"Take Me to the River" is a 1974 song written by singer #AlGreen and guitarist #MabonTeenieHodges. Hit versions were recorded by #SylJohnson, #TalkingHeads and #DelbertMcClinton. In 2004, Green's original version was ranked number 117 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the #RollingStones500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. Green's 1974 recording was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame in 2011.
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"Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by #ElvisPresley and written by #OtisBlackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame in 2002. In 2004, it was ranked No. 197 in #RollingStones list of #500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-oYFEXScEU
"Maggie May" is a song cowritten by singer #RodStewart and #MartinQuittenton, performed by Stewart for his album #EveryPictureTellsAStory, released in 1971. In 2004, #RollingStone ranked it number 130 in #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime. In 2017, the #MercuryRecords single was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBlrMtFprKs
"Take Five" is a #jazzStandard composed by #PaulDesmond. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on #TimeOut by the #DaveBrubeckQuartet. Frequently covered by a variety of artists, the track is the biggest-selling jazz song of all time and a #GrammyHallOfFame inductee. Dave Brubeck was inspired to create an album based on #oddTimeSignatures during his state-sponsored 1958 Eurasia trip. The track was written after the Quartet's drummer, #JoeMorello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT9Eh8wNMkw
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song written and recorded by American #countryMusic singer #HankWilliams that was first released in July 1952. It is Williams' most recorded song. Named for a #Creole and #CajunDish, #jambalaya, it spawned numerous recordings and has since achieved popularity in several different music genres. In 2002, the 1952 Hank Williams recording of the song on #MGMRecords was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vehZjoBO0zc
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #IrvingMills. It is now accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://youtu.be/myRc-3oF1d0
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"Cat's in the Cradle" is a 1974 #folkRock song by #HarryChapin from the album #VeritiesAndBalderdash. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974. As Chapin's only number-one song, it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music. Chapin's recording of the song was nominated for the 1975 #GrammyAwardForBestMalePopVocalPerformance and was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame in 2011.
https://youtu.be/etundhQa724
"Honky Tonk Women" is a song by the English rock band #theRollingStones. It was released as a non-album single on 4 July 1969 in the United Kingdom, and a week later in the United States (a country version called "Country Honk" was later included on the album #LetItBleed). It topped the charts in both nations. The song was on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, and was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://youtu.be/hqqkGxZ1_8I