tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62891166675680405082024-03-18T19:32:16.330-07:00la dimension de trastosTom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3844125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-56863620541987958732024-03-18T19:28:00.000-07:002024-03-18T19:31:22.027-07:00PEDAL STEEL WORKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7mRquCsIFn084iqSRbzhmnlpcA-BuhVViD_7sgEfiFr4KErJtibtSzwIy6yhbnzyRuYs-z0PqqnPi1M40aHMo5mOUR5oAuDuOh_k9guu5OJSXleO7z5ETPojYQVjJDIWeBkDuoahABn1rQVGLSkAtXkVZlWm98MpaOh8H2lfGEo6gpnnfw5IQ2-78twY/s504/mike%20nesmith.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7mRquCsIFn084iqSRbzhmnlpcA-BuhVViD_7sgEfiFr4KErJtibtSzwIy6yhbnzyRuYs-z0PqqnPi1M40aHMo5mOUR5oAuDuOh_k9guu5OJSXleO7z5ETPojYQVjJDIWeBkDuoahABn1rQVGLSkAtXkVZlWm98MpaOh8H2lfGEo6gpnnfw5IQ2-78twY/s16000/mike%20nesmith.jpg" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're of a certain age, you probably know the song "Different Drum", it was a hit for the Stone Poneys [sic] in 1967 with Linda Ronstadt singing. It still gets played on what few oldies stations are still around. It's a great song but, not being a big Linda Ronstadt fan, I heard it for years and never bothered looking at the songwriting credit. For half my life I walked around not knowing that it was written by Mike Nesmith, pre-Monkees. He was the one with the ridiculous knit cap topped with a little pom-pom thing. He recorded the song a few years after the Stone Poneys. As good and heart-tweaking as the Stone Poneys' (Ronstadt's) version is, Nesmith's lean version is sadder. Sadder even than the other version he did. He recorded the song twice. Having found just the songs with no background info, one of his versions may be a demo, I've no clue. But the bare bones version has the more believable effect. As corny as this sounds, close your eyes and imagine you're on the porch, it's a hot and dusty afternoon, you're just tossing back a few while your buddy strums and does his lamenting thing.<br /><br />Here's the Stone Poney's version and both Nesmith versions and a few more Nesmith cuts. Nesmith had a hit in 1970 with "Joanne", another plaintive hit, so that's down there. A couple others of note are covers. One is "She Thinks I Still Care", a song that was a hit for George Jones. Headscratcher of the night is a cover of Dave Dudley's "Six Days on the Road". If you're familiar with Dudley's original, you'll know why I'm certain that Nesmith was ten kinds of stoned when he recorded his version. It's more than twice as long as Dudley's and sounds like it was arranged by the Velvet Underground.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia903409.us.archive.org/1/items/foreverlinda/01%20Different%20Drum.mp3">Stone Poneys - Different Drum mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia800203.us.archive.org/9/items/mikenesmith/Michael%20Nesmith%20-%20Different%20Drum.mp3">Michael Nesmith - Different Drum mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Sad version</span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia600203.us.archive.org/9/items/mikenesmith/Michael%20Nesmith%2C%20The%20First%20National%20Band%20-%20Different%20Drum%20%28Alternate%20Version%29.mp3"><b>Michael Nesmith - Different Drum mp3</b></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia800203.us.archive.org/9/items/mikenesmith/Michael%20Nesmith%2C%20The%20First%20National%20Band%20-%20Joanne.mp3">Michael Nesmith - Joanne mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia600203.us.archive.org/9/items/mikenesmith/Michael%20Nesmith%2C%20The%20Second%20National%20Band%20-%20She%20Thinks%20I%20Still%20Care.mp3">Michael Nesmith - She Thinks I Still Care mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia800203.us.archive.org/9/items/mikenesmith/Michael%20Nesmith%2C%20The%20Second%20National%20Band%20-%20Six%20Days%20On%20the%20Road.mp3">Michael Nesmith - Six Days on the Road mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-82094776715030248682024-03-12T18:55:00.000-07:002024-03-12T18:55:07.662-07:00IT'S ALL GOOD<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_Gvu2eqEBtKvp21hrus_0DHH4fRl3zPQZJ0o597pZUQypVrpnlyzbmqhtEUdrOZMG_g-nd8VdsMUUljdnyJCGsDwiXL1RaVpnGel6pHtRYEwfA8erItdR69-MuLyDnjR2rbwHC_8Yr28Vffp3NvZOUE5xLledrJW_-j27yzYYjlUNKZKwoKK09ixaODb/s429/b.bodega.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_Gvu2eqEBtKvp21hrus_0DHH4fRl3zPQZJ0o597pZUQypVrpnlyzbmqhtEUdrOZMG_g-nd8VdsMUUljdnyJCGsDwiXL1RaVpnGel6pHtRYEwfA8erItdR69-MuLyDnjR2rbwHC_8Yr28Vffp3NvZOUE5xLledrJW_-j27yzYYjlUNKZKwoKK09ixaODb/s16000/b.bodega.jpg" /></a><br />Yesterday I was at the neighborhood hardware store. It's a mom and pop store that really caters to the community it serves. None of the bulk shit, none of the racks to the ceiling or tricked out shit you don't need. It's a hammer and nails type place. I was there for rope. <br /><br />I got to the counter and recognized the two people behind it. I'd been in the store a month or so ago and they were playing some music from South America. I don't remember what it was exactly but when I mentioned that I liked it the conversation turned to international music in general; Brazilian, African, all over the place. Just a few days ago I'd been thinking about those two hardware store people. I knew I was going there for rope and I remembered that there was site I'd posted a ways back that was basically a spin-the-globe radio station finder. I tried every which way I could think of to find it on this, my own fucking blog, and failed. When I mentioned that to one of the hardware clerks, he did a quick web search and found the site in a milli-second. Yep: <i>doh!!</i><br /><br />On the globe, there are no borders or city names, just the shapes of the continents with green dots all over it. You'll probably need another map to reference where the cities from music rich regions are. I needed it to find Cape Verde and Lagos Nigeria, but Kingston Jamaica was easy enough to find. Once you know where the city is, just click among the closest green dots and it plays the station from that locale. When I got home I messed with it again, ended up on an armchair world tour for two hours. You should bookmark it so you don't have to go to the hardware store to find it again.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span></span></span></b></span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href=" http://radio.garden">Radio Garden - Global radio access</a> <br /></span></span></span></b></span></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-65826882825246031002024-03-09T20:46:00.000-08:002024-03-09T20:51:48.451-08:00BROTHER BOOGIE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzJxDrWldILhrLiF8AbKUPZ9nPa4Kcf3VIXsOPtLRvGrNTWSDnLz7WmPgPg8ca_8R9GT8R3oNKI5UoAyKOFZ6Odpk5EyVjKHeDYobehyphenhyphenkkke8spAUeH5mjuza4kCn920DK2sYBGmY-KMYjgt5PKh6kSzL8WnJcLBmqsMYvuppifLqI0MadZUNqgzU8gPd/s409/b.jimmy%20liggins.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzJxDrWldILhrLiF8AbKUPZ9nPa4Kcf3VIXsOPtLRvGrNTWSDnLz7WmPgPg8ca_8R9GT8R3oNKI5UoAyKOFZ6Odpk5EyVjKHeDYobehyphenhyphenkkke8spAUeH5mjuza4kCn920DK2sYBGmY-KMYjgt5PKh6kSzL8WnJcLBmqsMYvuppifLqI0MadZUNqgzU8gPd/s16000/b.jimmy%20liggins.jpg" /></a><br />The weekly Saturday Night Fish Fry radio show on the local jazz station is a total gas. All old school jump blues and early rhythm and blues, hosted by Billy Vera, who some of you might remember from his band Billy Vera and the Beaters (who are not at all like his radio show). Regardless of what type of music his band played, he knows R&B. He knows names, record release dates, gig notes and all sorts of trivia. It comes on from 6:00-8:00 Saturday evenings, perfect for after beach putzing around. It's like you've got a buddy in the living room spinning the wax while you man the burritos. <br /><br />One song Vera plays a lot is "Drunk" by Jimmy Liggins (above). Man, I dig that song. Years ago I was a pretty heavy drinker, so I get it. It's been decades since I've been shitfaced drunk, but this song makes it seem like yesterday. One thing Vera mentioned on the show is that Jimmy Liggins had a brother, Joe (below), also a singer. So here's a couple from each of them. You Don and Dewey fans will recognize "Pink Champagne".<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y_2r5GDz-tnbXc_PwWhIYK4m7miKCKgzrqoQpDBBF4cuokTEcTM1Vq5H9SKxbd9qZl8PEgrrWbCQm-puwG6m3FSQ8bDothO4XmolW0njmd1Ht6iS4ZR2qtGmefeCxssPA85mR0woCSqWEDdDqtV4XcjxgMuTjZs_vaVOjPwspjt7oKp1pOkDCI9JMOmz/s400/b.joe%20liggins.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y_2r5GDz-tnbXc_PwWhIYK4m7miKCKgzrqoQpDBBF4cuokTEcTM1Vq5H9SKxbd9qZl8PEgrrWbCQm-puwG6m3FSQ8bDothO4XmolW0njmd1Ht6iS4ZR2qtGmefeCxssPA85mR0woCSqWEDdDqtV4XcjxgMuTjZs_vaVOjPwspjt7oKp1pOkDCI9JMOmz/s16000/b.joe%20liggins.jpg" /><br /></a><br />One last thing, I just checked and there's a bunch of Vera's
shows that you can stream on the <a href="https://www.jazz88.org/programs/Saturday_Night_Fish_Fry/">radio station's web site</a>. But really, a
transistor radio is the way to go.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia801702.us.archive.org/2/items/blowingfuses/VA-Blowing%20The%20Fuse%201953-29-Drunk%20-%20Jimmy%20Liggins.mp3">Jimmy Liggins - Drunk mp3</a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia801702.us.archive.org/2/items/blowingfuses/VA-Blowing%20The%20Fuse%201948-14-Cadillac%20Boogie%20-%20Jimmy%20Liggins.mp3">Jimmy Liggins - Cadillac Boogie mp3</a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia801702.us.archive.org/2/items/blowingfuses/VA-Blowing%20The%20Fuse%201950-11-Pink%20Champagne%20-%20Joe%20Liggins.mp3">Joe Liggins - Pink Champagne mp3</a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia801702.us.archive.org/2/items/blowingfuses/VA-Blowing%20The%20Fuse%201951-02-Little%20Joe%27s%20Boogie%20-%20Joe%20Liggins%20%26%20His%20Honeydrippers.mp3">Joe Liggins - Little Joe's Boogie mp3</a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />The Radio Show:<br /><a href="https://www.jazz88.org/programs/Saturday_Night_Fish_Fry/">Saturday Night Fish Fry </a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.jazz88.org/programs/Saturday_Night_Fish_Fry/">at Jazz88.org</a> 65 episodes available streaming!</span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Visit:<br /><a href="https://sandiegotroubadour.com/band-of-brothers-the-liggins-brothers/">Band of Brothers - The Liggins Brothers</a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://sandiegotroubadour.com/band-of-brothers-the-liggins-brothers/"> at San Diego Troubadour</a></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /></span></b></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-12386447258390271382024-03-04T19:48:00.000-08:002024-03-05T17:56:52.771-08:00CRAZY GEETAR SPECIAL<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawzfaP0NkifCeizk4zoFWA8rc-_0bdVJoJGdWt2JLqHVg01bF_852oIfMaxdLaPRPnUdKURk0gTOSZCFDJJcr1iLYWh0cHYjHom7A7e-Y6cDM_pI0ULuCxN1GX9LDDKcC6NvS1BPGw2APRCU_sGadVpoTWW7vYyfQFqGGxkxcC4I2ubPquZuuQ9CEza_E/s400/b.sonny%20sharrock.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawzfaP0NkifCeizk4zoFWA8rc-_0bdVJoJGdWt2JLqHVg01bF_852oIfMaxdLaPRPnUdKURk0gTOSZCFDJJcr1iLYWh0cHYjHom7A7e-Y6cDM_pI0ULuCxN1GX9LDDKcC6NvS1BPGw2APRCU_sGadVpoTWW7vYyfQFqGGxkxcC4I2ubPquZuuQ9CEza_E/s16000/b.sonny%20sharrock.jpg" /></a><br />When you think of guitar in jazz you might think of Kenny Burrell or Jim Hall, that stuff with a mellow tone, clean and exact. The other jazz guitar that comes to mind is the fusion stuff, more electrified but still a tad too exact to appeal to my more rock tainted sensibilities. Enter Sonny Sharrock, who can sound almost like a rock guitarist. I guess the closest comparison is someone who plays as loose as Hendrix, as loose as you'll hear in a jazz context.<br /><br />The songs below are from one of Sharrock's last albums, <i>Space Ghost: Coast to Coast</i>. The person who posted them refers to the LP as his masterpiece. Not being familiar with Sharrock's output I'll have to take him at his word. No matter, this stuff is good. "Out to Launch" is some crazy shit.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><p><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/01.%20Hit%20Single.mp3">Sonny Sharrock - Hit Single mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/">at Xtrmntr</a></span></span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/03.%20Out%20to%20Launch.mp3">Sonny Sharrock - Out to Launch mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/">at Xtrmntr</a></span></span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/05.%20Rocket%2099.mp3">Sonny Sharrock - Rocket 99 mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/">at Xtrmntr</a></span></span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/04.%20Fear%20of%20a%20Ghost%20Planet.mp3">Sonny Sharrock - Fear of a Ghost Planet mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://xtrmntr.com/sharrock/sg/">at Xtrmntr</a></span></span></span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-55738932367793056322024-03-01T19:43:00.000-08:002024-03-01T19:45:46.132-08:00IT'S POST-PUNK SOMEWHERE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zzdgAKfK2fKhkgyjqXx_PgNWakcYOKB6AikLYodCeiBEwVix2CfX0ENj_CIbKOayzBwp9_bmTj72DOsK-jud5VgPNvnwbZXCDwLCV9cqHdv-VKXWaSHSRZgMrVX-NAAWQnUrG335B9AMNMVbUj3GJNcVqyTvGQn5lpkNXfcyJ6NiurX3OR9xl9i2fsqV/s400/b.knitters.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zzdgAKfK2fKhkgyjqXx_PgNWakcYOKB6AikLYodCeiBEwVix2CfX0ENj_CIbKOayzBwp9_bmTj72DOsK-jud5VgPNvnwbZXCDwLCV9cqHdv-VKXWaSHSRZgMrVX-NAAWQnUrG335B9AMNMVbUj3GJNcVqyTvGQn5lpkNXfcyJ6NiurX3OR9xl9i2fsqV/s16000/b.knitters.jpg" /></a><br />Just a quick one because I ran across a favorite that I'd been wanting to share for a while for one reason. The the lyrics fucking crack me up. It's by the Knitters, a side project that included John Doe, Exene Cervenka, and DJ Bonebrake from X, Dave Alvin from the Blasters and Jonny Ray Bartel from the Red Devils. The song, "The Call of the Wreckin' Ball", is about a guy who stomps chickens to death for a living. It starts with: "Well I woke up this morning, lookin' for kicks, went out to the barnyard to stomp on some chicks. They call me Wreckin' Ball, 'cause I'm the baddest of 'em all." That's just the first couple lines. The rest of the song is just as goofy. When I hear it, I'm envisioning the Max Fleischer version of Bluto from the early Popeye cartoons. The lyrics definitely have a cartoon feel to them. Lil' Abner shitfaced drunk. Anyway, it's best to hear it first but if your English is spotty there's a link below to the lyrics. The Knitters' version of Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings" is down there too because it's a good one.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia600501.us.archive.org/3/items/lagoat/The%20Knitters%2C%20X%2C%20Dave%20Alvin%2C%20John%20Doe%20-%20The%20Call%20of%20the%20Wreckin%27%20Ball.mp3">The Knitters - The Call of the Wrecking Ball</a></span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia600501.us.archive.org/3/items/lagoat/The%20Knitters%2C%20X%2C%20Dave%20Alvin%2C%20John%20Doe%20-%20The%20Call%20of%20the%20Wreckin%27%20Ball.mp3"> mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia800501.us.archive.org/3/items/lagoat/The%20Knitters%2C%20X%2C%20Dave%20Alvin%2C%20Merle%20Haggard%20-%20Silver%20Wings.mp3">The Knitters - Silver Wings mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Lyrics:<br /></span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://genius.com/Knitters-the-call-of-the-wreckin-ball-lyrics">The Knitters - </a></span></b></span><a href="https://genius.com/Knitters-the-call-of-the-wreckin-ball-lyrics"><span><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Call of the Wrecking Ball</span></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> lyrics</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> at Genius</span></span></a></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-61959309001948138522024-02-29T20:36:00.000-08:002024-02-29T20:36:41.182-08:00NEVER HEARD OF HER.<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq18_7I-elkqOrBKqCIEK0mkj7iY7_X0ARU69Nry57BW0Yya59_R4WRVF8VRXjvR-21rgzOK94pR162gTiZ_pzLuuFM20qhWw_C_PpG0XO_xQpKsCJ5-8gAX70lfY760QrXFjjV9T1a3HzCkj8V6jiQgkmxVxHlCmJSqNkqTvuohWGYxQuFmpDw1eRYpGg/s400/b.charlene%20arthur%202.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq18_7I-elkqOrBKqCIEK0mkj7iY7_X0ARU69Nry57BW0Yya59_R4WRVF8VRXjvR-21rgzOK94pR162gTiZ_pzLuuFM20qhWw_C_PpG0XO_xQpKsCJ5-8gAX70lfY760QrXFjjV9T1a3HzCkj8V6jiQgkmxVxHlCmJSqNkqTvuohWGYxQuFmpDw1eRYpGg/s16000/b.charlene%20arthur%202.jpg" /></a><br />I'm posting these for a few reasons. I never heard of Charline Arthur until a few hours ago. I'm reading a bland book about early rock 'n' roll. The stuff in it is the same stuff most of us know backwards and forwards. It a $1 used book and it's just holding me over until I get to the library. I've been tempted to put it down but have been holding out hope that there'd be some nugget of early rock trivia that I's missed, in this most basic book. There, mentioned between Janis Martin and Barbara Pttman was the name Charline Arthur. The book considers her rockabilly but, eh, it's really more country or hillbilly. But another reason I'm posting these is that, whether country, hillbilly or rockabilly, I knew Rocky 52 would have something. That he did. Five songs and a bio. Three of the songs are below and there's a link to the page at Rocky 52. Bookmark <a href="http://rocky-52.net/accueil.htm">Rocky's site</a>. It's invaluable when it comes to anything country, western, hillbilly, rockabilly, bluegrass or early rock 'n' roll. That's another reason for this post, props for <a href="http://rocky-52.net/accueil.htm">Rocky 52</a>.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Listen:<br /><a href="https://rocky-52.net/son/son_a/arthur_charlene/arthur_charline_iheardaboutyou.mp3">Charline Arthur - I Heard About You mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://rocky-52.net/accueil.htm">at Rocky 52</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://rocky-52.net/son/son_a/arthur_charlene/arthur_charlene_hellobaby.mp3">Charline Arthur - Hello Baby mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://rocky-52.net/accueil.htm">at Rocky 52</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://rocky-52.net/son/son_a/arthur_charlene/arthur_charline_burnthatcandle.mp3">Charline Arthur - Burn That Candle mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://rocky-52.net/accueil.htm">at Rocky 52</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="goog_1096355049">Charline Arthur - Two more, bio and discography </a></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="goog_1096355049">at Rocky 52</a><a href="https://rocky-52.net/chanteurs/arthur_charline.htm"><b><br /></b></a></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-1629524048339354172024-02-25T21:16:00.000-08:002024-02-25T21:19:00.236-08:00YOU,...READY TO GO?<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkE26KSQgpBsMe5o10KR-66gYahI3hneiBJS88oHPsBGs0FnWu6Z7QzIWLNBQwQvRmxw789j7B3VTbexgjCCQlht31KfP4UKCCLJ9bFel9oegGQZXP2ZlHfDBrcUieVMsJjFv6L2gxn7ENDCKkpYQIezGGuClqKtZevzyeHov3x8YENAx06JTl8Ku5Z7D/s490/b.pete%20rock.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkE26KSQgpBsMe5o10KR-66gYahI3hneiBJS88oHPsBGs0FnWu6Z7QzIWLNBQwQvRmxw789j7B3VTbexgjCCQlht31KfP4UKCCLJ9bFel9oegGQZXP2ZlHfDBrcUieVMsJjFv6L2gxn7ENDCKkpYQIezGGuClqKtZevzyeHov3x8YENAx06JTl8Ku5Z7D/s16000/b.pete%20rock.jpg" /></a><br />If you ever wanted to test your rapping skills but are so unbelievably white that you were embarrassed even thinking about it, I have just the thing. Pete Rock's instrumentals. There were three or four LPs worth (I think), in a series called <i>PeteStrumentals</i> (credited to Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers) . Throw 'em on. Let 'em roll while you go about your business and see if you aren't singing, rhyming, rapping, or toasting after a few minutes.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Listen:<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://ia801401.us.archive.org/15/items/pete-rock-and-the-soul-brothers-petestrumentals-3/3/05-Heavy.mp3">Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers - Heavy mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://ia801401.us.archive.org/15/items/pete-rock-and-the-soul-brothers-petestrumentals-3/3/10-Swag.mp3">Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers - Swag mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://ia801401.us.archive.org/15/items/pete-rock-and-the-soul-brothers-petestrumentals-3/3/09-Tman%20Funk%21.mp3">Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers - Tman Funk mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://ia801401.us.archive.org/15/items/pete-rock-and-the-soul-brothers-petestrumentals-3/3/13-Super%20Soul%20Brother.mp3">Pete Rock and the Soul Brothers - Super Soul Brother</a></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://ia801401.us.archive.org/15/items/pete-rock-and-the-soul-brothers-petestrumentals-3/3/13-Super%20Soul%20Brother.mp3"> mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-86663895626089961572024-02-21T19:43:00.000-08:002024-02-21T19:49:55.320-08:00RIP LIFER<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbkV73Xdt4b-hg2Er1H2iNfTVx-zRP4EG-JDsQxzaCTJIn2qTlZHx2oFxeOb7nGAM4Pc6z22DPP6iN9Kw0V9zVLVTymOX7mMxfHYP5vs5H5VwvnOKsQF7SHGDhNPmmQduBOIbDV6ZF5AuRG08ADR7JIpBUOPzdO_iECOOu0Sxqye-KHxXMaG28hCnW9Vh/s565/b.dexter%20romweber.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbkV73Xdt4b-hg2Er1H2iNfTVx-zRP4EG-JDsQxzaCTJIn2qTlZHx2oFxeOb7nGAM4Pc6z22DPP6iN9Kw0V9zVLVTymOX7mMxfHYP5vs5H5VwvnOKsQF7SHGDhNPmmQduBOIbDV6ZF5AuRG08ADR7JIpBUOPzdO_iECOOu0Sxqye-KHxXMaG28hCnW9Vh/s16000/b.dexter%20romweber.jpg" /></a><br />A few days ago I heard that Dexter Romweber had recently passed away. Fu-huck. This one hurts. He was the real deal, a little full of himself when he was younger but musically, man, pure manic rocker. That was in the Flat Duo Jets, a rockin' combo, good and raw. Even as a kid Romweber's taste was early rock 'n' roll and rockabilly. As he got older, it was still classic sounding shit but a little more under control. Here's just a few things, early stuff and a couple later cuts from the Dexter Bomweber Duo. The video below is from a 1987 music documentary about the Athens, GA scene, There's tons more stuff at YouTube, as well as clips of his later duo, the Dexter Bomweber Duo.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="335" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DwlKwwI0g9A" width="403" youtube-src-id="DwlKwwI0g9A"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">The party starts at 3:12</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: red; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></div><p>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Listen:</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/CM/Harlem/Flat_Duo_Jets_-_Harlem_Nocturne.mp3" target="_blank">The Flat Duo Jets - Harlem Nocturne mp3</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/" target="_blank">at Beware of the Blog</a></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://leaveyouwantingless.typepad.com/sotd/files/flat_duo_jets_two_headed_cow_13_golden_strings.mp3" target="_blank">The Flat Duo Jets - Golden Stings mp3</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://leaveyouwantingless.typepad.com/" target="_blank">at Leave You Wanting Less</a></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://ia800703.us.archive.org/31/items/Ruins_Of_Berlin-3065/Dex_Romweber_Duo_-_01_-_Lookout.mp3">Dexter Romweber Duo - Lookout mp3</a> </span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://ia600703.us.archive.org/31/items/Ruins_Of_Berlin-3065/Dex_Romweber_Duo_-_03_-_Picture_Of_You.mp3">Dexter Romweber Duo - Picture of You mp3</a> </span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Video:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/2BvKB-eOR9M?si=4dnVEmBlVmGWHJwU">Flat Duo Jets - MTV 120 Minutes segment</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/2BvKB-eOR9M?si=4dnVEmBlVmGWHJwU"> at YouTube</a> 1985</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/_BUmdtXz0aQ?si=M96rlFU_JKF3w8t7">Flat Duo Jets - Dark Night </a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/_BUmdtXz0aQ?si=M96rlFU_JKF3w8t7">at YouTube</a> 2016</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/L5lgmo4u-tc?si=dbLY6YTzAzSLWF0V">The Flat duo Jets - Lonely Wolf at YouTube</a><br /><a href="ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHiKsxhMV8&list=PLE25835C870C9B5CE">The Flat Duo Jets - Hoy Hoy at YouTube</a><br />Visit:<br /><a href="https://indyweek.com/music/dexter-romweber-raucous-torchbearer-of-the-power-duo-dead-at-57/">Dexter Romweber, Raucous Torchbearer of the Power Duo, Dead at 57</a></span><a href="https://indyweek.com/music/dexter-romweber-raucous-torchbearer-of-the-power-duo-dead-at-57/"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> at Indy Week</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-74147904115080362462024-02-16T18:47:00.000-08:002024-02-16T18:47:10.250-08:00<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdVe2MaCql_yeYMSPcy5jIKgw24dk-YuhQ2CKjLYi-F3co4PxzF8qXI6a1PIMzGzRj5VUZ-G3yUzR6UUlNeyPF4x2mJI-KSGXyBdWuz02yLpit4kWDVAsc5jUAMXobBkuI9xAoI6fixHidlytolv99Y1o18VCjkzpkB5fj2Say4RM4M0ysLWhN7tB8Li/s432/b.navalny.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdVe2MaCql_yeYMSPcy5jIKgw24dk-YuhQ2CKjLYi-F3co4PxzF8qXI6a1PIMzGzRj5VUZ-G3yUzR6UUlNeyPF4x2mJI-KSGXyBdWuz02yLpit4kWDVAsc5jUAMXobBkuI9xAoI6fixHidlytolv99Y1o18VCjkzpkB5fj2Say4RM4M0ysLWhN7tB8Li/s16000/b.navalny.jpg" /></a></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-60382046373892810142024-02-13T20:24:00.000-08:002024-02-13T20:24:33.921-08:00RIP DO-GOODER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmlEVJorqUu2Fp6pa9X8eIoUDPaVVI4e4KI7CEzqhSICS6HWxVMSM_R8jdg8Pf1juAaFcI-Pmm_LCW7a7yViJdEOPEIOQ1MU-UkU5l20Vs5n1-bH5zWDDzdVAVyrojvzqPhVgJbftV3KH81ppyw8cwCJwTHVO3j-7PJclAFzpwBbTdPHH1a6pII6u9RHB/s612/b.waynekramer%20400.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmlEVJorqUu2Fp6pa9X8eIoUDPaVVI4e4KI7CEzqhSICS6HWxVMSM_R8jdg8Pf1juAaFcI-Pmm_LCW7a7yViJdEOPEIOQ1MU-UkU5l20Vs5n1-bH5zWDDzdVAVyrojvzqPhVgJbftV3KH81ppyw8cwCJwTHVO3j-7PJclAFzpwBbTdPHH1a6pII6u9RHB/s16000/b.waynekramer%20400.jpg" /></a><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'd been away from things for a few days, limiting my online time to strictly necessary shit. So I didn't find out until this past weekend that Wayne Kramer had passed away (on February 2nd). Kramer was one of the guitarists in the MC5 (the other being Fred "Sonic" Smith). Proto-punk influence, "Kick Out the Jams", guitar hero, blah blah, blah. He was a great musician, if you know the MC5, you know that. But he was so much more than just another hot shit guitarist.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAMYL1w4f_vqxKOO4rboFRGhZ-kCcN8O0JwuuXRQ1POvijXERCCdLKk7lLZDBPenPCImayBU9d-DLom-XbmNtAab5ospWNac3GzqwvAMGSj0cnFTuudOlFsEpkVThOrmwzMRPk1LuI3B0KrygRDtxBCU0N6owlz0wGpGtenhsFqQTf9SJFOqaUSIRl2fz/s400/b.Wayne-Kramer-small.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxAMYL1w4f_vqxKOO4rboFRGhZ-kCcN8O0JwuuXRQ1POvijXERCCdLKk7lLZDBPenPCImayBU9d-DLom-XbmNtAab5ospWNac3GzqwvAMGSj0cnFTuudOlFsEpkVThOrmwzMRPk1LuI3B0KrygRDtxBCU0N6owlz0wGpGtenhsFqQTf9SJFOqaUSIRl2fz/s16000/b.Wayne-Kramer-small.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you don't know about his incarceration and his prison reform activism after his release, <a href="https://capitalandmain.com/wayne-kramers-rage-against-the-prison-machine">Capital & Main</a>, a Califonia based non-profit site, has a great article about all that. That part of Kramer puts him on a whole other tier. <a href="https://capitalandmain.com/wayne-kramers-rage-against-the-prison-machine">Read the article</a>. For now, here's my favorite clip of him, doing a cover of Ted Taylor's "Ramblin' Rose" with the MC5 (followed by "Kick Out the Jams"), from 1970. Check his foot work. (Look out Prince.) There's a few other MC5 things down there to keep you from the dishes..<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="333" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/74jS3dW0DtE" width="400" youtube-src-id="74jS3dW0DtE"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span></div><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia802200.us.archive.org/12/items/mc5_20220211/01%20-%20Ramblin%27%20Rose.mp3">MC5 - Ramblin' Rose mp3</a> </span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://www.philxmilstein.com/probe/tracks/TedTaylor-Ramblin'Rose.mp3">Ted Taylor - Ramblin' Rose mp3</a> </span><a href="http://www.philxmilstein.com/probe/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Probe Is Turning-On the People</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://ia902200.us.archive.org/12/items/mc5_20220211/02%20-%20Kick%20Out%20The%20Jams.mp3">MC5 - Kick Out the Jams mp3</a> </span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="https://ia902200.us.archive.org/12/items/mc5_20220211/04%20-%20Rocket%20Reducer%20No.%2062%20%28Rama%20Lama%20Fa%20Fa%20Fa%29.mp3">MC5 - Rocket Reducer#2 (Rama Lama Fa Fa) mp3</a> </span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Video:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/0tx8GiTFK-I?si=Oq2aO9jJ09IM4yb0">MC5 - Kick Out the Jams (live) </a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/0tx8GiTFK-I?si=Oq2aO9jJ09IM4yb0">at YouTube</a> Colorized version of the clip above. Had me fooled.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Visit:<br /><a href="https://capitalandmain.com/wayne-kramers-rage-against-the-prison-machine">Wayne Kramer’s Rage Against the Prison Machine</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://capitalandmain.com/wayne-kramers-rage-against-the-prison-machine"> at Capital & Main</a> "Years behind bars for drug dealing led the influential proto-punk rocker to work for criminal justice reform."<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-44921471667394627862024-02-12T18:54:00.000-08:002024-02-12T21:05:37.242-08:00SHIT! CAME EARLY THIS YEAR!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MbVxM7PsrNA678LWh1hzzzQKGmuJ2hxgflFwnS5z1hWjEok0mNpDf2cAhiAVfC4-QgmsvAYv2Eqr_lHX9GpipjAk3oH7YTGqanROMvNTedYZ_asYCAFpvytbwtIVX4sEoq3euWDYRLHMs8wLf6n_GZTNLdlVfPjwGPC13MUlVzEuqNUharfWCOrklg/s498/b.Ernie%20K-Doe%20and%20wife%20Antoinette.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MbVxM7PsrNA678LWh1hzzzQKGmuJ2hxgflFwnS5z1hWjEok0mNpDf2cAhiAVfC4-QgmsvAYv2Eqr_lHX9GpipjAk3oH7YTGqanROMvNTedYZ_asYCAFpvytbwtIVX4sEoq3euWDYRLHMs8wLf6n_GZTNLdlVfPjwGPC13MUlVzEuqNUharfWCOrklg/s16000/b.Ernie%20K-Doe%20and%20wife%20Antoinette.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Everything below was posted last year. I wasn't paying attention this year and just realizede that tomorrow's Fat Tuesday, so it's too late to start from scratch. Most of below should still be good. Don't miss the Funky Sixteen Corners mixes. Here's the old post:<br /> <br />It's crunch time! Here's the last of the New Orleans shake that I was able to scrounge up, including a couple other mixes from Funky 16 Corners and a radio show from the eighties with rip roaring Ernie K-Doe as DJ. In case you should whoop it up too much tomorrow night, these might even hold your hair while you puke.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span></div><p>
<span style="font-size: small;">Listen:</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><b><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KR/AlTousanCowCow.mp3">Al Tousan (Allen Toussaint) - Cow Cow Blues mp3</a> </b></b></b></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://wfmuichiban.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cows-come-home-in-august.html">at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban</a></span></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><b><b><b><a href="http://philxmilstein.com/probe/tracks/popeye/EddieBo.mp3" style="font-weight: bold;">Eddie Bo - Check Mr. Popeye mp3</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b></b></b></b></b></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://philxmilstein.com/">at Probe Is Turning-On the People</a></span></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><span><b><b><b><b><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KR/AllenToussaintMooMoo.mp3">Al Tousan (Allen Toussaint) - Moo Moo mp3</a></b> <b> </b></b></b></b></span></b></b></b><span><a href="http://wfmuichiban.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cows-come-home-in-august.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban</span></a></span><b><b><b> </b></b></b></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><span><b><b><b><a href="http://videogotz.free.fr/dubruit/zic/yeswecanpart2.mp3">Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can, Pt 2 mp3</a></b></b></b></span></b></b></b><span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://videogotz.free.fr/">at Videogotz</a></span></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><a href="http://letspolka.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/chenier_zydeco.mp3" style="font-weight: bold;">Clifton Chenier - Zydeco Sont Pas Sale mp3</a></b></b></b><span> <a href="http://letspolka.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Let's Polka</span></a></span><b><b><b> </b></b></b></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><span><b><a href="http://modernkicks.typepad.com/modern_kicks/files/13_would_you_believe_it_i_have_a_co.mp3" target="_blank">Huey "Piano" Smith - Would You Believe It mp3</a> </b></span></b></b></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://modernkicks.typepad.com/" target="_blank">at Modern Kicks</a></span><b><b><b> </b></b></b></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KR/JessieHillOogseyMoo.mp3">Jessie Hill - Oogsey Moo mp3</a></b> </b></b><span><a href="http://wfmuichiban.blogspot.com/2012/08/jessie-says-whip-it-on-me-oogsey-moo.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban</span></a></span><b><b><b><br /><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KR/JessieHillWhipItOnMe.mp3">Jessie Hill - Whip It On Me mp3</a></b> </b></b><span><a href="http://wfmuichiban.blogspot.com/2012/08/jessie-says-whip-it-on-me-oogsey-moo.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban</span></a></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><span><b><a href="http://rocky-52.net/son/son_s/shirley&lee/shirley&lee_feelsogood.mp3" target="_blank">Shirley and Lee - Feel So Good mp3</a> </b></span></b></b><span><a href="http://rocky-52.net/" target="_blank">at Rocky 52</a> </span><b><b> </b></b></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><a href="http://philxmilstein.com/probe/tracks/LeeDorsey-HolyCow.mp3">Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow mp3</a> </b></b><span><a href="http://philxmilstein.com/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Probe Is Turning-On the People</span></a></span><b><a href="http://philxmilstein.com/"> </a></b></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><b><b><b><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KR/AlTousanMooMoo.mp3">Al Tousan (Allen Toussaint) - Pelican Parade mp3</a></b> <b> </b></b></b></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="http://wfmuichiban.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-cows-come-home-in-august.html">at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span><b> </b></span></span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span></span><span><b><a href="http://www.philxmilstein.com/probe/tracks/popeye/HueyPianoSmith.mp3" target="_blank">Huey "Piano" Smith - Popeye mp3</a> </b><span><a href="http://www.philxmilstein.com/probe/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Probe Is Turning-On the People</span></a></span></span><span></span><span> </span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Mixes:<br /><a href="https://funky16corners.com/podcasts/f16_radio5.mp3">Funky Nawlins, Volume 1 </a></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://funky16corners.com/podcasts/f16_radio5.mp3">at Funky 16 Corners</a> 16 songs Go <a href="https://funky16corners.com/?page_id=3">here</a> for the song list (fifth mix down)<b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://funky16corners.com/podcasts/f16_radio10.mp3">Funky Nawlins, Volume 2 </a></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://funky16corners.com/podcasts/f16_radio10.mp3">at Funky 16 Corners</a> 17 songs Go <a href="https://funky16corners.com/?page_id=3">here</a> for the song list (tenth mix down)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Vintage ranting </b><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DY/Ernie_K_Doe.mp3" style="font-weight: bold;">Ernie-K Doe on WWOZ, New Orleans (1980s) mp3</a></span><span><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DY/Ernie_K_Doe.mp3"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">at Beware of the Blog</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> An hour and ten minutes of K Doe going off, DJing, ranting and actually playing some records.</span></span> </span><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Listen live:</span></b><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="http://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/" target="_blank">WWOZ "Guardians of the Groove" streaming here</a></span></b></span></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-60858953607024102692024-02-09T18:33:00.000-08:002024-02-09T18:33:21.802-08:00PARTY LIKE IT'S 1956<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxG2PwWd6KoKSJVhRmXdHWpyfuC-QzsNUbFBilx4r_AVKX0aVeP0NCO0fXA4YB6yFEtaMXsHt-l8H-cKxj1s9dDg5SNHClo76PqQaEptphiMw4sHE1ZbXuX_tP8NDkabb0XWjJikrC8aCygSKXGA6JD-0K6JVtQym06V48-cNh4yFMl4X3qqoN_Eafsi_/s413/b.big%20jay.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxG2PwWd6KoKSJVhRmXdHWpyfuC-QzsNUbFBilx4r_AVKX0aVeP0NCO0fXA4YB6yFEtaMXsHt-l8H-cKxj1s9dDg5SNHClo76PqQaEptphiMw4sHE1ZbXuX_tP8NDkabb0XWjJikrC8aCygSKXGA6JD-0K6JVtQym06V48-cNh4yFMl4X3qqoN_Eafsi_/s16000/b.big%20jay.jpg" /></a><br />It's a Big Jay McNeely Friday Night Honkin' Sax Special. Here's a bunch of stuff from the one guy that pretty much defines "honkin'". The photo above says it all. Basically, "Blow, baby, blow!!" I think I remember someone commenting here on another McNeely post in the past saying that they didn't like honkin' sax. Fine, they can go listen to Kenny G somewhere else. The rest of you guys can let 'er rip. Drink cheap beer and shake those ruffled tail feathers.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Listen:<br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://archive.org/download/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-NervousManNervous1953.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Nervous Man Nervous mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="https://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://archive.org/download/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-PsychoSerenade.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Psycho Serenade mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://ia801706.us.archive.org/0/items/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-WildWig.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Wild Wig mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://ia801706.us.archive.org/0/items/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-InsectBall.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Insect Ball mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://ia801706.us.archive.org/0/items/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-InsectBall.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Just Crazy mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><a href="https://ia801706.us.archive.org/0/items/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-JaysFrantic1950.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Jay's Frantic mp3</a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801706.us.archive.org/0/items/BigJayMcneelyCollection/BigJayMcneely-MuleMilk1954.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Mule Milk mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="http://archive.org/">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><a href="https://ia801308.us.archive.org/20/items/allhail_202402/Big%20Jay%20McNeely%20-%20Whipped%20Cream.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Whipped Cream mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><a href="https://ia801308.us.archive.org/20/items/allhail_202402/Big%20Jay%20McNeely%20-%20Rock%20Candy.mp3">Big Jay McNeely - Rock Candy mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-56480719026339266272024-02-07T18:28:00.000-08:002024-02-07T18:31:42.499-08:00STUDIO ONE GOES TO THE MOVIES<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEt4O5HzHlc-9eyeSOpvxzZWL-9uaVQI6276XcaAJLgZiOmfKEOX3shUmJVFUfR6H3jeW-17YG8NIrhbZkcmuf4joZwz4aMp1RV_HhRGka-U_SgeOmPZXK0IRgg6KJgYtaNUlvd4A4ahLRdaZ1YHJWAvDovifhOGLEYLuJzGo96UrWBvdAJuG5z0cDwIM/s450/b.cedric%20brooks%202.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEt4O5HzHlc-9eyeSOpvxzZWL-9uaVQI6276XcaAJLgZiOmfKEOX3shUmJVFUfR6H3jeW-17YG8NIrhbZkcmuf4joZwz4aMp1RV_HhRGka-U_SgeOmPZXK0IRgg6KJgYtaNUlvd4A4ahLRdaZ1YHJWAvDovifhOGLEYLuJzGo96UrWBvdAJuG5z0cDwIM/s16000/b.cedric%20brooks%202.jpg" /></a><br />Oh yeahhhh. These suckers are right up my alley. I love instrumentals, I love movie soundtracks, I love reggae and Studio One is my favorite reggae record label. Put those together and you have something close to a royal flush. I'm on it.<br /><br />I've heard a handful of reggae versions of the theme from "Shaft" over the years and Cedric Im Brooks's (seen above) version is the one that really sounds still deeply rooted in Jamaica. Other reggae versions are good, they just stray too far. Jackie Mittoo's version of "Hang 'em High" strays quite a ways, still, it's great. Mittoo was part of the house band at Studio One, the Sound Dimension. He pretty much has a license to do anything. An earlier band, the Soul Brothers, is represented by "007", an earlier cut that's really ska. Still cool.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~<br /></span></span></span></div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/studio-one-funk/Funk/01-Cedric%20Im%20Brooks-Shaft.mp3">Cedric Im Brooks - Shaft mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/studio-one-funk/Funk/05-Jackie%20Mittoo-Hang%20%27Em%20High.mp3">Jackie Mittoo - Hang 'em High mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/studio-one-funk/Funk/09-The%20Soul%20Brothers-007.mp3">Soul Brothers - 007 mp3</a> </span></span></b><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-91898741187817756792024-02-06T06:09:00.000-08:002024-02-06T06:14:06.161-08:00MORE WOLF<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCQ9v8_oh6ihUS3786x_r0Ax2atErFaBqI_Vl-fzyFXjgjr0ewiPVY8yYlh8p0bw1ENTY6IVBXv4rfTuuqdnbPfunjjMz60CjjFdBiaIWIo5hTYkDW1U77sxrgqqAv3CEfCVXOjO82oZmU-omxJt7m17ltsMeR7Ueau9POqpuB-nXb0c-4yXw16IhevNz/s400/b.howlin%20wolf%20face.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCQ9v8_oh6ihUS3786x_r0Ax2atErFaBqI_Vl-fzyFXjgjr0ewiPVY8yYlh8p0bw1ENTY6IVBXv4rfTuuqdnbPfunjjMz60CjjFdBiaIWIo5hTYkDW1U77sxrgqqAv3CEfCVXOjO82oZmU-omxJt7m17ltsMeR7Ueau9POqpuB-nXb0c-4yXw16IhevNz/s16000/b.howlin%20wolf%20face.jpg" /></a><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In the U.S. it's Black History Month. Per the White House, "This National Black History Month, we celebrate the vast contributions of Black Americans to our country and recognize that Black history is American history and that Black culture, stories, and triumphs are at the core of who we are as a Nation." Hear, hear! That goes triple for the contribution to the music we listen to. Black Americans are responsible for 90% of what's considered American music. Where to start? I was mulling that over when I was talking to a friend today. He's in his late twenties. I mentioned Howlin' Wolf. He didn't know who he was. We can't have that.<br /><br />I'm trusting you all know how to search for a Howlin' Wolf bio, so no regurgitating here. One thing I do want to point out. The songs below were all released on Chess Records with the exception of two, recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun. One of the songs, "Mr. Highway Man" is represented twice, one on Chess and one on Sun, so you can hear how much more raw the Sun sides were. Alas, per usual, the superior version was on the smaller label so it's also the lesser heard. I highly recommend starting with his stuff on Sun (entry at Discogs <a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/8902629-Howlin-Wolf-Best-Of-The-Sun-Records-Sessions">here</a>).<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801507.us.archive.org/5/items/playingchess19551956/27%20Smokestack%20Lightnin%27.mp3">Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin' mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Chess<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801403.us.archive.org/35/items/playingchess19521954/38%20Evil.mp3">Howlin' Wolf - Evil mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Chess<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia601403.us.archive.org/35/items/playingchess19521954/48%20Fourty%20Four.mp3">Howlin' Wolf - Forty Four mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Chess<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia601403.us.archive.org/35/items/playingchess19521954/01%20Mr%20Highway%20Man.mp3">Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Chess<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/R4xgPb_rrhM?si=m13enSlCBZbXeWNP">Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man </a></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/R4xgPb_rrhM?si=m13enSlCBZbXeWNP">(streaming) at YouTube</a> Sun<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia803202.us.archive.org/15/items/memphisheaven/11%20Howlin%27%20Wolf%20Boogie.mp3">Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf Boogie mp3</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Sun<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-74958923379177934482024-02-02T19:58:00.000-08:002024-02-03T13:23:07.057-08:00IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT YOU DAVE<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RcPitGk4HqQTmCnWnjZLHP5aBhyphenhyphendvT9W8kR-PGCE87z0a-708gZHO_OUIiXTKoB-obGy5KgeMNgcnNJDAkkw68nuVkK3ZN45qs9EIB_OYYL5S1cajVVmAOXnz-6MoyTjcJsbBQqdK9FCdHStmcKhH4VOvhQVa9rHct2500liKNoOSZ2sbw4RTsK1CVze/s562/b.bowie%20covers.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RcPitGk4HqQTmCnWnjZLHP5aBhyphenhyphendvT9W8kR-PGCE87z0a-708gZHO_OUIiXTKoB-obGy5KgeMNgcnNJDAkkw68nuVkK3ZN45qs9EIB_OYYL5S1cajVVmAOXnz-6MoyTjcJsbBQqdK9FCdHStmcKhH4VOvhQVa9rHct2500liKNoOSZ2sbw4RTsK1CVze/s16000/b.bowie%20covers.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Most of you know David Bowie once had an LP that was all covers, <i>Pin Ups</i>. It was covers of songs that were hits in the UK between 1964 and 1967. He did a shitload of other covers throughout his career and they're all over the map. I chose the ones below because they illustrate that tendency. You've got a Velvet Underground cover, a John Lennon cover, a Nat King Cole cover (w/Massive Attack) and, drum roll, an extended mix of a Legendary Stardust Cowboy cover. That last one is the one that slays me. If you're not familiar with the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, I encourage you to listen to "Paralyzed" first, then watch the video of Bowie telling Jools Holland how he ended up doing a Legendary Stardust Cowboy cover in the first place. And yes, I'll use any excuse to post the Legendary Stardust Cowboy.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Listen:</b><b><br /><a href="https://ia601307.us.archive.org/14/items/bowietake3/David%20Bowie%20And%20Massive%20Attack%20-%20Nature%20Boy.mp3">David Bowie w/Massive Attack - Nature Boy mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Nat King Cole cover</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia601307.us.archive.org/14/items/bowietake3/David%20Bowie%20-%20Mother.mp3">David Bowie - Mother mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> John Lennon cover</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia801307.us.archive.org/14/items/bowietake3/David%20Bowie%20-%20White%20Light_White%20Heat%20%28Live%29%20%28Stereo%29.mp3">David Bowie - White Light White Heat (live) mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Velvet Underground cover</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia601307.us.archive.org/14/items/bowietake3/BOWIE%20-%20GEMINI%20SPACECRAFT%20~%20DEEP%20SPACE%20COWBOY%2012%27%20MIX.mp3">David Bowie - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Legendary Stardust Cowboy cover</span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Recommended:<br /><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DP/2007/11/316_3_The_Legendary_Stardust_Cowboy_-_Paralyzed.mp3">Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Paralyzed mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org">at Beware of the Blog</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/exo3z-iIbgo?si=mMmzQZEhINpssXt5&t=21">David Bowie on the Legendary Stardust Cowboy connection</a></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/exo3z-iIbgo?si=mMmzQZEhINpssXt5&t=21"> at YouTube</a> Interview w/Jools Holland<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-77041609433093146392024-01-29T20:44:00.000-08:002024-01-29T20:44:23.144-08:00HEAD SHOP GOLD, OCEAN BEACH 1972<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedDYXShnkklS8WhzGFJgC8Oo7zBMhB2moWS1NfyOSUqac9ia5S-gzLc7voT7KA2WFcYi1NI328p4OcI8vnPkYbbresyVz2lI_98LH1l7i3hghgiRteMYJBgoUItVArFCILxBigSpG9D1OdxFMoN2qO1GJ2fODMi050o29sAKFc0JGzf-994yTpczbwRQD/s400/b.randy%20california.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedDYXShnkklS8WhzGFJgC8Oo7zBMhB2moWS1NfyOSUqac9ia5S-gzLc7voT7KA2WFcYi1NI328p4OcI8vnPkYbbresyVz2lI_98LH1l7i3hghgiRteMYJBgoUItVArFCILxBigSpG9D1OdxFMoN2qO1GJ2fODMi050o29sAKFc0JGzf-994yTpczbwRQD/s16000/b.randy%20california.jpg" /></a><br />Oh man, I've been looking for this sucker online for a long time. This is one that, while not earth shattering, is interesting as a great example of seventies guitar rock. I remember buying it on the recommendation of a record store counter guy when I was in my early teens. He said it was like Hendrix. I had my doubts. Once I listened to it I was intrigued. It did sound Hendrix influenced, but then again a lot of bands sounded Hendrix influenced. No matter, it was a solid recommendation and the record ended up on heavy rotation with my brothers and I.<br /><br />Randy California was the guitarist in Spirit, that much I knew. What I didn't know until recently was that he was only fifteen when Spirit was formed and his stepdad was Ed Cassidy, the drummer. I did know that, prior to Spirit, he was the second guitarist in Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, Hendrix's band before the Experience, but I didn't know that he was only fifteen at the time! It was actually Hendrix that gave him the name Randy California, because there were two Randys in the band. (California's real name is Randy Wolfe. The bassist in the band, Randy Palmer, was dubbed "Randy Texas"). When Chas Chandler (ex-Animals) became Hendrix's manager, he took him to England where he became a star and an international guitar hero. Randy California couldn't get a permission slip. He stayed home and started Spirit with his old man. He was sixteen when Spirit's first LP came out. The same year, he wrote "Got A Line On You" and all-time classic. He was a young whizkid like Alex Chilton, Stevie Wonder or Steve Windwood. The mind boggles at that shit.<br /><br />Here's some from the 1972 LP pictured above <i>Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds</i>, the one the counter guy recommended. I still listen to it decades later so I guess the four bucks was well spent.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia902900.us.archive.org/0/items/randy-california/01%20-%20Downer.mp3">Randy California - Downer mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia902900.us.archive.org/0/items/randy-california/04%20-%20Day%20Tripper.mp3">Randy California - Day Tripper mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia902900.us.archive.org/0/items/randy-california/05%20-%20Mother%20And%20Child%20Reunion.mp3">Randy California - Mother And Child Reunion mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia802900.us.archive.org/0/items/randy-california/07%20-%20Rain.mp3">Randy California - Rain mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="goog_1504471521">at Internet Archive</a> Long intro <a href="https://archive.org"><br /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-48678981043660056952024-01-26T20:16:00.000-08:002024-01-26T20:16:20.148-08:00FLANNEL ROCK OG NUMBER ONE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_COzUHnw2XR7LXdQAbXP4WZax3q8EujAm0D-SbfU4RsrLhS5H6YSQyHW1ppYDgwdJStP_onUgaOkLWpj1CQ9rFRIeKOMo-03Hco6wjeAH2ko5nJO5aShamoxsdH3TScKC4eLcBAE_gvXq7oTVO3Apwxzbeh3lmm10Gfxk5M3uFXW-PyGZOk7clfW_KGbD/s526/b.neil-young-gretsch.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_COzUHnw2XR7LXdQAbXP4WZax3q8EujAm0D-SbfU4RsrLhS5H6YSQyHW1ppYDgwdJStP_onUgaOkLWpj1CQ9rFRIeKOMo-03Hco6wjeAH2ko5nJO5aShamoxsdH3TScKC4eLcBAE_gvXq7oTVO3Apwxzbeh3lmm10Gfxk5M3uFXW-PyGZOk7clfW_KGbD/s16000/b.neil-young-gretsch.jpg" /></a><br />I was listening to Neil Young all day today and it occurred to me that no matter how mellow the song is, Neil Young always sounds raw. Part of it is his voice, part of it the production, but there really aren't any power chords or guitar heroics. It's just...Neil Young.<br /><br />One of my favorite songs of his is "Revolution Blues". If you listen to it, there's nothing all that loud or raunchy going on. No hammer, it sounds more like sandpaper. Yeah, like a lot of his stuff, there's ample distortion on the guitar, but it's not like jumping-around, arms flailing rock 'n' fuckin' roll. It's Neil fuckin' Young. No one does it like him.<br /><br />Here's a handful of songs and a link to a live set from 1976. The live stuff has surprisingly good sound given the era. Oh yeah, dig the live take of "Cowgirl In the Sand", wicked guitar interplay there. "Long May You Run" strikes me as both a toasting song, much like "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", and as the perfect song for a funeral. I can't hear it without thinking of good friends..<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia804505.us.archive.org/35/items/nyiiofiii/10%20Revolution%20Blues.mp3">Neil Young - Revolution Blues mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia902206.us.archive.org/31/items/sanityquest/07%20Cowgirl%20in%20the%20Sand.mp3">Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Cowgirl In the Sand (live) mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia802206.us.archive.org/31/items/sanityquest/06%20Long%20May%20You%20Run.mp3">Stills Young Band - Long May You Run mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><a href="https://ia803406.us.archive.org/15/items/neil01of03/44%20Roll%20Another%20Number.mp3">Neil Young With the Santa Monica Flyers - Roll Another Number (live) mp3</a> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />The '76 set:<br /><a href="http://www.visiblevoice.net/new-posts/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-live-in-boston-112276.html">Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Live in Boston 11.22.76 </a></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.visiblevoice.net/new-posts/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-live-in-boston-112276.html">at Visible Voice</a> 17 songs, individual mp3s<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-58837736166312056682024-01-25T20:02:00.000-08:002024-01-25T21:11:59.344-08:00MUDDY WATERS CURES AMNESIA<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiUVmeDnx9JI5hMtQPpUjAf36oBcWPwchOgMtzj2YRY2OIJB3mQE1UxtNwp2wck5zxLT4BxvA2J6XKMeRIzAw3zEaN8sFsEIMnDdKS_tWEjeLo7ThC2n7uh1cY3yqCL1xELW9qy0-Ja-Pi31Q36p-VQSWV_w30rvourHbJK2gDmuExmDdqbqaAoZ7g7bn/s433/b.muddy.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiUVmeDnx9JI5hMtQPpUjAf36oBcWPwchOgMtzj2YRY2OIJB3mQE1UxtNwp2wck5zxLT4BxvA2J6XKMeRIzAw3zEaN8sFsEIMnDdKS_tWEjeLo7ThC2n7uh1cY3yqCL1xELW9qy0-Ja-Pi31Q36p-VQSWV_w30rvourHbJK2gDmuExmDdqbqaAoZ7g7bn/s16000/b.muddy.jpg" /></a><br />I guess my memory isn't totally shot. I can remember <i>some</i> shit. Yesterday I was watching a live clip of Muddy Waters and, for whatever reason, a light bulb went off. For years I'd been racking my mind trying to remember how my brothers and I knew, as early as high school, that Muddy Waters's real name was McKinley Morganfield. This was well before the internet. While watching the video, I took a pee break and before I got back to the video a mental snapshot of my twin brother appeared. He was in the food court at high school holding a Muddy Waters LP under his arm. Then I remembered! The album was a compilation that he had. The title? <i><a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/475632-Muddy-Waters-McKinley-Morganfield-AKA-Muddy-Waters">McKinley Morganfield AKA Muddy Waters</a></i>. I checked <a href="https://www.discogs.com/master/475632-Muddy-Waters-McKinley-Morganfield-AKA-Muddy-Waters">Discogs</a> to see if my memory was correct and, lo and behold, there it was. I recognized the cover the minute I saw it. So, here's some assorted Muddy Waters stuff to celebrate. It's not often you answer a question that has dogged you your entire adult life.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLTCIqfsefc" width="406" youtube-src-id="fLTCIqfsefc"></iframe><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The live clip is above, A few songs from that same performance are below
along with a hour long documentary. Haven't watched much of it yet but
the ten minutes I did watch had Robert Gordon (the music writer, not the
singer of the same name) and Keith Richards. If they got those two, I
have to think that it will be good. The ten minutes I've seen so far
were engaging. Bonus: Watch this <a href="https://youtu.be/fLTCIqfsefc?si=pIKZ53HZ7jWmoX0_&t=155">proto-Deadhead go off</a>.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia601302.us.archive.org/16/items/BP6062/Muddy%20Waters%20-%20Baby%2C%20Please%20Don%27t%20Go%20%28Live%20At%20Newport%20Jazz%20Festival_1960%29.mp3"><b>Muddy Waters - Baby, Please Don't Go (live) mp3</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Newport Jazz Festival 1960</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801302.us.archive.org/16/items/BP6062/Muddy%20Waters%20-%20I%27ve%20Got%20My%20Mojo%20Working%20%28Live%20At%20Newport%20Jazz%20Festival%29.mp3"><b>Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working (live) mp3</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Newport Jazz Festival 1960</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia601302.us.archive.org/16/items/BP6062/Muddy%20Waters%20-%20I%20Got%20My%20Brand%20On%20You%20%28Live%20At%20Newport%20Jazz%20Festival_1960%29.mp3"><b>Muddy Waters - I Got My Brand On You (live) mp3</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Newport Jazz Festival 1960</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801302.us.archive.org/16/items/BP6062/Muddy%20Waters%20-%20I%27m%20Your%20Hoochie%20Coochie%20Man%20%28Live%20At%20Newport%20Jazz%20Festival_1960%29.mp3"><b>Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (live) mp3</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Newport Jazz Festival 1960</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia601302.us.archive.org/16/items/BP6062/Muddy%20Waters%20-%20Tiger%20In%20Your%20Tank%20%28Live%20At%20Newport%20Jazz%20Festival_1960%29.mp3"><b>Muddy Waters - Tiger In Your Tank (live) mp3</b></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a> Newport Jazz Festival 1960</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Watch:<br /></b><a href="https://youtu.be/BvMCOedhaKg?si=4zVRMympEX0Q43hV"><b>Muddy Waters - Can't Be Satisfied (2003) Documentary</b></a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/BvMCOedhaKg?si=4zVRMympEX0Q43hV"> at YouTube</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://youtu.be/BvMCOedhaKg?si=4zVRMympEX0Q43hV"><b><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></b></a></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-40229243601119210472024-01-21T19:48:00.000-08:002024-01-21T19:48:34.898-08:00FROM THE "CAN'T REMEMBER SHIT" FILE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pGA2DtA001o-RUfSIISOXzOOjImLl6KR8RrKP9vQi6vIDE03qeBjACmSiK_4iW2986netFmcdsEzyK1kzrk6PeJJmypgPrfMQQTZ3utSMcyCzLlNX0PSnIeFUSz5_-umLFpOa01_ELC5Rm6qLmylOaQkqqIRgVetFWO9eyJ_bszO0NsQ7uMfW_xeDz9V/s410/b.cobras%20stax%2045.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pGA2DtA001o-RUfSIISOXzOOjImLl6KR8RrKP9vQi6vIDE03qeBjACmSiK_4iW2986netFmcdsEzyK1kzrk6PeJJmypgPrfMQQTZ3utSMcyCzLlNX0PSnIeFUSz5_-umLFpOa01_ELC5Rm6qLmylOaQkqqIRgVetFWO9eyJ_bszO0NsQ7uMfW_xeDz9V/s16000/b.cobras%20stax%2045.jpg" /></a><br />Here's a couple oddball instrumentals. First is the Fame Gang's "Crime Don't Pay". The Fame Gang was the house band at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals. It's a perfectly fine instrumental. Slinky guitar, a little organ and killer drumming. It's one of those "one liner" instrumentals, the type with a catch phase (à la the Mar-Keys' "Last Night"). In this case it's two phrases, "Come here boy" and "yassuh!". Even with that few of words, the delivery bugs. It's supposed to be comical. It's also, yeah, kinda racist. Not intentionally, I'm sure. "Those were different times." Ahh, bullshit. Not an excuse.<br /><br />This other one is a head scratcher. I know little about the Cobras. On the post it said that "Restless" was on Stax, but after listening to it I had my doubts (I hadn't seen the actual record yet). It sounded more like a rip-off of the Rumblers' "Boss" but without the punch. The solo is so simple, I had them pegged for a band of high schoolers (again, à la Mar-Keys). Not at all what you'd expect from Stax. I went to Discogs for info and to confirm who released it. They did have a listing, with an image of the record and, yes, as you can see (above) it was on Stax. What you can also see is that Steve Cropper was co-writer. Oh, fuck. <span style="font-size: small;">Now I gotta find the backsto<span><span><span><span><span><span>ry. [Five minutes pass.] I'm an idiot. This just in: I looked for a backstory and found in. <a href="https://ladimensiondetrastos.blogspot.com/2018/10/meanwhile-at-itch.html">Here.</a> I have heard the song because I posted it with the backstory <a href="https://ladimensiondetrastos.blogspot.com/2018/10/meanwhile-at-itch.html">five years ago</a>.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia904500.us.archive.org/0/items/dixieforcharlie/07%20-%20Crime%20Don%27t%20Pay.mp3">The Fame Gang - Crime Don't Pay mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><a href="https://ia804500.us.archive.org/0/items/dixieforcharlie/14%20-%20The%20Cobras%20-%20Restless.mp3">The Cobras - Restless mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-91113198246977963772024-01-18T19:46:00.000-08:002024-01-18T19:46:56.240-08:00TECHNO NIGHT<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUvSmOkB4Is1_6kmW8sMjfJCDfbVrU9EWhMwIOaSGmCZ3aHIC6HsfBHSsyDAOG0o8GtdFbyGcoKv6B3FBnVO6JVJ0FPA43miGiejURy3dWDNQjoAQaqfgZqs15JgOcOlwV0aLDYhyphenhyphenA6Tk0__xivhHAK6_PndmiPosaJxEDr4VNDICxBmTjWT5_zNLaQ2m/s563/b.robert%20johnson.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUvSmOkB4Is1_6kmW8sMjfJCDfbVrU9EWhMwIOaSGmCZ3aHIC6HsfBHSsyDAOG0o8GtdFbyGcoKv6B3FBnVO6JVJ0FPA43miGiejURy3dWDNQjoAQaqfgZqs15JgOcOlwV0aLDYhyphenhyphenA6Tk0__xivhHAK6_PndmiPosaJxEDr4VNDICxBmTjWT5_zNLaQ2m/s16000/b.robert%20johnson.jpg" /></a><br />Here we go. Still trying to get the kinks out of the new machine so I'll keep it short. (If you think I'm milking my computer problems you're correct. That's what I do.) Here's four from Robert Johnson, the OG of OGs. And yeah, I know most of you are familiar with these songs. For those who aren't, figure it out. This is crossroads and devil shit. Spotify is stunting your growth.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia801305.us.archive.org/19/items/ssttyi/004%20Come%20On%20In%20My%20Kitchen.mp3">Robert Johnson - Come On In My Kitchen mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801305.us.archive.org/19/items/ssttyi/005%20Last%20Fair%20Deal%20Gone%20Down.mp3">Robert Johnson - Last Fair Deal Gone Down mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801305.us.archive.org/19/items/ssttyi/006%20Love%20in%20Vain.mp3">Robert Johnson - Love In Vain mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia801305.us.archive.org/19/items/ssttyi/007%20Rambling%20On%20My%20Mind.mp3">Robert Johnson - Rambling On My Mind mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-6702899593117199332024-01-16T22:09:00.000-08:002024-01-16T22:09:11.872-08:00I HAVEN'T LEFT<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkld0rbmmGY18ASTP2mk87sS4HNB-9tkTMF4qpsbR69lmTZE6A1nFm5LuysTn9UNFvqYE4BxX4X_KsMTVYtbWmJSKBr6_axckZNBadvo9kHJ396TNwyGpVo_GPUHUp6yilj_tDtguL25rznIlXtwlOgw6I4uGqFiCEiZOPg37jMjkidV8-Q49PmwDVTMyH/s400/b.jerry+lee+linda+gail-.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkld0rbmmGY18ASTP2mk87sS4HNB-9tkTMF4qpsbR69lmTZE6A1nFm5LuysTn9UNFvqYE4BxX4X_KsMTVYtbWmJSKBr6_axckZNBadvo9kHJ396TNwyGpVo_GPUHUp6yilj_tDtguL25rznIlXtwlOgw6I4uGqFiCEiZOPg37jMjkidV8-Q49PmwDVTMyH/s16000/b.jerry+lee+linda+gail-.jpg" /></a><br />My computer took a shit. Everything electronic was on it, music, photos, notes; all kaput. My brother got me a thing that's supposed to recover stuff from the hard drive sans operating system, or some such shit. Bear with me. I have to re-arrange the shop so to speak. Re-loading shit, all that. In the meantime, browse, I did. That's where I found the first image saved in the new computer. That's Jerry Lee and Linda Gail lookin' fine. See you when the dust settles.<br /></p>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-55380868246059519582024-01-12T19:49:00.000-08:002024-01-12T19:49:49.031-08:00 THE LOUISIANA RABBIT HOLE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBhQt6nWWqN2PdPEfkM7h-y1JJSHY8PuesPyF6MuErU3QzRWYO7R6g_W9Nn7oHxfyksrvhLHLHTEkIXp1R2zWMqnKobCFvONqG8t6XZVCXY2xfoOK80sNeiSjFl9UHDfhPR6X-hC-jZhGdOc4MEAyGDBCs9Y2Nz4kIZXI72_s77PPS39HvhrgF16ROeN_/s491/B.SLIM%20H.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBhQt6nWWqN2PdPEfkM7h-y1JJSHY8PuesPyF6MuErU3QzRWYO7R6g_W9Nn7oHxfyksrvhLHLHTEkIXp1R2zWMqnKobCFvONqG8t6XZVCXY2xfoOK80sNeiSjFl9UHDfhPR6X-hC-jZhGdOc4MEAyGDBCs9Y2Nz4kIZXI72_s77PPS39HvhrgF16ROeN_/s16000/B.SLIM%20H.jpg" /></a><br />Here's a few from the Ace Records <a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/500133-Boppin-By-The-Bayou"><i>Boppin' By the Bayou</i> series</a> of compilations, twenty two in all, all from Louisiana and most cuts pretty damn obscure. The only name below you're likely to recognize is Slim Harpo and his cut has a little faster tempo then his better known fare. The compilations are packed with great cuts crossing all sorts of genres; blues, rhythm 'n' blues, soul, cajun, zydeco, country, hillbilly, bluegrass, Mississippi hill blues, gospel and boogie-woogie. These were picked at random so you get an idea of the quality, The breadth of this series is mind-blowing in its diversity. This is gonna take forever.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~<br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia904509.us.archive.org/14/items/swampbayouboogie/13%20Wild%20About%20My%20Baby.mp3">Slim Harpo - Wild About My Baby mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span></span><b><span><span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia804509.us.archive.org/14/items/swampbayouboogie/01%20Rock%20And%20Roll%20Beat.mp3">Peto Marlow and the Rhythm Kings - Rock and Roll Beat mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span></span><b><span><span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia804509.us.archive.org/14/items/swampbayouboogie/01%20Switch%20Blade%20Sam.mp3">Jeff Daniels - Switch Blade Sam mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span></span><b><span><span></span></span></b></span></span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://ia804509.us.archive.org/14/items/swampbayouboogie/01%20Switch%20Blade%20Sam.mp3">Johnny Preston - Satan in Satin mp3</a> </span></span></span></span></b><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive<br /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Visit:<br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/500133-Boppin-By-The-Bayou">Boppin' By the Bayou series</a></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.discogs.com/label/500133-Boppin-By-The-Bayou"> at Discogs</a> Compilation details</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-28102817047273191132024-01-10T19:59:00.000-08:002024-01-10T19:59:47.666-08:00MORE FROM MORE, MORE, MORE<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4K8aZEJ_UHJXXOLzeIi9FbMbbu6Wsq39X-2jCdvfvJ_PP1gdpRgpEMNNPJleFHiZZ9Wc9HP_B_KJ-sPunuugGjFWDVXJg7qFnFZf4NGyraDwYt5M3OJTAI4QCDOG4q8Rh8HClhzKdiQ92nfPTOK8qzC7iQ1u1ZhOZmNp84Vog1MsLnUysQWRoeX6E9tn/s400/b.auxes.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4K8aZEJ_UHJXXOLzeIi9FbMbbu6Wsq39X-2jCdvfvJ_PP1gdpRgpEMNNPJleFHiZZ9Wc9HP_B_KJ-sPunuugGjFWDVXJg7qFnFZf4NGyraDwYt5M3OJTAI4QCDOG4q8Rh8HClhzKdiQ92nfPTOK8qzC7iQ1u1ZhOZmNp84Vog1MsLnUysQWRoeX6E9tn/s16000/b.auxes.jpg" /></a><br />I ran across more Auxes cuts. Who? I know. When I posted them a couple years ago I said that they sounded like something between At The Drive-In and the Dead Kennedys. I didn't know anything else about them. After that post, I heard more so, yeah, now I can add a bunch of other soundalikes. Hot Snakes, the Germs (speeded up), Pissed Jeans, the Refused. You know, loud, hard, without a lot of posturing or guitar heroics. I dig loud and hard. I do not dig posturing or guitar heroics. A seemingly perfect fit.<br /><br />When I first encountered Auxes, I was apprehensive about looking into their background. I was hoping that they weren't some trendy calculating band more concerned with a tough looking image than cranking out loud and hard. At some point curiosity took over and I did a little digging. Once I tracked down some photos, I exhaled. Image does not seem to be their thing. Loud and hard does. Cool.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span></div>
<span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://ia902303.us.archive.org/11/items/more-more-more-raw-wav/A5%20%20It%27s%20Not%20About%20You.mp3">Auxes - It's Not About You mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia902303.us.archive.org/11/items/more-more-more-raw-wav/A2%20%20Dead%20End%20Problems.mp3">Auxes - Dead End Problems mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia802303.us.archive.org/11/items/more-more-more-raw-wav/A3%20%20Bad%20Cats%2C%20Nine%20Lives.mp3">Auxes - Bad Cats, Nine Lives mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia902303.us.archive.org/11/items/more-more-more-raw-wav/B6%20%20Panic%20Time.mp3">Auxes - Panic Time mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-45497527745003108182024-01-08T19:54:00.000-08:002024-01-08T19:54:48.333-08:00GEE, WONDER WHAT BAND THEY LIKE?<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqebW4U7DHJv39Khol-z38quzT3gtcEgJx7EVHj3kpy_vSBIMspF5tUt8J2zQgYjZhVEseFAoQzTxHE8EBMMlMDpzNtrGy2w0CQaW6xkq2gQcZg_0q8jdin8i1dIl45WqXvE7FJZC6_EPqNBQZSfoi3SxwB9CojxtIaiXNFFds7LNbXATZGK_om5KKdbS/s400/b.shakers%20uruguay.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqebW4U7DHJv39Khol-z38quzT3gtcEgJx7EVHj3kpy_vSBIMspF5tUt8J2zQgYjZhVEseFAoQzTxHE8EBMMlMDpzNtrGy2w0CQaW6xkq2gQcZg_0q8jdin8i1dIl45WqXvE7FJZC6_EPqNBQZSfoi3SxwB9CojxtIaiXNFFds7LNbXATZGK_om5KKdbS/s16000/b.shakers%20uruguay.jpg" /></a><br />All sorts of thoughts about these guys. Obviously they wear their hearts on their skulls. Surprisingly, they don't seem to be a total blatant cash-in. Cash-in, yes. Blatant? Visually, yes. Total? Not really. There's only one cover, predictably a Beatles cover, "Ticket to Ride", and it's in Spanish. (They were from Uruguay.) I've heard enough sixties <i>rock en Español</i> to know this stuff is better than most. Pity about the bowl cuts.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span></div>
<span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Listen:</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia801609.us.archive.org/28/items/the-shakers/01%20-%20Break%20It%20All.mp3">The Shakers - Break It All mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia601609.us.archive.org/28/items/the-shakers/05%20-%20Do%20Not%20Disturb.mp3">The Shakers - Do Not Disturb mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia601609.us.archive.org/28/items/the-shakers/09%20-%20Ticket%20To%20Ride.mp3">The Shakers - Ticket to Ride mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia801609.us.archive.org/28/items/the-shakers/02%20-%20What%20A%20Love.mp3">The Shakers - What A Love mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span><a href="https://archive.org"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Internet Archive</span></a></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289116667568040508.post-38609070678958349132024-01-04T21:58:00.000-08:002024-01-04T21:58:08.653-08:00BACK TO THE GRIND<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3TyTFl8t3twesYcj462hbckOzJ56QupZ-HXRP9-3qqknSMdlrIJwVt8li1q5cXDMTvkNggtvFDO8vv_vj4eKL9ioiuTLO2usAW_ofI1rJvhZE-YPsULKHI9tr7qPRUoi9_Ky7zV0ejRmiIjerZmXp3bZb8-QXeOLdg3ulmg7oRb3R_dODhSV4ofMiZEG/s405/b.SonicsBW.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3TyTFl8t3twesYcj462hbckOzJ56QupZ-HXRP9-3qqknSMdlrIJwVt8li1q5cXDMTvkNggtvFDO8vv_vj4eKL9ioiuTLO2usAW_ofI1rJvhZE-YPsULKHI9tr7qPRUoi9_Ky7zV0ejRmiIjerZmXp3bZb8-QXeOLdg3ulmg7oRb3R_dODhSV4ofMiZEG/s16000/b.SonicsBW.jpg" /></a><br />Last night I was listening to the Sonics, their second LP to be exact. The first song on the LP is "Cinderella" and, like most of the Sonics stuff, it's a racket. Fuck yeah. It's a full-on exhausting two minutes and forty three seconds of skin bashing drums, raunchy fretwork and good ol' Gerry Roslie spilling his larynx all over the place. I tried to imagine what it must have been like to hear that song for the first time while the radio was playing "Michelle" by the Beatles. Man..., I'm certain that if the production on the early Sonics records were a little more "radio friendly" they would have given the Stones a run for their money, if not the Beatles. Of course, that would have only lasted a year or so before all of the hippie flower power crap took over. Regardless, the Sonics weren't truly appreciated by the masses, or anyone outside of the Northwest, until they started to be seen as precursors to punk rock. Here's a handful of Sonics cuts that I haven't posted before, including last nights living room ruckus "Cinderella" and two Motown covers. The cherry on top, "Psycho", has been posted here often. That should tell you how essential it is. You gripe, you get out of my store.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: red;">~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~</span></span></span></div>
<span><span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Listen:<br /><a href="https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/1960s-guitar-rock/Guitar%20Rock%201960%27s/03%20Cinderella.mp3">The Sonics - Cinderella mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/1960s-guitar-rock/Guitar%20Rock%201960%27s/07%20Do%20You%20Love%20Me.mp3">The Sonics - Do You Love Me mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/1960s-guitar-rock/Guitar%20Rock%201960%27s/13%20Money.mp3">The Sonics - Money mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="http://inkmathematics.com/audio/10-Sonics-Dont%20Be%20Afraid%20Of%20The%20Dark.mp3">The Sonics - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><a href="http://inkmathematics.com"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">at Ink Mathematics</span></span></span></a><b><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://ia601508.us.archive.org/32/items/1001partii/180%20Psycho%20%28Norton%29.mp3">The Sonics - Psycho mp3</a> </span></span></span></b><span><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://archive.org">at Internet Archive</a></span></span></span></span></span>Tom G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15645389548043561479noreply@blogger.com1