Steve Krinsky: Playlist from February 12, 2006

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Groovus	Big Guitars meets Big Blizzard.
Hellecasters	Valley of the Pharoahs	Hightone released a collection of tunes from these L.A. guys-- "Essential Listening, Volume 1"-- in 2002. The band is Jerry Donahue, John Jorgenson, Will Ray-- and they can play! By the way, not Hendrix; the next one is.
Jimi Hendrix	Driving South	Alexis Korner introduces the band, from BBC sessions, recorded 1967
Zalatnay Sarolta	Egyszer	Psychedlic guitar, sounding a little like Hendrix, accompany this Hungarian rocker; recorded 1973 on Pepita
Zalatnay Sarolta	Nem Kell Vegre Otthon Ulni	A google search turns up little info on Ms. Sarolta but does offer a site with her Playboy pix
Mr. Airplane Man	Lonesome Road	Margaret Garrett (guitar, vocals) and Tara McManus (drums) are Boston-based Mr. Airplane Man; from "Alright, This Time the Girls, Volume 2" on Sympathy for the Record Industry
Wanda Jackson	It Happens Every Time	Wanda Jackson recorded this, at age 65, for her "Heart Trouble" in 2003-- although we heard it off "Alright, This Time the Girls, Volume 2"
The Skeletons	It's the Little Things	I just love this song, a smooth pop tune from a great band
Joel Plaskett	Truth Be Told	This guy comes out of Newfoundland, Canada, and knows how to rock & roll
Joel Plaskett	Wishing Well
Alejandro Escovedo	Rosalie	Some say this is the best songwriter in Austin-- a town filled with great tunesmiths; from "A Man Under the Influence" (Bloodshot, 2001)
Allen Oldies Band	Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)	Recorded live at WFMU on Joe Belock's show
Kingsmen	That's Cool, That's Trash	Real rock & roll from 1964. Allen Oldies Band did this tune on Joe's show; it's also the name of the 2nd Big Guitars from Texas collection in 1986
East River Pipe	Life is a Landfill	Nice article on Fred Cornog in today's Newark Star-Ledger; song from "What Are You On?" (Merge, 2005)
Lambchop	Hey Where's Your Girl	Merge label mates play an East River Pipe tune
Alejandro Escovedo	The Way It Goes (Instrumental)	Bed music for talkover: This is a "bonus" backing track, from "13 Years"
Lonnie Donegan	Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos	In 1958, this guy brought Leadbelly's music and more to England-- and changed music forever
Leadbelly	Fannin' Street	"Anybody should ask you who wrote this song, tell 'em Leadbelly been here and gone"
Leadbelly	Linin' Track	Intense work song: you can picture these sweaty black men building the railroads
The Band	Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos	Recently reissued as part of a box set: "The Band: A Musical History" on Capital
Merle Travis	Lazy RIver	Travis picking, from a reissue of MT's 1968 "Strictly Guitar" album (Sundazed, 2005)
Lloyd Tripp	The Huckle-Buck	This is a cover of the Earl Hooker version; recorded live at KFJC, Los Altos, CA; on "Live From the Devil's Barnyard"
Billy Hector	Someday Baby	After a strange headphone glitch, old pal Billy Hector saved the day with some great blues from the Jersey Shore; "And the Crowd Went Wild"
Tail Dragger	Jump for Joy	Contemporary Chicago blues-- with help from Billy Branch, Lurie Bell, Jimmy Dawkins. And what a great outro!
Dudu Pukwana & Spear	Shekele	Wonderful South African jazz from 1975, now reissued on Virgin. DP lived in London, an exile from apartheid, and made some amazing music until he died in 1990
South Filthy	Crackin' Up	Jeffrey Evans and Austin friends cover Bo Diddley
Joe Strummer	White Man Live at 100 Club	From a Mojo magazine CD: "Radio Clash"
The Standells	Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White