On Saturday in my area we got both the Austin City Limits with Old
97s and Whiskeytown *and* this Vince Gill special.
Anyone know whether this is going to be rebroadcast?
As far as the Vince Gill "Live By Request" special:
It will be rebroadcast Sunday, February 14 10:00 pm - midnight
and
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I've deferred on my response to this as I've been trying to find an old
article clipping in which Berry talks about his beginnings and how he
credits Chess, Stax (and others) as the impetous for his success.
I think you'll find that the label Gordy Berry would credit most for
inspiring him was
spreading the word, still
Stevie
Chuck Prophet wrote:
Announcing
go go Market
(featuring DJ Mark "ill Media" Reitman on the two turntables)
appears Friday February 5th
Jon Weisberger wrote:
Stevie, this kind of implies that before 1990 or so country music was widely
respected in the UK. Is that correct?
Oh, OK. I'll admit to indulging a grouchy outburst rather than a considered
expression of opinion. What is different between 1990 and 1999 I would
Oh, and the other thing is, we found this great CD shop
today... as in they're Alt Country section was about the
size of their Pop music section. Anyway, we came across
that Lucinda williams CD that was stolen for cheep.
I got this email from the boy, who is in London. Alt.country
Ha, I mean Hank Thompson. I was listening this morning to "We've Gone Too
Far," on the Capitol Collector's Series CD, and caught what sure sounded
like a Dale Potter lick on the fiddle break, but I don't know that Potter
ever recorded with Thompson, at least not that early (1954), and I was
At 09:40 PM 1/31/99 -0500, you wrote:
Can anyone recommend or not the All Music Guide to Country Music?
I haven't seen this volume, but I'd be cautious; the AMG website, while
useful, isn't always reliable. They seem to have a hard time properly
tracking more than one person with the same name;
At 12:21 PM 2/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
ooops. It was supposed to be "Show me his *birth* certificate." Duh. That's
Anybody needing the *real* scoop on Mr. Weiss, just E-Mail me late next
week. I'm planning on a little visit to LA next week just to
If I ever admit to my students that I like (some) country music, I have to
do it
in a very guarded manner to protect any shreds of credibility I may still
own in
their eyes.
Stevie
Hey Stevie, what sort of credibility could Oasis fans possibly offer you?
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, lance davis wrote:
what sort of credibility could Oasis fans possibly offer you?
Now *that* is the correct question to be asking. Ought to ask it all the
time. Replace "Oasis" with anything, *anything*, and it's a great
question.
Will Miner
Denver, CO
At 09:15 AM 2/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
Ha, I mean Hank Thompson. I was listening this morning to "We've Gone Too
Far," on the Capitol Collector's Series CD, and caught what sure sounded
like a Dale Potter lick on the fiddle break, but I don't know that Potter
ever recorded with Thompson, at least
Here's the track listings for the RCA Essential Hank Snow compilation.
I'd say it looks like a solid Snow primer. Unfortunately, unlike all the
other American major-label country music reissue series, RCA charges full
price for their Essential comps (and generally does a shoddier job to
boot).
Some of the Hank Snow songs Don mentioned got me to thinking.
Valentine's Day is coming up, and I'm doing my annual love songs and
breakup songs shows in the next couple of weeks. Anyone have favorites
from either camp? Depending on our library, I'm open to requests.
Carl Z.
Once The
Corporation let Wonder and Gaye loose on their own, they produced some
great albums, no question--but they also produced Here My Dear and The
Secret Life of Plants, for example
Cantwell
Wasn't "Here, My Dear" Marvin's alimony "settlement" to his ex-wife? If so,
I could see how he may
Jon, you mention Hank Snow, an artist I'd love to buy a good
compilation of. Can you recommend one?
The Bombmeister is right that The Essential is a decent collection and that
you'll probably have to pay full price for it. There's another widely
available collection, Snow Country (Pair)
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There' was pretty
darn mellow overall.
CD
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Date: 2/2/99 7:26 PM
From: greg randall
Wilco Looks To Cut Its 'Teeth' On A Larger Audience
BY CARLA HAY
At 10:36 AM 2/2/99 -0600, good ol' Stormin' Soron wrote:
I'm not disagreeing, David, and I'm not putting words in your mouth, but
this seems to me to be a heartbeat away from the commercial assumption
that, if it sells well, it must be good.
I guess I'm saying it doesn't work EITHER
At 11:47 AM 2/2/99 -0600, about Marvin Gaye's Here My Dear, Lance wrote:
Wasn't "Here, My Dear" Marvin's alimony "settlement" to his ex-wife? If so,
I could see how he may have been less-than-inspired to create anything more
than a toss-off. Not that it excuses it mind you, but it does make for
Speaking of Hank S. - "Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law" would be
good for both shows. Heh, heh.
Erin
At 12:40 PM 2/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
Some of the Hank Snow songs Don mentioned got me to thinking.
Valentine's Day is coming up, and I'm doing my annual love songs and
breakup songs
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There'
was pretty darn mellow overall.
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's
Mark me down as a big fan of Here, My Dear, from the music to the cover art.
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Website revised 2/1/99
Erin says:
Speaking of Hank S. - "Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law" would be
good for both shows. Heh, heh.
Which is on Snow Country, but not on The Essential.
On the other hand, "I Went To Your Wedding" is on The Essential, but not the
2 CDs I recommended, and it's another one you
At 01:12 PM 2/2/99 EST, Neil wrote:
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's still plenty pop, that's for sure.
I agree, mellow is hardly a word I'd use
I'll take any suggestions as well for the Hot, Sweet and Sour Valentine's
Day Show.
Jamie
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Some of the Hank Snow songs Don mentioned got me to thinking.
Valentine's Day is coming up, and I'm doing my annual love songs and
breakup songs shows in the next couple of
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that
the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos. If pianos = more
mellow, than so be it. There's still plenty pop, that's for sure.
I would have to agree, wilco has gone in a sort of pop direction with some
Jon Weisberger wrote:
I realize I'm probably in the minority on this, but for sheer enjoyment,
I'll take Hank Thompson over Hank Williams just about any day. Hank Snow,
too, for that matter. Ain't taste a wonderful thing?
Well, any chance to agree with Jon shouldn't be missed. g Um, me
In a message dated 99-02-02 13:38:13 EST, you write:
And as long as, according to the website, you're willing to sign away
royalties for the webcast.
wha' the hI don't get it. Is all internet radio like that, I wonder?
Elena
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 2-Feb-99 RE: Motown stuff by
"Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne
Mark me down as a big fan of Here, My Dear, from the music to the cover art.
Oh yeah, and that gatefold Monopoly board sleeve. Man, what a
statement. Berry Gordy could not have been happy about
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 2-Feb-99 RE: songs of love
and hate .. by "Jon Weisberger"@fuse.ne
Erin says:
Speaking of Hank S. - "Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law" would be
good for both shows. Heh, heh.
Which is on Snow Country, but not on The Essential.
On
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From: Bluegrass music discussion. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Rhonda Vincent
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 1:56 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Feb 5 6 Opry Performances
We'll be performing at the "INCREDIBLEY AWESOME" "Grand Ole Opry"
on Friday
Chaco clipped:
Wilco, booked by Frank Raleigh of Peninsula Artists, has developed a reputation
as a
crowd-pleasing live act. Tour plans for "Summer Teeth" are under way, and Tweedy
says, "We want to put together a more organized show than we did on the last [Wilco]
tour. On the
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
PS: I don't know about Jerry Curry's record collection, but MINE sure is
good! g
Huh.just waking up after being prodded here. My record collection?
Well, my record collection is quite um, eclectic. it's also in pretty
poor shape since a large
Reply to: Re: FWD: wilco
No, the original said something else.
(Blame my inferior clipping skills. I'm just a Caveman. Your system of modern checks
and balances frightens me)
I've already trashed it though. Don't worry though, it wasn't as controversial as,
say, Jeff writing 40
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Scary Jerry wrote:
Come on over folks for a great dose of Bad Company, Foghat, Rainbow,
Deep Purple, UFO, Yes, Asis, Al Stewart, Blancmange, Ultravox,
Communards.
You just *had* to name names, didn't ya? Don't you realize that it's
almost lunchtime on the West Coast?
Ha, I mean Hank Thompson. I was listening this morning to "We've Gone Too
Far," on the Capitol Collector's Series CD, and caught what sure sounded
like a Dale Potter lick on the fiddle break, but I don't know that Potter
ever recorded with Thompson, at least not that early (1954), and I was
Thanks, Steve, for the fiddler info.
Now, if someone would only reissue Hank's great Nat King Cole and Mills
Brothers tribute albums on CD...
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Website revised 2/1/99
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Does that mean AMERICANA Music could get played?
Like there's not any out there now?
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Hi everyone,
I thought I'd delurk from digest to say again how I just love the music of
that Gerald Collier. Don Yates, you are a lucky man to see him. I guess I
better start searching for his first album.
Reading on digest is pretty much impossible. With about 150 posts a day I
don't even
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Now, if someone would only reissue Hank's great Nat King Cole and Mills
Brothers tribute albums on CD...
I may be assuming more than you really want assumed, Jon, but if you like
the Mills Bros. (as opposed to HT's covers), you might want to wander by
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My only question: more mellow than the last album. I thought 'Being There'
was pretty darn mellow overall.
I'm not sure I'd call it more mellow. I think the real difference is that the
guitars and twang are mostly removed in favor of pianos.
And as long as, according to the website, you're willing to sign away
royalties for the webcast.
Jeez, it's not but $750 a year for royalties initially. $500 for BMI and
$250 for ASCAP. Once you start making any real money with a webcast they'll
want more but in weighing that exact option I knew
wha' the hI don't get it. Is all internet radio like that, I wonder?
Elena
Elena, when I play your songs on TwangCast during a reporting period, you as
the songwriter will receive credit for that and a check, maybe a small one
but a check nonetheless.
NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM
Someone had posted the info for the Neil Young 2CD tribute albulm. Can
someone e-mail me offlist, the information; release date, who's on it,
title,
Thanks
Quentin
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Reply to: RE: neil's steel
It's Ben Keith. In fact, I don't know that Neil has used another steel player other
than Ben. Of course, why would you want to Keith is terrific. Simple, yet evocative
parts. He's kind of the Mark Knopfler of the steel guitar world.
CD
Stevie Simkin
Following on from the recent steel guitar thread, does anyone know who
provides the heartbreaking steel on Neil Young's "Tired Eyes" from the
"Tonight's the Night" album? Just listening to the Decade retrospective
right now
Ben Keith. Is now a good time to mention that Tonight's the
That would be Ben Keith who has provided some particularly melancholy steel
guitar over the years on most of Neil's recordings.
Junior Walker
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Sent: Wednesday, 3 February 1999 8:27
To:
Jerry - regarding Neil:
Also, hoping to come back with a framed copy of the (in)famous
tallywacker list.
Is this subject heading a new addition to that list?
marie
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 3-Feb-99 RE: neil's steel by
"Walker, Jason"@acp.com.
I'd hafta say that I reckon "Tonight's The Night" is the greatest rock album
ever - it's red-eyed, wrecked, hungover, loud, soft, melancholy, drug-fu**ed
and beautiful. If there is a better rock
Following on from the recent steel guitar thread, does anyone know who
provides the heartbreaking steel on Neil Young's "Tired Eyes" from the
"Tonight's the Night" album? Just listening to the Decade retrospective
right now
Ndubb:
Ben Keith. Is now a good time to mention that
Son Volt, incidentally, do a killer version of "Let's Go DownTown..." Or they
used to. All this Del-Vetts/Stooges stuff is fine, but I'd much rather see
them put that, or "Aint No More Cane", back into their repertoire of
encores...
Stevie
Don't feel Snubbed. I dig yours very much Mike.
But It's only the beginning.
We will be on in a couple of weeks too.
the More chances to get these artist heard the better.
Fred, Dont get me wrong on this, I don't feel snubbed at all. Our server is
smoking already. And I agree, the more the
Kudos to the Bystanders and the Hogwaller
Ramblers for some good tunes well done, even rare on occasion. Listen for
them soon on TwangCast!
NOW ONLINE, http://www.TwangCast.com TM
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Visit Then let us know what you think!
Mike Hays
My gut response to a netcast that would as you to forego any royalties
or licensing fees would be to tell them to forget it. I've had labels
try to get us to assign our publishing to them in order to defray their
upfront costs and that was an instant deal-killer for me.
Don't kid yourself. If
If I was to say that your description of him as a "not particularly
charismatic performer" was WAY OFF I'd, in fact, be kidding myself. You are
of course quite right. And he isn't the greatest country singer ever but I
guess I just have a soft spot for him. On the other hand, were we to talk
Fred- this is what we been looking for! Can't wait for us to get on- Can
you imagine our shows live on the internet? Yeah buddy. RW Shamy
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Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 5:48 AM
Subject:
Evan mentioned his annual anti-valentine show, 'n (if this doesn't
qualify as fluff) prompted me to tell him that the last anti-valentine
broadcast he sent on tape has become my road-trip standby, so if the
offer's good a second time around... and I dunno if Carl tapes his
In a message dated 99-02-02 16:08:52 EST, you write:
Elena, when I play your songs on TwangCast during a reporting period, you
as
the songwriter will receive credit for that and a check, maybe a small one
but a check nonetheless.
Thanks for clearing that up Mike, and thanks for playing my
Oh!
Well F#%k them!
I already have a rep for Knee jerk! I have a real problem with Anyone
making a Killing on the Americana Artists!
Its okay to all share the wealth, but to exploit the guys that are
starving on the road every day. I really hate when some folks live real
well on Americana!
It originally appeared on TIME FADES AWAY, the live document of the HARVEST
tour, warts and all. I'd like to see that one reissued almost as much as ON
THE
BEACH.
son don't be home too late,
b.s.
Don't count on it, and not just because of the mega-comp that's coming out.
I read an interview
Hank Thompson ,well.a tiny maybe..but taking Hank SNOW over Hank
Williams is beyond my comprehension... (I'm not sure we rally need to Rank
the Hanks at this late date anyway!)
I start out pretty much agreeing with Joe Gracey on this one...Mr. Snow, to
my ear, has one of the less soulful and
In a message dated 2/2/99 12:45:46 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
You're probably right, though, about the reason why it'd get called
that--pianos instead of guitars, so of course it MUST be mellow. Oh
brother... --dc
It's not just the pianos. There's a whole LOT of
I don't recall actually expressing a preference for Hank Snow over HANK
WILLIAMS at any stage, but if it came down to it, poor old Mr Snow would we
left at the roadside - fortunately, I feel confident in asserting that they
both have a welcome place in my record collection and, in fact, any good
"I'll Make Me a World" seems to be nationwide this week. The first
installment, last night, was very good; on Harlem Renaissance and such.
I'm checking into the 2nd episode as I write...
--junior
Well, I've heard the Kinks, the Beach Boys, and the ubiquitous Beatles
referred to, but does anyone else think of the Flaming Lips when they listen
to this new album? Or maybe Neutral Milk Hotel? I'm not necessarily
suggesting an influence here, but in their space-age orchestration and dense
There's an interesting program being shown on our local PBS station about
the contribution of African Americans to American popular culture. It's a
documentary by Spike Lee called "I'll Make Me A World"
(http://www.pbs.org/immaw/ for more).
The doc ain't by Spike Lee but by the guy who did
In a message dated 2/2/99 6:46:33 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
again thanks for remembering us struggling, looking-under-the-sofa-
cushion-for-busfare muscians.
I am one of you in the struggling musician category.
It is because of folks like Mike Hays that I got my
From the Hillbilly list:
From: Cary Ginell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bill Givens, founder of the Origin Jazz Library label, one of the first to reissue
vintage blues recordings on LP in the early 1960s, died of a sudden heart attack on
the morning of January 23. He was 68. Bill had been a close
brad's post about bill givens' life and passing is just one of the many
reasons why this list is such a gift. thanks, bill f-w
In a message dated 2/3/99 1:11:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Presumably, that
waiver is the price they're being asked to pay in order to have access to
potential buyers, bookers, etc.
(This may not be on their web site, I have not looked at it but the guy I know
there told me this) It is
Speaking of which, has P2 ever talked about the whole
California country rock style of harmony where it's always in
unrelentingly sweet thirds-no tension, no dissonance, no variation?
Er, ah, that's your basic bluegrass harmony. Not Stanley
mountain music,bluegrass. Via Chris Hillman,
They're saying: "Vince's two-hour all-request concert Saturday on AE" . .
." that boy can really play some electric geetar" . . . "I pretty much
agree" . . ."he's got great chops as a player and, obviously, a real grasp
of all the country subgenres". . . "a pretty impressive-sounding set ". .
specific thracks
Damn I can't spell and type.
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