Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler's city playlist.
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Compilations:
In San Francisco
Bay Area-based Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band bring home their Grammy award-winning Cajun sound on this live album featuring Al Rapone on accordion.
The Gift
Bay Area blues musician Joe Louis Walker sings with soul and struts some of his best guitar work on this acclaimed 1988 album.
Nuevo
Kronos Quartet garnered a Grammy nomination for this 2002 genre-blurring album that features Mexican music played with the San Francisco string quartet's trademark creativity and bravado.
American Beauty
The Grateful Dead—an icon of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in the 1960s—shines on this country- and folk-inspired album with the classics "Truckin'," "Sugar Magnolia," and "Ripple."
Cheap Thrills
Big Brother and the Holding Company's 1968 album showcases the fierce vocals of San Francisco rock legend Janis Joplin. Don't miss the hit single "Piece of My Heart."
Surrealistic Pillow
Jefferson Airplane's 1967 release embodies San Francisco's psychedelic rock music scene and includes hit singles: "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit."
Classic Songs:
From rockers to blues singers, many musicians have left their hearts in San Francisco. Here are some tunes to take you there:
1. "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding2. "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" by Scott McKenzie
3. "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company [featuring Janis Joplin]
4. "Frisco Blues" by John Lee Hooker
5. "San Francisco Days" by Chris Isaak
6. "Lights" by Journey
7. "San Francisco Blues" by Peggy Lee
8. "San Francisco" by Judy Garland
9. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett
10. "On a San Francisco High" by Sonny Holland
