Hi and thanks for popping by. This Song ID Blog is a non-canonical, non-genre specific, ever-growing collection of personal “identifications” that help me manage and memorialize my mental notes (and sometimes paper notes) about songs that grab my attention. I present them here in random order, so the search window can help you zero in on categories and common threads. I avoid value judgment adjectives, but you can probably read about my motivations and attitudes between the lines. (I draw freely, sometimes cutting, pasting, or relocating, from my other blogs: Boneyard Media, Early ’70s Radio, and The International Folk Bazaar.)
The YouTube embeds appear, in most cases, in minimized form to discourage any reliance on visuals because music’s always better by itself.
Who I am, sorta: I’m a writer and musician (kimsimpson.us) based in Austin, Texas, where I also host a radio show called “The International Folk Bazaar” on KOOP (Wednesdays from 12 to 1 pm Central). I have a PhD in American Studies from the University of Texas, and in 2011, I published a book called Early ’70s Radio: The American Format Revolution (Continuum). I’ve taught courses on music, media, and culture at the University of Texas and Texas State University, and I recently appeared as a commentator on the BBC documentary I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock (2019). You can get in touch with me at ksimpson3@gmail.com.