Hardy Street
"Hardy Street" by "Big Guitars from Texas"
That twang sure sounded good at 6 am!
Four Piece Suit
Roughshod
"Roughshod" by "Four Piece Suit"
Another Link Wray tribute
Meade Lux Lewis
Bear Cat Crawl
"Bear Cat Crawl" by "Meade Lux Lewis"
from "Masters of the Boogie Piano" as part of Delmark Records 50th Anniversary
Dave Brubeck
Maori Blues
"Maori Blues" by "Dave Brubeck"
I found an LP copy of Brubeck's 1963 "Time Further Out" (followup to his "Time Out" smash album) and it sat on a shelf for a few years until I realized just how good it was!
Hot Tuna
John's Other
"John's Other" by "Hot Tuna"
Jorma, Jack and Papa John Creach rock and roll
Meters
Zany Mash
"Zany Mash" by "Meters"
More leftovers from New Orleans best rhythm section, on a new Sundazed collection
Jefferson Airplane
Blues from an Airplane
"Blues from an Airplane" by "Jefferson Airplane"
From their very first album, "Jefferson Airplane Take Off" (1966)
Jefferson Airplane
Let Me In
"Let Me In" by "Jefferson Airplane"
Jorma's band before Hot Tuna
Hamilton Loomis
Get My Blues On
"Get My Blues On" by "Hamilton Loomis"
Nouveau Texas blues
Gatemouth Brown
It's Alright
"It's Alright" by "Gatemouth Brown"
from a nice collection called "The Blues from Texas"
Albert Collins
The Freeze
"The Freeze" by "Albert Collins"
More blues from Texas
Jackie Mittoo & the Soul Brothers
Train to Skaville
"Train to Skaville" by "Jackie Mittoo & the Soul B...
Jackie was in the Skatalites for a while, then did the Jamaica music scene on his own
Suba
Samba do Gringo Paulista
"Samba do Gringo Paulista" by "Suba"
Suba (Mitar Subotic) arrived in Brazil in 1990 with a UNESCO scholarship and quickly became known as an innovative composer and producer. He died in a fire in 1999. This tune is from a collection called "Brazilian Electronica" which includes more than a dozen contributors
Baden Powell
Samba do Veloso
"Samba do Veloso" by "Baden Powell"
This song is a tribute to Caetano Veloso; Baden Powell-- named after the founder of the Boys Scouts-- wrote the song with poet/longtime partner Vinicius de Moraes, both now dead.
R Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders
Chaisin' Rainbows
"Chaisin' Rainbows" by "R Crumb & the Cheap Suit S...
from the "American Splendor" soundtrack
Margo Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Cluck Ol' Hen
"Cluck Ol' Hen" by "Margo Leverett & the Klezmer M...
Oy vey, listen to those hillbillies play!
Danny Barnes
Ooh La La
"Ooh La La" by "Danny Barnes"
Bad Livers banjo player goes solo
Del McCoury Band
Asheville Turnaround
"Asheville Turnaround" by "Del McCoury Band"
They still play bluegrass; from "It's Just the Night"
Beacon Hillbillies
Dustbowl Shuffle
"Dustbowl Shuffle" by "Beacon Hillbillies"
Boston rockers try their hand at mountain music
Beacon Hillbillies
Goodbye in the Rain
"Goodbye in the Rain" by "Beacon Hillbillies"
Another tune from the 1994 "More Songs of Love & Murder"
Tammy Rogers & Don Heffington
In the Red
"In the Red" by "Tammy Rogers & Don Heffington"
Great instrumental duo, lots of work as Nashville sidemen
Tom Rush
Duncan and Brady
"Duncan and Brady" by "Tom Rush"
Harvard University dropout turned Harvard Square folk singer
Townes Van Zandt
Colorado Bound
"Colorado Bound" by "Townes Van Zandt"
More old tunes from the now dead Texas songwriter; from "In the Beginning" on Compadre Records
Butch Hancock & Jimmie Gilmore
Bluebird
"Bluebird" by "Butch Hancock & Jimmie Gilmore"
One of Butch's best!
Tom T Hall
Old Five and Dimers
"Old Five and Dimers" by "Tom T Hall"
Cover of Billy Joe Shaver classic about growing old in small town Texas
Billy Joe Shaver w. Todd Snider
Deja Blues
"Deja Blues" by "Billy Joe Shaver w. Todd Snider"
from "Freedom's Child" (2002) on Compadre Records
Kris Kristofferson
Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down
"Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down" by "Kris Kri...
Recorded life in San Franciso, released as "Broken Freedom Song" (2003)-- an album with many new songs and a righteous political vibe
Steve Earle
Guitar Town
"Guitar Town" by "Steve Earle"
from the soundtrack to "Just An American Boy"-- the documentary on Steve Earle that is now playing in a theater near you (or should be)!
Leo Kottke
Embryonic Journey
"Embryonic Journey" by "Leo Kottke"
Hey, isn't that one of Jorma's songs?
Leo Kottke
Disguise
"Disguise" by "Leo Kottke"
Leo sings!
Billy Bragg/Wilco w/Natalie Merchant
I Was Born
"I Was Born" by "Billy Bragg/Wilco w/Natalie Merch...
More Woody Guthrie lyrics, from "Mermaid Avenue 2"
Geoff Muldaur
KC Moan
"KC Moan" by "Geoff Muldaur"
Recent version of old jug/blues classic, from "Password" on Hightone (2000)
Emmy Lou Harris w/ McGarrigle Sisters
Green Green Rocky Road
"Green Green Rocky Road" by "Emmy Lou Harris w/ Mc...
Rousing live folk tune, with additional assistance from Louden Wainwright III
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Talk to Me of Mendocino
"Talk to Me of Mendocino" by "Kate & Anna McGarrigle"
McGarrigle's 1975 tune, on CD from Hannibal Records
John Fahey
Yes! Jesus Loves Me/ Stand up for Jesus/ Lord of Hopefullness/ Oh Come Emmanuel/
"Yes! Jesus Loves Me/ Stand up for Jesus/ Lord of ...
Gospel instrumental medley from late guitar whiz
Robert Randolph
Without God
"Without God" by "Robert Randolph"
Sacred Steel gospel music from Orange, NJ
Rosco Gordon
Rosco's Boogie
"Rosco's Boogie" by "Rosco Gordon"
from "The Road to Memphis" soundtrack to Scorcese series on the blues
Howlin' Wolf
How Many More Years
"How Many More Years" by "Howlin' Wolf"
Another tune from "The Road to Memphis"
The Cookies
Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby
"Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby" by "The Cook...
Great girl group stuff from Sundazed collection called "Dimension Dolls" (with, among others, Little Eva and Carol King)
Mongo Santamaria
Yeh Yeh
"Yeh Yeh" by "Mongo Santamaria"
WFMU DJ Bob Brainen put this on his 2003 Marathon Premium, a cool collection he calls "Slim's Jam"
Carol King
Oh Neil
"Oh Neil" by "Carol King"
From another WFMU DJ Premium: Dave the Spazz's collection of answer songs; here it's in response to Neil Sedaka's "Hey Carol"
Jo Ann Campbell
The Girl from Wolverton Mountain
"The Girl from Wolverton Mountain" by "Jo Ann Camp...
Couldn't resist: another Spazzy answer song
Velvatones w/ Memphis Rhythm Boys
Real Gone Baby
"Real Gone Baby" by "Velvatones w/ Memphis Rhythm ...
1957, from Complete Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly recordings on Ace
Charlie Feathers w/ Jody and Jeremy
Get With It
"Get With It" by "Charlie Feathers w/ Jody and Jer...
<-- Previous playlist | Back to Steve Krinsky playlists | Next playlist -->
RSS feeds for Steve Krinsky's show: Playlists feed | MP3 archives feed
| E-mail Steve Krinsky | Other WFMU Playlists | All artists played by Steve Krinsky |Listen on the Internet | Contact Us | Music & Programs | WFMU Home Page | Support Us | FAQ
Live Audio Streams for WFMU: Pop-up | 128k AAC | 128k MP3 | 32k MP3 (More streams: [+])