AROUND THE HORN

You've all heard the MC5's "Ramblin' Rose," right? I'm just making sure we're all in the right room. Some of you may have heard Ted Taylor's version of the same song too, right? You'd be forgiven if you assumed that that was the original. Until recently, I'd assumed just that. Got that cleared up today. Have you heard Beaugard and the Tuff's garage version? Shit howdy, it is exquisite. Really, check it out. How about Jerry Lee Lewis's 1962 version, which I now know is the original, thanks to Funky 16 Corners. They have a nice post about the song, which started all of this cover chasing nonsense. This is a rare case of four excellent versions, in four distinctly different styles.



Funky 16 Corners host Larry Grogan is a generous man, who knows good music. Read a few of his posts and you'll get a feel for what the guy is like. Really, he's one of the good guys. He's having a pledge drive, with a mighty payback. He's offering up eight free mixes of "classic soul, funk, reggae, rock steady, old school Hammond 45s and all connective points in between" (donating is not mandatory). Some of the mixes were donated by other DJs/bloggers, so there's a variety of themes. I'm digging DJ Prestige's Hotter Fire reggae mix, and the last one, Larry's Greasy Spoon: Hammond Organ From the Old School." Just check it out, fool.

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Listen:
Jerry Lee Lewis - Ramblin' Rose mp3 at Probe Is Turning On the People
Ted Taylor - Ramblin' Rose mp3 at Funky 16 Corners
Beauregard and the Tuffs - Ramblin' Rose mp3 at Iron Leg
MC5 - Ramblin' Rose (live) mp3 at In All Caps
Visit:
Funky 16 Corners - Eight mixes Pay up tightwads.