Welcome to Mel’s Diner. My name is Matthew and I am so glad you are here. You found a very special place that welcomes all who enter while serving up only the best vibes in order to build a community of amazing people who love discovering great music. Whether these songs are old, new, funky, sad, or hidden gems that blow your mind, I hope you find each one to be just what you need to soundtrack whatever adventures await you. Saddle up anywhere, my friend. I will get us some coffee and pie.
Song | Artist | Album
* Big Boss Man | Jimmy Reed | Found Love
* Big Boss Man | Charlie Rich | Boss Man
Charlie Rich blends classic country and soul better than no one else.
* Take Me Home, Country Roads | John Denver | Poems, Prayers and Promises
* Country Road | Toots & The Maytals | Funky Kingston
Taking this track to new heights.
* Give Me One Reason | Tracy Chapman | New Beginning
* Give Me One Reason | JD Clayton | Bule Sky Sundays
A classic done with the Blues cranked up. Listen for the Hammond solos!
* Steal Away | Jimmy Hughes | From The Halls Of Fame: The Jimmy Hughes Masters Volume 1
* Steal Away | Etta James | Tell Mama
Very few can do what Miss James can do. Even fewer have ever done it better.
* You Gotta Move | Mississippi Fred McDowell | You Gotta Move
* You Got to Move | The Blind Boys of Alabama | The Original Blind Boys
Slide guitars and gospel go hand-in-hand.
* Come On Up To The House | Tom Waits | Mule Variations
* Come On Up To The House | JOSEPH | Come On Up To The House: Women Sing Waits
There can only be one Tome Waits, and his songs will always belong him, but JOSEPH takes this track and transforms it into something entirely different. Something soft and with wings.
* Hey Joe | The Leaves | Hey Joe (Expanded)
* Hey Joe | Lee Moses | Time and Place
You will always remember the first time you hear Moses’ version of “Hey Joe”
* Cold, Cold Heart | Hank Williams | Memorial Album
* Cold, Cold Heart | Aretha Franklin | Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington
Aretha can do no wrong.
* I Shall Be Released - Studio Outtake - 1971 | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume III
* I Shall Be Released - The Brothers and Sisters, Gloria Jones | Dylan’s Gospel
The hope and longing buried in this song come through on the voices of a choir.
* I Pity The Fool | Bobby “Blue” Bland | I Pity The Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol. One
* I Pity the Fool | Ann Peebles | Straight from the Heart
Both tracks are solid gold. Each different enough to allow the artists to shine in spectacular ways.
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