Another great DD surf collection on Sundazed; this tune is from 1962
Tele Ranch
Walk Don't Run
Steve Barker is the guy behind all this. Check out his website: teleranch.com
Tele Ranch
Four on Six
Sure it's twang. The CD's "Surf, Turf and Twang" but it's jazz too. A Wes Montgomery tune.
Junior Wells
Junior's Nuts
Chicago blues from class harmonica player, still belting out those great tunes
Magic Sam
Backstroke
This guy was one of the best blues pickers around; this tune-- recorded live at Sylvio's in Chicago in 1966-- doesn't sound as good as he does
Ray Charles
Sidewinder
Ray covered this Lee Morgan number in 1971; it turns up on a 1997 Rhino CD called "Genius + Soul = Jazz" (which combines two albums)
Lee Morgan
Dee Lawd
With help from John Hicks, George Benson, Reggie Workman, Billy Higgins and others
Bo Diddley
Mumblin' Guitar
A 1959 instrumental, found on Bo's Chess Box
Bo Diddley
Untitled Instrumental
This 1961 number began as bed (talkover) music but we just let it finish out on its own
Little Buster & his Soul Brothers
Whatever It Takes
Long Island's best bluesman died in May, 2006; this tune is from his 1998 Bullseye Blues CD
H-Bomb Ferguson
Rock H-Bomb Rock
Great blues shouter died this past year; Rev-Ola put out a collection of his best stuff called "Big City Blues: 1951-1954"
Tiny Bradshaw & his Orchestra
Pompton Turnpike
Tribute to NJ, on "Heavy Juice: 1950-1955" (Rev-Ola)
[Noir Movie Soundtracks]
"The Killing"
Music from great Kubrick 1956 flick, smart thiefs rob the racetrack
[Noir Movie Soundtracks]
White Heat
Max Steiner composition, from 1949 Cagney flick; from "Crime Scene USA: Clasic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks" on Giant Steps
[Noir Movie Soundtracks]
Key Largo
Bogart et al, in Florida, 1948
Mongo Santamaria
Last Tango in Paris
Soundtrack to Bertolucci film, 1972
Mongo Santamaria
Fingers
Both Mongo tracks from "Fuego" (Fania, 2006)
Benjamin Escoriza
Carambola (Moroccan Mix)
From a wonderful collection of world music on Riverboat Records: "Rhythm of the River"
Efran Finatawa
Lledeman
Killer guitar from the Tuareg people of North Africa, also on "Rhythm of the River"
MC Sabrinha
Eu Solto O Som A Voz
Brazil is hot: "Rio Baile Funk: More Favela Booty Beats"
MC Cula
E So Senta
Another Favela Funk Fave
Freddy Fender
Ya No
Freddy-- who died of cancer in October-- began as a Tex-Mex rock & roller. Arhoolie put out a collection of his early stuff in 2003:
Freddy Fender Interpreta El Rock"
Freddy Fender
Juegos (Tell It Like It Is)
Demon Records, out of England, put out "Exitos en Espanol: The Spanish Side of Freddy Fender"
Freddy Fender
Tell It Like It Is
It's not Aaron Neville but Freddy does okay on this sweet sad song
Stoney Edwards
She's My Rock
George Jones had a hit with this but I think Stoney did it first; from "Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country" (Trikont, 2006)
Bobby Womack
Bouquet of Roses
Eddie Arnold did this in 1955, Faron Young in 59. Bobby Womack covered it 40 years later; also on "Dirty Laundry"
Ned Sublette
Cheater's Motel
C&W goes to Cuba: Ned's incredible "Cowboy Rhumba" album mixes it up and makes it work. Great stuff
Uncle Bunt Stephens
Sail Away Lady
From the soundtrack to "Desperate Man Blues"-- the documentary about Joe Bussard, record collector extraordinaire
Mike Seeger
Hudson Valley Breakdown
Dick Rosmini
Red Apple Juice
Professor Louie & the Crowmatix
Frosty
Hot instrumental from this Hudson Valley folk group. Find out more at woodstockrecords.com
Ian & Sylvia
Tomorrow is a Long time
Dylan song
Geoff Muldaur
Poor Boy Blues
Former member of Jim Kweskin Jug Band knows the blues; from "Harry Smith Project, Revisited" (Disc 2)
Bill Neely
Black Land Farm
Bill used to show up around Austin in the early 70s, guitar in hand, ready to play; this tune if from Arhoolie's "16 Down Home Country Classics"
Tony Gilkyson
Old Cracked Looking Glass
Most of the tunes on "Good Guitar" are originals but I couldn't resist Tony's cover of this obscure Woody Guthrie song
Kelly Willis
He Don't Care About Me
Written by Bruce Robison, now husband/partner with KW; from "Fading Fast" (A&M, 1996)
South Austin Jug Band
Lady Be Good
Not sure why I love this Gershwin tune so much but here's yet another great version, with a country flavor
South Austin Jug Band
Overdrivin' the Mic
An instrumental original from these boys, on their 2005 "Dark & Weary World" CD
Austin Lounge Lizards w/ Kelly Willis
We Always Fight When We Drink Gin
The band is clever but, with Kelly Willis helping on vocals, they sure do swing. Produced by the ubiquitous Lloyd Maines
Butch Hancock
When the Good & the Bad Get Ugly
New CD--"War & Peace"-- is very political. Butch now lives in the Big Bend area; write him (to buy CD or whatever) at Box 468, Terlingua, Texas 79852 or check out angelfire.com/mi/jeffmiller/ or email me at stevek@wfmu.org
Melancholy Ramblers
Wayfaring Stranger
Check out melancholyramblers.com to find out more about these Austin folks or buy their new CD:
"Goin' to the Mountain"
The Freddy Steady 5
I Can Beat Your Drum
Longtime Austin drummer fronts this group and-- on "Freddy Steady Go!-- covers "timeless Texas rock & roll"
Dale Hawkins
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
Recorded in 1969, this album-- "L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas (Rev-Ola, 2006)-- has help from James Burton, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham and others
Bobby Bare
What Color (Is a Man)
Great songwriter and country music character; this tune can be found on a CD that combines two of his clever 60s albums: "A Bird Named Yesterday" & "Talk Me Some Sense"
Bobby Bare, Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League
Uh Wuh Oh
The son. Also clever. From "The Longest Meow" (Bloodshot, 2006)
Willie Nelson
Rainy Day Blues
One of Willie's great old songs, redone on "Songbird" (Lost Highway, 2006)
The (Original) Lost Gonzo Band
Intro
Last January, a bunch of Austin musicians and lots of friends recorded a concert out in Luckenbach, a semi-abandoned town up in the Hill Country. Much of the music is from Jerry Jeff Walker's 1973 "Viva Terlingua" album
The (Original) Lost Gonzo Band
Gettin' By
The current CD-- "Viva! Terlingua! Songs of Luckenbach, Texas"-- is available at villagerecords.com (along with lots of other Texas music)
Melancholy Ramblers
Back Door Man
This charming rap by Brady Coleman serves as our outro
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