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Compilations:
Washington, D.C. has birthed and raised a bumper crop of musicians of sometimes surprising musical bents, including punk rockers, jazz greats, and the originator of go-go; even those who left in adulthood returned repeatedly to play their hometown. Albums of home-grown talent include:
Bustin' Loose
Chuck Brown, a funk fusion with touches of rap and hip-hop called Go-Go music, contains the famed title track.
The Argument
Fugazi, hardcore punk band's album runs the gamut from whispery words to feral howls and features such tracks as "Epic Problem" and "Life and Limb."
Electro Convulsive Therapy
Rollins Band, the post-punk band's music recorded live in Japan and includes the tracks "You Didn't Need" and "Hard"; frontman Henry Rollins is a local boy.
The United States Marine Band Performs Sousa Marches
John Philip Sousa, including "Washington Post" and "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Piano in the Foreground
Duke Ellington, jazz standards by the jazz master, including "I Can't Get Started" and "All the Things You Are."
First Take
Roberta Flack, includes "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," which featured on the soundtrack of Play Misty for Me.
Birth of the Hot
Jelly Roll Morton, contains the "Original Jelly Roll Blues" and "Beale Street Blues" by the bandleader and arguably jazz's first composer.
Ain't She Sweet!
Pearl Bailey, Bailey was known for roles in "Hello, Dolly" and "Porgy and Bess"; disc contains "Ain't She Sweet" and "The Hucklebuck."
What's Going On
Marvin Gaye, silver-voiced soul singer's big hit album includes the very successful title track and "What's Happening Brother."
Live at the Opry
Patsy Cline, includes the legendary country singer's "Crazy," "I Fall to Pieces," and "Walkin' After Midnight."
Bluegrass: It's About Time, It's About Me
Roy Clark, shows off the "Hee Haw" star's bluegrass bent, featuring "Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms" and "Rocky Top."
Classic Songs:
From a song inspired by the lunch menu of a Georgetown restaurant called Clydes ("Afternoon Delight") and an ode to Civil War troops marching down Pennsylvania Avenue ("Battle Hymn of the Republic") to bluegrass, jazz, and punk, D.C.'s music scene runs the gamut. Here's a few picks to get you in the eclectic groove of the city.
1. "Star Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key
2. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe
3. "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band
4. "I'm Just a Bill" by Schoolhouse Rock
5. "Hail to the Chief"
6. "My Hero" by Foo Fighters
7. "Bullets Fever" by Nils Lofgren
8. "You Made Me Love You" by Al Jolson
9. "Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray
10. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack
