Steve Krinsky:
Playlist
from October 18, 2003
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| Big Guitars from Texas |
Hardy Street
|
That twang sure sounded good at 6 am! |
| Four Piece Suit |
Roughshod
|
Another Link Wray tribute |
| Meade Lux Lewis |
Bear Cat Crawl
|
from "Masters of the Boogie Piano" as part of Delmark Records 50th Anniversary |
| Dave Brubeck |
Maori Blues
|
I found an LP copy of Brubeck's 1963 "Time Further Out" (followup to his "Time Out" smash album) and it sat on a shelf for a few years until I realized just how good it was! |
| Hot Tuna |
John's Other
|
Jorma, Jack and Papa John Creach rock and roll |
| Meters |
Zany Mash
|
More leftovers from New Orleans best rhythm section, on a new Sundazed collection |
| Jefferson Airplane |
Blues from an Airplane
|
From their very first album, "Jefferson Airplane Take Off" (1966) |
| Jefferson Airplane |
Let Me In
|
Jorma's band before Hot Tuna |
| Hamilton Loomis |
Get My Blues On
|
Nouveau Texas blues |
| Gatemouth Brown |
It's Alright
|
from a nice collection called "The Blues from Texas" |
| Albert Collins |
The Freeze
|
More blues from Texas |
| Jackie Mittoo & the Soul Brothers |
Train to Skaville
|
Jackie was in the Skatalites for a while, then did the Jamaica music scene on his own |
| Suba |
Samba do Gringo Paulista
|
Suba (Mitar Subotic) arrived in Brazil in 1990 with a UNESCO scholarship and quickly became known as an innovative composer and producer. He died in a fire in 1999. This tune is from a collection called "Brazilian Electronica" which includes more than a dozen contributors |
| Baden Powell |
Samba do Veloso
|
This song is a tribute to Caetano Veloso; Baden Powell-- named after the founder of the Boys Scouts-- wrote the song with poet/longtime partner Vinicius de Moraes, both now dead. |
| R Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders |
Chaisin' Rainbows
|
from the "American Splendor" soundtrack |
| Margo Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys |
Cluck Ol' Hen
|
Oy vey, listen to those hillbillies play! |
| Danny Barnes |
Ooh La La
|
Bad Livers banjo player goes solo |
| Del McCoury Band |
Asheville Turnaround
|
They still play bluegrass; from "It's Just the Night" |
| Beacon Hillbillies |
Dustbowl Shuffle
|
Boston rockers try their hand at mountain music |
| Beacon Hillbillies |
Goodbye in the Rain
|
Another tune from the 1994 "More Songs of Love & Murder" |
| Tammy Rogers & Don Heffington |
In the Red
|
Great instrumental duo, lots of work as Nashville sidemen |
| Tom Rush |
Duncan and Brady
|
Harvard University dropout turned Harvard Square folk singer |
| Townes Van Zandt |
Colorado Bound
|
More old tunes from the now dead Texas songwriter; from "In the Beginning" on Compadre Records |
| Butch Hancock & Jimmie Gilmore |
Bluebird
|
One of Butch's best! |
| Tom T Hall |
Old Five and Dimers
|
Cover of Billy Joe Shaver classic about growing old in small town Texas |
| Billy Joe Shaver w. Todd Snider |
Deja Blues
|
from "Freedom's Child" (2002) on Compadre Records |
| Kris Kristofferson |
Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down
|
Recorded life in San Franciso, released as "Broken Freedom Song" (2003)-- an album with many new songs and a righteous political vibe |
| Steve Earle |
Guitar Town
|
from the soundtrack to "Just An American Boy"-- the documentary on Steve Earle that is now playing in a theater near you (or should be)! |
| Leo Kottke |
Embryonic Journey
|
Hey, isn't that one of Jorma's songs? |
| Leo Kottke |
Disguise
|
Leo sings! |
| Billy Bragg/Wilco w/Natalie Merchant |
I Was Born
|
More Woody Guthrie lyrics, from "Mermaid Avenue 2" |
| Geoff Muldaur |
KC Moan
|
Recent version of old jug/blues classic, from "Password" on Hightone (2000) |
| Emmy Lou Harris w/ McGarrigle Sisters |
Green Green Rocky Road
|
Rousing live folk tune, with additional assistance from Louden Wainwright III |
| Kate & Anna McGarrigle |
Talk to Me of Mendocino
|
McGarrigle's 1975 tune, on CD from Hannibal Records |
| John Fahey |
Yes! Jesus Loves Me/ Stand up for Jesus/ Lord of Hopefullness/ Oh Come Emmanuel/
|
Gospel instrumental medley from late guitar whiz |
| Robert Randolph |
Without God
|
Sacred Steel gospel music from Orange, NJ |
| Rosco Gordon |
Rosco's Boogie
|
from "The Road to Memphis" soundtrack to Scorcese series on the blues |
| Howlin' Wolf |
How Many More Years
|
Another tune from "The Road to Memphis" |
| The Cookies |
Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby
|
Great girl group stuff from Sundazed collection called "Dimension Dolls" (with, among others, Little Eva and Carol King) |
| Mongo Santamaria |
Yeh Yeh
|
WFMU DJ Bob Brainen put this on his 2003 Marathon Premium, a cool collection he calls "Slim's Jam" |
| Carol King |
Oh Neil
|
From another WFMU DJ Premium: Dave the Spazz's collection of answer songs; here it's in response to Neil Sedaka's "Hey Carol" |
| Jo Ann Campbell |
The Girl from Wolverton Mountain
|
Couldn't resist: another Spazzy answer song |
| Velvatones w/ Memphis Rhythm Boys |
Real Gone Baby
|
1957, from Complete Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly recordings on Ace |
| Charlie Feathers w/ Jody and Jeremy |
Get With It
|
More Memphis Meteor music |
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