There’s no sense in doing this half way. I’d like to hear suggestions for one 20-track CD, on the crucial high points of rock and roll/popular music from 1930 until 1969. For the purposes of placating the Robert Johnson contingency, the ’20s will be (great) grandfathered into the ’30s. Other than that, the ground rules remain the same:
1. We’ve got 20 tracks to fill.
2. Each decade has to be represented by at least three tracks.
3. No single band gets more than two tracks.
4. Nominate one track at a time, then wait for a “second” on your motion. Seconded nominations will move to the official track list, but may be bumped by a veto of more than three specific counter-votes.
I going to go out on a limb and suggest the ’30s and ’40s are easier to fill that the ’90s and the ’00s from the previous disc.
I will leave you guys to fight over Beatles songs and I’ll start with “What a Little Moon Light Can Do,” by Billie Holiday (1935).
I look forward to your responses.
