This is the second of two episodes with Song of the Day creator Sheldon Zoldan, who wrote tributes to musical titans who passed away in 2023. The tributes and featured songs are in chronological order according to the date of each person's passing, and the numbering picks up where Part 1 left off. In the audio, the tributes are separated by original music by sound engineer and musician Mike Villegas. You'll find links to the YouTube videos in the chapters.
21. Astrud Gilberto, June 5 "Girl From Ipanema"
22. Tony Bennett, July 21 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
23. Roger Sprung, July 22 "One Morning in May"
24. Randy Meisner, July 26 "Take It to the Limit"
25. Sinead O’Connor, July 26 "Nothing Compares 2 U"
26. David LaFlamme, Aug. 6 "White Bird"
27. DJ Casper, Aug. 7 "Cha Cha Slide"
28. Sixto Rodriguez, Aug. 8 "Sugar Man"
29. Robbie Robertson, Aug. 9 "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
30. Ray Hildebrand, Aug. 18 "Hey Paula"
31. Bob Feldman, Aug. 26 "I Want Candy"
32. Jimmy Buffett, Sept. 1 "Margaritaville"
33. Steve Harwell, Sept. 4 "All Star"
34. Gary Wright, Sept. 4 "Dream Weaver"
35. Charlie Robison, Sept. 10 "New Year's Day"
36. Katherine Anderson-Schafner, Sept, 20 "Please Mr. Postman"
37. Terry Kirkman, Sept, 23 "Cherish"
38. Dwight Twilley, Oct. 18 "I'm on Fire"
39. Rudolph Isley, Oct. 11 "It's Your Thing"
40. Jean Knight, Nov. 22 "Mr. Big Stuff"
41. Shane MacGowan, Nov. 30 "Fairytale of New York"
42. Denny Laine, Dec. 5 "Mull of Kintyre"
43. Laura Lynch, Dec. 22 "Pink Toenails"
44. Tommy Smothers, Dec. 26 "Yo-Yo Man"
To receive Sheldon's Song of the Day emails, send a message to shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.
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