Bukom Mashie
"Bukom Mashie" by "Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance ...
from "Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion in 70s Ghana" (Soundway, 2002)
Antibalas
War is Crime
"War is Crime" by "Antibalas"
Afrobeat from this hot NY/NJ band
Frank London & Shekina Big Band
Fela
"Fela" by "Frank London & Shekina Big Band"
from "Scientist at Work" on Tzadik, 2002
Dead Air
Dead Air
"Dead Air" by "Dead Air"
90 seconds of awkward silence! Don't worry: we'll be back.
Paul Cebar & the Milwaukians
You Make Me Feel So
"You Make Me Feel So" by "Paul Cebar & the Milwauk...
The second half of the song. Sorry.
Jazz Epistles
Vary-Oo-Vum
"Vary-Oo-Vum" by "Jazz Epistles"
South African jazz from Dollar Brand (aka Abdullah Ibrahim), Hugh Masakela, Jonas Gwangwa, Kippie Moeketsi, from the late 1950s. By the 60s, most were in exile from apartheid
Ry Cooder/Manuel Galban
Drume Negrita
"Drume Negrita" by "Ry Cooder/Manuel Galban"
Ry duets with Cuban guitarist on "Mambo Sinuendo" (2002)
Jorge Ben
Moca
"Moca" by "Jorge Ben"
Brazilian guitarist
Mongo Santamaria
Cold Sweat
"Cold Sweat" by "Mongo Santamaria"
Funky Latin version of JB classic, done by the late Cuban conguero. From "Skin on Skin" anthology (2002)
Greyboy Allstars w/ Fred Wesley
Fried Grease
"Fried Grease" by "Greyboy Allstars w/ Fred Wesley"
JB trombonist plays with west coast funk band in 1995
Chuck Willis
Let's Jump Tonight
"Let's Jump Tonight" by "Chuck Willis"
from "Chuck Willis Wails!" on Sundazed (2003)
Harry the Hipster Gibson
They Call Him Harry the Hipster
"They Call Him Harry the Hipster" by "Harry the Hi...
Over-the-hill Harry, recorded in SF in 1989. Gibson died two years later.
Wynonie Harris
Somebody Changed the Lock
"Somebody Changed the Lock" by "Wynonie Harris"
Singing with Jack McVea and band in 1945
Rev. Norb
Satan Sounds Like Zodiac Mindwarp
"Satan Sounds Like Zodiac Mindwarp" by "Rev. Norb"
from Green Bay, WI, he calls himself EGR (Earth's Greatest Rocker)
Rev. Norb
The Hucklebuck
"The Hucklebuck" by "Rev. Norb"
Sloppy but fun rockin' version
Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams
Hasting Street Bounce
"Hasting Street Bounce" by "Paul "Hucklebuck" Will...
PW's first hit, recorded in Detroit in 1947
Rev. Norb
Don't Do the Hucklebuck
"Don't Do the Hucklebuck" by "Rev. Norb"
He doesn't mean it
Paul Williams w/ Joan Shaw
He Knows How to Hucklebuck
"He Knows How to Hucklebuck" by "Paul Williams w/ ...
1949 followup
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Cissy Strut
"Cissy Strut" by "Dirty Dozen Brass Band"
Robert Randolph helps out on steel on this funky cover of Meters hit. From "Medicated Magic" (2002)
Huey Piano Smith w/ Geri Hall
Little Chickee Wah Wah
"Little Chickee Wah Wah" by "Huey Piano Smith w/ G...
Bobby Marchan tune from 1959. Marchas was the wild songwriter/singer with HPS and Clowns
Willy Deville
Bamboo Road
"Bamboo Road" by "Willy Deville"
Willy in New Orleans, with Zachary Richard on accordian
Clifton Chenier
Bogalusa Boogie
"Bogalusa Boogie" by "Clifton Chenier"
Roy (Raul) Breaux turned me on to Clifton in the early 70s. Check out his blues show Fridays, 9-noon (CST) on krvs.org
Angela Strehli
Stranger Blues
"Stranger Blues" by "Angela Strehli"
Killer tune from (then) Austin-based blues diva
Elvin Bishop
Stomp
"Stomp" by "Elvin Bishop"
Recently re-issued on CD
Rank and File
Coyote
"Coyote" by "Rank and File"
Early 80s country/punk band that included Alejandro Escovedo
Jon Dee Graham
Airplane
"Airplane" by "Jon Dee Graham"
Talented Austin guitarist/songwriter, former member of True Believers (with Alejandro E)
Michael Fracasso
Words as Weapons
"Words as Weapons" by "Michael Fracasso"
Songwriter with a beautiful voice, moved from NYC to Austin in 90s
Bob Evans
Jersey City Spring Water
"Jersey City Spring Water" by "Bob Evans"
Lots of NJ/JC references in the music of this group, on Electra/Asylum
Rockfour
Song from the Sea
"Song from the Sea" by "Rockfour"
from "Pull Up the Paisley Cover"-- recent collection of psychedelia from the 60s & 70s
Richard & Mimi Farina
Hamish
"Hamish" by "Richard & Mimi Farina"
Sweet instrumental from Vanguard 3-CD box that includes all three of their albums
Calexico
Dub Latina
"Dub Latina" by "Calexico"
Charming instrumental from next CD, "Feast of Wire"
Calexico
Guero Canelo
"Guero Canelo" by "Calexico"
Ditto
Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats
Bustin' Up
"Bustin' Up" by "Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon ...
San Francisco's JC plays great guitar instrumentals-- blues, jazz, country-- often with Joe Goldmark on steel
Doc Watson
Freight Train Boogie
"Freight Train Boogie" by "Doc Watson"
from 1972, w/ Merle Watson, Norman Blake and Vassar Clements
Rosanne Cash
My Baby Thinks He's a Train
"My Baby Thinks He's a Train" by "Rosanne Cash"
This hot 1981 country rocker sounds as fresh as it did twenty something years ago.
Rodney Crowell
Rock of My Soul
"Rock of My Soul" by "Rodney Crowell"
from Sugar Hill songwriter collection, "No Song, No Supper" (2003)
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