October 9, 2012 | 11:58 AM | By Skye Leppo
885 Countdown Guest List: Philadelphia Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca’s Top Rock Picks
FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, 885 Greatest Rock Songs Countdown, Dan DeLuca, Philadelphia Inquirer, WXPN
As part of this year’s 885 Greatest Rock Songs countdown on WXPN, we asked a number well-known Philadelphians to share their own picks for the best rock and roll moments of all time. Today we bring you the top picks from Philadelphia Inquirer music critic Dan DeLuca.
- James Brown – “I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself)”
- Tom Petty – “Listen To Her Heart”
- Rolling Stones – “Rocks Off”
- The Ronettes – “Be My Baby”
- Chuck Berry – “Brown Eyed Handsome Man”
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