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Brian Jopek<p>Picking it up a bit on deck thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mamiyaman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mamiyaman</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/70sPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70sPop</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAngH8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAn</span><span class="invisible">gH8</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"We're All Alone" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a>, which became a hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FrankieValli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrankieValli</span></a> in 1976. The next year it was a top-ten hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RitaCoolidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RitaCoolidge</span></a> in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a>, and included it as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bside</span></a> of two of the four single releases from that LP, including "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LidoShuffle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LidoShuffle</span></a>". <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtL4XkqnhZU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=vtL4XkqnhZU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Brian Jopek<p>Pretty flippin’ smooth. <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/70sPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70sPop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FridayRoadTrippin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FridayRoadTrippin</span></a>’ </p><p>Nothing you can't handle, nothing you ain't got<br>Put your money on the table and drive it off the lot<br>Turn on that old lovelight and turn a maybe to a yes<br>Same old schoolboy game got you into this mess<br>Hey son, you better get back to town<br>Face the sad old truth, the dirty Lowdown </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTA</span><span class="invisible">ADo</span></a></p>
Brian Jopek<p>Wednesday evening cruisin tuneage. <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/70sPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70sPop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTA</span><span class="invisible">ADo</span></a></p>
Robin Bannks<p>Boz Scaggs releases his 7th album on February 18, 1976 and it becomes a monster. It’s sold well over 7M and remains his best selling solo work. It received 5 Grammy nominations, winning one for “Lowdown” as Best R&amp;B Song.</p><p><a href="https://robinbannks.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/silk-degrees/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robinbannks.wordpress.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/18/silk-degrees/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bozscaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bozscaggs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/silkdegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>silkdegrees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blueeyedsoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blueeyedsoul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/70smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70smusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluesrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bluesrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classicrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classicrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jazzrock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jazzrock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poprock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poprock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rockmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rockmusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musiciansky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musiciansky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicsky</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Lido Shuffle" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidPaich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidPaich</span></a> and introduced on the 1976 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a>. It was released as a single in 1977 and was produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeWissert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeWissert</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIu0jQ5TaRQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=DIu0jQ5TaRQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a> from his album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a>. The song was co-written by Scaggs and keyboardist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidPaich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidPaich</span></a>. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidHungate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidHungate</span></a> and drummer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JeffPorcaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffPorcaro</span></a>, would later go on to form the band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Toto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toto</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAAD</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"We're All Alone" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a>, which became a hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FrankieValli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrankieValli</span></a> in 1976. The next year it was a top-ten hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RitaCoolidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RitaCoolidge</span></a> in the US and the UK. Scaggs introduced it on his 1976 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a>, and included it as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bside</span></a> of two of the four single releases from that LP, including "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LidoShuffle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LidoShuffle</span></a>". <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv3IyfMvZIc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iv3IyfMvZI</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a> from his album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a>. The song was co-written by Scaggs and keyboardist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidPaich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidPaich</span></a>. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DavidHungate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DavidHungate</span></a> and drummer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JeffPorcaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffPorcaro</span></a>, would later go on to form the band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Toto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toto</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAADo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=I-hKBmTAAD</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
Brian Jopek<p>There’s just those times in the morning when the muzack system at the local grocery store finds a way to put the proverbial pep in your step. <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MusicOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MusicOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/70sPop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>70sPop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAngH8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZBaJAn</span><span class="invisible">gH8</span></a></p>
AlbumsX3 has moved!<p>Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees - 1976<br><a href="https://botsin.space/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/AlbumSuggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbumSuggestions</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/NowListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowListening</span></a><br><a href="https://botsin.space/tags/BozScaggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BozScaggs</span></a> <a href="https://botsin.space/tags/SilkDegrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilkDegrees</span></a></p>