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September 24, 2005: Paris, New Orleans, Jersey City
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Alamo Beach | This one, written by Rick Rawls, is so short that I needed another |
| Big Guitars from Texas | Neanderthal | Sarah Brown, who wrote this one, has been one of Austin's premier bass players for years |
| Galactic | Go Go | Snazzy organ instrumental from last year's Big Ol' Box of New Orleans box, "Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens" on Shout Factory |
| Greyboy | Panacea | This guy plays jazz electronica, in a cool groove; from the "Get Shorty" soundtrack |
| Deke Dickerson | Double Naught Spy | Twangster has a new album-- "The Melody"-- on Major Label Records |
| Bill Frisell | Crazy | I bet Willie loves this strange version of his country classic! |
| Tom Rush | Galveston Flood | More than 8000 people died in this flood, more than 100 years ago. Tom Rush recorded this song in 1966, with Bruce Langhorne on guitar and Bill Lee on bass |
| Utah Phillips & Ani DiFranco | Bridges | "The past didn't go anywhere" is the name of an album of Utah Phillips telling stories and Ani DiFranco mixing in the music (Righteous Babe Music, 1996) |
| Playing for Change artists | Playing for Change Blues | An album of street musicians doing some nice stuff. That's all I know. |
| Lonnie Donegon | Talking Guitar Blues | Born in Scotland, Donegon brought American folk music to England and influenced the music scene. This song is from 1959 |
| Mark Knopfler | Donegon's Gone | Knopfler's tribute to the skiffle king, from his "One Take Radio Sessions" CD (WB, 2005) |
| Lonnie Donegon | Times Are Getting Hard Boys | Either Pete Seeger or Lee Hays (both of the Weavers) wrote this song; Donegon version is so sincere-- for a guy known, in part, for his novelty tunes |
| Freakwater | Buckets of Oil | from "Thinking of You" on Thrill Jockey |
| Friends of Dean Martinez | Somewhere Over the Waves | Fuzzy guitars, from "Lost Horizon" on Aero Records |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore | I'll Never Get Out of this World Alive | On his new album, Jimmie covers the songs his dad loved the best |
| Blasters | Daddy Rolling Stone | Is the name of their new CD-- "4-11-44"-- a date or the combination to a lock? |
| Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash | Austin Night | Sweet tribute to Texas music; from "Mile Markers" on Texacali Records |
| Rod Piazza | Texas Twister | Blue harp guy has a nice collection, "Modern Master, 1968-2003"-- on Tone Cool. This tune's from 1985 |
| Pinguinos del Norte | El Desesperado | Recorded in the 70s for Arhoolie, this album is filled with corridos, Texas border songs, about topical issues |
| Dallas String Band w/ Coley Jones | Hokum Blues | From an amazing new collection of old music: "Good for What AIls You: Music of the Medicine Shows, 1926-1937" on Old Hat Records |
| Shorty Godwin | Jimbo Jambo Land | Colorful names, clever lingo, snazzy guitars (and an occasional kazoo) just knocks those cocanuts off the tree |
| Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley | Gonna Trip Out Tonight | Pink Anderson (namesake of Pink Floyd!?) lived into the folk era; died in 1974. He sure knew how to strut his stuff! |
| Papa Charlie Jackson | Scoodle Um Skoo | Scoodle Um Skoo or Beedle Um Bum: it's all hokum in jimbo jambo land |
| Jim Kweskin Jug Band | Beedle Um Bum | These Boston-based folkies took the old hokum stuff and revived it in the 60s. |
| Django Reinhardt | Lady Be Good | I just love Django's version of this tune-- and it's an easy way to start of a set of music inspired by my recent tres bon voyage a La France. |
| Andrex | Y'a des Zazous | The Zazous were the post-WWII French hipsters, into swing. I picked up a collection of Zazou tunes in Paris; lots of it is corny, this one has its charm |
| Madeleine Peyroux | You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome | Dylan's mention of Verlaine & Rimbaud gives a little Parisian touch to this nice new album from Madeleine Peyroux, on Rounder (2004) |
| Amadou & Mariam | Coulibaly | We got to Paris on the overnight from Newark and checked out the music listings to find these guys playing, for free, on the Seine a few days later. |
| Amadou & Mariam | M'Bife Blues | Their new album--"Dimanche a Bamako"-- was produced by Manu Chao, who co-write this tune with Mariam and plays on others. |
| Chris Kenner | I Like It Like That | It will take more than a flood to drown out this great New Orleans music! Allen Toussaint produced this one at Cosimo Matassa's studio in 1961 |
| Louis Armstrong | Potato Head Blues | In 1927, when Louis & his Hot Seven recorded this, they had already left New Orleans for Chicago-- but listen closely and you hear lotsa New Orleans in the tune |
| Louis Prima | Basin Street Blues | When it began almost 300 years ago, New Orleans was the classic multiculti city. This Italian fellow knew how to put on a show! |
| Morning 40 Federation | Ninth Ward | These New Orleans boozers take on the rougher musical neighborhood on "You My Brother" (Tekito, 2000) |
| Dirty Dozen Brass Band | The Flintstones Meet the President | :Live: Mardi Gras in Montreux" is funky brass band music recorded in Switzerland in 1985, on Rounder |
| Rockin' Dopsie | Hold On! (To That Tiger) | One of the Zydeco greats, Rockin' Dopsie (pronounced Doopsie) was Alton Rubin from somewhere near Opelousas, LA. He died in 1993 |
| Coolbone | The Saints | A nice rap spin on the theme song of New Orleans, originally released on "Brass Hop" in 1997. Found here on the "Big Ol' Box of New Orleans" |
| The Meters | (The World is a Little Bit Under the Weather) Doodle Oop | Meters clever funk tune showed up on their "Trick Bag" album in 1976. Now available on CD on Sundazed |
| Slim Harpo | Rainin' in my Heart | Almost New Orleans. This guy played a country blues as well as anyone. |
| Lester & Sen | Opportunities to Learn | A nice album-- "Kick It!"-- from here in Jersey City, by Carol Lester & M. Vickram Sen. More info at carollester.com |
| Winston Jarret & the Righteous Flames | Humble Dub | This song, recorded in 1979, is on "Survival Is The Game" (Young Tree Records)-- with instrumental assistance from the Wailers. |
| Kansas City Six | Them There Eyes | This group included Buck Clayton, Lester Young and others. Found on "Billy Crystal Presents Milt Gabler" (Verve 2005) |
| Mel Blanc | I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat | That's All Folks |
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