A request for one more nod to the Summer Solstice as it slips away: Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Company – Summertime; from a live 1969 performance. (h/t to AGD)
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O you go, Janis – YES!!
Another great ’60s take on this classic, came from Billy Stewart – very different style, yet no less tremendous. (It’s also online somewhere…)
Just goes to show: Gershwin is for the ages, and for everybody. He remains utterly timeless…
Hi, thoughtfulbear. I’m also a fan of the Billy Stewart version. One of the other editors (Anna Daniels) included it, as well as an Angelique Kidjo version, in a summertime reflection post a few years back. You can check it out: here.
Thanks! (Glad I’m not the only one who remembers it!) Ditto, for the link – I’ll check it out… :-)