Sweet Tea Music

My daughter went to that much adored and scarce entity called the record store. Which one? Amoeba Records of course! I gave her a fast 20 and said pick me something up that 'I should have in my collection' always trusting her savvy music taste. She brought home some British Blues from the rocker John Mayall in the form of a '69 album called 'The Turning Point'. Sadly the photo and liner notes inside are missing. Usually I will save a new acquisition for a special play session but with a beautiful day and the speakers close enough to crank this up for outdoor listening pleasure there is no time like now to listen.

Oh how I love you California but I feel it will always be a love hate relationship we will have. So that is the side I'll play as I'm curious what this song, 'California', is about. It talks of missing and returning to California. Anyone who's been here can see why most of us just can't leave. But that's another song all together.

Today's Music:














John Mayall
'The Turning Point'
Side 2
Blues
Liked the cut 'California'. Now I know this is classified as blues but it this song has a nice little jazzy undertone going on there. Why I didn't have any John Mayall til now is a question I will ponder while listening to the rest of this LP. Its loaded with some great harmonica and its the perfect for sipping cold sweet tea and listening to John Mayall on this fine early spring day in SoCal. Keeping it short and sweet.