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Dog Ears Music: It's 'Suddenly Last Summer' Playlist

This week's playlist includes music by The Motels, Todd Rundgren, Valerie June, Billy Fury, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
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Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)

Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)
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The Motels

Song: Suddenly Last Summer

Album: Essential Collection

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Howlin' Wolf

Song: My Last Affair (Single Version)

Album: The Chess Box: Howlin' Wolf

Genre: Blues

Buy: iTunes.com

Chet Baker

Song: Summer Sketch

Album: Chet Baker: The Evolution of an Artist

Genre: Jazz

Buy: iTunes.com

Todd Rundgren

Song: Can We Still Be Friends

Album: Hermit of Mink Hollow

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Valerie June

Song: The Hour

Album: Pushin' Against a Stone

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Buy: iTunes.com

Vladimir Horowitz

Song: Étude in A Flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

Album: Chopin: Ballades, Preludes, and Etudes, Vol. 2

Genre: Classical

Buy: iTunes.com

Richard Swift

Song: Already Gone

Album: The Atlantic Ocean

Genre: Alternative

Buy: iTunes.com

Billy Fury

Song: Summertime

Album: The Billy Fury Rarities, Vol. 8

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Chad & Jeremy

Song: A Summer Song

Album: Greatest Hits

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Sal Mineo

Song: Love Affair

Album: Secret Doorway

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Bonnie Raitt

Song: Your Good Thing (Is About to End)

Album: The Glow (Remastered)

Genre: Rock

Buy: Amazon.com

Plasmatics

Song: Summer Nite

Album: Beyond the Valley of 1984

Genre: Punk Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Dinah Washington

Song: When Your Lover Has Gone

Album: I Wanna Be Loved

Genre: Vocal

Buy: iTunes.com

RPO/Sir Thomas Beecham

Song: Summer Evening

Album: Great Recordings of the Century: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring/Brigg Fair/Summer Night On...

Genre: Classical

Buy: iTunes.com

Styx

Song: Summer in the City

Album: Big Bang Theory

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Michael Jackson

Song: Farewell My Summer Love

Album: Hello World: The Motown Solo Collection

Genre: R&B/Soul

Buy: iTunes.com

Liza Minnelli

Song: One Summer Love

Album: Liza! Liza!

Genre: Vocal

Buy: iTunes.com

Berliner Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

Song: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro

Album: Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35-41

Genre: Classical

Buy: iTunes.com

Landon Pigg

Song: The Way It Ends

Album: The Way It Ends-Single

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Peter & Gordon

Song: The Green Leaves of Summer (The Alamo)

Album: The Ultimate Peter and Gordon

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

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