Dec 12 : "Diamond Street (Wishin' We Were Where We Wish We Were)" - Ray Bradley (Philly)

(Speeding Through Oct Nov / Part 1)

Philly Music!

A few weeks ago I got invited to Milkboy when my friend, Nicole, told me some music friends of hers were coming into town to do a show. So on that night I met Nicole and Sam at Milkboy, but not just to see her friends, who were headlining, but early enough to see all the bands.

First up that evening was the amazing Ray Bradley and his band. Outstanding guitar and instrumentals, at the junction where classic rock, garage, and blues all seem to meet. Nice!

There's not a lot of rock music written specifically about North Philly; Ray Bradley features one of these rare songs on his page. His song touches on a number of issues. Sometimes musicians can get points across most succinctly. ... Playing below is "Diamond Street (Wishin' We Were Where We Wish We Were)" :::

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6/27/20 UPDATE! ::: OOPS! Looks like the band removed this song from their page!

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Ray Bradley doesn't have a lot of information about his individual songs out there, and I've not heard any response back from emailing, but I wonder about when this song was written, and if he ever played "The IHOP Estate", which was a diy house venue located right on Diamond Street (that closed or disappeared just a couple years ago). I have good memories of hearing music in their basement! :)

12/27/14 ::: (updated) You can keep an eye on his plans by looking at his pages on Ray Bradley's web page, and Ray Bradley on Reverbnation (CLICK HERE) and Ray Bradley on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

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7/5/20 UPDATE! ::: SORRY! Looks like only the Facebook link seems to be functioning!

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