Stormy Weather #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday and it's time for music.

Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers. We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post may be labeled "No Music".)   

Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week, we have a theme.  On alternate weeks, we can blog on any music theme we want. This week's theme is "You Pick".  We can chose any music we want. 

Before I go any further, after I wrote this post, I heard of the death of Grammy award winner Kris Kristofferson on September 28, at age 88.  He died at home with his family present.   I will write a tribute blog post in the near future, but here is a tribute post from Variety magazine.

It's the last day of September.  We escaped the wrath of Helene where I live, but I am thinking of people I know that lived in the storm's path.

How about a playlist of stormy weather songs?

Stormy Weather is a song written in 1933 first sung by Ethel Waters.  It was included in a 1943 film called, what else, Stormy Weather.  This is a compilation of music from the movie, including an abbreviated version of the songs Stormy Weather sung by Lena Horne and Cab Calloway singing Jumpin' Jive, dancing by the incomparable Nicolas Brothers, and more.

Stormy, from the Classics IV, isn't about weather storms, but, rather, heartbreak.  Suddenly, it seems, none of the videos on You Tube will play it - a licensing problem?  Strange, as this didn't seem to be the case just yesterday.

1989's Storm Front, from Billy Joel's album of the same title.

Rain, from The Beatles.  I love the sound of this 1966 song so and, for me, it's hard to believe it was a "B" side.

Finally, the Doors, and their 1971 Riders on the Storm.  I know I've had this song on my blog before, but I had this album and probably wore it out. So why not have it on my blog more than once?  It's a long song, but I could listen to it all afternoon.  Sad fact, this song entered the Billboard Top 100 the week the lead singer, Jim Morrison, died. 

And that's a wrap.

I hope that all those I know, virtually or in real life, who weathered Helene are safe and sound.

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.