Archive for April, 2009
Led Zep Takes Cat Fight
“Whole Lotta Love ”
Led Zeppelin : 42 Votes
Muddy Waters “You Need Love” : 30 Votes
Small Faces “You Need Loving” : 15 Votes
Led Zeppelin made “Whole Lotta Love” their own in 1969, but they didn’t do it without inspiration from both Muddy Waters and The Small Faces. I hope you dug that little history of a rock n’ roll classic?
This week’s Cat Fight Show is entirely based on Rockabilly Music and girls’ names. Dig on the show and then vote for either Dorsey Burnette OR Clint Miller over the classic “Bertha Lou.” Get the interesting story behind that tune and many others now on The Friday Night Cat Fight!
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“Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball “
Buddy Johnson : 44 Votes
Count Basie : 39 Votes
We had a great competition over the past two weeks between two heavy weights: Buddy Johnson and Count Basie. In the end though, Buddy’s R&B; hit version of “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball” beat out Basie’s non-hit. What a great start to what is already shaping up to be an interesting baseball season.
This week, we trace the history and evolution of the Led Zeppelin classic, “Whole Lotta Love”. It should come as no surprise that Zeppelin found a lot of inspiration in American blues as they are nothing more than a hard rockin’ blues band. Dig the show and vote for the version of the song you dig the most. I’ve also included a doo wop version of “Whole Lotta Love” in the mix, just to keep things interesting.
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