Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
Is this your list or is it culled from some specific source? Care to 'splain yerself?* Thanks loads for mentioning Mahalia Jackson - now what about Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald? What about The Carters? Why no Frank Sinatra? Influences: Bessie Smith - Ma Rainey Janis Joplin - Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey Aretha Franklin - Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith Ruth Brown - Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith Diana Ross - Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald The Carter's along with Jimmie Rodgers - didn't just about every country artist back in the forties and fifties cite the afore-mentioned as influences? Frank Sinatra - put the romantic leading man into big-band swing melodies; the bobby-soxers - not since Rudolph Valentino did the young girls swoon a prequel to Elvis and Beatle-mania; Anyway, Armstrong IS one of the greats, but I'd rank Ellington higher. Do not forget the ladies, m'dear... Tera *BTW - you are not allowed to take the popular music bill of rights Billie Holliday amendment clause, "Don't Explain". -Original Message- From: David Cantwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, April 19, 1999 4:33 PM Subject: Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician The most influential pop musicians of the 20th century are, in order: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) Elvis Presley 3) James Brown 4) Bing Crosby Armstrong and Crosby loom over the first half of the century the way Elvis and JB do the second. Who's #5? Mahalia? Ellington? The Beatles or Dylan? Hank? I don't know, but those first four, man, no one can touch them. --david cantwell
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
Armstrong gets my # 1 vote, btw, not just as a cornetist/trumpeter but as a singer whose sense of rhythm and phrasing pretty much invented (along with Bing's additions) the way we sing in the 20th century. --david cantwell Crosby has said that his greatest musical influence was Al Jolsen. Should we be talking about Crosby here or should we be giving a nod to Al Jolsen as one of the single most influential? No matter where you look to the greatest, there's always someone who came before. Whoever it was who talked about Buddy Bolden - yes, Armstrong borrowed a lot from Buddy. Should Bolden be the influence, I wonder? "King" of the cornet -innovative, expressive and a definite forerunner of what was to be known as "jazz". The original "funky butt". - ahem and amen. Tera
Re: Rock and Country HOF
Perkins was inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987; is not in the CHF. Tera Thirdly, if we are counting the 'early influences' category in the Rock HOF are the folks that are in both... Elvis Cash Bob Wills Bill Monroe Jimmie Rodgers and did Carl Perkins make both? Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Hillbilly boogiemen are in your town!
If they are close, go! they are awesome! (best word to discribe them) Agenda U.S.A.: Fri, Apr 9 Continental Club 1512-441-2444 Austin TX Sat, Apr 10 Gypsy Tea Room 1214-744-9779 Dallas TX Mon, Apr 12 The Star Bar 1404-681-9018 Atlanta GA Tue, Apr 13 Local 506 1919-942-5506 Chappel Hill NC Thu, Apr 15 IOTA Club Cafe 1703-522-8340 Arlington VA Fri, Apr 16 Echos From The Hill Radio Show Bethlehem PA Sat, Apr 17 Rodeo Bar 1212-683-6500 New York NY Sun, Apr 18 The Next Decade 1412-687-6990 Pittsburgh PA Mon, Apr 19 Sub-Culture TBC Grand Rapids MI Tue, Apr 20 Schuba's 1-773-525-2508 Chicago IL Thu, Apr 22 University Of Missouri Columbia MO Fri, Apr 23 Rocky's 1405-239-2266 Oklahoma City OK Sat, Apr 24 The Fur Shop 1918-582-2571 Tulsa OK Sun, Apr 25 Egos, Austin TX Mon, Apr 26 Ginny's little Longhorn, Austin TX Tue, Apr 27 Ale House 1713-521-2333 Houston TX Wed, Apr 28 Steve Dean's show San Marcos TX Thu, Apr 29 Continental Club 1512-441-2444 Austin TX Fri, Apr 30 Houston Brewery 1713-953-0101 Houston TX Sat, May 1 The Hootnanny 1210-734-3325 San Antonio TX
** Electric Shaver **
hi all, sorry if i've missed this, but 1) what does the cover look like? 2) how is the CD? thanks, kate
Mandy B
Finally snagged Mandy Barnett's new record, "I've Got a Right to Cry," and haven't had so much fun listening to a record in a long time. Don's right; this is the best of the year (that I've heard). I also prematurely nominate Harold Bradley's electric guitar solo on "Who (Who Will It Be)" as the best guitar solo of the year, so far. Inventive, confident, understated, perfect for this wonderful song. This record has everything, from Barnett's perfect-fit vocals (the stretched out notes on "Who..." made me grin), to a great assortment of pop and country songs, with so many poppy hooks that it nearly ripped my earlobes. My question -- are "hooks" universal, or do they not transfer across genres? In other words, if the answer to that question is, "yes, hooks are hooks," how come a record like this one, chock full of irresistable melodic turns, doesn't automatically find its way onto radio playlists. I'm sure there's an easy answer, though I hope it's more complicated than "commercial radio programmers are all assholes." Again, though, I can't say enough about this record. Thanks all for the recommendation. -- Terry Smith ps And I didn't even mention the production -- but I will now. Owen Bradley gets a lot of the praise for this record, though he produced a third of the songs. He deserves it, because I'm sure his spirit infused the whole project. But I also think that his kid brother, Harold, and co-producers Bobby Bradley and Barnett deserve raves. The production is creative, inventive, confident and perfect for these songs. And Emmons and the other players show, conclusively why they're some of the best session players who ever lived.
Re: Clip-Shelby Lynne
In a message dated 4/20/1999 12:08:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a very promising but not easily categorized young performer who was signed to a major label (Sony) intent on developing her talents within the constraints of the Nashville system. Ughhh.not to mention the fact that she's got a pill of a personality on stage! I'd say a complete "180" of Allison! That might have had something to do with her lack of "success" in Nashville. I've seen her at least 3 times in Nashville, plus various TV shows and have been completely put off by her brooding. Kate.
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In a message dated 4/20/1999 8:23:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Barnett's perfect-fit vocals (the stretched out notes on "Who..." made me grin), to a great assortment of pop and country songs, with so many poppy hooks that it nearly ripped my earlobes. Nashville P2ers take note: Tonight at Tower Records, Mandy will be singing for FREE at 6pm. Get there by 5:30 for a decent sightline. After that, grab a burger at Rotier's and then head over to the * Vince Bell * gig at the Exit/In, where he'll be serving up a mighty fine helping of "TEXAS PLATES." 'nuf said Kate
WDVR
WDVR 89.7 91.9 fm PO Box 191 Sergeantsville, NJ 08557 (609) 397-1620 Fax (609) 397-5991 Home: 800 469 3780 http://pw2.netcom.com/~fboenig/aota.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the station's list from 17 shows. 4-20-99 NOW WITH A TOTAL OF 48 HOURS A WEEK OF TRADITIONAL COUNTRY, SWING, BLUEGRASS and AMERICANA MUSIC !!! Hillbilly Boogiemen "Americana Music from Holland" Agenda U.S.A.: Tue, Apr 20 Schuba's 1-773-525-2508 Chicago IL Thu, Apr 22 University Of Missouri Columbia MO Fri, Apr 23 Rocky's 1405-239-2266 Oklahoma City OK Sat, Apr 24 The Fur Shop 1918-582-2571 Tulsa OK Sun, Apr 25 Egos, Austin TX Mon, Apr 26 Ginny's little Longhorn, Austin TX Tue, Apr 27 Ale House 1713-521-2333 Houston TX Wed, Apr 28 Steve Dean's show San Marcos TX Thu, Apr 29 Continental Club 1512-441-2444 Austin TX Fri, Apr 30 Houston Brewery 1713-953-0101 Houston TX Sat, May 1 The Hootnanny 1210-734-3325 San Antonio TX SPINS 25 1. Hillbilly BoogiemenRockin and Cloggin Heavy 18 2. Trio II Asylum Heavy 16 3. Colin James Little big band IIElektra Heavy 4. Heather MylesHighways and Honky Tonks Rounder heavy 5. GrooveGrass 101 heavy 14 6. Omar and the Howlers Swing Land Blacktop Heavy 13 7. Steve Earle and Del McCoury Band Mountain Heavy 12 8. Kelly Willis What I Deserve Ryko heavy 9. David Allen Coe Recommended for Airplay Lucky Dog heavy 11 10. Rosie Flores Dancehall Dreams Rounder heavy 10 11. Jimmie Lafave TrailBohemia Beat Heavy 12. Ronnie Dawson Bad habits yepRoc Heavy 13. Ricky ScaggsAncient tones scaggsheavy 14. Ray Wylie Hubbard Lost Train of Thought Misery Loves Co. Heavy 9 15. The Old Joe ClarksMetal Shed Bluescheckered Past medium 16. Real Tom T Hall Project MEDIUM 17. The FlatIrons Checkered Past medium 18. Del McCoury Band Family Medium 19. Monte Warden Elektra Medium 20. Rhonda Vincent Yesterday and TodayLight House Medium 21. Hats Off Tribute to Bill Monroe medium 22. Tennessee Rhythm Riders Little Red Wagon Medium 23. Osborne Brothers Hyden PinecastleMedium 24. Indigo Swing medium 25. Jeff WhiteBroken Road Rounder Medium 26. Kinky Friedman Pearls in the snow Medium 8 27. JD CroweCome on Down to my world Rounder medium 28. Hazel Dickens Heart of a Singer RounderMedium 29. Stacey Earle Simple Gearle Gearle medium 30. Hog Waller Ramblers MeaculpaMedium 31. Deke DickersonJumpin Bean HitoneMedium 32. Bill Elliot and his Orchestra Calling all Jitterbugsmedium 33. Lucky Strikes Lazy SOB Medium 34. Countrypolitans Tired of Drowning Medium 35. New Vintage Changing Times Pine Castle Medium 36. Bottle Rockets - Leftovers Medium 37. The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Bob Wills Bloodshot medium 38. One Riot One
Re: Ray's tenor harmony man....
The one I have a visual memory of could have been Bush, yes. It's a pretty vague memory, however. I'll probably never know g. But if Van was slim, the person I saw in a video dub of old TV footage was definitely not him. --jr.
Re: Alice Gerrard, Brad Leftwich and Tom Sauber House Concert
Hi Steve, Subject: Alice Gerrard, Brad Leftwich and Tom Sauber House Concert I don't know who any of these people are. They must be losers. If you ever book someone kewl like the Goo Goo Dolls (they ROCK!!) or Megadeth it would be cooler than these old fogeys. Let me know when this happens. Your best friend, Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Ricky Lynn Gregg?
Ricky Lynn Gregg is coming to a local country bar in a couple weeks. Worth checking out? Thanks, Dave P.S. I was talking to the booking guy at the same bar and he was talking about having Hank III booked for March...and then Apriland now July. I said something to the effect of him being in (or having been in) rehab and he got this terrified look on his face. Kind of funny, I think he's new to the business. Which reminds me, Jon, they're changing the name of the Texas Two-Step toGenerations. Yeesh. *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Playlist 15 April 1999 - PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia
Hi Sophie, Yeah, my uncle, aunt, and 6 cousins live there, along with my mother's cousin and his family (all migrated Scots), who was the one who heard the song. He is an excellent guitar player, and will be in Nashville to visit the family in September. I'm glad you like the CD, as we are very proud of it. I am going to Atlanta on May 27 to play a festival with that particular lineup, so it should be a blast. It was fun hanging out with you and the rest of the Aussie gang at SXSW. Tell them I said hey. Once I get through my PhD I am definitely coming to Australia for a visit. That may be a couple of years away, so if you are still there we will hook up. Jon never responded to the request to send you some Greta Lee discs, but he has just separated from his wife, and things are in turmoil. I will remind him again. Take care and keep in touch. Slim
Re: Playlist 15 April 1999 - PBS-FM, Melbourne, Australia
OOOPS That was very personal! My apologies to everyone,especially those mentioned. slim - in the big ol' dawghouse
RE: Ricky Lynn Gregg?
Ricky Lynn Gregg is coming to a local country bar in a couple weeks. Worth checking out? Country-rocker. A guy I worked with for a while in an HNC-type band (yet another Scott Miller) worked with him some, so I listened to a bit of his stuff a couple of years ago; it didn't leave much of an impression. And I know you were joking, Dave, but for the benefit of those who are in Sugar Hill Steve's general vicinity, Tom, Brad and Alice put out a rilly fine old-time-ish album on Copper Creek last year (my write-up of it is moldering somewhere in the MoMzine archives), and are definitely worth catching. Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
RE: Ray's tenor harmony man....
But if Van was slim, the person I saw in a video dub of old TV footage was definitely not him. As someone already mentioned, Howard appeared in some of the Gannaway films with Price; he wasn't noticeably chunkier that Ray, at least not then. Of course, when I think of "old TV footage," my thoughts naturally turn to the 50s, not 60s; if I remember it, how old can it be? g Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
The future of alt-country......
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Re: Ray's tenor harmony man....
"Ph. Barnard" wrote: Joe: I think it's Ray Price, doing the old (pre-multitrack) overdub technique whereby you sing as the original master rolls and record the mixed result onto a new master. While I'm the last person to be differing with Joe, I honestly think it's not just Ray overdubbing with himself but another fiddle player or someone. I've seen footage of the guy, in fact. A heavyset guy whose name I can't remember. I haven't listened closely to the harmony singer, so I'm just guessing (read "bullshitting") as usual. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
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Bob Dylan's more influential than Bing Crosby? Than Frank Sinatra? Than Louis Armstrong? Than Hank Williams? Than Jimmie Rodgers? Than Elvis Presley? You could probably play six degrees of Dylan w/just about any major artist. -John ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
David Cantwell wrote: The most influential pop musicians of the 20th century are, in order: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) Elvis Presley 3) James Brown 4) Bing Crosby Armstrong and Crosby loom over the first half of the century the way Elvis and JB do the second. Who's #5? Mahalia? Ellington? The Beatles or Dylan? Hank? I don't know, but those first four, man, no one can touch them. --david cantwell I would tend to agree with this if you stick with the word "influential" and don't muck up the argument with other criteria. The 20th Century is too big of a tent to stick Dylan up there at the top of the list, methinks. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, in order to reel in this madness, let's focus on rock, instead of pop. Who then? Elvis, Dylan or Cash or... ? I still stand by Dylan over Cash easily, but there's a good argument to be made that Elvis wins over Dylan. After all, he did define the sound, and he gets props for being maybe the first punk rocker by virture of swiveling his hips and all. Yeah, it seems to me that Dylan falls into the area "shaded" by Elvis' influence. To me Cash had little or nothing to do with rock music, either as co-founder or anything else. He was an outlaw, but always within the context of country. He had pop hits, but they were still overtly country records. (Sam Phillips (the Sun owner/producer of Elvis) always maintains that had it not been for his car wreck on the way to his Ed Sullivan appearance, Carl Perkins would have been the rock roll idol king Elvis became.) -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Welfare Music
Pretty decent interview with Martin's Folly on that Welfare Music site. Click here: http://www.welfaremusic.com/Martins_Folly/interview_1_41499.html My only complaint is that Chris Gray (singer/gee-tar) says he likes Sheryl Crow... This only counts as a half-spam, since I am pointing you to a site with other stuff, too... Jeff Copetas ~ Tar Hut RecordsPO Box 441940 ~ Somerville, MA 02144www.tarhut.com ~ (617)776-5106 Two monologues don't make a dialogue.
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote: I'm sticking with Bing, but I'm a little surprised that none of the rock advocates have mentioned Chuck Berry. Carl Z. If you say Chuck Berry, you have to go one step back and say T-bone Walker, who spawned not only CB but all of them guitar heroes like BB King and Albert and Freddie. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: You Am I (was Re: Underappreciated (long))
I swear I just bought a copy of Hourly, Daily last Summer...on Sire. F**king Great Record. I was inspired by Paul Kelly, who mentions them a great song about falling in love thru a mix tape. I saw You Am I last fall and all I could say afterwards was "Oh My God They're Better Than OASIS! They are Oasis to the third power! I want to move to Australia!" jns -- From: "Walker, Jason" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: You Am I (was Re: Underappreciated (long)) Date: Mon, Apr 19, 1999, 6:12 PM Hey you guys - that's great to hear you dig You Am I that much. I'm a mate of a couple of the blokes in the band (Tim, the lead singer and Rusty the drummer) and yr right they are a kick arse rock and roll band. It's funny that Hourly Daily is out of print over there - it still sells quite well here in Australia. I'll pass on yr comments to Tim. Junior Walker -- From: William F. Silvers[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 1999 4:01 To: passenger side Subject: You Am I (was Re: Underappreciated (long)) Chris Hill wrote re Steve Kirsch's note: --You Am I--"Hi Fi Way"--the second album by these Aussies, where they turn down the Stooges, turn up The Jam and get spectacular results. Next to Afghan Whigs Curve, THE best concert I saw last year. The lead singer has a charisma that controls a crowd like none I've seen, and the band's energy is palpable. I kick myself for the number of their Seattle shows I've missed, and vow it'll never happen again. Amazing show. I tend to prefer the third album, _Hourly, Daily_ and the 4th, _#4 Record_, to their rawer first two. I picked up HI FI WAY a couple of years ago and it didn't do much for me- I resold it. Late last year I stumbled over a copy of You Am I's most recent #4 RECORD, and it's great. It would certainly been one of my top 10 pop records last year if I'd heard it longer. HOURLY, DAILY's out of print, but I managed to locate a copy on ther net and I'm hoping it'll be in today's mail. Roomie Dave went out and bought a copy of HI FI WAY, and while it's not the equal of the new record, it's much better than I remembered. b.s. n.p. Mandy Barnett I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
At 03:50 AM 4/20/99 -0400, always pushing me to have to think g, Tera wrote: Crosby has said that his greatest musical influence was Al Jolsen. Should we be talking about Crosby here or should we be giving a nod to Al Jolsen as one of the single most influential? There's no doubt that Crosby idolized Jolsen. EVERYONE idolized him, but I'm not so sure he was that big a musical influence on Crosby. Certainly Jolsen's charisma as a performer was an inspiration, but as for the way he actually sang, Crosby was far more influenced by Armstrong, and he often said so. This is also the distinction made, in fact, by both Will Freidwald (in the indispensable Jazz Singing: America's Greatest Voices From Bessie Smith to Bebop and Beyond) and by Crosby friend and biographer Ken Barnes (in the out of print The Crosby Years). I have read where Crosby said that he wanted to become a singer, in large part, because of Jolsen but I've also read him saying that he stopped trying to sing like Jolsen very early on, as in while he was still in his pre-solo-career group, the Rhythm Boys! Jolsen is undoubtedly influential, though--he'd have to be in the top 20 or 20 or so somewhere. Still, there's something about his work that doesn't translate well to our times--am I speaking out of turn here? I don't think so--something stagey and overdone and unsubtle and rhythmically dense, etc, etc. etc. to our modern tastes. It's as if he's speaking a different language, practically. Which is just another way of saying, I guess, that his specific musical influence didn't much carry over throughout the rest of the century. No matter where you look to the greatest, there's always someone who came before. Whoever it was who talked about Buddy Bolden - yes, Armstrong borrowed a lot from Buddy. Should Bolden be the influence, I wonder? As I've said you could trace influences back forever, which would make the most inlfuential artist ever the first artist ever, the one who picked up a rock and banged it against another rock for the sheer pleasure of the sound or whatever. But that's not very revealing (and I know it's not what Tera said..). It's also inacurate, I think, since it means that predecessors are always more influential, by definition. Little Willie John is more influential than James Brown? Jake Hess is more influential than Elvis? Miss Ross is more influential than Michael Jackson? Bolden, and King Oliver too, were certainly big influences on Louis but how many people in future years cited Oliver or Bolden as influences? And how many named Armstrong? --david cantwell
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Homer Simpson Let us also not forget perhaps the most influential stadium, The Rosebowl, with a seating capacity of 90,000 + g -John ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
RE: Ray's tenor harmony man....
Jon, the TV footage I was thinking of was definitely either 50s, or very early 60s at latest. They did Crazy Arms. --jr.
RE: Sparklehorse in Philly 4/18
I liked opener Varnaline a **lot** better than on "Sweet Life"--the only album of theirs I have. Live they sounded like a strange amalgam of Galaxie 500 and early Bob Mould playing at Grant Lee Buffalo's house, which is not a bad place to be. I'm tempted to buy their first album. Steve Kirsch I've got Sweet Life, Man of Sin, and Varnaline - I wouldn't recommend the s/t album - a little TOO underproduced for my tastes, but I would give a thumbs up to Man of Sin, for "No Decision No Disciple", "Thorns and Such" and "lbs", all of which should have been on that set list. "NDND", in particular, was a favorite of mine from the Seattle show - uptempo, acoustic guitar with MAJOR hooks. Chris np: Underground Lovers, _Dream it Down_. Been addicted to this one lately, particularly for the songs where Philippa Nihill sings lead - "Holiday" and "Recognise". Perfect summer driving music, even on rainy days.
Sparklehorse in Boston 4/16
Varnaline were pretty great here on Friday night, but Sparklehorse were simply spectacular - I love bands that fuck around with noises, which explains why I think Pavement is one of the best, if not the best, bands of the 1990s. And it's why Sparklehorse, if they had another couple albums out this decade, would be in the same boat as Pavement for me. Varnaline played a really good and enjoyable set, it just wasn't as interesting. And I love interesting shit. As an added bonus, we got Wooden Leg opening the set for 45 minutes too. I wish this band would tour more so you all could see just how damn good they're getting. A real treat to be able to see them pretty much whenever we want to. Certainly one of the best shows of the year around these parts -
Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s
I know we're done with this thread, but I can't resist: Neither can I. Tsunami - Deep end The hearts tremolo and since someone mentioned Spiderland the other day I have to add Rodan - Rusty Andy
Buck's Hot Dog?
Does the Buck Owen's vinyl lp called "Hot Dog" contain some of that pre-Buckaroos, late-50s stuff that Buck did as "Corky Jones"? If not, what are the names of the lps that had this stuff. Were these bootlegs of some sort, or were they on a label? Thankya, --junior
Wilco @ Pearl Street
Last night, fellow P2-er/Albany denizen Jeff Sohn and I saw Wilco with Vic Chesnutt at Pearl Street in Northampton, Mass. A couple of random drive-by observations: Some of Wilco's new pop songs are OK, but overall I wasn't impressed by the new stuff. I can't see myself humming any of them in the shower, which is my simplest criterion for a good, catchy pop tune. On the other hand, the new material did seem to attract a younger crowd as compared to the last time I saw them. Lots of college kids. Of course, Northampton is a college town, but there's usually a wider range of ages at Pearl Street shows. I was surprised by how many of the younger folks recognized the Uncle Tupelo material. I wonder how well their records sell now as compared to when they were together? Maybe Tweedy's getting road burnout, but for most of the evening, he looked like he'd rather be almost anywhere but onstage. I know life on tour can be a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer should at least try to look like they're having a good time? He finally broke out of his funk when he got pissed off at a couple of drunks in the front row. They wanted him to speed up "New Madrid", so he deliberately slowed it down to spite them. The rest of the audience got a kick out of it, and it was the most engaged I'd seen Tweedy all evening. So there's my off-the-cuff review. On Thursday, it's back to Northampton to hear Kelly Willis with Bruce Robison at the Iron Horse. We'll be sending a full Albany P2 delegation (Jeff, myself, Evan Cooper and assorted wives and friends). Stay tuned...
charlie poole help
anyone out there know the label, release date, and writer of charlie poole's "if i lose"? any information about sales would be a big help, too. thanks, bill f-w
Summer Teeth?
If this has been kicked around already, please excuse me, but what is the significance/meaning of the title? I've heard the expression that someone has "summer teeth" - some are here, some are there... -John ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: Der Bingle
I'm with brother Cantwell on this, have been ever since Merle Haggard cited Der Bingle as one of the most influential singers in the history of country music and one of his favoritest. Jon Weisberger I'm really glad you brought this up because just last week I was listening to Merle's Jimmie Rodgers tribute LP, and it occurred to me that Merle's phrasing kinda sounded like the Binger. So, I suppose the next question is: Has Merle ever covered a song associated with Crosby? And didn't Crosby record some tracks with Louis Armstrong in the 20's or 30's? Lance . . .
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
Crosby has said that his greatest musical influence was Al Jolsen. Should we be talking about Crosby here or should we be giving a nod to Al Jolsen as one of the single most influential? Tera "There's only been four of us: Al Jolson, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis. That's your only four fuckin' stylists that ever lived. We could write, sing, yodel, dance, fuck--makes no damn difference. The rest of these idiots is either ridin' a fuckin' horse, pickin' a guitar, or shootin' somebody in some stupid damn movie." --Jerry Lee Lewis Lance . . .
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of Wilco's new pop songs are OK, but overall I wasn't impressed by the new stuff. I can't see myself humming any of them in the shower, which is my simplest criterion for a good, catchy pop tune. Agreed. With the exceptions of "ELT" and "nothingsevergonnastandinmyway(again)", most of the new material had some trouble getting off the ground. I like the new album a lot, but my impression was that the band had to try *way* too hard to get the songs working on stage. Most of the renditions of the new songs were pretty close to the album versions, double keyboard parts and all (courtesy of Leroy, whose last name I didn't catch). My gut feeling is that trying to replicate the extremely studio-massaged nature of the newer songs on stage might not be the greatest idea. Those people who have seen or heard Tweedy's acoustic performances of "Via Chicago" and "She's A Jar" know how affecting those songs can be when they're stripped down and allowed to breathe a bit. I think the new material could benefit a lot from the same approach, perhaps even going so far as to eliminate the extra instrumentalist. To be fair, I'm sure the band is still learning their way around staging the new songs; even more to the point, I'm sure they're experimenting a bit with these shows, trying to shake out their material for the summer tours. There were also some sound problems at Pearl St., at least near the front; for the first four or five songs (all _Summer Teeth_ tracks), the keyboards and Jeff's voice were *far* too loud in the mix, to the point that a blast of organ from Bennett would drown out just about everything else. Most of the mixing problems were gone by the end of the evening, but as most of the _ST_ songs were near the front of the set, we might not have heard them at their best. Maybe Tweedy's getting road burnout, but for most of the evening, he looked like he'd rather be almost anywhere but onstage. I know life on tour can be a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer should at least try to look like they're having a good time? He did look pretty tired. I'm willing to write that off as a by-product of the strange zigzags the East Coast swing is taking, which necessitate a lot more road time than might otherwise be necessary. He finally broke out of his funk when he got pissed off at a couple of drunks in the front row. They wanted him to speed up "New Madrid", so he deliberately slowed it down to spite them. The rest of the audience got a kick out of it, and it was the most engaged I'd seen Tweedy all evening. I'm glad he said something to them; they'd been pretty obnoxious throughout the show. (From what I could tell, they'd driven down from Ottowa and presumably are following the band for a few shows at least.) Jumped up on stage to dance during "Hesitating Beauty", tried to put a hat on Jeff's head while he was playing (which he did *not* appreciate), pestered Jay to smoke more, threw t-shirts up on the stage...I'm glad they enjoy the band, but there's a fine line between being a fan and being a nuisance. Did anyone see why the security guy dove at one of them from across the stage during the encore? I think he was confiscating recording gear, but there were a couple of people in the way and I couldn't clearly see what was going on. Tweedy actually stopped the song completely: "You know, I don't care how fucking far you drove to see us. You don't give the band directions." Amen. Overall, it was a rough-edged but satisfying show; I'm looking forward to their Friday show at Boston's Avalon to see whether the new songs are improved by Avalon's generally excellent sound and lighting. Tom Stoodley
carl sonny leyland
don't know if anyone has mentioned it but his new one, "im wise" on hmg/hightone, contains some of the finest jerry lee pumping piano that you'll ever hear. while he can play pretty much any style out of the pop songbook(as witnessed by his fine stylings with big sandy) he seems to have somehow got ahold of whatever the killer's been swiggin' all these years. not a bum song in the bunch, i can't get the thing outta my player. to these ears, on the finest albums of the year.
Re: carl sonny leyland
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: don't know if anyone has mentioned it but his new one, "im wise" on hmg/hightone, contains some of the finest jerry lee pumping piano that you'll ever hear. while he can play pretty much any style out of the pop songbook(as witnessed by his fine stylings with big sandy) he seems to have somehow got ahold of whatever the killer's been swiggin' all these years. not a bum song in the bunch, i can't get the thing outta my player. to these ears, on the finest albums of the year. It's a good 'un. I like it much better than the new Big Sandy EP *and* the new Ronnie Dawson album. Strong originals and killer covers, including a red-hot version of Al Dexter's "Wine Women Song."--don
Re: Der Bingle
In a message dated 4/20/99 12:21:24 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And didn't Crosby record some tracks with Louis Armstrong in the 20's or 30's? There was a real nice Crosby compilation out last year which contained a few tracks with Armstrong. It is a nice package and well worth having as an early retrospective on Bing's work. It's in storage in Atlanta so I don't have any details. Sorry. Slim
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
lance davis wrote: Or, you could say Louis Jordan, who may qualify as the 20th Century's most influential performer that most people tend to forget. His impact in the black community was especially remarkable, and the list of performers who consider him a PRIMARY influence include: Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, BB King, James Brown, and Nat Cole. I believe he had 17 number one hits between 1947 and the birth of rock 'n' roll, and it was his misfortune to be black at a time when blacks were rarely able to translate their influence into dollars and cents. Louis Jordan is THE link between the swing music of the '30's and the rock 'n' roll of the '50's. Was it jazz? Was it RB? Was it really just rock 'n' roll? Whatever you wanna call it, his jumpin music has stood the test of time even if his name hasn't. Amen, Lance. And Louis Jordan's not forgotten in these parts, at least not when the best, most consistent local public radio show for a number of years, "The Saturday Night Fish Fry", begins every show with that song. (On both Friday and Saturday nights) Still, I think you've managed to merge two long threads into "the single most criminally underrecognized influential 20th century pop musician." Good job! g b.s. n.p. Love Nut BALTIMUCHO!
Re: Der Bingle
At 11:47 AM 4/20/99 -0500, Lance asked: And didn't Crosby record some tracks with Louis Armstrong in the 20's or 30's? I don't believe so (I say very cautiously). I THINK their first studio recordings were their April 25, 1951 recordings of "Gone Fishin'" (a live version of this appears on the MCA Bing box) and "Old Soldiers Never Die." Live struff, of course, is another matter. maybe this is right --david cantwell PS: Bing recorded two sides, My Baby Said Yes and something else I forget, with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five in 1944.
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know life on tour can be a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer should at least try to look like they're having a good time? I saw Jeff and Jay perform a few songs last week at some club across the street from Wrigley Field as part of WXRT's annual Cubs Opening Day party that features the Waco Brothers. Granted, it was about 8:30 AM when they went on, but they even made comments about how it might have been a mistake for them to have agreed to perform. They were very gracious and personable on the street after the show, but I was a bit put off by their comments onstage. Jeff even called the radio DJ/morning guy an "aristocrat" because he mentioned he had recently read an article in the New York Times which quoted Tweedy as saying that his favorite radio show was some show on WXRT, which Tweedy then admitted that he had never even listened to but had heard it was good. Seeing that and thinking about all of the Wilco and UT shows I have seen, I began to wonder how much of this is posturing. He seemed to really be enjoying himself onstage with UT and on the AM tour, but beginning with Being There, he seems to have become the disenchanted rock star. Chad ** Chad Cosper Dept. of English Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro 336-275-8576 http://www.uncg.edu/~cscosper
Re: Der Bingle
PS: Bing recorded two sides, My Baby Said Yes and something else I forget, with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five in 1944. David Cantwell Yep, and to cycle this thread backwards, Jordan also recorded with Mr. Armstrong in 1932 on the "Medley of Armstrong Hits." Now, if I find out that Jordan recorded with Jimmie Rodgers I think my head is gonna do that Scanners thing g. Lance, choo choo ch'boogiein' to class . . .
My Bing-a-Ling
The level of knowledge on this list never ceases to amaze me. I honestly had no idea about Bing Crosby's importance in popular music -- I just thought he was a movie crooner. Between the posts of the last few days and just finishing Escott's Hank bio, I'm feeling all educated this week. Thanks, folks. Wondering when we're going to start debating the Artist of the Millennium, Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
RE: Ray Price Harmonyr
The harmony singer on 'wasted words', and some others from the same recording session is Ira Louvin. Ellen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Joe Gracey Sent: 19 April 1999 18:44 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Remember, its Denver Todd Larson wrote: On another subject, a couple of month ago I picked up the essential Ray Price disc after hearing the raves from others on list. Question: who is the high harmony singer on those amazing shuffles on the second half of the disc? Wow, does he sound frickin great singing along with Ray's big baritone... I think it's Ray Price, doing the old (pre-multitrack) overdub technique whereby you sing as the original master rolls and record the mixed result onto a new master. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
At 02:07 PM 4/20/99 -0400, DP wrote: Wondering when we're going to start debating the Artist of the Millennium, Solomon, for all those psalms. Or was that the last millenium G --david cantwell
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
Yes Dave, Bing was the man. You might check out that "High Society" movie with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong all in the same plot (with Grace Kelly as Female lead). It's got two or three of our all-time greats on one stage, as it were. And it's aged better than most Presley films g. -junior
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
Solomon, for all those psalms. Or was that the last millenium The diversity of P2 threads will always amaze. David, a person with your name ought to know that David wrote the best psalms!!! Solomon only sold records because of all those dirty lyrics. I'll admit David's movie career was the pits, though, and his son Absalom never did any good work at all, imho. That "David II" tour was the worst. --junior
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
Tom Stoodley noted in response to Kevin Fredette's observation: Maybe Tweedy's getting road burnout, but for most of the evening, he looked like he'd rather be almost anywhere but onstage. I know life on tour can be a drag, but am I expecting too much when I think a performer should at least try to look like they're having a good time? He did look pretty tired. I'm willing to write that off as a by-product of the strange zigzags the East Coast swing is taking, which necessitate a lot more road time than might otherwise be necessary. Joe Gracey replied: I can't recall one time in my life when the road hassles spilled over onto our stage performance. After all, that's where it all becomes worthwhile. I'd say it sounds more like Tweedy just doesn't like to perform much, or he'd snap out of it and enjoy himself. and Chad Cosper noted: thinking about all of the Wilco and UT shows I have seen, I began to wonder how much of this is posturing. He seemed to really be enjoying himself onstage with UT and on the AM tour, but beginning with Being There, he seems to have become the disenchanted rock star. The issue of what kind of performance and stage demeanor a performer "owes" an audience and their best presentation of their work is an important one to me. I've heard some bad stories about Tweedy's petulant stage demeanor, though I've never seen it myself. But how the audience's bad behavior affects the performance needs to be taken into account. At the recent Steve Earle/Del McCoury Band show, Steve got into it with the apparently drunken guy who kept shouting for "Copperhead Road". Earle worked it into his performance (sort of annoyingly to me-I couldn't hear him in front but apparently Earle could), staring at the guy during songs, walking to that side of the stage away from the action, refusing to just let it go. Finally he had to let the guy have it "did you really think I wasn't gonna play this you stupid %^$#@!?" but Tom had previously said to Kevin's observation: He finally broke out of his funk when he got pissed off at a couple of drunks in the front row. They wanted him to speed up "New Madrid", so he deliberately slowed it down to spite them. The rest of the audience got a kick out of it, and it was the most engaged I'd seen Tweedy all evening. I'm glad he said something to them; they'd been pretty obnoxious throughout the show. (From what I could tell, they'd driven down from Ottowa and presumably are following the band for a few shows at least.) Jumped up on stage to dance during "Hesitating Beauty", tried to put a hat on Jeff's head while he was playing (which he did *not* appreciate), pestered Jay to smoke more, threw t-shirts up on the stage...I'm glad they enjoy the band, but there's a fine line between being a fan and being a nuisance. Did anyone see why the security guy dove at one of them from across the stage during the encore? I think he was confiscating recording gear, but there were a couple of people in the way and I couldn't clearly see what was going on. Tweedy actually stopped the song completely: "You know, I don't care how fucking far you drove to see us. You don't give the band directions." And really, for me, that sort of sums it up. Abstaining Tom caught these details about these guys, and I wonder how much patience on-the-wagon Tweedy needed to have with these obnoxious idiots. If the club can't take steps to quiet, or remove drunken-stupid patrons who are disrupting the performance, I can't blame the performer for getting pissed-off enough about it to "break character", so to speak. b.s.
Twangfest 3: Advance Tickets, More News, and Much, Much Less!
That steady "thump, thump, thump" you're hearing, ever increasing in intensity? No, it's not Excedrin Headache #43, brought on by the latest P2 dustup, it's just us (us being your Twang Gang) beating the drum for Twangfest 3. We're a mere seven weeks away from the blessed event--June 10-12--and so we're going to try to keep you informed on all the latest happenings just as often as you can stand it. ### ADVANCE TICKETS ### First off, thanks to our kind sponsors Miles of Music and Village Records, we have advance tickets available for the first time in our short history. With headliners like the V-Roys, Damnations TX, and Dale Watson, not to mention all the great P2 bands, you'd have to be crazy to risk waiting until the last minute to get your ducats! Here's the scoop: Tickets are $10 per night. A shipping/handling charge will be added to each order. For phone or mail orders from Miles of Music, here's the skinny: MILES OF MUSIC toll free phone #: 888 766-8742 20929-47 Ventura Blvd. #286 Woodland Hills CA 91364 fax 818 992-8302=20 url: http://www.milesofmusic.com/order.html To order via the web, go to the Village Records web page: http://villagerecords.com/cgi-bin/villager/scan/mp=3D0/sf=3Dartist/ se=3Dtwangfest/sf=3Dtitle/se=3Dst You can also contact Village Records at the following addresses and numbers and such: VILLAGE RECORDS 12156 W 63 St Shawnee Mission, KS 66216, USA Answering Machine or Fax: 913-631-6369 1-800-327-5264 (USA Canada) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ### TWANGPIN ### Due to popular demand, or at least no unified opposition, we are bringing back Twangpin for the second year. It will be held on Friday June 11th from 12 noon til 5 pm. And while you might think that just bowling would be enough, we do not, mesdames and messieurs. This year, Twangpin will also be the site of the CD release party for this year's Edges From the Postcard 2, which is appearing this year on Hayden's Ferry Records. Hayden's Ferry is also sponsoring this party, which will feature the following combos, live and in bowling shirts: *The Sovines *Belle Starr *Buck Shots *Even more surprise musical guests! Bowling will start right around, with the swingin' bands cranking it up at 1 PM. We'll have more details soon on this event; for now, contact Marie Arsenault at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ### MUCH LESS! ### Yep, that's about all the news for now. For all the pertinent stuff in one place, you can't beat www.twangfest.com, our info-licious corner of the web. More to come! Muchas smooches, Your Twang Gang
yet another kelly willis story
if anyone is interested, this is from the CNN page, just behind the war news and a high school shooting story: http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9904/20/kelly.willis/index.html there's another story at about puff daddy beating up a record exec. -george
RE: Ray Price Harmonyr
The harmony singer on 'wasted words', and some others from the same recording session is Ira Louvin. True enough, but that was before the cuts in question; that session was 6/22/56, whereas the songs in question are mostly from later (though "Crazy Arms" was from just before, 3/1/56) on, 1957-1962 on the particular disc asked about. If memory serves me, Earl Scruggs also appeared on a Price cut or two, though not singing harmony g. Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
Ned Sublette's new album
I love hard country and latin dance music, and I'm always interested in offbeat fusions of seemingly disparate musical styles (like Greg Garing's blend of country and electronic dance music), but Ned Sublette's new album is... odd. Titled Cowboy Rumba, it's an audacious fusion of hard country and various styles of latin dance music. The man definitely knows his latin stuff -- he runs the supercool Qbadisc label, and he's worked with latin musicians for years. He's got an all-star lineup of 'em backing him up here (along with Lloyd Maines), and they sound excellent. I'm not so sure about the hard country part of the equation, which pretty much consists of Sublette's Texas twang and yer typical hard country lyrical subject matter -- unrequited love, drinkin', cheatin', etc. There's occasionally some other country elements in the mix (like Maines's pedal steel or dobro on a few tracks), but more often than not, you get a limited (but not unpleasant) hard country vocalist backing a hot latin band. It's done well, but does it work? Danged if I know.--don n.p. Ned Sublette - "Feeling No Pain" (and directly quoting "There Stands The Glass")
Re: charlie poole help
Poole recorded If I Lose, I Don't Care for Columbia Records on July 25, 1927. The notes for the County Records cd, Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers Vol. 2, says that where Charlie Poole found his songs and tunes to record will probably never be known with certainty. It is most likely that his sources were oral since he was barely literate but whatever the source he has a good ear for a good tune... it then goes on to credit If I Lose, I Don't Care as a folksong with no writer credit. I don't know much about the sales #'s, but Neil Rosenberg does point out the importance of Poole's three-finger picking style on Bill and Charlie Monroe... so I would guess his music was fairly widely distributed. Shannon -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 12:44 PMSubject: charlie poole helpanyone out there know the label, release date, and writer of charlie poole's if i lose? any information about sales would be a big help, too. thanks, bill f-w
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
At 01:32 PM 4/20/99 -0500, you wrote: You might check out that "High Society" movie with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong all in the same plot (with Grace Kelly as Female lead). It's got two or three of our all-time greats on one stage, as it were. And it's aged better than most Presley films g. Well, it's not very good, even by those low standards--though maybe it just pales, and then some, in comparison to the incredible The Philadelphia Story, the non-musical film it was based upon. BUT, the music in High Society is often quite good--especially a Bing-Satch duet on, I think, "That's Jazz" and a Bing-Frank duet on, I think, "What A Swell Party It's Been." Then again, it's a Cole Porter score, so of course the songs are good. The only thing that could ruin them is if someone who can't sing sings them and, unfortunately, Grace Kelly does just that on at least two occasions. --david cantwell
RE: Wilco @ Pearl Street
Bill Silvers said: But how the audience's bad behavior affects the performance needs to be taken into account. I totally agree. An indifferent or drunkenly annoying crowd can't expect the band to be having a good time. But other than the two drunk guys I mentioned earlier, the crowd as a whole was clearly supportive: dancing (or at least head-bopping), singing along, applauding loudly, etc. If Jeff couldn't have a good time with us, he should check his pulse ;-) If the club can't take steps to quiet, or remove drunken-stupid patrons who are disrupting the performance, I can't blame the performer for getting pissed-off enough about it to "break character", so to speak. Just for the record: what I was saying in my original post was that I was actually glad to see Tweedy lose patience with the drunken Canadian guys. It was the first time all night that he'd shown any interest in the whole concert. It was after he told them off that he seemed to loosen up and have some fun. Normally I would say that people like that should be a bouncer's first target, but last night they actually served a purpose. It's just too bad that Jeff couldn't have been having more fun all along. It goes back to what Joe Gracey said earlier: it really looks like the guy doesn't enjoy performing.
David Allen Coe
Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most knows for? Thank you. JNS
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
Bill comments: And really, for me, that sort of sums it up. Abstaining Tom caught these details about these guys, and I wonder how much patience on-the-wagon Tweedy needed to have with these obnoxious idiots. If the club can't take steps to quiet, or remove drunken-stupid patrons who are disrupting the performance, I can't blame the performer for getting pissed-off enough about it to "break character", so to speak. Missed alot of the thread, but stood, oh about 5 feet to the right of the Ottawa crew... Tweedy was actually quite tolerant for the whole show...as they were buggin' the shit out of him from the end of the set opener to the end of the second encore... I felt bad for him. Heck, he was even trying to be kind to them (he mentioned earlier in the show that they had travelled quite a bit to get to the show, etc...) He looked a little vulnerable up there to boot (as he really didn't seem to know what to do about them). So, as Tom had mentioned, Jeff finally snapped and just stopped the number as the threesome demanded quite loudly that they should speed up "New Madrid", scolded them proper and launched into a blues tinged slow burn rendition...Funny. So, to address your last statement Bill...I agree. He was more than justified... Morgan "However, I do wish Mr. Tweedy looked like he wanted to play for us folks that paid $17.50 a pop"
David Allen Coe
Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most known for? Thank you. JNS
RE: David Allen Coe
You Never Even Called Me By My Name by Steve Goodman??? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jennifer Sperandeo Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 2:14 PM To: passenger side Subject: David Allen Coe Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most known for? Thank you. JNS
Re: David Allen Coe
Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most knows for? Thank you. JNS Steve Goodman's song "You Never Called Me By My Name" -- or some similar combinations of words. He also wrote Tanya Tucker's early hit, "Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone)" and Johnny Paycheck's hit, "Take This Job and Shove It." Other than that, he's basically a big -- aw, never mind, my mama always said if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. -- terry smith
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
Ok, my last Bing post, promise. In case the discussion of the last couple of days has peaked anyone's curiosity to check out some Bing Crosby, here's a few suggestions. Knowing my audience, I'm sticking (usually) with his more stripped down and stringless later stuff. Bing With A Beat, with Bob Scobey's Frisco Jazz Band (RCA, 1957)--this set has Bing in fine voice with great arrangements, some going the swinging' sinatra route but others more in a hot jazz vein. Very, very good record. Some Fine Old Chesnuts (Decca, 1953)--Bing with the Buddy Cole Trio. This is a fine record in as nearly an intimate an approach as Crosby ever took. It's on disc now, too, a two-fer with 1957's New Tricks, a less successful Buddy Cole sequel from '57. The Great Country Hits (Capitol, 1964)--Recommended ONLY IF you like the nashville sound, and in a 1960s Eddy Arnold vein to boot, this album of late Crosby includes covers of everything from Oh Lonesome Me and Heartaches By The Number to Wolverton Mountain, Hello Walls and Still. Pretty darn good stuff. I know there's a collection of his 1940s country-cowboy stuff--Pistol Packin' Mama, Don't Fence Me In, New San Antonio Rose, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, etc--but I don't know the name of it. But I highly recommend it, whatever it's called. The four-cd MCA box, Bing: His Legendary Years, 1931-1957, is great--but probably not a very economical investment, unless you're already a convert. My fave Bing moment is him doing It's Been A Long, Long Time backed by only the Les Paul Trio--if anyone knows if there's an entire album of this pairing, please let me know ASAP. Finally, I am STILL looking for Bing's two sides recorded in 1952 with Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five. A heads up would be much appreciated if you can share any leads. Buh, buh, buh bye! --david cantwell
Re: Der Bingle
I'm really glad you brought this up because just last week I was listening to Merle's Jimmie Rodgers tribute LP, and it occurred to me that Merle's phrasing kinda sounded like the Binger. So, I suppose the next question is: Has Merle ever covered a song associated with Crosby? Pennies from Heaven is a song the Hag does. Its on his "Out Among the Stars" LP. He also does the song is concert some. I think Crosby did this one. Stick
Re: David Allen Coe
Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most knows for? Thank you. JNS It think "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" is one that is pretty well know although it was written by Steve Goodman. Some of the songs Coe wrote- "Take this Job and Shove it" and "Would you lay with me (in a field of stone)" Those I think are some of the most prominent. Stick
Re: Single Most Influential 20th Century Pop Musician
As great as some of those nominees are, I would have to pick Elvis as the most influential. When Sinatra died a few months back, a colleague of mine tried to suggest he was the most influential singer of the century, and he was outraged I would even suggest Presley was greater. But to me, Elvis hasn't just influenced music. He has had such an impact on every aspect of culture, including movies and fashion and, really, the sexual liberation that flew in the face of the restrained 1950s (for a hilarious look at how subversive Presley was, check out www.thesmokinggun.com. They've got a declassified FBI letter from an informant about how Presley's 1950s stage show threatened the entire USA. It's easy to forget, but important to be reminded that people really took this stuff seriously). A few years back, I interviewed Greil Marcus and we were talking about the very earliest recordings of Presley (That's When Your Heartache Begins, in particular) which had recently surfaced on the first volume of the RCA box sets. He said that when you listen to that performance, it isn't just a great song, it is the sound of Elvis Presley INVENTING cool. And if he doesn't get credit for anything else, at least you've got to give him that: For a couple of generations, Elvis Presley invented cool. Paul Cantin np: Nashville West-Nashville West
Re: David Allen Coe
Always been partial to Long Haired Redneck, myself. But "You never even called me by my name" is a song I always associate with Coe. Jamie Jennifer Sperandeo wrote: Query: What is the song David Allen Coe is most known for? Thank you. JNS
Re: Summer Teeth?
It's just a dream she keeps having and it doesn't seem to mean anything. Bob
Re: Der Bingle
According to the Bing Crosby Discography at http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/Biology/lewis/crosby/disco.htm Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby had a long professional relationship, starting in the 1936 with their recording "Pennies from Heaven" (listed as Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra) and continuing through 1960 (recordings with the Billy May Orchestra and Louis Armstrong). Who else can claim to have recorded with Paul Whiteman and David Bowie? The two tracks Crosby recorded with Grady Martin, "Just a Little Lovin' " and "Till the End of the World", can be found on AWAY BACK WEST AGAIN (Collector Series) 1939-up Volumes 20 and 87 by the American Gramophone Wireless Co. (see http://members.aol.com/AGW1886/cbackwest.htm for more details). -B "such a nerd, you wouldn't believe it" B-
Re: Mandy B
-- Jim_Caligiuri wrote: Sire is NOT part of the "Nashville machine." Commercial country programmers and consultants only pay attention to records out of Nashville. The Derailers, also on Sire, ran into the same problem. That is part of the problem but not really, when these acts signed to Sire they weren't looking at going after country radio. Mandy had already played that game when she was on Asylum and they couldn't make anything happen for her. But Americana does embrace these artists, we just have to make the format grow and Jessie Scott is one step in the right direction in making that happen. Tiffany Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
In a message dated 4/20/99 2:38:17 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It has struck me that Tweedy has gotten to be much more of an attitude performer as the years have rolled on. In UT, he was quite the ray of sunshine and the entertaining one compared to Farrar, and he continued to have an entertainer's approach and worked his intrinsic charm during the early Wilco tours. Last couple of years, however, as best I've been able to observe it, he has definitely caught the artiste bug, in terms of his performance style. I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays, but I still think he tends to be very charming onstage. At least I've never seem him be anything but. I even saw him do an acoustic performance once in LA before AM came out where he was sick from bad Mexican food. He had to excuse himself more than once to use the facilities, much to the amusement of Jay Bennet. And more recently, on the Golden Smog tour, he was bar far the most charismatic performer on that stage. Anyhoo. Neal Weiss
Blue Chip Radio Report, 04/19/99
THE BLUE CHIP RADIO REPORT Country Music News, Charts, Show Prep, Sales Info April 19, 1999 Bill Miller Editor Publisher The Blue Chip Song of the Week: "Bang Bang Bang" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Writers: Al Anderson and Craig Wiseman. Producers: Josh Leo. Label: Dreamworks. CDX: volume 209. Our first two-time pick as The Blue Chip Song Of The Week. Last year we chose this song and the record label promptly folded, but Dreamworks wisely picked up the album and re-released this single. Hey, "Bang Bang Bang" is a lot of fun- and radio should be fun. Tammy Wynette's body was exhumed Wednesday (4/14/99) and an autopsy was performed. Wynette's widower, George Richey, requested the autopsy after a $ 50 million wrongful death lawsuit was filed by 3 of her daughters (a 4th daughter joined the lawsuit this past week). Results of the autopsy are expected in four to six weeks, according to Nashville Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Levy. Mindy McCready may not have had a big hit in awhile, but her ability to grab headlines is second only to Garth Brooks. The gal who was engaged to Superman, and then engaged the attention of at least one pro hockey player, is now charming an an oil prince. According to Brad Schmitt at The (Nashville) Tennessean, Mindy's stud muffin du jour is Saudi Arabian prince Khaled Al Fahd. Khaled is the 23-year-old eldest son of one of the world's richest families. Trisha Yearwood's singing talent continues to grow. On TNT's "An All-Star Tribute To Johnny Cash" Sunday, she sang Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Morning Coming Down" like she had just discovered the song. Although it's hard to imagine her having a beer for breakfast and liking it so much that she had another one for dessert, Trisha did a killer rendition of the song. By the way, Johnny Cash is feeling so good that he went back into the studio last week. The Man In Black is getting excited about a doing a new album. Expect more rear-end collisions on Music Row in the near future. Vince Gill's Volvo was involved in a 3-car accident on West End Avenue just off the row a few days ago. Reports say that Vince was stopped for a red light when he was rammed from behind and pushed into the car in ahead of him. After the usual swap of driver's license and insurance company numbers, the guy who rammed Vince gave him the old by-the-way-I'm-a-songwriter and slipped him a demo tape. They say that Vince graciously accepted it. Vince will skip the Academy of Country Music awards show on May 5th. He has multiple nominations, but that's the day of daughter Jennifer's birthdate. Daddy has promised daughter the evening, according to Associated Press. Fan Fair ticket sales are sluggish for the 2nd year in a row. In an effort to move them faster, Ticketmaster has been added as an outlet for the June 14-19 event. Your listeners may also call 615.255.9600 for tickets. Mark Wills was watching "Maury" on TV the other day. The theme was "Beautiful Girls With Ugly Scars". One young girl, badly scarred from a fire, told her story and then broke into the Wills' hit "Don't Laugh At Me". Wills was so moved that he called the producer. He's now booked to appear on a followup show next month with the girl. Welcome to our new subscribers, including Mike Forrest from 101.9 The Twister in Oklahoma City OK; Gary Murdock, PD/MD at Kix 96 in Florence/Muscle Shoals AL; Greg Dorschel with Collins Music; Pontus Lindroth with Radio Viking 101.4 in Svartsjo, Sweden; Ed Cohen with Clear Channel Communications; and, Ted Stecker. Johnny Paycheck is hoping to leave an Atlanta hospital after a nearly six-month stay. Paycheck told WSM Radio in Nashville that he hopes to be released within the next couple of weeks. Shania Twain is scheduled to be the cover girl on the June issue of Glamour magazine. She has already appeared on the covers of Cosmopolitan and Rolling Stone. Shedaisy is composed of 3 sisters: Kristyn Osborn, Kassidy Osburn and Kelsi Osborn. They hail from Magna, Utah. Who has the largest fan club in country music? Alan Jackson holds that honor among no-fee clubs with 125,000 members. Among the fee-based clubs, George Strait leads with 75,000 members. Faith Hill says she started her Family Literacy Project because her father never learned to read. To aid the project, she's collecting donations of books at each of her concerts. In a recent interview, Faith also disclosed that having children released some of the stress of her career. She said that having her two daughters made her realize that her career wasn't the most important thing in her life. Have you ever seen the Roy Minnie statue at The Ryman Auditorium? The single, white female who posed as Minnie Pearl was Chely Wright. Billy Ray Cyrus has recorded the Scooby-Doo theme song for an episode of the cartoon. A new Townes Van Zandt album is set for release on June 29th. "A Far Cry From Dead" will be a 13-cut collection on the Arista Austin label. Van Zandt left behind the
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
jr. "on the money" It has struck me that Tweedy has gotten to be much more of an attitude performer as the years have rolled on. In UT, he was quite the ray of sunshine and the entertaining one compared to Farrar, and he continued to have an entertainer's approach and worked his intrinsic charm during the early Wilco tours. Last couple of years, however, as best I've been able to observe it, he has definitely caught the artiste bug, in terms of his performance style. Which is too bad. I infinitely prefer performers who come out and do their best to "entertain" the audience. Looking like you want to play is part of the job, as I figure it I couldn't agree more...even if you're not a "showy" sort, a bit of passion would be nice. g But isn't performing live designed to entertain? Recorded material is one animal and playing it for folks is a way to highten the experience, a connection process if you will... When it's seemingly just a case of "going through the motions" for the performer, it automatically devalues that writer for me (or at least turns me a little cold for a spell)... I'm not pointing to Tweedy specifically either, if anyone in that position doesn't like what they do, or doesn't know anymore, or whatever, don't do it for a bit...Take some time off and kick back. Man, we've all had bad gigs, but shit, ain't this rock n' roll stuff supposed to be fun? morgan
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
Neal: I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays, but I still think he tends to be very charming onstage. At least I've never seem him be anything but. I even saw him do an acoustic performance once in LA before AM came out where he was sick from bad Mexican food. He had to excuse himself more than once to use the facilities, much to the amusement of Jay Bennet. And more recently, on the Golden Smog tour, he was bar far the most charismatic performer on that stage. Well, that's good to hear...he doesn't seem like a bad bloke at all, and I hope some of these recent observations are just arbitary instances... His music is reaching far wider audiences now more than ever, he's got some big tours this summer, etc. That shouldn't be the key to happiness or anything, but it'd be nice to see him enjoy a bit of his success... morgan
Re: Summer Teeth?
Bob: It's just a dream she keeps having and it doesn't seem to mean anything. i don't have the disc yet, are those lyrics from a song? -John ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Re: house concert
Dave said: I don't know who any of these people are. They must be losers. If you ever book someone kewl like the Goo Goo Dolls (they ROCK!!) or Megadeth it would be cooler than these old fogeys. Let me know when this happens. I'm trying to get in on that newly announced tour with Ted Nugent, Slaughter, Quiet Riot and Night Ranger. I'm also going to try to coax a Damn Yankees reunion into that show. What a bonus that'd be. YOU AM I is better than Oasis AND Men at Work! steve -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
Playlist: Tennessee Saturday Night #29
Howdy, There was a technical difficulty in airing the WDVX Bluegrass Breakdown and Dogwood Jam live on the radio Saturday. So, TSN went on the air on its regular schedule after all. It's a shame, since the listeners at home missed a great live concert (even if the weather was a bit iffy at times on Saturday). In other news, the station is gearing up for its spring fund drive, so keep your eyes open for announcement from me regarding other spring concerts and the May campout and jam outside the WDVX trailer. At any rate, here's this week's "Dogwood Winter" edition of Tennessee Saturday Night. As you will be able to deduce, I was in something of a singer-songwriter mood this Saturday. Tennessee Saturday Night -- Show #29 -- 6 PM to 9 PM WDVX-FM -- Clinton/Knoxville, TN -- April 17, 1999 Tennessee Saturday Night -- Red Foley w/the Cumberland Valley Boys -- Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 2 -- Rhino Coat of Many Colors -- Dolly Parton -- The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 2 -- RCA (4/17-18@Dollywood) City Lights -- Ray Price -- The Essential Ray Price -- Columbia Ruby -- Cousin Emmy Her Kinfolk -- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics -- MCA One Is a Lonely Number -- George Jones -- Truckin' On -- Starday Gypsy Moon -- The Seldom Scene -- 20th Anniversary Collection -- Sugar Hill Casey, Illinois -- Erica Wheeler -- Three Wishes -- Signature Sounds Drink Canada Dry -- David Allan Coe -- Recommended for Airplay -- Lucky Dog Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way -- Waylon Jennings -- The Essential Waylon Jennings -- RCA Call of the Wild -- Chris LeDoux -- Rodeo Rock and Roll Collection -- Capitol (4/22@Cotton-Eyed Joe) Red Bird -- Hot Club of Cowtown -- Swingin' Stampede -- Hightone Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! -- Johnny Bond His Red River Valley Boys -- Hillbilly Boogie -- Columbia Trouble in Mind -- Pine Valley Cosmonauts w/Jimmie Dale Gilmore -- Salutes the Majesty of Bob Wills -- Bloodshot Pig in a Pen -- Ricky Skaggs -- Ancient Tones -- Ceili Letting Go of You Is Surely Killing Me -- Dale Ann Bradley -- Old Southern Porches -- Pinecastle City of Stone -- Del McCoury Band -- The Family -- Ceili Careless Love -- J.D. Crowe the New South -- Come On Down to My World -- Rounder (5/1@Box Car Binion Festival) 22 Miles to Bristol -- Greg Trooper -- Popular Demons -- Koch Faster Horses -- Tom T. Hall -- The Hits -- Mercury The Ballad of Thunder Road -- R.B. Morris -- Take That Ride -- Oh Boy Family Tree -- Darrell Scott -- Family Tree -- Sugar Hill When There's No One Around -- Tim O'Brien -- When There's No One Around -- Sugar Hill Barroom Girls -- Gillian Welch -- Revival -- Almo Closing Time -- Lyle Lovett -- Lyle Lovett -- Curb/MCA The Carroll County Accident -- Porter Wagoner -- Essential Porter Wagoner -- RCA Cry, Cry, Cry -- Johnny Cash -- Get Rhythm -- Classic Country Couples Only -- Wynn Stewart -- California Country -- AVI Stand By Your Man -- Tammy Wynette -- 20 Greatest Hits -- TeeVee I've Got a Tiger by the Tail -- Buck Owens -- The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 1 -- Rhino Jolene -- Dolly Parton -- The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 2 -- RCA Always Late -- Lefty Frizzell -- Look What Thoughts Will Do -- Columbia Back in the Swing of Things -- Vern Gosdin -- The Voice -- BTM Just Like Two Drops of Water -- Cornell Hurd Band -- Texas Fruit Shack -- Behemoth Your Red Wagon -- Paul Burch the WPA Ballclub -- Pan-American Flash -- Checkered Past Let's Invite Them Over -- George Jones w/Melba Montgomery -- She Thinks I Still Care -- Razor Tie Divorce Me C.O.D. -- Merle Travis -- The Best of Merle Travis -- Rhino Act Like a Married Man -- Jean Shepard -- Honky-Tonk Heroine -- CMF Put It Off Until Tomorrow -- Bill Phillips -- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics -- MCA Evil On Your Mind -- Jan Howard -- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics -- MCA Misty Blue -- Wilma Burgess -- -- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics -- MCA There Goes My Everything -- Jack Greene -- From the Vaults: Decca Country Classics -- MCA She's Hot to Go -- Lyle Lovett -- Pontiac -- Curb/MCA If I Had Someone Else -- Hot Club of Cowtown -- Swining' Stampede -- Hightone Colonel Josh's B.B.Q. -- Asylum Street Spankers -- Hot Lunch -- Cold Spring I Never Picked Cotton -- Johnny Cash -- Unchained -- American Four Cent Cotton -- The Freight Hoppers -- Where'd You Come From, Where'd You Go -- Rounder Cotton-Eyed Joe -- Bill Monroe the Bluegrass Boys -- Off the Record, Vol. 1 -- Smithsonian Folkways Your Secret's Safe with Me -- Jamie Hartford -- What About Yes -- Paladin Bluebell -- Greg Trooper -- Popular Demons -- Koch Lazarus Dies Again -- Darrell Scott -- Family Tree -- Sugar Hill Soda and Salt -- James McMurtry -- Walk Between the Raindrops -- Sugar Hill Soldier's Last Letter -- Merle Haggard -- The Capitol Collectors Series -- Capitol One Dyin' and a Buryin' -- Roger Miller -- The King of the Road -- Bear Family ...and that's another Tennessee Saturday Night. As always, I can be reached at the following address if
Re: Der Bingle
Thanks Brad! I didn't know about the '36 Louis/Bing deal that Lance had suggested was out there. I wonder if it's not from the film of that same year (Pennies From Heaven), which starred both Bing and Louis. But then why would it be listed as Frances Langford..? I dunno... --david cantwell
Re: help: trying to get stories straight
On 18 Apr, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any one recall Shania Twain re-recording or remixing "Still the One" for pop airplay? Something about deleting the fiddles or so? [The writer obviously isn't much into country from her citing of LeAnn Rimes as an artist who has enjoyed a "lengthy career"!. Whilst spellchecking my OCR output, the checker suggested "Celibate Dijon" for "Celine Dion".] COUNTRY STAR ENTERS FRESH CONSTELLATION. ALICE RAWSTHORN SAMPLES AN AMBITIOUS US REMIX. Financial Times. 16/2/98 Any US country music lover who enjoys humming along to Come On Over, the latest Shania Twain album, may feel rather bewildered if they buy another copy in Europe when it goes on sale today. The songs have the same titles as those on the US album, but they sound completely different. Ms Twain and Mutt Lange, her record producer husband, have remixed the original album by softening the country style that has made her a star in the US into a more melodic sound. In next few weeks, Mercury Records, a subsidiary of PolyGram, the Dutch entertainment group, will launch a lavish promotional campaign for the new version of Come On Over throughout Europe and Asia in an attempt to turn Ms Twain into a global superstar. Country music is big business in the US, worth roughly $1.8bn (UKP1.07bn) last year, or 14.4 per cent of record sales, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. At a time when consumer taste in rock and pop is increasingly unpredictable, and even superstars can no longer expect to churn out hit after hit, country stars, such as EMI's Garth Brooks and Warner Music's LeAnn Rimes, are among the few artists who still enjoy lengthy careers and sell millions of albums. Yet very few country acts have sold well internationally. The Woman In Me, Shania Twain's 1995 album, sold 11.5m copies in north America, and only 500,000 elsewhere. Before releasing Come On Over, Ms Twain appointed a new manager, Jon Landau, who made his name working with rock stars such as Bruce Springsteen, to take her into the international market. In the US, Ms Twain is regarded as a crossover star, whose fans include general record buyers as well as country enthusiasts. Even so, Mercury decided Come On Over was too countrified for a foreign audience, and Ms Twain and Mr Lange remixed it. "Shania's music has never been hat and boots country, but it needed a poppier approach to sell outside the States," said David Munns, senior vice president of pop marketing for PolyGram International. Mercury also changed the album cover. The raunchy pose and red velveteen donned by Ms Twain for the North American version, was changed to a sultry smile and silvery grey outfit for the international One. Ms Twain is now being presented to the media in Europe and Asia as a US star with a broad appeal similar to that of Celine Dion, the Sony Music singer who is the most successful vocalist of recent years. According to Mr Munns, PolyGram is making a similar marketing expenditure and management resource investment in promoting Ms Twain internationally as in an established star such as Bryan Adams or Jon Bon Jovi. If its investment pays off, PolyGram may add a steadily selling superstar to its roster of edgier, but possibly more ephemeral, acts such as All Saints and Hanson. If it fails, Ms Twain can return to her loyal North American fans who have already bought more than 4m copies of the original Come On Over since November. -- Brian Debenham [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) StrongARMed and dangerous ! Chelmsford CAMRA: http://homepages.enterprise.net/briandebenham/camra.html
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
Dave Purcell wrote: Wondering when we're going to start debating the Artist of the Millennium, The answer is: Walter Johnson ~Greg ___ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/
Re: Wilco @ Pearl Street
At 4:18 PM -0400 on 4/20/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dunno tho, sure he might be more the artiste nowadays, but I still think he tends to be very charming onstage. At least I've never seem him be anything but. I even saw him do an acoustic performance once in LA before AM came out where he was sick from bad Mexican food. He had to excuse himself more than once to use the facilities, much to the amusement of Jay Bennet. And more recently, on the Golden Smog tour, he was bar far the most charismatic performer on that stage. I'm with Neal. It's no secret that I'm just not interested in anything Tweedy is doing, but while I was going to shows learning that bit of wisdom, I always thought he was having himself a grand old time. I can separate my reaction to the performance from the performance, and I'd never say he was phoning it in. Bob
Tom Petty's roots are showing (real twangy)
Last night Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tore up the house at
Shepherd's Bush Empire in London - a really small theatre packed to the
rafters with rabid fans who seemed to know every word of just about
every song. They played two and a half hours. The final encore came
when they had already started the music on the PA and the roadies had
started to switch off the amps on stage. Petty came on and said he'd
been halfway to the car that time...
It was the usual mix of classics old and new, but what was most
fascinating was a long acoustic midsection, during which Petty cracked
open the Everlys' Lucille, the Delmore Brothers' This Old Guitar(?) and
Little Maggie, along with rearrangements of some of his own songs
(including American Girl). He prefaced Little maggie with some talk of
seeing Ralph Stanley; he said "I don't know if any of you know him". I
was going to scream "yay - bluegrass rules" at the top of my lungs
(which would've given him a fright, since he was only six feet away from
me) but didn't. Which was either really good or a missed opportunity,
as the Ralph reference drew a blank with the rest of the crowd. Anyhow,
it was pretty slow (well, compared to Skaggs' recent recording) and it
desperately needed a banjer (tho Mike Campbell thrummed on a mandolin).
But Scott Thurston (an ex-Stooge, I understand) did a great lead vocal
on it - he has a surprisingly bluegrass-friendly voice.
Petty also did some blues and r'n'b songs and jams, including a stunner
which I feel I should know about and don't - it's probably called
"County Farm" ("... Another man's done gone...") Can anyone help me
out?
Great show. Go see him in an arena near you this Summer. The man's the
real deal.
Stevie
Re: Swingin' Doors, 4/15/99 - Jesse Dayton
At 03:39 PM 4/16/99 -0400, you wrote: Jesse Dayton - Train Of Dreams (request) Anybody know what the heck ever happened to Jesse and that follow-up release? The first one is still a big fave. Jesse's living in LA now working on a follow up. Coincidentally, I wound up sitting across the table from James Saez (producer of Cisco, Mike Ness) at a Passover dinner when Jesse called James' girlfriend wanting to crash at her place until his power was turned on for his new apt. I asked about Nashvegas. "That is not coming out. Jesse hates that record." Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s
At 02:57 PM 4/16/99 -0500, you wrote: I also froze seeing him at Waterloo brewing Co. at SXSW 98. But it was soo worth it. He was f'n great that night even as I shivered my ass off. He was singing those heartbreaking songs and he meant every damn word of it! Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
In a message dated 4/20/99 1:07:06 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wondering when we're going to start debating the Artist of the Millennium, Mozart or Prince. slim
Re: Summer Teeth?
John, I guess I should have mentioned that that's the hook from the song "Summer Teeth." It's a really catchy song. I haven't analyzed it but after a few listens I believe the song is a bout nothing but a dream that makes no sense. I'm probably wrong, being a songwriter myself, I know how lyrics can often be cryptic. I recommend the disk though. Keep On. Bob Burns http://www.biginiowa.com http://www.bluerose-records.com
Tom Brad and Alice show sold out.
The Tom Brad and Alice house concert is sold out. If you sent me an email I'll be replying to you within the next 24 hrs to let you know if you made it in in time to hold a reservation. As always, if you missed out you can be put on the waiting list. Cheers. Steve -- Steve Gardner - Topsoil: A Century of Twang - Sun. 12-3pm WXDU 88.7FM Durham NC and on the Net at www.wxdu.duke.edu * [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.topsoil.net *
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
In a message dated 4/20/99 1:07:06 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wondering when we're going to start debating the Artist of the Millennium, Mozart or Prince. slim Do you need a favor from me or something?
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
In a message dated 4/20/99 6:20:41 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you need a favor from me or something? Umm, yes I do. I will ask offlist. Slim
Re: carl sonny leyland
At 01:15 PM 4/20/99 EDT, you wrote: don't know if anyone has mentioned it but his new one, "im wise" on hmg/hightone, contains some of the finest jerry lee pumping piano that you'll ever hear. while he can play pretty much any style out of the pop songbook(as witnessed by his fine stylings with big sandy) he seems to have somehow got ahold of whatever the killer's been swiggin' all these years. not a bum song in the bunch, i can't get the thing outta my player. to these ears, on the finest albums of the year. Yes! Amen to that, my brother! This album rules the universe.. at least for the next week until something else comes along. Definitely drawn from the well that is The Killer (without the marital problems, I hope) Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Kill Rock Stars do accordions
Yep, (blush) I realized this after my fast and furious initial excitement of an image of Kathleen Hanna toting around an accordion translating some old steel guitar rag. DOH! Oops. Great idea though, fodder of dreams! - Michele -Original Message- From: Matt Benz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 19, 1999 7:07 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s er...ahm.I made these all up. But yeh, maybe it should be an album Sorry. I'm sure I have a real list somewhere.. M -Original Message- From: Michele Flannery [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 6:00 PM To: passenger side Subject: RE: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s Tell me more!! Are these performed by various Kill Rock Stars-like bands? Or is it just the title I find so appealing. - Michele From the underappreciated list of Matt Benz- "Pedal Steel Favorites Played on The Accordion" -Various Artists (Kill Rock Stars) '93
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
David Cantwell says, of "High Society": Well, it's not very good, even by those low standards--though maybe it just pales, and then some, in comparison to the incredible The Philadelphia Story, the non-musical film it was based upon. Ooh, I gotta disagree, partly because I loathe Katherine Hepburn so completely. I am probably alone in that. But the rest of my reason is that (a) as you said, the music in "High Society" is great, and (b) no movie scene has ever caused me to work up as much of a sweat as that poolside scene between Sinatra and Grace Kelley. O-weee, I had to splash some water on my face. --Jamie S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wavetech.net/~swedberg http://www.usinternet.com/users/ndteegarden/bheaters
Re: Hillbilly boogiemen are in your town!
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Re: David Allen Coe
You Don't call me by my Name! Or is it "I like Homosexuals!"
Here Be Monsters
Christopher Mills wrote: Please forward to all appropriate parties. Begin Communication: Greetings! Here Be Monsters April 27 9pm @ Schuba's For the benefit of Miss Stacey Early Pt. 1. The evening's menu will include: Kelly Hogan-Performing her tribute to the late, great Dusty Springfield. Andy Hopkins-Fresh faced Atlanta transplant giving it to you solo style. Charles Kim-Avant guarde luminary and Pinetop Seven founder playing compositions for peddle steel and sampler. Nora O'Connor- The best thing about the Blacks will sing her heart out and charm your socks off. Deanna Varagona Trio- From the heart of the hill country, Lambchop lady and songwriter extrordinare performing for your enjoyment. You must check out her rhythm section! Chris Mills-Yet another obligatory and self -indulgent set by your Monsters mainstay and defacto host for the evening! Yes, that is his hand on your knee. All proceeds from this performance will go to benefit our good friend Stacey Early in her fight to pay some rather unfortunate medical bills incurred while riding home from the last Here Be Monster.
Who are these people
So the earnest, intrepid, but clueless cub reporter has stepped in to cover for the main man at the George Strait hoo ha at Soldier Field on Sunday, and is hoping you can lift her veil of ignorance (I blush) concerning the following: 1 pm: Mark Wills 3: Kenny Chesney 6: Tim McGraw I have always relied on the kindness of strangers. Very much obliged Linda
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
Dave Purcell wrote: I honestly had no idea about Bing Crosby's importance in popular music Johnny Shines told Peter Guralnick that Robert Johnson was as likely to play Bing's hits as one of his own blues tunes if requested. Dunno if that constitutes an influence, but when it comes to paying the bills, even Johnson apparently did what a guy's gotta do. Tom Smith
Re: Blue Chip Radio Report, 04/19/99
Hey there, Expect more rear-end collisions on Music Row in the near future. Vince Gill's Volvo was involved in a 3-car accident on West End Avenue just off the row a few days ago. Reports say that Vince was stopped for a red light when he was rammed from behind and pushed into the car in ahead of him. Shouldnt driving a Volvo disqualify one from being the AOTD? Later... CK "They're boxy, but safe." ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: Underappreciated (long)
squirrel bait...volcano suns...green on redmission of burmasounds like my whole music collection is underappreciated!!! good luck to billy sedelmeyer where ever he may be dave
Re: My Bing-a-Ling
David Cantwell wrote: I know there's a collection of his 1940s country-cowboy stuff--Pistol Packin' Mama, Don't Fence Me In, New San Antonio Rose, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, etc--but I don't know the name of it. But I highly recommend it, whatever it's called. The Bob Wills guys all told a story about Crosby coming to some bash in Tulsa in his honor and getting off the train and when somebody said something about the orchestra, he supposedly said "Orchestra-Smorchestra, where is Bob Wills? His band is who I want to sing with. Those guys cook." I'm inventing his lines, of course, but that was the gist, and supposedly they did in fact back him up and he did the whole show with them. Love to hear a bootleg of that baby g... -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
