Category Archives: Baltimore Songs

Baltimore’s 1960s “Sunshine Pop” band The Peppermint Rainbow

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 10/15/2012) Thanks to Johnny Dollar for reminding us of Baltimore’s forgotten 1960s “sunshine pop” band The Peppermint Rainbow (1967-1970). JD scored the group’s lone LP Will You Be Staying After Sunday at a Joppa Road … Continue reading →

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“Crabs for Christmas” Music Video

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Once upon a time Maryland Public Television was a fountain of creativity that focused on original programming instead of non-stop pledge programming based around self-help gurus… Merry Xmas to us. “David DeBoy’s classic Balmmer song was the big finish to … Continue reading →

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Tom Warner Reminisces About His Towerlight Daze

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Tom Warner

“S’More of My Back Pages Or: One Man’s Clippings Are Another Man’s Kindling” By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 4/25/2012) “I opened the Pandora’s Box that is the bottom drawer of my bedroom dresser and – buried beneath the whip, handcuffs … Continue reading →

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Udo Lindenberg – “Baltimore”

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Ivan Doroschuk from “Men Without Hats” posted this song on Facebook this morning. It’s Randy Newman’s song “Baltimore” covered by German musician Udo Lindenberg. The lyrics are in German — I ran them through a German-to-English translator and out popped … Continue reading →

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The Sounds of Mobtown – Baltimore artists play songs about Baltimore

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Scott Huffines

by Cara Ober, The Urbanite, 11/16/2010 “I don’t think Baltimore is a muse for a certain kind of musician. Baltimore is just a great muse,” says musician Howard Markman. “You can go from the classic country song ‘Streets of Baltimore’ … Continue reading →

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