ever recorded, from one of the biggest bands in the world. U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "With or Without You" make up two-thirds of the three-song "suite" of hit singles that kicked off their 1987 album As it turns out, the two songs have a lot to say to one another! They also have a lot to say about how U2 wrote music, and about the beautiful, messy human process of collaborative creativity. WRITTEN BY: U2 PRODUCED BY: Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois ALBUM: , 1987 LISTEN/BUY via Album.Link https://album.link/us/i/1443155637 ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE (NEW STUFF JUST IN!) store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENT LIST KIRKHAMILTON.COM/GEAR https://kirkhamilton.com/gear SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | BLUESKY: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com KIRK'S NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE STRONG SONGS DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- FEBRUARY 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey FEBRUARY 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Bea Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Dave Sharpe Naomi Watson David Alexander Adam Georgandis Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Mar 07

Strong Songs Season Seven is now underway! You can listen to the season premiere right now on Patreon, /patreon.com/strongsongs or here in the main feed in two weeks, on March 7. For those next two weeks, sign up to become a patron of the show and use the code "STRONG" and you'll get 80% off your first month. So basically, you can listen to the premiere right now for one dollar. Or just wait, that's fine too. The promo ends on March 7. ----LINKS----- MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: "Up From A Dream" by HAIM from Women in Music, Pt. III SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENT LIST KIRKHAMILTON.COM/GEAR https://kirkhamilton.com/gear SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | BLUESKY: @kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com KIRK'S NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE STRONG SONGS DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/

5m

Feb 21

In between seasons, Kirk re-ran a bunch of old episodes and prefaced each one with a new music recommendation. He's taking those down recasts in preparation for season seven, but it seemed like a good idea to put all the music recommendations in one place. So that's what this episode is! DISCUSSED AND RECOMMENDED: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA Insta: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Bluesky: @Kirkhamilton.com https://bsky.app/profile/kirkhamilton.com NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ JANUARY 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey JANUARY 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Wiggy Hash Whit Sidener Julie Kellman Simon Hellman Claudia Carty Dani Glenn Jackson Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon cbalmain Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

36m

Jan 31

In light of Janis Stockhouse's unexpected death at the tail end of 2024, we're re-posting Kirk's 2019 interview with her for anyone who might want to listen to it. Janis started teaching at North high school in Bloomington, Indiana, in the early 1980s. It was a time when "jazz education" as a concept was still a relatively new thing. She retired 38 years later, having grown the North band program into a well-known Midwest institution, winning countless awards at festivals around the world and regularly turning out graduates who would go on to become professional musicians, as well as many others who would simply have a lifelong love of music. On this episode she tells the story of starting out at North and developing the program, along with her thoughts on how to get students to practice, which composers she prefers for student groups, women in jazz, funding for the arts, and some good old-fashioned album recommendations. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: Janis's 2004 book https://www.amazon.com/Jazzwomen-Conversations-Twenty-One-Stockhouse-2004-05-25/dp/B012YSDPCK?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B012YSDPCK, which she co-wrote with Wayne Enstice - there are used copies on Amazon, and you should really track down a copy and read it The late great jazz legend David Baker, whose NYT obituary captured at least some of his legacy: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/arts/music/david-baker-who-helped-bring-jazz-studies-into-the-academy-dies-at-84.html MUSIC ON THIS EPISODE: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: BJ CORD This episode's outro soloist is BJ Cord, a fellow Bloomington North graduate and fantastic trumpet player based in Portland. BJ works at Monette trumpets making some of the most beautiful horns in the world, and is a regular presence on their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monettetrumpets

56m

Jan 03

Kirk picks apart not one, not two, but twenty one micro-songs by the great They Might Be Giants. What's that blue thing doing here? Who's knocking on the wall? And for that matter, who's that standing out the window? It's time to answer those questions and many more, as Kirk delves into The Might Be Giants' singular collection of mini-songs, "Fingertips." It's a stylistic smorgasbord of sound, with everything from jazz to rock to lounge to... honestly, genre doesn't exist and "Fingertips" proves it. Each tiny song shines for its brief moment of life, and then lives on forever in your imagination.  Written by: John Flansburgh and John Linnell Album: Apollo 18 (1992) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/apollo-18/1542969097 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-18-They-Might-Giants/dp/B000002HA4 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/57EymShRFpBNQctZKkcGrN ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: KIRK HAMILTON Kirk is the host of Strong Songs. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he likes to play the drums. He thinks he's getting good but he can handle criticism. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Samba Party" by Matteo Mancuso from , 2023 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- DECEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey DECEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 3m

Dec 27, 2024

Here comes that Santa Ana wind again, blowing us right into the slightly skewed world of Steely Dan. It was never a question whether Strong Songs would do a Steely Dan episode, it was more a question of which song to focus on. In the end, Kirk chose "Babylon Sisters," a culmination of the band's incredible 1970s run that exemplifies Fagen and Becker's brand of pristine, laser-focused groove. It's also arguably the definitive recording of Bernard Purdie's signature Purdie Shuffle. Written by: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen Album: (1980) Listen/Buy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/gaucho/1440496378 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gaucho-Remastered-Steely-Dan/dp/B00004YX39 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5fIBtKHWGjbjK9C4i1Z11L ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: “Sloop John B,” Bahamian folk song as recorded by The Beach Boys on , 1966 “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations from , 1972 “Cousin Dupree” by Becker/Fagen from , 2000 “Reelin' in the years” by Donald Fagen from , 1972 “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” by Fagen/Becker from , 1974 “Black Friday” by Becker/Fagen from , 1975 "Peg," "Aja," and "Home at Last" by Becker/Fagen from , 1977 “Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra, 1936 “Cissy Strut” by The Meters from The Meters, 1969 __ __ Rob Brown’s Purdie Shuffle tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41Ab8iDaD0 OUTRO SOLOIST: KYLE MOLITOR Kyle is a Portland-based trombonist who plays in all sorts of bands, and was also featured on the year three Strong Songs theme msuic. Find him on Instagram @tbonemolitor https://www.instagram.com/tbonemolitor/ and check out his latest single here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kylemolitor/the-jazz-feat-toranpetto ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Nite Crawler" by Larry Carlton from , 1978 and  streaming on Max, 2024 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- DECEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey DECEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Christopher Selby Spink Philip Kelly Daniel Nervo Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Kaya Woodall Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 3m

Dec 13, 2024

It takes an extremely strong song to top the charts three separate times in three separate decades, but "I Will Always Love You" is just such a song. Written and recorded (twice) by Dolly Parton and then re-recorded in show-stopping fashion by Whitney Houston, the ballad has morphed from a fond farewell to a former mentor, to a theatrical goodbye to a lover, to a soaring ode to the very notions of love and loss. We follow that journey from the beginning, with all the vocal tricks, dramatic line-readings, and epic key changes that were added along the way. BAND/ARTIST: Dolly Parton & Whitney Houston ALBUMS: (1974), (1982), and soundtrack (1992) COMPOSED BY: Dolly Parton LISTEN/BUY (JOLENE): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/jolene/1062400323 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Jolene-Dolly-Parton/dp/B000GG4XH4 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5DyOxuvdSmTSNAmkfcsBsj LISTEN/BUY (TBLWIT): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-little-whorehouse-in-texas-music-from-original/1467962478 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Whorehouse-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B000002PAS | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/52jA4EggArU3AyvC0kH1jv LISTEN/BUY (THE BODYGUARD): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bodyguard-original-soundtrack-album/388151892 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Bodyguard-Original-Soundtrack-Album/dp/B000002VMD | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/7JVJlkNNobS0GSoy4tCS96 ------ ALSO DISCUSSED/FEATURED: __ __ ------ OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO Mr. Dan Nervo has the tiller for this episode's outro solo. Dan plays guitar all around the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get really good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Stranded" by Sierra Hull from , 2016 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- NOVEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey NOVEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 0m

Nov 29, 2024

It's time for the hardest rocking song ever written about sea life, as Kirk takes a deep dive into Heart's 1977 body-shaker "Barracuda." A deceptively complex song written around a deceptively straightforward riff, "Barracuda" opens the door for a discussion of the particulars of guitar tone, stompbox effects, the long history of the "galloping groove," why Ann Wilson's vocals rock as hard as they do, and a brief tribute to her sister Nancy's killer guitar chops. BAND/ARTIST: Heart ALBUM: , 1977 COMPOSED BY: Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher, Michael DeRosier LISTEN/BUY:Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/little-queen/193520066 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Little-Queen-Heart/dp/B0054YH6KE | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1LaeNhiUpL3X6N0LcFvuDF ------ ALSO FEATURED: __ __ A cool interview with Roger Fisher about creating his Barracuda guitar tone, as well as that "Alien Attack" sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcQik5m0t9Q A interview with the Wilsons about the process of writing the song: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rage-behind-hearts-barracuda-11557331740 OUTRO SOLOIST: DAN NERVO This episode's outro soloist is the fantastic Dan Nervo. Dan plays guitar all around the San Francisco Bay Area in bands like Neon Velvet https://www.neonvelvet.net/, and also teaches private guitar lessons https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/. Hit him up if you want to get really good at guitar: https://www.facebook.com/DanNervoGuitarLessons/ ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "The Night Owl" by Anat Cohen's Quartetinho from , 2024 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- NOVEMBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Dave Florey NOVEMBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Kevin Stafford Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley SeattleTransAndNonbinary ChoralEnsemble Kevin Marcelo Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Lee R. Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Tim Rosenwong Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Miles Forman Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

51m

Nov 15, 2024

Let the children lose it, let the children use it, and let all the children join in for Strong Songs! Kirk tackles a pair of classics by the great David Bowie: 1969's melancholy "Space Oddity" and 1972's triumphant "Starman." What goes up, as they say, must come down. Written by: David Bowie Albums: (1969), (1972) Listen/Buy Bowie: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/best-of-bowie/697650603 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Space-Oddity-DAVID-BOWIE/dp/B00001OH7M | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1jdQFC3s8PZUc5i7vovZTv?si=ovHPnfU1S8qXrZtSnzri-A Listen/Buy Ziggy: Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/rise-fall-ziggy-stardust-spiders-from-mars-2012-remastered/1039796877 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Ziggy-Stardust-Spiders-Remastered-Version/dp/B015D2NJM0 | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4wbwwDANGlQcthuk83yIzD ALSO FEATURED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: CARLOS "INSANEINTHERAINMUSIC" EIEINE Carlos Eienie is a prolific multi-instrumentalist and YouTube creator who's done some extremely fun jazz arrangements of great video game music, among other things. You can find him on most social media as some variant of @insaneintherainmusic, and on his website at https://www.insaneintherainmusic.com/. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Duck Ankles" by David Sanborn from , 1975 SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

58m

Nov 01, 2024

Let's go back, let's go back, let's go way on back to that time Aretha Franklin recorded one of her best songs. On this episode, Kirk dives into two different versions of Franklin's classic tune "Think." First it's the laid back groove and roomy mix of the 1968 original, then it's time to fast-forward 12 years for the juiced-up arrangement she recorded with the Blues Brothers band in 1980. It's a story of how different production techniques, arrangements, and tempos can lead to two very different—but equally excellent—versions of the same song. We've done Dancing Queen, we've covered the Queen, so it feels like it's past time for the Queen of Soul.  NOTE: This episode is best enjoyed along with four fried chickens and a Coke. Band/Artist: Aretha Franklin Album: , 1968 and , 1980 Composed by: Aretha Franklin and Teddy White Listen/Buy (Original): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/aretha-now/933583586 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Aretha-Now-Franklin/dp/B00000331L?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00000331L | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/55HZ2ectg1mMTEKDqIq3kC Listen/Buy (Blues Brothers): Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-blues-brothers-original-soundtrack-recording/452584443 | Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Brothers-Original-Soundtrack-Recording/dp/B005EPKS8A?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B005EPKS8A | Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4cO51KBYsdsbmSZleoNEGH ------ ALSO FEATURED/DISCUSSED: __ __ OUTRO SOLOIST: GALEN CLARK This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Galen Clark. Galen plays keyboard and organ and acts as bandleader for the soul jazz group Trio Subtonic https://www.triosubtonic.net; you can find playing regularly around Portland, Oregon and occasionally on tour. Find more information at their website, https://www.triosubtonic.net. ----LINKS----- RECAST RECOMMENDATION: "Party!!" by Ryokuoushoku Shakai from , 2024,  and "Unmei" by Sumika from , 2024, as well as the show on Netflix SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

59m

Oct 18, 2024

Kirk talks with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn about the endless world of Stevie Wonder. Morris and Gwynn are host and producer, respectively, of the brilliant new six-part podcast series The Wonder of Stevie https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wonder-of-stevie/id1767486783. Check out Josh Gwynn's terrific pop culture podcast Back Issue https://www.pineapple.fm/back-issue, Wesley Morris's culture podcast Still Processing https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast, and Morris' essential writing on Aretha Franklin https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html, Jam & Lewis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/jimmy-jam-terry-lewis.html, Meshell Ndegeocello https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/arts/music/meshell-ndegeocello-james-baldwin.html, and his mustache https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/magazine/quarantine-mustache.html, as well as his 2019 essay about Black American Music https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html. REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE: __ __ STEVIE WONDER SONG EXCERPTS: __ __ ----LINKS----- SUPPORT STRONG SONGS! Paypal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic | Patreon.com/Strongsongs https://patreon.com/StrongSongs MERCH STORE store.strongsongspodcast.com https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA IG: @Kirk_Hamilton https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton | Threads: @Kirk_Hamilton https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER.KIRKHAMILTON.COM https://newsletter.kirkhamilton.com/ JOIN THE DISCORD https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg | Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a | YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz SHOW ART TOM DEJA, BOSSMAN GRAPHICS https://bossmangraphics.com/ -------------------- OCTOBER 2024 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONS Elizabeth Culver Meryl Allison Robyn Metcalfe Brian Templet Cesar Bob Tucker Corpus Frisky Ben Barron Catherine Warner Damon White Kaya Woodall Jay Swartz Rush Daniel Hannon-Barry Christopher Miller Jamie White Christopher McConnell David Mascetti Joe Laska Ken Hirsh Melanie Andrich Jenness Gardner Nathaniel Bauernfeind Paul Delaney Dave Sharpe Sami Samhuri Jeremy Dawson AccessViolation Andre Bremer Dave Florey OCTOBER 2024 HALF-NOTE PATRONS Lawrence Sy Jacobs irritable Ian Pidd Andrew Hofer Jordan Gatenby Melissa Kuhns Ashley Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble Kevin Marcelo Matt C Samantha Coates James Mark Nadasdi Jeff Dan Cutter Joseph Romero Ol Parker John Berry Danielle Kriz Clint McElroy Mordok’s Vape Pen Inmar Givoni Michael Singer Merv Adrian Joe Gallo Lauren Knotts Dave Kolas Henry Mindlin Monica St. Angelo Stephen Wolkwitz Suzanne Rand LeShay Max eric sp Matthew Jones Thomas Anthony Mentz James McMurry Ethan Laser Brian John Peter Chris Remo Matt Schoenthal Aaron Wilson Dent Earl Carlos Lerner Misty Haisfield Abraham Benrubi Chris Kotarba Callum Webb Lynda MacNeil Dick Morgan Ben Stein Susan Green Grettir Asmundarson Sean Murphy Randal Vegter Robert Granat dave malloy Alan Maass Nick Galloway Heather J john halpin Peter Harding David John Bauman Martín Salías Stu Baker Steve Martino Dr Arthur A Gray Carolina Gary Pierce Matt Baxter Luigi Boccia E Margaret Warton Charles McGee Catherine Clause Ethan Bauman KenIsWearingAHat Jordan Block Aaron Wade Jeff Ulm David Futter Jamie Deebs Portland Eye Care Richard Sneddon Janice Berry Doreen Carlson David McDarby Wendy Gilchrist Elliot Rosen Lisa Turner Paul Wayper Bruno Gaeta Kenneth Jung Zak Remer Rishi Sahay Jeffrey Bean Jason Reitman Ailie Fraser Rob Tsuk NATALIE MISTILIS Josh Singer Amy Lynn Thornsen Adam W Kelli Brockington Victoria Yu mino capossela Steve Paquin David Joske Bernard Khoo Robert Heuer David Noah Geraldine Butler Madeleine Mader Jason Pratt Abbie Berg Doug Belew Dermot Crowley Achint Srivastava Ryan Rairigh Michael Berman Linda Duffy Bonnie Prinsen Liz Seger Eoin de Burca Kevin Potter M Shane Borders Dallas Hockley Jason Gerry Nell Morse Nathan Gouwens Lauren Reay Eric Prestemon Cookies250 Angela Livingstone Diane Hughes Michael Casner Lowell Meyer Stephen Tsoneff Joshua Hill Geoff Golden Pascal Rueger Randy Souza Clare Holberton Diane Turner Tom Coleman Dhu Wik Melmaniac Eric Helm Jonathan Daniels Caro Field Naomi Watson David Cushman Alexander Chris K Gavin Doig Sam Fenn Tanner Morton AJ Schuster Jennifer Bush David Stroud Brad Callahan Amanda Furlotti Andrew Baker Andrew Fair L.B. Morse Bill Thornton Brian Amoebas Brett Douville Jeffrey Olson Matt Betzel Nate from Kalamazoo Melanie Stivers Richard Toller Alexander Polson Justin McElroy Arjun Sharma James Johnson Kevin Morrell Colin Hodo

1h 19m

Oct 04, 2024

A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new six-part podcast series from Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios. It's a great show - find it on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wonder-of-stevie/id1767486783, Amazon https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/3447f3b6-f4d8-4f93-a017-f18ace007d14/the-wonder-of-stevie, Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1OLQgrozbl4sL6Hu3X8d4A... it's a podcast, you know the deal. Next week, we'll run a conversation between Kirk, host Wesley Morris, and producer Josh Gwynn all about what they learned making the show, and how they've come to think about Stevie and his music. In the meantime, check out some of Wesley Morris's  writing on Aretha Franklin https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html, Jam & Lewis https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/arts/music/jimmy-jam-terry-lewis.html, Meshell Ndegeocello https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/arts/music/meshell-ndegeocello-james-baldwin.html, and his mustache https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/magazine/quarantine-mustache.html, as well as his essential 2019 essay about Black American Music https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/music-black-culture-appropriation.html.

1h 2m

Sep 27, 2024