Song: Red House
Artist: Buddy Guy
Country: U.S. (Louisiana)
Genre: Blues Rock
Mood: The guy whose concerts Hendrix never missed honors his legendary protégée.
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Category Archives: North America
Real Good Hands
Song: Real Good Hands
Artist: Gregory Porter
Country: U.S. (California)
Genre: Jazz
Mood: Yummy, bluesy voice rides an old-school-esque groove reminiscent of The Isley Brothers meets the blues.
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Never Turning Back
Thank you to juwannadoright for bringing this song to my attention. The current state of our nation begs that every American listen to this song. Repeatedly.
Song: Never Turning Back
Artist: Pat Humphries
Country: U.S. (performed by talented Aussie singer Judy Small)
Genre: Inspirational
Mood: Grab some tissues. If you have hope & a heart, this song will move you to tears.
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Ships on the Ocean
Song: Ships on the Ocean
Artist: Junior Wells
Country: U.S. (Memphis, TN)
Genre: Blues
Mood: Maxin’ & relaxin’…skeeters buzzin’ round sweaty glasses of sweet tea on the side porch in the heat of Tennessee twilight.
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The Longest Road
Song: The Longest Road
Artist: Morgan Page
Country: Vermont
Genre: Techno
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What can I say? For me, this song is an essential travel necessity. I can forget to pack water filters, but I can never forget to upload every possible dub of this song.
It’s gotten me into places I would otherwise have never seen, and out of situations I may not have survived. Warriors literally put down their guns & picked up this rhythm – from the gangster-controlled tent camps of post-quake Haiti, to the underground world of Afghanistan’s hip-hop culture.
I’ve danced myself down to sweat puddles to this song in nearly every country I’ve been to – with everyone from children to a 74-yr. old man with one leg using a length of lead pipe for a crutch!
The places that knew this song, rocked it endlessly. The places that didn’t (and didn’t have internet access), begged & bribed me to send it to them when I returned home.
There’s just something inexplicably visceral about this song that crosses generations, countries, and cultures…
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Wild Is The Wind
Song: Wild is the Wind
Artist: Cat Power
Original Artist: Nina Simone
Artist: David Bowie
Country: U.S. (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre: Alternative
Mood: Impossibly thick…sultry…deeply moody drawl.
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Controlar
Song: Controlar
Artist: Ceci Bastida
Country: Mexico (Tijuana)
Genre: Rock Latino
Mood: Can’t listen to this without jumping up, thrashing some hair, grabbing an air mic & singing every rockin’ word.
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On my Own
Song: On My Own
Artist: Ashes Remain
Country: U.S. (Pennsylvania / Florida)
Genre: Gospel Rock
Mood: Rockin’ for the Lord to a supremely hair-swinging groove.
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The Stranger Song
I love discovering old artists! I learned about this artist from Mike, a commenter here. Thanx, Mike! 
Song: The Stranger Song
Artist: Leonard Cohen
Country: Canada
Genre: Rock (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
Mood: From the very first notes…mellow sorrow w/ a strangely uplifting effect. Maybe it’s the combo of incredible guitar-strumming behind a worn-velvet voice that reaches in & gently squeezes your emotion so you have to listen…repeatedly.
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Nothing Else Matters
Song: Nothing Else Matters
Artist: Lissie
Country: U.S. (Illinois)
Genre: Metal
Mood: A slow, sultry slide into the depths of a classic.
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