Christmas music, day four.

Originally posted by linkmeister on 4 December 2014, 8:54 pm. Added to in 2023.

This is a pretty plaintive request: “Please Come Home for Christmas.” It was written in 1960 by Charles Brown, who sings it here, and Gene Redd. It’s a seasonal favorite and has been covered by a whole lot of people from a whole lot of genres, including The Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi, Southside Johnny, B.B. King, Lady Antebellum, and Kelly Clarkson.

His brand of smooth blues had fallen out of favor after the 1960s. His career was resurrected in the 1980s, and he recorded an album that was heard by Bonnie Raitt. During the 1980s he often toured with her as an opening act.