"I'm a bit stuck for inspiration" I said to Mrs CC followed by " I'm going out to bring in the washing"
That's it I thought Washing Songs! However the only one I could come up with was Washing Line by The Hanging Stars.
However there were enough Washingtons for two posts so here goes with Part 1
The first one to raise his head over the parapet was Gino Washington with the Ram Jam Band and the song I've Been Hurt.
Next was the great Jazz/Blues singer Ella Washington with Rich Man's Blues.
Ella is followed by Jerry Washington with Right Here is Where You Belong from Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Volume 5
Washington as a band name? Yes we can do that too courtesy of Glasgow Indie Rock band Washington Irving with a cover of Hot Chip's Boy From School.
Who is the most Presidential?
More Washington's to follow ...
The Hanging Stars - Washing Line
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band - I've Been Hurt
Ella Washington - Rich Man Blues
I may need to reserve judgement until we have heard from the other candidates. Will Walter 'Wolfman' Washington be among them? If not I can provide the necessary bona fides.
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DeleteOf course the Jerry Washington is far and away the best of the tracks today, Tremendous stuff, "the best remedy for the blues". Toptastic.
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ReplyDeleteI assume Dinah Washington will feature in Part 2. Washington Bullets is the original name of our local pro basketball team. They were originally the Baltimore Bullets, and kept the no-longer-alliterative name when they moved 40 miles south to Washington in the 1970s. They were renamed the Wizards in the 1990s, when people belatedly realized that "Bullets" is a stupid name for a sports team.
ReplyDelete-- Marc, from just outside Washington DC
The Train from Washington - Gil Scott Heron? Or indeed Washington DC
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