Steve Krinsky:
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from June 26, 2007
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| Big Guitars from Texas |
Groovus
|
The intro theme tune to this web-only show started midway through; hope you didn't mind |
| Tinariwen |
Matadjem Yinmixan
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These Tuareg nomads from North Africa sure can plug in and play; from a great new album-- "Water is Life"-- on World Village, 2007 |
| Sedo Um Ehl Aida |
Ya Moulana
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Recorded in Mali as part of Le Festival Au Desert in 2003, this group from Mauritania was one of dozens that performed at this amazing event |
| Vieux Farka Toure |
Sangare
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Son of Ali Farka Toure-- also on World Village |
| Ralph Alessi |
Soy Ink
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Trumpeter Alessi has help here from Don Byron (clarinet), David Gilmore (guitar), Drew Gress (bass) and others |
| Don Byron |
I'll Follow the Sun
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Bill Frisell plays guitar on this Lennon/McCartney tune, from DB's 1999 "Romance with the Unseen" on Blue Note |
| Traffic |
Walking in the Wind
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Originally on "When the Eagle Flies" (1974), now part of a double-CD of Traffic tunes called "Smiling Phases" on Island |
| Ibiza Sound |
Ad Lib (Parte 2)
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The CD is "Andergraun Vibrations-- Spanish Hard Psych & Beyond, 1970-1978" on Hundergum |
| Modificacion |
Across the Time
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Despite the title, this is more psychedelic rock from Spain |
| Spam All Stars |
El Ultimo
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This Miami-based group likes to mix it up; from their 2000 CD "Pigs in Space" |
| Balkan Beat Box |
Balcasio
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Not sure where Spam All Stars ends and Balkan Beat Box begins but it sounds good to me! |
| Rabbits & Carrots |
Hip City
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And how about this 1969 Mexican music, from "Soul Latino" on Vampisoul |
| Lauren Hooker |
You Needn't Call Me
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Lauren will be around-- check out upcoming gigs in NY & NJ at laurenhooker.com |
| Damn Glad |
Lighten the Load
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Jersey City band with a nice sound; see their website: damnglad.com |
| Paul Iorio |
Pretty Women at the Funeral
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Paul's debut album is called "About Myself" and was recorded in L.A. in 2005 |
| Lou Russo |
Better Off Dead
|
Longtime friend of the station. I used to see Lou and band decades ago play the bars of Hudson County. |
| Greg Englesson |
That Last Phone Call
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aka Mr. E. Lots of nice tunes on his "Demystified" CD; you can email Greg in Woodstock: GE@netstep.net |
| Bazza |
Savage Season
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I like this stuff: interesting lyrics, good band, cool album covers. Out of Portland. Oregon. Website: vachss.com |
| Wilco |
Either Way
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Nice new CD on Nonesuch: "Sky Blue Sky" |
| The Special Pillow |
Goodnight Morning, Hello Moon
|
Local band makes good |
| Nick Lowe |
The Man in Love
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I didn't realize this was a Charlie Feathers' tune; NL knows how to make that old rockabilly stuff sound fresh |
| The Walkabouts |
Satisfied Mind
|
From a reissue of their 1993 CD |
| Sheb Wooley |
Blue Guitar
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Of "Purple People Eater" fame, from the "Roots of Elvis" CD on Rev-Ola |
| Ivory Joe Hunter |
I Almost Lost My Mind
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Elvis listened to this one too |
| Bobby Blue Bland |
Lovin' Blues
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Deep South BBB, on "The Earls of Duke" (Rev-Ola, 2007) |
| Joe Liggins |
Honeydripper
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A 2-for-1 Honeydripper, Parts 1 & 2 combined. This was a huge hit, sold a million records in 1945-46-- and it still sounds great |
| Eddie Shaw |
Chicago Man
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Shaw heads the house band for the new John Sayles movie--"Honeydripper"-- and he still blows a mean sax, as this cool instrumental shows |
| Eddie Shaw |
Blues at the Crossroads
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In 1992, he recorded "In the Land of the Crossroads" for Rooster Blues in Clarksdale, Mississippi |
| Little Willie John |
I Need Your Love So Bad
|
What a voice! Although he died in prison in 1968-- he killed a man in a bar fight-- his music lives on. His older sister Mabel is in the Honeydripper band |
| Wynonie Harris |
Good Rockin' Tonight
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This was a smash R&B hit in 1948, with Hal Cornbread Singer playing sax. A hot number |
| Joe Ely |
Good Rockin' Tonight
|
Joe Ely's version is even hotter, a rock & rock powerhouse-- from "Musta Notta Gotta Lotta" (SouthCoast Records, 1981) |
| Mahalia Jackson |
Move On Up A LIttle Higher
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Can a gospel tune be a hit? This 1963 song sure has all the makings! |
| Six Pack |
There Was A Time
|
From "Good God! James Brown Covers from the 60s & 70s" |
| The Dave Pike Set |
I Got the Feelin'
|
More JB style funk |
| OFS Unlimited |
Mr. Kidneys
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Mr. Kidneys?! I guess that's why they call it "Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label" |
| Mardigras.bb |
Junge Telegraph
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Great stuff out of Frankfurt, Germany; the CD is "Alligatorsoup" (Hazlewood Music) |
| Jose Roberto |
Crioula Multicolorida
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From "Brazilian Beats Brooklyn" on Mr. Bongo |
| Erasmo Carlos |
Jeep
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More Brooklyn Brazilian Beats |
| Rockin' Dopsie |
My Baby She's Gone`
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My favorite Dopsie album is "Hold On!" on Sonet Records out of London in 1979 |
| [from "Gypsy Caravan"] |
Smoking Bass
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Super soundtrack on World Village from new movie |
| Esma's Ensemble Teodosievski |
Romano Horo
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According to the Liner Notes, Esma Redzepova, from Macedonia, has been performing for more than 40 years and is the musical "Queen of the Gypsies." |
| [from "Gypsy Caravan"] |
Spoons
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Food and music go hand in hand |
| Taraf de Hajouks |
Carolina
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This group from Macedonia is the best known of the Gypsy bands |
| Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake |
Planet E
|
These two Chicago guys have been playing together for decades; Allmusic says their new CD-- "From the River to the Ocean"-- "is not only among Anderson's finest albums to date, it has to be among the top jazz albums of 2007." |
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