Music or ? What did you listen to when shaving today?

Streaming "FM 845" out of Kyoto, Japan.


As near as I can make out, the genre was Enka. 
Lots of synth strings, pentatonic scales, the occasional shamisen, and an excessive (to me) amount of vibrato in the solo vocals.

It's what I imagined they would play at a wedding reception, around the middle of the evening, before the old folks and little kids retire.

I listened to : Oboe: Solo: accuradio.com

https://youtu.be/f4uSzrsOQr8

https://youtu.be/6zT4Y-QNdto

https://youtu.be/udSHItTjWyQ

I'm going a little off-topic, but...
Every time I hear the Doobie Brothers I think of one of their guitar players, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

Here's the thing:
He had a second career.

Baxter fell into his second profession almost by accident. In the mid-1980s, his interest in music recording technology led him to wonder about hardware and software originally developed for military use, specifically data compression algorithms and large-capacity storage devices.[6] His next-door neighbor was a retired engineer who had worked on the Sidewinder missile program.[6] This neighbor bought Baxter a subscription to Aviation Week magazine, provoking his interest in additional military-oriented publications and missile defense systems in particular. He became self-taught in this area, and at one point wrote a five-page paper that proposed converting the ship-based anti-aircraft Aegis missile into a rudimentary missile defense system.[6] He gave the paper to California Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, and his career as a defense consultant began.
Backed by several influential Capitol Hill lawmakers, Baxter received a series of security clearances so he could work with classified information. In 1995, Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Curt Weldon, then the chairman of the House Military Research and Development Subcommittee, nominated Baxter to chair the Civilian Advisory Board for Ballistic Missile Defense.
Baxter's work with that panel led to consulting contracts with the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. He consults for the US Department of Defense and the US intelligence community, as well as defense-oriented manufacturers such as Science Applications International Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.[6] He has said his unconventional approach to thinking about terrorism,[6] tied to his interest in technology, is a major reason the government sought his assistance.
"We thought turntables were for playing records until rappers began to use them as instruments, and we thought airplanes were for carrying passengers until terrorists realized they could be used as missiles,"[18] Baxter has said. "My big thing is to look at existing technologies and try to see other ways they can be used, which happens in music all the time and happens to be what terrorists are incredibly good at."
Baxter has also appeared in public debates and as a guest on CNN and Fox News Channel advocating missile defense.[6] He served as a national spokesman for Americans for Missile Defense, a coalition of organizations devoted to the issue.

Who'd a' thunk it?
It just goes to show you can't judge a person's character or interests solely by appearance.

I couldn’t agree more, What a career he’s had!

YouTube versions of songs and albums nominated this year for Grammy awards for Best Traditional Blues and Best Contemporary Blues:

ALL MY DUES ARE PAID
Frank Bey

YOU MAKE ME FEEL
Don Bryant

THAT'S WHAT I HEARD
Robert Cray Band

CYPRESS GROVE
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes

RAWER THAN RAW
Bobby Rush

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
Fantastic Negrito

LIVE AT THE PARAMOUNT
Ruthie Foster Big Band

THE JUICE
G. Love

BLACKBIRDS
Bettye LaVette

UP AND ROLLING
North Mississippi Allstars

This morning was Velvet Underground, side 1 of Loaded.

Astrud Gilberto; [font=arial, sans-serif]The Girl from Ipanema[/font]

[font=arial, sans-serif][font=arial, sans-serif]Maria Muldaur; [font=arial, sans-serif]Midnight at the Oasis[/font][/font][/font]

[font=arial, sans-serif]I have listened to some very heavy rock and never nicked my face.  Every time I listen to these two songs I thought I would have to call 911.[/font]

Brahms: Symphony Number 4 : I like this music: It takes up an entire 33 1/3 record

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Mantovani : Film Encores: An LP record by London