Steve Krinsky: Playlist from June 6, 2003

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Guitar Army	A nice way to begin a radio show!
Hellecasters	Valley of the Pharoahs	Los Angeles guitar combo, from "Essential Listening, Vol 1" on Hightone, 2002. In Memory of Chris Beyer.
Grateful Dead	Jam Out of Terrapin	from "So Many Roads" sampler (1999)
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban	Los Twangueros	This 2003 CD of Cuban guitar sounds is my favorite album of the moment!
Soulive	Solid	Soul jazz funk groove, a hot band with a bad name
Noble Watts & Nat Adderley	The Creep	Noble and Nat, two horn men from Florida, blow some jazzy R&B. Thin Man Watts still plays at age 77!
Noble Watts & Nat Adderley	Yo Yo	As bed: Is this music too good to talk over?
Max Roach & Abdullah Ibrahim	Consanguity	1977 improvisation between magnificent jazz drummer and South African pianist
(from Burkina Faso)	Allah Man Dogo	Unknown percussionists, on
Rebirth Brass Band	Chameleon	Young New Orleans jazz whippersnappers, from "Take It To The Streets" (Rounder, 1992)
Chris Ardoin	Chris' Trail Ride	Hot zydeco number from current generation Ardoin, of the Amadie et Bois Sec Ardoins.
Danny Barker	You Got the Right Key But the Wrong Keyhole	Much-revered New Orleans jazz guitarist and storyteller; from "Save the Bones" (Orleans, 1988)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World	Huge man with a sweet voice, Iz was a star in Hawaii until his death in 1997 at age 38. At one point, he weighed over 750 pounds!
Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio	Clowin' the Frets	from "Slidin' On the Frets" collection of tunes from 1920s & 30s influenced by Hawaiiann steel guitar, on Yazoo (2000)
Sylvester Weaver	Guitar Rag	The great blues guitar instrumental-- also on "Slidin' On the Frets"-- became "Steel Guitar Rag" when Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys did it a few years later.
Patrick Sky	Don't Think Twice	Of Creek Indian ancestry, Pat Sky was/is a witty folksinger who covered lots of Dylan songs
Nanci Griffith	Soutbound Train	from "Flyer" (1994). Too many strings.
Tom Waits	Downtown Train	A better train groove for sure.
Red River Dave McHenry	Amelia Earhardt's Last Flight	Red River Dave, who wrote this song, does it live at the 1981 Kerrville Folk Festival
LCCS 1st Graders	Los Politos	Children from the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City sing about the chicks they recently hatched
Joan Baez	De Colores	This Mexican-American folk song is an anthem of Chicano pride; from "Gracias A La Vida/Here's to Life"-- Joan B's terrific 1974 bilingual album
LCCS 3rd Graders	Shepherd's Hay	Short instrumental tune on recorder
LCCS 2nd Graders	Water	Kids in Jersey City want clean water!!
LCCS 3rd Graders	Oats	Another recorder instrumental
Sweet Honey In The Rock	Young and Positive	An uplifting number about pride and strength
LCCS 4th Graders	Ladybug	Another tune from the 2003 Learning Community Charter School Spring Concert CD
Kingston Trio	MTA	Poor Charlie, still riding on the Boston subway after all these years!
Louis Jordan	Mop Mop
Saxons	Camel Walk	Voytrepek!
Buster Brown	Madison Shuffle
JB Hutto	Slidewinder
The Caravans	Know Your Rights
Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang	Three Feet Under	from "Loud & Lonesome" (1994)
Greg Brown	Smell of Coffee
Kevin Welch	Killing Myself	from "Cow Hear This 2" collection of Nashville alternative songs, on Cowpendia, 2003
The Gourds	Omaha	Billy Joe Shaver song
The Sabrejets	Train in Vain	Another "Rockabilly Clash" but scratch on CD nixed it
Skillet Lickers	Hand Me Down My Walking Cane	Skillet Lickers-- raunchy old timey band from 1930s-- to the rescue!
John Hiatt & the Goners	Uncommon Connection	from "Beneath This Gruff Exterior" on New West, 2003, w/ Sonny Landreth back on lead guitar
Big Ass Truck	Lil Tico	Recent rock & roll from Memphis
Dewey Phillips	Radio excerpt	Famed Memphis DJ, from "It Came from Memphis" soundtrack CD
Sid Selvidge	Boll Weevil	Also from "It Came from Memphis"
Sid Selvidge	Since I Met You Baby	from "Twice Told Tales" (Elektra, 1993)
Booker T & MGs	Mrs. Robinson
Staple Singers	Brand New Day
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Recent reissue ("Champion in the Arena, 1976-1977") of tunes from late reggae producer and founding member of Skatalites