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May 7, 2005: To the Wild Unknown
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Breaker | |
| Link Wray | Switchblade | It's hard to believe that Link Wray is in his 70s and still playing that power twang! |
| Soulive | Lenny | Cover of a Stevie Ray Vaughn tune, recorded live in NYC in 2002. |
| Soulive | Turn It Out | Another tune from their Blue Note debut album. |
| JD Crowe & the New South | Sledd Ridin' | From "Flashback' (Rounder, 1994) |
| Beppe Gambetta w/ Mike Marshall | Siegel's Candy Store | Duets with other guitar players, from "Dialogs" on Alcazar (1995) |
| Dr. John | Quatre Parishe | |
| Dr. John | Marie Laveau | With vocal help from Cyrille Neville and the Mardi Gras Indians; from "N'Awlins: Dis Dat D'Udda" |
| Jimmy Clanton | You Aim to Please | Late 50s teen hearthrob helped bring the New Orleans sound to the world, with help from Lee Allen, Red Tyler et al |
| Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band | Get the "L" Out of the Road | |
| Luis Russell & his Orchestra | The (New) Call of the Freaks | Check out Joe Bussard... |
| Sidney Bechet's New Orleans Feetwarmers | Maple Leaf Rag | Brilliant 1932 jazz ensemble version of ragtime classic |
| Frank Signorelli | Maple Leaf Rag | 1955 |
| Eubie Blake | Maple Leaf Rag | In the 60s, Eubie Blake-- approaching 100 years of age-- played ragtime like it was before Sidney Bechet! |
| Tim Buckley | It Happens Every Time | Ace Records just put out "The Jack Nitzsche Story: Hearing Is Believing"-- which includes many tunes he wrote, played or (in this case) did string arrangements |
| Michael Shelley | A Little Bit Blue | Michael's nice new CD-- "Goodbye Cheater" on Confidential Recordings-- is worth a listen |
| Lucinda Williams | I Lost It | Live stuff isn't as tight as studio-- and Lucinda's vocals are too harsh-- but what a great tune and a great band |
| Lucinda Williams | Pineola | This tune, about a funeral, works better; from Lucinda's new live at the Fillmore on Lost Highway |
| Tom Russell | Van Ronk | Amazing new album-- "Hotwalker"-- is a wonderful tribute to a bunch of American eccentrics |
| Dave Van Ronk | Antelope Rag | Instrumental from "Going Back to Brooklyn" (Gazell Productions, 1985), his album of all originals |
| Dave Van Ronk | Tantric Mantra | Beauty & Truth from Brooklyn |
| Dave Van Ronk | God Bless the Child | Just after he died in 2002, Fantasy put out an excellent collection of some of his best work called "Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk" |
| Lol Coxhill | Joy of Paranoia Waltz | Recorded in 1977-78, reissued in 1988. |
| Huun-Hur-Tu | Eerbeck-Aksy | Mongolian throat singers. No, Dave Van Ronk was not in this group! |
| Melancholy Ramblers | Hurt | Austin trio-- Frances Barton, Brady Coleman, Marco Parella-- belts out this one |
| Robbie Fulks | Where There's A Road | Alt Country heads off "to the wild unknown" on Yep Roc, 2005. "Georgia Hard" is the album |
| Donna the Buffalo | Life's A Ride | More music to take on that long ride; from new CD |
| Giant Sand | Wayfaring Stranger/Fly Me to the Moon | from Mojo Magazine's Johnny Cash tribute |
| Guy Clark | Boats to Build | The Dean of Texas songwriters want to sail the seas and sing "songs to keep your dreams afloat." |
| Beth Custer Ensemble | Wile | Great new CD-- "Respect As Religion"-- with charming lyrics and hip music. That's all I know about them. |
| Beth Custer Ensemble | Swim | |
| Rodney Crowell | Ride Out the Storm | from "Fates Right Hand" |
| Clancy Brothers | Rising of the Moon | They did this great Irish tune on a 1987 Schanachie album, "Hearty & Hellish" |
| Greg Trooper | Make It Through This World Okay | Title cut to nice new album on Sugar Hill, 2005 |
| Gogol Bordello | Avenue B | Lower East Siders have an "East Infection" |
| Los Super Seven | Ojitos Traidores | Featuring Rich Trevino, this great new album-- "Heard It On the X" (Telarc, 2005)-- is a tribute to border radio. |
| Los Super Seven | The Song of Everything | Not sure who is the band and who is the guest: this tune has Raul Malo covering Doug Sahm. Rich sound, great music! |
| The Carter Family | (XET) Theme/Station ID | The Carter Family were border radio regulars. These tunes were recorded live on XET radio, Monterrey/Nuevo Leon, in 1939. |
| The Carter Family | Something Got a Hold on Me | AP Carter takes the lead here |
| The Carter Family | Spirit of Love | Carter Family instrumental |
| The Carter Family | Worried Man Blues | One of the best known Carter Family tunes-- covered by folk and country musicians galore. |
| Otis Clay | Walk a Mile in My Shoes | Joe South tune, done R&B/pop style, from "The Joe South Tribute Record" on Jackpine Social Club |
| Billy Vera & Judy Clay | Bring It On Home to Me | Great soul duet. Ichiban reissued two 60s albums, one a Judy Clay solo, in 1995. |
| Dar Williams | The Christians & the Pagans | A little friendly sacrilege to wrap it up! |
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