Today would have been my dad’s 70th birthday. Though his life was much shorter than any of us would have expected, I was fortunate enough to have many great memories with him over the course of 16 years. I’ve referenced my First Communion before and the party we had afterward where my dad and a buddy of his played acoustic guitars and sang. This song by Wilbert Harrison was another gem I distinctly remember them doing, much to everyone’s delight. On a completely different tangent, one of his favorite go-to T-shirts was this black, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band shirt, featuring the cover of their Greatest Hits album. For as much as he wore it, it managed to hold up unbelievably well through the years.
Song: “Kansas City”
Artist: Wilbert Harrison
Songwriter(s): Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Album(s): Kansas City (Single)
Release Year(s): 1959
Song: “Against The Wind”
Artist: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Songwriter(s): Bob Seger
Album(s): Against The Wind
Release Year(s): 1980
I Wish You Would Hear Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jFrq03xPtVVOexYHZF1OW?si=bc9df95d2d854d