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July 14, 2006: California Is Just A State of Mind
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Boomerang | For years, I was the Friday morning man at WFMU and the segue from Nachum's shabbos song to Big Guitars is forever seared into my brain-- although you miss it on the archive! |
| Dick Dale | Third Stone from the Sun | The surf guitar master pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix; this tune is the highlight of Dick Dale's 1996 "Calling Up Spirits" album on Beggars Banquet |
| Nighthawks w/ Pinetop Perkins & Bob Margolin | Two Bugs & a Roach | 1980s DC blues band with help from two Muddy Waters alums; from "Jacks & Kings"-- two (vinyl) volumes combined into one CD |
| Albert Washington | Hold Me Baby | He played the blues clubs in Cincinnatti, recorded in the 60s & 70s, moved to Long Island, recorded again in the 90s, died in 1998. |
| Tony Allen | Ise Nla | Fela is gone but Tony Allen keeps the afrobeat going strong |
| Amadou et Mariam | Dogons | This song, from the great duo from Mali, is on their 1999 "Sou Ni Tile" album |
| Charles Lloyd w/ Keith Jarrett | Sorcery | I lost the album I bought back in the 60s but found a copy at a WFMU record fair; a KJ tune, although it is attributed to CL on the Keith Jarrett anthology! |
| Yela | Dodosya | A band from Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean; found on the "Rough Guide to Planet Rock" |
| Hamza El Din | Ollin Arageed | The great Nubian oud player from Sudan died this past year; Mickey Hart produced the album and came to WFMU in the 80s to plug it |
| Emiko Tada | It's Alright | Japanese pianist: The CD is "Emiko Tada and Friends"-- Salena Jones the only non-Japanese musician-- on Mr. Kelly's (2001) |
| Serena Jones w/ Emiko Tada | Summer Wind | Her website says she was born Joan Shaw in Virginia in 1944 but she is listed as the vocalist on "He Knows How to Hucklebuck" by Paul Williams, recorded in 1949! See her website (salenajones.com) or email me (stevek@wfmu) to discuss this fascinating musical story |
| Salena Jones & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Dindi | Salena got her new name from SArah Vaughn & LENA Horne. She now lives in England and performs mostly in Europe and Asia-- although she did a nice album with Jobim |
| Caetano Veloso | (Nothing But) Flowers | Wonderful cover of David Byrne tune by Brazilian vocalist, on his strange English language album "A Foreign Sound" (Nonesuch/2004) |
| Bahia Black | Guia Pro Congal | I got turned on to Carlinhos Brown from this 1992 one-shot project. The band included Brazilian percussion ensemble Oladum plus Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bernie Worrell and Henry Threadgill |
| Marisa Monte | Cerebro Electronico | Fascinating Brazilian pop from MM's 1996 "A Great Noise" CD on EMI; more recently, she worked with Carlinhos Brown and Arnaldo Antunes on the excellent 2003 "Tribalistas" album |
| Os Mutantes | Rua Augusta | A 1972 tune from this cool Brazilian psychedelic group |
| Mose Allison | You Call It Joggin' | ...but I call it runnin' around. Mose has over 30 albums of his unique brand of clever lyrics and jazz/blues piano. He's one of the best. |
| Peter Gammons | Nyqil Blues | Boston Globe/ESPN sportswriter Gammons recently put out a nice album of covers-- with help from a bunch of Red Sox players and some rock musicians-- as a fundraiser for local kids. Gammons is now recovering from brain surgery. |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Funky Mule | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | Beauty Is Only Skin Deep | |
| Leon Russell | She Smiles Like A RIver | Leon Russell is looking for a tour bus driver; this fall, he has gigs up and down the West Coast. This tune is from his 1971 Shelter People album |
| Tannehill Weavers | Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chilliechassie | From a Rykodisc CD sampler ("Here It Is - The Music, Vol.1") |
| Mouth Music | Bhi A Da | Gaelic vocals from Scotland, with a little African thrown in; from their first album on Rykodisc (1991) |
| Mouth Music | Seinn Oi | One of the Mouth Music vocalists is an American-- Talitha MacKenzie |
| Guy Clark | L.A. Freeway | The dean of Texas songwriters sings of leaving California; from his first album for RCA ("Old No. 1"), now on CD by Sugar Hill |
| Delbert McClinton | Two More Bottles of Wine | Another vote for leaving California, heading home to Fort Worth. Hear Delbert's souful vocals/signature harmonica; ignore record skip |
| Sir Douglas Quintet | She's About A Mover | Doug went back to Texas too-- but not before making some great rock & roll in California |
| Pete & the Big Shots | Venice Skyline Rag | Guitar whiz Pete Anderson, on the late 80s "A Town South of Bakersfield" albums-- a great collection of L.A. bands |
| Wilco | California Stars | Woody Guthrie composition, with help from Wilco & Billy Bragg; from the first "Mermaid Avenue" album (Elektra, 1998) |
| Jim Lauderdale | What Am I Waiting For | From the second "A Town South of Bakersfield" album; there are now three and they are available on CD. |
| Dave Alvin | King of California | No one represents the mix of country, rock and Mexican music that is Southern California better than Dave Alvin! |
| Tom Waits | Diamonds on My WIndshield | And no one represents the underbelly of that place better than TW; from "The Heart of Saturday Night" (1974) |
| Merle Haggard and the Strangers | Big Time Annie's Square | A hidden gem, Merle's affectionate spin on the hippie life; from "Someday We'll Look Back" (Capital, 1971). This is a great album, now available on CD |
| Santana | No One To Depend On | Percussion brothers Pete and Coke Escovedo joined Carlos here, on "Santana III" |
| Pete & Sheila Escovedo | Azteca Mozambique | An amazing California music family. Latin jazz drummer Pete is brother to (now) Texas songwriter Alejandro and father of (Prince pal) Sheila E; from "Solo Two" (Fantasy/1977) |
| Dr. Lonnie Smith | ??? | Bed/outro |
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