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from July 9, 2007
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July 9, 2007: The World is a Little Bit Under the Weather (& I'm Not Feeling Too Good Myself)
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas |
Bulldoggin' Boogie
|
Let's start this show with some rousing twang for a summer afternoon |
| Bill Kirchen |
Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods
|
Kirchen, former guitarist for Commander Cody & Lost Planet Airmen, wrote this tribute-- the title cut to his 2006 CD-- to the Telecaster, his guitar of choice |
| Southern Culture on the Skids |
Tobacco Road
|
Who would have thought this twangy punky trio would still be making great rock & roll more than two decades later!? |
| Del McCoury Band |
1952 Vincent Black Lightening
|
Bluegrass version of a great Richard Thompson tune. Nice. |
| Jack Scott |
Goodbye Baby
|
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, raised in Detroit, Scott had a hit with this tune in 1958 |
| Johnny Horton |
Honky Tonk Man
|
Jack Scott-- like everyone else who heard this 1956 rockabilly classic-- dug the vibe |
| Roy Acuff |
Wabash Cannonball
|
Richard Nixon's favorite country musician does a great job with this AP Carter song-- written in the 1930s, done here in 1947 |
| Big Lazy |
Pulsacion #4
|
NYC instrumental band does Astor Piazolla, on their "Postcards from X" CD |
| The Jim Sullivan Sound |
She Walks Through the Fair
|
Session guitarist Sullivan-- playing sitar here-- joins other UK musicians on this compilation: "On the Brink: Return of the Instro-Hipsters" |
| Bill Kirchen |
Get A Little Goner
|
Chris Gaffney & Dave Gonzales (the Hacienda Brothers) and old pal Nick Lowe help out on BK's "Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods" album |
| Sleepy La Beef |
Sittin' on Top of the World
|
After decades of playing-- from Little Rock to Boston and all around the world-- this rockabilly pioneer still tours and still rocks |
| Jimmy Dale Gilmore |
Don't Worry Bout Me
|
Jimmy covers Marty Robbins-- and others-- on his 2005 "Come On Back" album, playing all his dad's favorite songs |
| Alejandro Escovedo |
Crooked Frame
|
This guy has a pile of CDs with great songs on every one; this song is from his 1996 "With These Hands" CD on Rykodisc |
| Mavis Staples |
Hard Times Come Again No More
|
It's hard to believe that Stephen Foster wrote this 150 years ago; from "Beautiful Dreamer"-- a magnificent tribute album with 18 of Foster's songs, by some of the best musicians of our time |
| Neko Case |
Honky Tonk Hiccups
|
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends is the band; the song comes from their first (1998) Bloodshot album |
| John Doe |
The Golden State
|
Fine new music from John Doe, with vocal help from Kathleen Edwards, on "A Year in the Wilderness" (Yep Roc, 2007) |
| Joh Dee Graham |
Faithless
|
Austin songwriter, from "Escape from Monster Island" (New West, 2002) |
| Hot Tuna |
Winin' Boy Blues
|
Jorma & Jack do a fine acoustic version of this Jelly Roll Morton tune on their first post-Jefferson Airplane album |
| Roxanne Beck |
Baby I Do
|
Roxanne left NYC for Los Angeles; find out more at roxannebeck@juno.com |
| Rufus Wainwright |
Do I Disappoint You
|
The song does. Overproduced. Sorry. |
| Rufus Thomas |
Juanita
|
Let's try another Rufus: this one the Memphis DJ-turned-R&B-patriarch; from the Roots & Rumors: Elvis collection |
| Buddy & Bob |
Down the Line
|
Another song from Rev-Ola's Roots of Elvis CD |
| Art Tatum |
Tatum Pole Boogie
|
Some say this guy was the best jazz pianist ever! |
| Lonnie Johnson |
He's a Jelly Roll Baker
|
This is the title cut to an excellent collection of Johnson's early 1940 work, available on CD from Bluebird (RCA? BMG?) |
| Baby Dodds |
Spooky Drums #1
|
New Orleans jazz drummer Warren 'Baby' Dodds (1898-1959) played on the riverboats, worked with Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver and brother Johnny Dodds. This 1946 recording shares a CD with "Country Brass Bands" from 1954 |
| Rene Thomas w/ Henri Renaud Sextet |
Guitaristic
|
Born in Belgium, this fine jazz guitarist played with Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and other until his death in 1975 at age 47 |
| Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes |
I Don't Wanna Go Home
|
This Steve Van Zandt tune is the title cut to a scratchy but great record of Jersey Shore R&B at its best, from 1976 |
| The Mighty Diamonds |
Pass the Kutchie
|
This song is from a live recording from 1992 Reggae Sunsplash, on a CD shared with with Mutabaruka. An altered version of this song was a hit for Musical Youth, a group of kid musicians in London |
| Percussion Discussion Africa |
Makawunde
|
The soundtrack to the "Last King of Scotland" includes some great African music; this group is from Uganda |
| Tony Allen |
Afro Disco Beat
|
Fela's drummer and music director continues to produce hot afrobeat |
| The Meters |
Little Bit Under the Weather
|
New Orleans funk pioneers say it well: "The World is a Little Bit Under the Weather (and I'm Not Feeling Too Good Myself)" |
| Charlie Hunter |
Rendevous Avec La Verite
|
San Francisco based jazz/jam guitarist, on Blue Note in 2000 |
| Adrian Legg |
Brooklyn Blossom
|
Solo guitar from 1992, on 'Mrs. Crowe's Blue Waltz" on Relativity Records |
| Bill Morrissey |
Shake That Thing
|
Bill Morrissey writes great songs but this CD is entirely versions of Mississippi John Hurt songs (Philo, 1999) |
| Mississippi John Hurt |
Got the Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)
|
Sweet Delta blues guitar & vocals-- despite the rough & tumble lyrics |
| Ian & Sylvia |
90 x 90
|
Degrees, that is. I can't find the right symbol on my keyboard to help this Canadian duo get their title right |
| Rosalie Sorrels |
Going Away Party/Looking for Lew
|
I hope RS is still out there, making great music and cracking jokes and being cool. This is from a 1995 Green Linnet album called "Borderline Heart" |
| Michelle Shocked |
Come A Long Way
|
In 1992-- a while ago-- MS put out "Arkansas Traveler" with mostly odd takes on old folk songs. But this song rocks in its own way..."and never even left L.A." |
| Buffalo Springfield |
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
|
December 1966. These guys created cool cryptic compositions; still gives me a chill. Who the hell is Clancy? |
| Cesar Rosas |
Struck
|
Los Lobo singer goes solo; from "Soul Disguise" (Rykodisc, 1999) |
| Ned Sublette |
Not Fade Away
|
Con lost Munquitos de Matanzas. A great take on Buddy Holly. From "Cowboy Rumba"-- an incredible CD that mixes Cuba & cowboys |
| Los Super Seven |
Cupido
|
Freddy Fender & Rick Trevino do this on "I Heard It Through the X" (Telarc, 2005) |
| Willl Rigby |
Ricky Scaggs Tonight
|
Cute...but doesn't fit here. Sorry. |
| Angel Dean & the Zephyrs |
Second Best
|
Like the song before it, this one can be found on "Rig Rock Truck Stop"-- the great collections of nouveau country music from Diesel Only (1993) |
| Spade Cooley & his Orchestra |
Three Way Boogie
|
Great instrumental from a guy who could have been the king of Western Swing or the duke of Hillbilly Boogie. But he blew it |
| Al Dexter & His Troopers |
New Broom Boogie
|
The false start was part of the song. Really. A few years ago, Columbia put out a collection called "Hillbilly Boogie" that includes some of the greatest cornball tunes of this style |
| Smiley Maxedon |
Give Me a Red Hot Mama & an Ice Cold Beer
|
More cool hillbilly boogie for a hot summer day |
| Rothenberg/Buck/Takeishi/Tronzo |
Paint Drum
|
Ned/Tony/Stomu/(formerly) David. Outro/fades/next show starts/seeya |
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