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Favoriting April 29, 2017: Mr Tambourine Man: A Tribute to Bruce Langhorne

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Big Guitars from Texas  Bulldoggin' Boogie   Favoriting   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Richard & Mimi Fariña  Dopico   Favoriting With Bruce Langhorne (1938-2017) on electric guitar & tambourine  0:02:16 (Pop-up)
Elliot Sharp  Eon Blur Changer   Favoriting Bruce Langhorne did the score for the 1971 Peter Fonda film, "Hired Hand." Recently , a group of musicians did a 2-CD tribute album; this is one of the tunes from that. (Scissor Tail, 2017)  0:06:15 (Pop-up)
0latunji  Se Eni A Fe l'Amo-- Kere Kere   Favoriting Bruce Langhorne & Carlos Santana both join Nigerian drummer Olatunji on this tune from "Drums of Passion: The Beat"-- produced by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (Rykodisc, 1989)  0:10:20 (Pop-up)
Bruce Langhorne  Le Vavalou   Favoriting Longtime sideman Bruce Langhorne is said to be the inspiration for Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man." In 2011, Bruce put out his first solo album; he died this month, after a long illness.  0:19:27 (Pop-up)
Fred Neil  Looks Like Rain   Favoriting Bruce Langhorne is one of four acoustic guitar players accompanying Fred Neil on this session> Not sure what year but from the 1960s; found on "The Many Sides of Fred Neil" (EMI, 1999)  0:23:20 (Pop-up)
Richard & Mimi Fariña  House Un-American Blues Activity Dream   Favoriting Bruce Langhorne helps out on this one. R&M Farina did this live at 1965 Newport Folk Festival, in the pouring rain, the same year that Dylan went electric. I was there!  0:30:03 (Pop-up)

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Erik Amlee 

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Bob Dylan  It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry   Favoriting Alternate take, from the soundtrack to "No Direction Home."  0:38:22 (Pop-up)
Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant  Stratosphere Boogie   Favoriting   0:41:36 (Pop-up)
Tinariwen  Ittus   Favoriting North African jam band; from new CD: "Elwan" (Anti-, 2017)  0:43:41 (Pop-up)
Tinariwen  Tenere Taqqal   Favoriting Let's do another one  0:47:28 (Pop-up)
 
Interview with Jonathan Demme    Live on WFMU, 1988. JD had just come back from Haiti, following the overthrow of the Duvalier dictatorship; his documentary, "Haiti: Dreams of Democracy" played in NYC.  0:57:34 (Pop-up)
Tabou Combo  Chale Lanmou   Favoriting Haitian music at its best  1:00:09 (Pop-up)
More Jonathan Demme    "We're ugly but we're here," said Jonathan Demme, in Creole, at the end of our 1988 interview. A good guy. RIP  1:05:22 (Pop-up)
Brave Combo  Kiss of Fire   Favoriting Vocals by Laura Agnelli  1:06:30 (Pop-up)
Rodrigo y Gabriela  Stairway to Heaven   Favoriting Liner notes describe Rodrigo y Gabriela as "two fast-fingered, Dublin-based, Mexicans with a unique sound..." Their self-titled album from 2006 is on Advance Music.  1:09:00 (Pop-up)
Duck Baker  Breakdown Lane   Favoriting Re-issue of work from 1970s & 80s" "Outside" (Emanem, 2017)  1:13:40 (Pop-up)

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Erik Amlee 

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Merle Haggard  California Blues   Favoriting From "Same Train, A Different Time"-- Merle's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers  1:23:21 (Pop-up)
Merle Haggard  Narration #1   Favoriting   1:27:24 (Pop-up)
Merle Haggard  Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia   Favoriting   1:27:40 (Pop-up)
Jimmie Rodgers  Any Old Time   Favoriting I used to think that the record execs added the horns but not so. Jimmie played with jazz musicians-- including Louis Armstrong; this cut was recorded in NYC in 1929, with Jimmie on vocals and an unknown orchestra, led by Leonard Joy. Check out the clarinet!  1:30:10 (Pop-up)
Aaron Neville  Why Should I Be Lonely   Favoriting From a 1997 tribute album, with Dickey Betts, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle and lots more: "The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute" on Columbia  1:33:02 (Pop-up)
Spade Cooley  Three Way Boogie   Favoriting This guy was the king of western swing, until he killed his wife. A bad career move. Oops: "Spadella" skips.  1:36:14 (Pop-up)
The Statler Brothers  Flowers on the Wall   Favoriting No one named Statler in this band. This tune was a clever hit in the 70s. Rest of their "essential" songs are so-so, although some great titles, like "You Can't Have Your Kate & Edith Too."  1:39:15 (Pop-up)
Dale & Ray  The Ballad of Dale and Ray   Favoriting This is Dale Watson & Ray Benson (from Asleep at the Wheel), from a new duo album on Ameripolitan Home (2017)  1:42:25 (Pop-up)
Kasey Chambers  Golden Rails   Favoriting New double CD-- "Dragonfly"-- on Essence. This tune produced by fellow Aussie Paul Kelly.  1:46:10 (Pop-up)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott  Rex's Blues   Favoriting Jack covers Townes Van Zandt, with help from Emmylou Harris & Nanci Griffith. From "Friends of Mine" (Hightone, 1998)  1:49:02 (Pop-up)
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines  I'm Gonna Jump and Shout   Favoriting On "Talking Guitar," Paul covers many of the blues greats but this one is an orginal. Annie Raines on harmonica.  1:51:58 (Pop-up)

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Masked Marvel  Boll Weevil   Favoriting From the 1920s, on the Harris Smith Anthology of American Folk Music  2:04:47 (Pop-up)
Punch Brothers  Boll Weevil   Favoriting This is Chris Thile's band, great instrumentalists. Chris is the new host of Prairie Home Companion-- and a superb mandolin player  2:06:59 (Pop-up)
Carl Sandburg  Boll Weevil Song   Favoriting   2:09:32 (Pop-up)
Koerner, Ray & Glover  Power Tool   Favoriting Tony Glover plays mouth harp on this one  2:12:22 (Pop-up)
Koerner, Ray & Glover  Shortnin' Bread   Favoriting From "One Foot in the Groove" (Tim/Kerr/1996). Ray & Glover died after this album was done but Spider John Koerner is still around. Good for him.  2:14:31 (Pop-up)
Carolina Chocolate Drops  Rickett's Hornpipe   Favoriting A modern take on black string band music; from "Heritage" (Music Maker, 2007)  2:17:23 (Pop-up)
Carolina Chocolate Drops  Cornbread and Butterbeans   Favoriting Rhiannon Giddens on vocals. She's the best!  2:21:04 (Pop-up)
Holy Modal Rounders  Bonaparte's Retreat   Favoriting Peter Stampfel & Steve Weber do their take on this classic; from "Too Much Fun" (Rounder, 1999)  2:23:15 (Pop-up)

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Erik Amlee 

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Holy Modal Rounders  Penny's Farm   Favoriting Another song about hard times on Southern farms; original also from Harry Smith collection.  2:32:19 (Pop-up)
Carolyn Hester  Swing and Turn Jubilee   Favoriting Bruce Langhorne played with Carolyn Hester back in the 60s; not sure if he's on this one.  2:34:35 (Pop-up)
Lloyd H. Miller  Trapped in the Attic   Favoriting When she was enslaved in the South, Harriet Jacobs hid for years in the attic of her own house. This is from a interesting collection of Civil War tunes: "Glory! Glory! Hallelujah" (lloydhmiller.com)  2:36:53 (Pop-up)
Lloyd H. Miller  Baldy   Favoriting The story of a Civil War horse  2:40:21 (Pop-up)
Christine Santelli  Lazy   Favoriting Christine is a longtime north Jersey blues shouter; here she is more "lazy" with guitar and original songs on "Dragonfly" (Rapid Records, 2011)  2:42:08 (Pop-up)
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion  Hurry Up and Wait   Favoriting This is Woody's granddaughter, a fine combo, on Bright Examples (2011)  2:44:49 (Pop-up)
Tim Buckley  The Dolphins   Favoriting Great cover of Fred Neil tune.  2:48:51 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Erik Amlee 

 

 

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Buena Vista Social Club  Black Chicken 37   Favoriting Cachaito-- the great Cuban bass player-- put this one together.  2:56:31 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 6:01am
annie:

hi steve, so good that you're here!
  Swag For Life Member 6:23am
Steve Krinsky:

G'mornin Annie; g'mornin' all.
Avatar 6:24am
annie:

i especially love your notes..
  6:38am
Cooh John:

Hello Steve, nice to meet you at the marathon. Good morning annie and planeteers to come.
Avatar 6:45am
Howard F:

Good morning friends
Avatar 6:56am
annie:

i'm so glad you're playing this.. thank you
Avatar 6:56am
KP:

"In '76 Langhorne, did Bob Rafelson's Stay Hungry and Jonathan Demme's Fighting Mad ..."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04am
Rebecca Lewis:

Good morning Steve! Wow, thanks for the interview with Jonathan Demme. I was a fan of his work and am really sorry to hear of his death.
Avatar 7:23am
annie:

no record show for me.. ..paring down does that to ye. going to the Herb Fest, though, next saturday. going to commune with greenery.
  7:26am
Douglas:

James Burton on dobro
Avatar 7:30am
Howard F:

I went to record fair yesterday and found some great stuff.
  7:37am
wild neil:

peace all. What did you find Herb?
  7:37am
wild neil:

what did you find Howard?
Avatar 7:40am
Howard F:

@wildneil: Karen Dalton, Sun Ra, Can, Cymande, Annette Peacock, Gil Scott Heron et al. Are you attending the fair?
  7:41am
wild neil:

im nwar buffalo so no.m.which can album?
Avatar 7:43am
Howard F:

A German reissue of Tago Mago from 2000. He had a couple of Can original presses but they were a bit out of my price range. I would've loved to have grabbed those.
  7:45am
wild neil:

tago mago is sublime. enjoy...
Avatar 7:48am
Howard F:

Thanks
Avatar 7:50am
annie:

way back in the day, when AM radio had some class, WKBW deejay tim kelly used to play thses singers. it was my introduction to ramblin' jack. late 60s...
Avatar 7:59am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Mornin'! Good to hear ya. Thx for standing in.
Avatar 8:03am
Joe non Papa:

I first heard that "Kate and Edith" song you mentioned sung by Jim Nabors on Gomer Pyle USMC. Don't recall if the Statlers were in the episode.
  8:03am
Douglas:

Laura Cantrell played that Jimmie Rodgers/Louis Armstrong record at lecture I attended
Avatar 8:11am
annie:

one of my favorite songs in music class, elementary school.
Avatar 8:49am
annie:

i rarely click the "episode" star.... this one i did
Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:55am
JohnEBGood:

Great show Steve. Picked up my 6 string and jammed with the great songs you played.Thanks for fillin' in and have a gr8 weekend in JC.
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