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SUTC - Back In The High Life

Madeline Burke — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:41:16 GMT

Warrens' cover of this Steve Winwood song reeks with a pathos the original did not possess. Leave it to Warren to have turned an upbeat pop song into a lament.

In an interview with Warren after the release of the " Life'll Kill You" CD, David Bowman comments - " He covers that old Steve Winwood hit "Back in the High Life Again" with the resigned detachment of someone sitting on death row in Texas wearing a "Bush for President" button. Zevon is an acquired taste, like sloe gin ... or capital punishment."

What's worse than a mouthful of Bong water?

Madeline Burke — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:18:04 GMT

Oh, I can think of a couple things....The Bobs from the I Brow Club CD, "Bong Water Day". I didn't know there actually was such a day...May 4th!

I'm Gonna Be A Hot Dancer,...( Don't Ya Make Fun Of Me!)

Madeline Burke — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:41:08 GMT

Here's some more funk for a funky friday,(with a little twist o' metal). Incubus from the "Enjoy Incubus" album.So....Enjoy, already!

Can You Deal With It?

Madeline Burke — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:38:55 GMT

Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams is a R&B legend, and you may not even know it. He wrote "Shake A Tail Feather," and sang such uber-raunch cult classics as "Bacon Fat" (covered by the Cramps), "Greasy Chicken," and the epitome of songs about little girls, "Jail Bait." He worked at seminal labels such as Motown, Chess, and Fortune. He wrote songs for, or produced folks Ike Turner, Parliament/Funkadelic, Edwin Starr and Stevie Wonder.Traveling from Chicago to New Orleans on the mainline, R&B cult hero Andre "Mr. Rhythm" Williams has teamed with the Crescent City's hedonistic barroom punks The New Orleans Hellhounds. Like the unique city his backing boys call home, 'Dre has been dirty, down, broke and pushed to the edge of oblivion more than once, but both have managed to keep a glint in their eye and a strut in their step. The original Black Godfather wants us all to know on "Can You Deal With it?"(album release date - July 29th,2008)that he can still get around and get down with a Hellhound Sound that's as thick as an August night in the bayou. The guy is like music's version of Zelig; he's been everywhere, man. Yeah, baby.

Unprotected - ThaMuseMeant

Madeline Burke — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:41:50 GMT

Another track from Aimee, Nathan, Dave and Enion.

Never Settle For Less - ThaMuseMeant

Madeline Burke — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:42:08 GMT

"I know a song can be a prayer. I know a song can be a sword." ThaMuseMent have hammered out a great collection of both. Dropping the drums and strapping on the strings, the band reunited after a three-year break to produce this set of wandering tunes that feels like an acoustic version of Bob Dylan's Desire. Much of it is sad and plaintive in the way gypsy music can be; each smile hard won, every mile felt beneath bad shoes, happiness, if it comes at all, "sweet as the wind blown through" the lips of your love. They find new meaning in well-worn phrases, further proving that Nathan Moore is a songwriter to be reckoned with. The band has had three permanent members since the beginning: Aimee Curl (acoustic bass and vocals), Nathan Moore (guitar and vocals), David Tiller (mandolin) and Enion Pelta-Tiller on violin, who joined in 2003. From the 2006 release "Never Settle For Less" here's the title track.

And then the horns kicked in....

Madeline Burke — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:56:57 GMT

It might have gotten a lot of airplay in 1991, when it first came out, but new to me, 2nu's recording is Ponderous, man , really ponderous..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xWLahk86I

"You can't talk to a man...

Madeline Burke — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:07:56 GMT

with a shotgun in his hand ...". Carole King wrote many a good song, This is a big favorite, "Smackwater Jack". Live is better!

Mama Don't Allow

Madeline Burke — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:27:11 GMT

The Ink Spots...and four more words.

Warren Zevon - Preludes - Part 3

Madeline Burke — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:22:25 GMT

"Don't Let Us Get Sick", ( don't let us get old, don't let us get stupid...Amen!)

Funky (metal) Friday....(maybe...)

Madeline Burke — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:14:51 GMT

"Azwethinkweiz" from the 1997 EP release "Enjoy Incubus". My son, Dylan, suggested I listen to this because there is so little "metal" in my life.( He considers them "funk metal") Now, this track I can hang with, and "Hilikus" which I will post in comments. This was an kinder, gentler Incubus and I like it.

One More Doo Wop song....

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:29:27 GMT

then I'm off to get ready for my shift....Eugene Pitt and the Jive Five ask the lyrical question "What Time Is It?"

Warren Zevon - Preludes Part 2

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:42:31 GMT

Here Warren talks about mortality, song noir, and the King of Rock and Roll....and a YouTube of "Renegade".

Warren Zevon - Preludes Part 1

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:56:23 GMT

Warren Zevon passed way from mesothelioma, a form of asbestos related lung cancer in 2003. A few months later, his son, Jordan, drove out to one of his dad's storage spaces in the San Fernando Valley to begin the sorting the process. He discovered over a 100 unreleased outtakes and demos in a piano-sized touring case.

Preludes features 16 of the best of these discovered recordings, including 6 unreleased tracks "Empty Hearted Town," "Going All The Way," "Steady Rain," "Stop Rainin Lord" "Studebaker" and "Rosarita Beach Café." All songs were recorded pre-1976. Other gems are previously unheard versions of "Werewolves of London" and "Accidentally Like A Martyr". The 2nd disc features an in-depth radio interview Warren did with Jody Denberg in 2000.

I'll be posting the interview, interspersed with the music....It's alot to take in at one sitting.... I added the track " I Was In The House When The House Burned Down" in comments.

Doo Wop Thursday - The not so eternal "Eternals"

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:20:22 GMT

The Eternals were a fine group that released just three records in their brief, but exciting career. They were from the Bronx, and included Charlie Girona on lead, first tenor Fred Hodge, Ernie Sierra as second tenor, baritone Arnie Torres and Alex Miranda with the distinctive bass voice. The red button track is a rare and never released recording "Do You Remember", and if you don't remember that, how about the YouTube of "Babalu's Wedding Day"?

Rare and Unreleased Warren Zevon - Preludes

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:48:25 GMT

This a familiar track "Werewolves Of London", but it may be an unfamiliar version....AH-oooo!

Equal Time.....

Madeline Burke — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:48:20 GMT

Yesterday I posted Snoop Dogs' foray into "country" music with the " My Medicine" video, and the news that he will also cover Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" in the upcoming " Johnny Cash Remixed" album....So, turn about being fairplay, I give you The GrooveGrass Boyz and their video " Crank That Farmer Boy". (I think I've inhaled way too much Windex!)

The Changer and the Changed...Cris Williamson

Madeline Burke — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:13:31 GMT

I was cleaning out the basement and going thru boxes of STUFF (trying to make room for MORE boxes of STUFF, and I found some old CDs. To my delight there was an old Cris Williamson recording of her album " Changer and The Changed". I have always loved this song, and thought I might share it (even tho' it's not raining here, it may be where you are).... Wikipedia says:"Cris Williamson is a lesbian pioneer. Cris Williamson paved the way for many independent women and lesbian artists with her legendary album The Changer and the Changed released in 1975. The Changer and the Changed is still one of the best selling independent albums of all time."

Snoop Dogg Is Down With The Cash!

Madeline Burke — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:38:47 GMT

I just read that Snoop Dogg is set to cover Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line" on album produced by Cash's son titled " Johnny Cash Remixed". If at first you say WTF?, as I did, you may be surprised at this video of country song My Medicine that Snoop released last month. Is our Dogg goin' YeeHah????? (Stop smilin'!)

My Medicine Video

Little Egypt (Ying Yang) - The Coasters

Madeline Burke — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:22:31 GMT

from the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame -

From 1956 to 1961, the Coasters released a string of classic singles that reflected the life of the American teenager with keen wit and hot, rocking harmonies. Invariably those songs were written, produced and arranged by the duo of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The union of a black vocal group with two Jewish songwriters was one of the most propitious in rock history. Leiber and Stoller’s witty, street-smart "playlets" were sung with sly, clowning humor by the Coasters and accompanied by the hot, honking "yakety sax" of King Curtis. The Coasters’ parlayed their R&B roots into rock and roll hits by delivering Leiber and Stoller’s serio-comic tunes in an uptempo doo-wop style. Beneath the humor the songs often made incisive points about American culture for those willing to dig a little deeper.

Leiber has described the Coasters’ style as "a white kid’s view of a black person’s conception of white society." In fact, their success showed how thin was the line between rhythm & blues and rock and roll in the Fifties. "Our songs…were R&B hits that white kids were attracted to," Leiber said in a 1992 interview. "And if people bought it, it became rock and roll."

The Coasters placed fourteen songs on the R&B charts, eight of which crossed over to the pop Top Forty. From 1957 to 1959 the Coasters unleashed a half dozen singles that dominated the charts in one of the most formidable runs of the rock and roll era: "Searchin’ (#1 R&B, #3 pop), "Young Blood" (#2 R&B, #8 pop), "Yakety Yak" (#1 R&B, #1 pop), "Charlie Brown" (#2 R&B, #2 pop), "Along Came Jones" (#14 R&B, #9 pop) and "Poison Ivy" (#1 R&B, #1 pop). Leiber and Stoller remarked that the Coasters "were fun to work with, they were fun to be with. They were a great bunch of clowns and they made our songs sing." It was such a potent combination of writing and performing talent that beyond the Coasters’ well-known hits lies a wealth of lesser known but equally fascinating treasures, such as "That Is Rock and Roll," "Shopping for Clothes," "Run Red Run," "What About Us" and "Idol with the Golden Head.".....and here I add my favorite lesser known treasure, "Little Egypt"

More Bobby "Blue" Bland

Madeline Burke — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:08:33 GMT

Along with Denise LaSalle,Johnnie Taylor, and Mosely and Johnson, the 1991 release "Blues From The Montreux Jazz Festival" is a must have. At least a must listen...great talent, great music.

Ain't Nothing Wrong

Madeline Burke — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:41:42 GMT

Robert Randolph and the Family Band from the Stomp The Yard soundtrack...Ain't Nothing Wrong With That... Just getting in from yet another "escape the bad air in the Foothills" trip.And a big thanky to all the firefighters who are working in literally hellish conditions out there in them thar hills to get the fires under control.

SUTC- Jerry Garcia and David Grisman

Madeline Burke — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:37:10 GMT

Here we are at the end of another holiday weekend. If your house is like mine, every one looks a little worse for wear, kids included, but a good time was had by all. Tonight, for my grandchildren,and your grandchildren, and all the kids at heart, an old favorite at bedtime around here...

Do Re Mi

Madeline Burke — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:49:13 GMT

Ramblin' Jack Elliot....from his "Sings Rodgers and Guthrie" album.

The Mother Hips

Madeline Burke — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:24:23 GMT

Have a Great Day!

The Mother Hips

On my last trip up to the Kings Peak Mountain Range in Humboldt County, Ca., a bear came into our camp on a daily basis. Mostly we found chewed up toothpaste, but one morning I had the misfortune to be up early and there he was! YIKES!....(he ambled away, back into the bushes from whence he came. Whew! And so, here is a cheery little bear song from Mother Hips.Hope this makes up for my previous post which was way too dark for a day like today!

Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers

Madeline Burke — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:37:30 GMT

I stumbled on this video while putting together my previous post with Son Of Dave.They tour together and for some reason this song just grabbed me.A liitle dark, perhaps, for such a beautiful summer day but it has an undefinable appeal for me.

8 miles a gallon!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:31:25 GMT

This is Scott Miller and the Commonwealth...another new find for me. I spent a few hours at KMUD radio in Redway/Garberville area.Uncle Harold is always more than happy to fill my basket with little gems like this.

Life Is So Easy Now...

Madeline Burke — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:10:34 GMT

or so says Ben Darvill, aka Son Of Dave.Ben sees the blues genre embraced, and spun on its head to combine elements of soul, dance, and funk.I also found his video for "Old Times Were Good Times" track.Check it out!

Happy Funky Fourth!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:21:27 GMT

Lisa Haley and the Zydecats with Little Richard

Lisa Haley

The Zydekats:

Lisa Haley - violin and vocals (KebMo', Brian Setzer, Randy Newman, Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Dave Coz, Queen Ida, many others.)

Skip Edwards - accordion, keyboards and vocals (Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, Johnny Rivers, Lucinda Williams, Flaco Jimenez, Juice Newton, Sir Douglas Quintet, many others.)

Chuck Alvarez - guitar and vocals (Tim Weisberg, David Benoit, musical director/guitarist for Grammy winners The Emotions.)

Andy Anders - bass and vocals (many traditional Cajun/Zydeco greats including Joe Simien and T.Lou.)

Maria Martinez - drums and percussion (Rita Coolidge, Johnny Paycheck, Barry White, Angela Bofill, Klymaxx, Emmanuel, Trini Lopez, Peach, El Chicano, Nel Carter, many more.)

I just discovered this band.Apparently, I miss alot! They are nominated for a Grammy Award- Best Cajun/Zydeco album of the Year. I don't wonder why. That voice, that fiddle!

Funky Zevon

Madeline Burke — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:18:19 GMT

Warren had a little funk groove goin' on here...." Never in a rut, always in the groove!" Happy Funky Friday, y'all!.

Thursday Night ...Before The Friday Funk Sets In

Madeline Burke — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:47:28 GMT

It's 1967, and it's the most played song on the BBC.It has been rumored that this was John Lennon's favorite song.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale

This Is So Good, I Had To Share It!

Madeline Burke — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:26:47 GMT

Thanks to Wahaiwa786, who was kind enough to send me a DVD of the 2008 Na Hoku Hano Hano Award Show (Hawaii's Music Awards), I discovered "Pilioha", and a fabulous version of "Ghost Riders In The Sky"...Hawaiian Style! It's the bomb, you all! You gotta check out this guitar playing!

Little Darlin' - Ai - Yi Yi Yi Yi !

Madeline Burke — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:54:39 GMT

Maurice williams wrote the song and recorded it with his group The Gladiolas in 1957. The Diamonds version became the bigger hit. The Diamonds were a clean-cut white vocal group that had sixteen hits between 1956 and 1961, ten which were covers of songs sung by black R&B artists.

Their biggest hit was a cover of the Gladiola's "Little Darlin'." The Gladiolas version came out in the first week in February, 1957. In less then two weeks the Diamonds version was out. Legend has it that prior to the recording session the group rehearsed the song all night in their hotel room, becoming so fed up that they exaggerated the bass and falsetto parts in an attempt to turn the song into a satire of itself. This is only partly true. Maurice Williams, the Gladiola's lead singer, invented all the vocal trills and hiccups...

The audio button is the Diamonds version, and (unbelievably) YouTube had a video recording of the original Gladiolas version, which I had not heard before.

It's Late In The Evening

Madeline Burke — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:26:17 GMT

From his One Trick Pony album, and probably my favorite track "Late In The Evening". It's not that it's so late up here in Grass Valley, just so smoky with all the wildfires in the surrounding area.

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

Madeline Burke — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:28:08 GMT

"Stay" written in 1958 by Williams, would become a #1 hit for the group in 1960. A classic by any standards. According to Dave Marsh ( Heart of Rock and Soul) "A combination of English language and Caribbean beat so powerfully off-center that it practically constitutes the first reggae record, an impression that's abetted by the rather primitive recording. "Stay" is sheer thrills: Williams bumping his yearning against the percussion (drums and wood blocks), the Zodiacs' chanted backing, and the slithering piano chords. The break was crucial in establishing that durable rock and roll convention and gospel bootleg: the falsetto."

So Long George....we're gonna miss you.

Madeline Burke — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:03:05 GMT

Johnny Carson - Guest George Carlin - Funny bloopers R us

Word Of The Day - Smarmi

Madeline Burke — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:25:38 GMT

smarmy

Main Entry: smarmy Pronunciation: \ˈsmär-mē\ Function: adjective Inflected Form(s): smarm·i·er; smarm·i·est Etymology: smarm to gush, slobber Date: 1924 1 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness smarmy self-satisfaction — New Yorker> 2 : of low sleazy taste or quality <smarmy eroticism.
More definitions here ( I like definition #2): http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Yanni

Yanni Street Team says: :" No Comments For You!"

Madeline Burke — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:10:33 GMT

Yep, they blocked me! Oh Yeah?...well i've been thrown off better psuedo new age macro psychotic blospots! Give some people a badge and it goes right to their heads!

This is why he's really pissed - http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=18200603023

More Yanni goodness here - http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/song_dance/smack_my_bitch_up/

SUTC with Junior Wells and Buddy Guy

Madeline Burke — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:22:26 GMT

Whoa, that slide guitar makes this cover of Tracy Chapman's " Give Me One Reason" just a little bit funkier.

Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated,Quick Dissolving,Fast Acting,Pleasant Tasting, Green and Purple Pills

Madeline Burke — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:36:56 GMT

Written By Ray Stevens, wikipedia says this song has the longest title(13 words) of any single ever on the Billboard charts. This is Cledus T. Judd's version. Could be just what the doctor ordered.

I'm Going Back To Where I Come From

Madeline Burke — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:55:59 GMT

I have been trying to find this mp3 (Spike Jones?) with no luck. I did find a video on YouTube of June Carter singing it and she is sooo cute here! Anyway, wanted to teach it to the grankids. Fun song for a Saturday

In The Summertime

Madeline Burke — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:13:29 GMT

I have tried to comment on various posts and Mog won't let me. It just endlessly asks me to wait....and wait...and wait some more.It's a glitch,I guess and will be resolved soon. Now it's officially summer and this is the song in my head this morning.

Funky Friday... Ach du Leiber!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:37:23 GMT

You may not readily associate late 70's techno band Kraftwerk with funk, but the direct influence on Afrika Bambaata's 1982 hit "Planet Rock" is a fact of Funk History. Kraftwerk are the reason music sounds like it does today. Pioneers, 20 years before their time, they invented much of what we recognise as the tools of electronic music. But quite apart from being inventors they were funky as hell and became the most sampled artsits ever..So, here's the audio for " TransEurope Express" the 1977 original track that inspired Afrikaa to invent "electro-funk", and the YouTube of the original "Planet Rock" video. May all your Fridays be Funky!

Hey Hey Baby!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:35:12 GMT

John Lennon,Delbert Mc Clinton and Bruce Channel. Delberts funky harmonica inspired John's own harp playing in "Love Me Do".

Delbert McClinton and Bruce Channel

Bruce Channel might have been a footnote in pop music history if he hadn't hooked up early in his career with another Ft. Worth musician who straddled the musical worlds of that city's legendary Jaxboro Highway. This stretch of bars alternated black and white clubs, where white boys played blues and black boys played country music and everybody kept an eye out for the law. Channel was a country singer, often heard on the LOUISIANA HAYRIDE radio show, but when he ran into harmonica player Delbert McClinton, he found someone as wild as he was.

Channel's big hit, "Hey, Baby," topped both the U.S. and British charts in 1962, and McClinton's harmonica on it inspired John Lennon's playing. Channel continued to record country in the years afterward, and McClinton has had a long career as a blues and roots singer.

Hey Baby!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:27:57 GMT

JJ Cale...A cool song for an already hot summer morning.Turn down the air conditioner and turn up the volume.

He sings like a girl!........

Madeline Burke — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:30:53 GMT

He sings like a frog!...He's homeless!...Clarence "Frogman" Henry!

It seems the link to the song only shows up in the comments...go there.

Highway 61 - Before It Was Revisited...

Madeline Burke — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:06:25 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TyzAAwJnIw

Yes, yes, yes, it's "Mississippi" Fred McDowell way out on Highway on 61 from the First Recording album. The YouTube video is Fred doing " Goin' Down To The River", in case you've never seen him in action. Mm-Mm-Mm!

YAWNI - Who doesn't love this guy?

Madeline Burke — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:52:51 GMT

http://www.heavy.com/video/2454

I'm A Mixwit!

Madeline Burke — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:22:38 GMT

That was fun...too bad you can't add files from your library, but these songs were in their library, which seems to be pretty extensive. That was fun! Hope everyone is recovering nicely from the weekend.

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SUTC with Aretha

Madeline Burke — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:55:43 GMT

Aretha puts a soul spin on a Paul Simon classic " Bridge Over Troubled Waters".

Robert Randolph on Live Feed from Bonnaroo

Madeline Burke — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:37:31 GMT

http://www.attblueroom.com/music/Bonnaroo-Music-and-Arts-Festival/live-webcast.php

There's the link...in about ten minutes(!2:45 PST -3:45 EST) Robert Randolph will be on stage, then Yonder Mountain Stringband,if you're a fan, go get yeself some!

Happy Fathers' Day to all you good rockin' daddies!

Madeline Burke — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:42:45 GMT

Fix It

Madeline Burke — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:55:42 GMT

i hOPE THIS WORKS! The band is the "Freaks"

Adios Amigo...we'll leave the porchlight on....

Madeline Burke — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:09:42 GMT

Tracy Chapman and BB King from the Deuces Wild CD...The Thrill Is Gone

Ya Mo Be There

Madeline Burke — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:54:03 GMT

James Ingram (with Michael McDonald)

Yah Mo B There

More Mullins Monday

Madeline Burke — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:09:21 GMT

Maybe it's the mandolin, but I love this Shawn Mullins song...and many thanks to inrumford, who brought his music to my grateful ears." Lay Down Your Swords Boys" from his "9th Ward Pickin' Parlor" album. Peace to the people.

Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends

Madeline Burke — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:49:01 GMT

Maybe you saw this story about the 78 yr. old man in Hartford, Conn. who was the victim of a hit and run.It was disturbing, to say the least. More story and video at:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/05/ignored.hitrun.ap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Facts Of Life

Madeline Burke — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:40:57 GMT

Here's another slice of Lazyboy TV,...the facts in this song are of unknown origin, but it may help wake and stimulate your Saturday morning sluggish brain cells.Or not.

Is Lucinda Funky Enough For Friday?

Madeline Burke — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:46:37 GMT

On this track I believe she is, in a country kind of way..."Can't Let Go" from her Car Wheels On A Gravel Road LP.

Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer

Madeline Burke — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:14:15 GMT

Spike says re: my last post of Ry Cooder covering Chuck Berry's " Thirteen Question Method": The whole thing reminds me of a cut he had to have heard and absorbed, “Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer” by Joseph Spence [guitarist and mutterer] and the Pinder Family from the Bahamas from their Rounder album The Spring of Sixty-Five.

I do believe you're right!

Funky Dating Tips

Madeline Burke — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:10:54 GMT

It's Friday, It's Funky...and if you need some help getting a date this weekend,you may want to heed the advice herein. It's Ry Cooder ( I post him at the drop of a hat,I know)covering Chuck Berry's " Thirteen Question Method" from the CD "Get Rythym".I think Ry's version is far funkier than Chuck's.....

Hang On St. Christopher

Madeline Burke — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:40:38 GMT

Tom Waits...like light fractured through a diamond. (This track is on "Frank's Wild Years".)

In Spite Of Ourselves - John Prine&Iris DeMent

Madeline Burke — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:01:00 GMT

downhomes'earlier post put me in the mood for more from these two...

Peter Moon Band - Hanalei Moon

Madeline Burke — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:15:25 GMT

The music of Hawaii is some of the most enchanting I have ever heard. This song, "Hanalei Moon" is one of the most beautifully melodic examples of that enchantment.IMHO.

Wikipedia says:"Peter Moon (born August 25, 1944) is a ʻukulele and (slack-key) guitar master."

I say: "Sometimes you just need a little aloha."

Not For The Faint Of Heart

Madeline Burke — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:54:15 GMT

Wiki says:"Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" is a song by Lazyboy (known as Lazy B in the UK), a musical project combining spoken word with hip-hop beats and other musical styles, with vocals on this track by stand-up comedian Greg Giraldo. Giraldo speaks in an observational humor style critical of American society.

Old Crow Medicine Show

Madeline Burke — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:55:11 GMT

"I Hear Them All", probably the best known track from their album(CD) " Big Iron World",and it's my favorite.

"Utah" Phillips Leaves This World at 73

Madeline Burke — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:33:37 GMT

Utah Phillips passed away Friday night, at his home in Nevada City, Ca..Read more: -http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/964804.html I hope he got a BIG piece of pie. We will miss him.

This Old World...

Madeline Burke — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:47:57 GMT

It's a day of rainy remembering here in Grass Valley. This seemed about right.

Happy Birthday Bob!

Madeline Burke — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:17:28 GMT

How do you pick a Bob Dylan song when every song is special? Here's just one of my favorites, from "Desire"....(and a few more pictures from the San Carlos trip.)

This is Craig's sculpture "Apache" which is installed at the entrance to the Apache Gold Casino in Globe, Arizona.

Coming home thru the eastern Sierras.

Bigger Fish To Fry

Madeline Burke — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:29:37 GMT

Here are some pictures from the trip I took to Arizona with Pete. The Apache guys are our friends Craig Goseyun (native american sculptor, check him out at http://www.artisticgallery.com/artistpages /goseyun/goseyun.htm) and his uncle Chris.

Truck Stop Rock

Madeline Burke — Fri, 23 May 2008 20:01:59 GMT

Just back from a long road trip myself, and with the price of deisel fuel as high as $4.99 a gallon, I'm posting this for the long haul truckers out in Kramer Junction...you know who you are.....Thanks for the hat. ( Now that's funky!)

The Isley Brothers ask that Funky Question......

Madeline Burke — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:22:32 GMT

From their album "3 plus 3"...."Who's That Lady?" Welcome back strikers! Shall we dance?

Funk ,with an Attitude....The Brothers Johnson

Madeline Burke — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:35:00 GMT

Guitarist/vocalist George and bassist/vocalist Louis formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy, and their cousin Alex Weir, while attending school in Los Angeles, California. When they became professionals, the band backed such touring R&B acts as Bobby Womack and the Supremes. George and Louis Johnson later joined Billy Preston's band.

Quincy Jones hired them to play on his LP Mellow Madness, and recorded four of their songs, including "Is It Love That We're Missing?" and "Just a Taste of Me".

After touring with various artists like Bobby Womack and Billy Preston , Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut album Look Out For #1, released in March 1976 (#9 U.S.) Their Right On Time album was released in May 1977 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200. Blam!! came out in August 1978 and reached number 7 on the Billboard 200.

Two of the duo's songs were featured on the soundtrack of the 1976 movie "Mother, Jugs & Speed." The instrumental track "Thunder Thumbs and Lightnin' Licks" refers to the brothers' nicknames and is a first rate piece of funk. "Get the Funk Out Ma Face" was cowritten with Quincy Jones and is another hard hitting funk romp.

Sure is Quiet 'Round Here...

Madeline Burke — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:46:16 GMT

and lonely. one,two three, four... five six seven eight.

Fish and Poi

Madeline Burke — Thu, 22 May 2008 04:02:00 GMT

For our Mogger folks in Hawaii ( Wahiawa 786 an especial Howdy!) Sean Na'auao. I think I have the munchies now!Pass the pupu platter!

Don't Shoot the Piano Player!

Madeline Burke — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:44:34 GMT

I felt compelled to post this song...just in case you forgot...

Dan Fogelberg - ( my first attempt to post this was a dismal failure!)

Madeline Burke — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:55:06 GMT

Try,try again." Tucson Arizona " - a dark desert tale, and an eerily haunting song.

California Blues

Madeline Burke — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:20:24 GMT

I'm up late here trying to catch up on Mog posts! You sure miss A LOT in 10 days!So here's a little Alejandro Escovedo from his " Bourbonitis Blues" album to help me stay awake. Buenos Noches.

Fishin' Trip

Madeline Burke — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:35:58 GMT

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Taj Mahal and Vasser Clemens doin' the " Fishin' Blues". (I just got back from an awesome trout fishing trip in eastern Arizona, on the San Carlos Apache Reservation.It looks like I missed a lot of action 'round here...)

Happy Mothers Day!

Madeline Burke — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:28:57 GMT

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and Even tho' my first attempt posting this got eaten and the wrong song played, I think we got it now.So, this is Rotondi with a song for Mama, god bless her!

More Alejandro

Madeline Burke — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:02:08 GMT

From the 2001 " A Man Under The Influence" CD...Alejandro Escovedo - "Castanets"

Alejandro Escovedo

Madeline Burke — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:43:52 GMT

Deathjoy posted a song by Alejandro Escovedo, and I have been meaning to do the same after catching him on Austin City Limits recently.He did this on the show and it just has such a wonderful haunting quality....

One More (and I'm out the door)

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:44:58 GMT

You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by the UK group, Hot Chocolate. It was written by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown, and produced by Mickie Most. It reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1975.

The song was originally a 1975 B-side. Not convinced that the song was a hit, producer Most put it on the flip of the Hot Chocolate 45rpm single "Blue Night". The song was remixed at a later date by Most, who re-released it as an A-side some months later on his RAK label. The song was a massive hit.

At the time the song was written, there were some that thought the song should be banned or restricted, due to the relatively (for the time) frank exposition of the singer's praise and thanks for a woman who is willing to make love to him.

One More (and I'm out the door)

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:44:58 GMT

What Is Hip?

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:46:55 GMT

Tower of Power! Ooo La La!(two more words to satisfy the Mog)...'nuff said.

What Is Hip?

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:46:55 GMT

Tower of Power! Ooo La La!(two more words to satisfy the Mog)...'nuff said.

Funk Carioca - Bonde Do Vinho

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:09:47 GMT

"It's a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from and superficially similar to Miami Bass, with deep rapid beats and aggro vocals. In Rio it is most often simply known as Funk, although it is very different musically from what Funk means in most other places — including Brazil itself."

Funk Carioca - Bonde Do Vinho

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:09:47 GMT

Del the Funky Homosapien - Dr. Bombay

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:35 GMT

Cousin of renowned gangster rapper Ice Cube, Del tha Funkee Homosapien (real name Teren Delvon Jones) was born

in Oakland, CA, on August 12, 1972, and got his start with Ice Cube's backing band, da Lench Mob. But Del's rap isn't as grim or violent as Ice Cube's is, in fact, he's been known to include something in his music that's far too uncommon in most rap: humor.Funky fun!

Del the Funky Homosapien - Dr. Bombay

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:35 GMT

Cousin of renowned gangster rapper Ice Cube, Del tha Funkee Homosapien (real name Teren Delvon Jones) was born

My Little Grass Shack ( in Kealakekua, Hawaii)

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:56:51 GMT

I dug out this old recording of My Little Grass Shack by Kanui and Lula of DeLuau from the recording "Vintage Hawaiian Music - Steel Guitar Masters 1928-1934".I thought Wahiawa786 might enjoy this older rendition. "Where the humuhumunukunukuapua'a go swimmin' by!"

Reverend Horton Heat - Hot Rod Lincoln

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:11:46 GMT

The Rev. revs up his rod!I love a good car song!

A Real Knee Slapper!

Madeline Burke — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:17:04 GMT

Hambone is like the original beatboxxing.A knee slapping "hand dance".The video link shows a guy demonstrating his skills and the audio is Red Saunders and his Orchestra featuring Delores Hawkins and the Hambone Kids on the Okeh label.

Across The Borderline

Madeline Burke — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:58:09 GMT

I really like Baudolino's postings of Hispanic music ... it is a genre I am woefully lacking in. And here we get spoon fed the best of it. Since I can't really add anything of the real organic Latin artists, here's a feeble post( but a terrific song) to the genre of the day..Across the Borderline from the 1987 release " Get Rhythm" was written by Ry Cooder, John Hiatt and Jim Dickinson. The last verse sung in Spanish is the voice of Harry Dean Stanton.

We Wanna Know!

Madeline Burke — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:39:28 GMT

Living as I do, with three generations of Burkes under the one roof,my two grandchildren, Orion and Haley Rose are on to the Mog.Every once in a while, to humor them, I will post, with their assistance, a song of their choosing. They are heavily guided by "Gagaji" (insert laugh here)..Grin and bear it folks, ya gotta start somewhere!

Euphoria!

Madeline Burke — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:04:14 GMT

Leftover Salmon who formed in Boulder Colorado in 1989 are the originators of the "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass" genre. A style of music that blends bluegrass, rock, country, blues, jazz, and Cajun/Zydeco. I'm just so fwiggin' happy to be back here at Mogaritaville!

Hello Stranger....

Madeline Burke — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:46:39 GMT

seems like a mighty long time...since I last Mogged and , boy did I miss you all! I'm just getting settled in and set up in my new place of residence...and I think for a while anyway, things are back to what passes for "normal" in this crazy life. She bop, she bop, my baby. oooooo.

Tan Me Hide, When I'm Dead, Fred......

Madeline Burke — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:17:17 GMT

My grandchildren are here today, ages 5 & 9, we just listened to Fairportfan's post of Alley Oop...which reminded me of THIS song. If you have kiddies running around they might like this.Heck, YOU might even like it!

"So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hangin' on the shed! EVERYBODY!"

Good to the last drop Doo Wop

Madeline Burke — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:26:36 GMT

One of the best of the "girl groups", THE CHANTELS launched their careers in 1956 on New York City's Broadway, where they were discovered by Richard Barrett, lead singer of The Valentines. All five of THE CHANTELS attended St.Anthony of Padua's Elementary School in Bronx,N.Y., and were members of St. Anthony's Church Choir. Their unique sound was rooted from the institution's liturgical music.

Barrett recorded THE CHANTELS --Arlene Smith, Lois Harris, Jackie Landry, Sonia Goring and Renee Minus White on George Goldner's End record label. " He's Gone"and" The Plea" started them off. Their next release,"Maybe" became a major national hit and made THE CHANTELS stars overnight.The three originals, Lois Harris Powell, Sonia Goring Wilson and Renee Minus White continue to sing in beautiful harmony with Noemi "Ami" Ortiz, their newest member,who belts out a strong lead on the group's top hits including "Maybe," "Look In My Eyes" and "I Love You So." Jackie Landry Jackson, another valued member of THE CHANTELS, died from breast cancer in 1997.

What's Goin' On?

Madeline Burke — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:38:10 GMT

I so much like the way Richie Havens does this song, from his album "Collection".Nice mellow Monday song...( everyone already knows this is a Marvin Gaye song, right?)

Sunday Under Covers - All Shook Up

Madeline Burke — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:41:08 GMT

"All Shook Up" is one of the many hit songs of Elvis Presley. It reached the top of all three U.S. charts (pop, country and R&B), staying there for eight weeks in 1957, from April 13 through May 27. In the U.S., it is regarded as the top song of 1957. Otis Blackwell composed this song, with compositional additions by Elvis himself, who is also credited as lyricist. It was ranked #352 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Here is Ry Cooder with his version.I never really liked this song much til I heard this track.

It Is 4/20 afterall....

Madeline Burke — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:40:47 GMT

Today, it may be the full moon, it may be Passover, it may even be our Tessie's birthday, but it's also 420, and by request, for Tess.....

I Just Dropped In...

Madeline Burke — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:54:44 GMT

(To See What Condition My Condition Was In) is a song written by Mickey Newbury. Said to reflect the LSD experience, Newbury wrote it as a warning against the danger of using LSD. First recorded in 1967 by Jerry Lee Lewis, who rejected it, it was a hit for The First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in 1968. According to Rogers, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" was Jimi Hendrix's favorite song. I chose not to post the more familiar Kenny Rodgers version, but one by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

Runs In The Family - The Roches

Madeline Burke — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:02:40 GMT

With one of the most distinctive and diverse vocal sounds in the modern musical spectrum, the Roche sisters -- Maggie, Suzzy and Terre -- weave barbershop harmonies, traditional Irish melodies, doo-wop, bee bop and a dozen other styles into a sound wholly their own on their acclaimed 1979 release, The Roches. Featuring ten original songs written by the trio singly or in various combinations, The Roches spotlights the wry humor, subtle arrangements and consummate musical craftsmanship that has brought the group both critical and popular acclaim.

The Roches will be appearing with Paul Simon at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, April 23rd thru the 27th...The concert includes Gillian Welch also...I know she's got some fans on Mog.

Richie Havens - Freedom

Madeline Burke — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:33:27 GMT

Even if you weren't at Woodstock,this is one of those performances that's hard to beat.Richie’s Woodstock appearance proved to be a major turning point in his career. As the festival’s first performer, he held the crowd spellbound for nearly three hours, called back for encore after encore. Having run out of tunes, he improvised a song based on the old spiritual "Motherless Child" that became "Freedom", a song now considered to be the anthem of a generation. Sometimes you have to go back and listen to this stuff, just so you don't forget how GOOD it was.(is).

Always Keep A Diamond In Your Mind

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:35:38 GMT

Tom Waits...who could say it better?????( This video is only the introduction Tom gives before the actual song...I posted it anyway, The rhapsody track is the actual song.)

" West and wewaxation at wast!" *

Madeline Burke — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:40:40 GMT

Today is my day off and being in a Chuck Berry state of mind,I thought I'd post an old favorite " Too Much Monkey Business", instead of the obvious choice..."No Particular Place To Go".

*Elmer Fudd

Down In Hollywood - NICE video here

Madeline Burke — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:39:36 GMT

Check out this video over on YouTube! From "Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have A Ball", a film by Les Blank taped at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on March 25'th 1987. Band introduction. Nice Jim Keltner solo.

Band: Ry Cooder: guitar, vox Jim Keltner: drums Van Dyke Parks: keys Jorge Calderon: bass Flaco Jimenez: accordion Miguel Cruiz: percussion Steve Douglas: sax George Bohannon: trombone

Singers: Bobby King: tenor Terry Evans: baritone Arnold McCuller: tenor Willie Green Jr: bass

This pretty much says it....

Madeline Burke — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:24:27 GMT

As I left work this morning ( night shift...)this song was playing in my head and I am in that goofy mind set caused by too little sleep and an overactive imagination. Ain't it a fwiggin' shame?

Live @ the Eel River - 8-25-90 - Ry Covers Sam the Sham

Madeline Burke — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:47:53 GMT

Wooly Bully! ( written by Domingo Samudio)...Ry Cooder and David Lindley do a lil somthin, somthin here with this crazy song.

John Covers Joey

Madeline Burke — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:55:11 GMT

My pick for this Sunday Under Cover is John Hiatt covering the Joey Ramone favorite "I Wanna Be Sedated". For some oddball reason, I like it...(is that a mandolin in the background?)Yeah!

Buchanan and Goodman - Sampling 1956 Style.

Madeline Burke — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:59:55 GMT

Imagine a single that sampled U2, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana and a bunch of others — without permission — and then hit #3 on the Billboard charts, selling more than a million copies. That's right, you're imagining the mother of all lawsuits. You're also imagining something that pretty much already happened — in 1956.

That was when 21-year-old Dickie Goodman, along with partner Bill Buchanan, recorded "The Flying Saucer," parts 1 and 2, on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, parodying Orson Welles' infamous War of the Worlds broadcast with a frenetic, freewheeling skit about an alien invasion, brazenly incorporating snippets of hits by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Bill Haley and about two dozen other musical giants. No one had ever done this before.

Some 17 record labels sued Buchanan and Goodman for poaching their music, but being the wise-ass punks they were, the duo responded with yet another of what they called a "break-in record": "Buchanan and Goodman on Trial," which bit Nat King Cole, Little Richard, Elvis, the Dragnet theme and a bunch of Martians. They got slapped with an injunction, but New York State Supreme Court Judge Henry Clay Greenberg deemed the work a parody and therefore subject to fair use laws; Buchanan and Goodman, the judge opined, "had created a new work."

Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets

Madeline Burke — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:07:36 GMT

One of the great novelty records of the '50s, the Cadets' "Stranded in the Jungle" beats the Jayhawks' comparatively bland original by sheer force of its presentation. Like a cross between the Coasters' brilliant story songs and Stan Freberg's imaginative musical parodies, "Stranded in the Jungle" has a multi-part structure that manages to tweak both '50s jungle exotica (in the sections that take place in a cartoonish Africa filled with headhunting savages) and, even better, the more insipid side of early rock and roll (in the sections that feature the suitors of Our Hero's Penelope-like lady, which are set to a parody of '50s pop conventions almost as pointed as Freberg's deconstruction of "The Great Pretender"). The song also features some of the funniest lines of the era, two of which became cultural touchstones for a time: "Meanwhile, back in the jungle" and "Great googly-moogly!" (Trivia answer: the latter line was uttered -- yelped, really -- by Prentice Moreland, who had recently replaced founding member Austin Taylor. The bass lead vocal, of course, is by Dub Jones, and the deliberately weedy tenor lead on the rock and roll sections is Willie Davis.) One of the earliest clues that rock and roll had a sense of humor about itself, "Stranded in the Jungle" remains one of the classic novelty R&B singles.(It was also the unofficial theme song for a wholly ficticious newspaper "the Jungle Drum" in Honaunau Hawaii. Filled with lies, gossip, rumor and innuendo, our motto was.. "Nothing ruins a good story like a damned eye witness.")

Isn't She Lovely!

Madeline Burke — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:01:21 GMT

Deadmandeadman is a new grandpa, with a new baby granddaughter(what did you name her?).Congratulations! Best new baby song I know, Stevie Wonder wrote this for his daughter, Aisha, when she was born. Best Wishes to your whole family, a lttle bigger today!

The Jolly Boys - Mento Madness

Madeline Burke — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:32:42 GMT

Baudolino's comment on runobodyii's post sent me dashing to find some of this stuff. Mento is a little like calypso, and The Jolly Boys played a lot of it.This is the original line up: Moses Deans - banjo and guitar, and the group's founder David Martin (a.k.a. Sonny) - maracas Brown (a nickname) - guitar Johnny - rumba box (his last name could not be recalled).

More Bunny Birthday Tribute

Madeline Burke — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:25:01 GMT

Loving train songs as I do, here's my pick for Bunny's Birthday Tribute - "This Train" from the 1976 LP Blackheart Man. My son,Dylan,has worked up at the Reggae on the River Festival (Humboldt Co.,Ca.) for the last 20 odd years, and in 2004 was lucky enough to meet the guys.

Little Village - John Hiatt and the Boys

Madeline Burke — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:51:19 GMT

Waydutch's John Hiatt post made me dig out this track -John Hiatt, Ry Cooder,Jim Keltner and Nick Lowe from the 1992 Little Village LP on Reprise Records - "She Runs Hot", my favorite from the album...but John Hiatt is a big favorite (in general).Way to go, Waydutch!

Ain't It Just Another Hard, A**-Kickin' Day?

Madeline Burke — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:20:39 GMT

I don't know why I wrote this song, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. By request, "China Moon" from my EP "Feels Like Home". Recorded on the Big Island of Hawaii at Jags Studio in beautiful Honaunau, accompanied by the Rock Island Band- "Cookie" David Woeller - guitar,vocals Ukiah Odem - guitar,vocals, Jerry Martin - banjo, Lyman Madieros - bass guitar, Sherry Holloway- autoharp,vocals, Madeline Burke - guitar, mandolin, lead vocals.

Gustatus Similis Pullus!

Madeline Burke — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:05:26 GMT

Doncha hate it when someone says... It's good! Go ahead try it! IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN! ( and it never really does, y'know???) Plus, here's a patch from some secret government organization based at Area 51 who watch for Alien Activity. (Like barbecues and pot lucks,..I GUESS.)

"Swamp Pop" - The Meters

Madeline Burke — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:21:59 GMT

The song, titled "They All Ask'd For You," was recorded by the original Meters during the '70s and was based on an ancient New Orleans nursery rhyme, as interpreted by drummer "Zigaboo" Modeliste. It can currently be found on Funkify Your Life: the Meters Anthology (Rhino), one of OffBeat's "100 Essential Louisiana CDs.This track I took from my copy of " The Very Best of the Meters", and was written by Arthur "Red" Neville and George Porter, Jr.

John Hiatt - Thunderbird

Madeline Burke — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:50:05 GMT

From the 2005 Master of Disaster CD...I feel compelled to post this after spending the last few days behind the wheel... (of not just ANY car).... My Thunderbird!

Huey Smith and the Clowns - Don't Ya Just Know It

Madeline Burke — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:15:38 GMT

Ready to bebop up behind the Redwood Curtain... A little travelin' music, if you please, maestro....

Kimono My House!

Madeline Burke — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:51:30 GMT

I thought this was a trippy track by Eartha Kitt from the " Eartha Kitt In Person At The Plaza"LP, circa 1965. "C'mon a my House" was written in 1939 by Ross Bagdasarian (who would later create Alvin and the Chipmunks under the stage name, David Seville) and his cousin, famous author, William Saroyan.It didn't become a hit until 1951 when it was recorded by Rosemary Clooney. It sounds like (mangled) Japanese she's scatting on this, but I'm not sure. Domo Arigato.

Gary US Bonds

Madeline Burke — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:45:21 GMT

It may not be Sunday but, from the " Dedication" CD, Gary covers Bob Dylan here with "From A Buick 6".

Clifford "Brownie" Brown

Madeline Burke — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:20:35 GMT

Clifford "Brownie" Brown had the unwavered tone and bop-percolation of greatness. Cutoff by Jazz's Angular Age, the unwary Brown welded a plinth of immortal jazz trumpet into the taunts of his caricaturing mute.

Born October 30, 1930 in Wilmington Delaware, Clifford "Brownie" Brown got his start at 15 when his father gave him a trumpet. The scoundrel's cool band director, Harry No's affinity for trumpet antics did not go unrecognized. His broodiness and his instrument provided initial engagements which helped contour his annealing swirls. These figured Clifford's jazz into an unmapped--save for theory--styling, helped by dope and bopping harmony, and learned under Robert Lowery's wig in Phillie, and from cats like Fats Navarro, who soon became his Mentor, Fomentor, and Godhead.

(During this time he also performed with the likes of Tinker, Killer, Tiller and Muff Spikes, not to mention his friendship with Girl, a paranoid genius/pianist, who would provide borderline psychotic encouragement from Glass Enclosures.

In 1949, hindered by his aural studies, his amusement almost became short-lived when he had a mildly fatal automobile accident. This hospitalized Brown from June 1950 until May of 1951.

Miraculously, just hours before his death, Brownie appeared at a Soupy Sales variety show that was recorded (but never seen--until now!), where he played some of the finest music of his short life.

This bookend's his career with two short, hip, pent-up songs, which after 40 years, leave a taste for more.

I present to you the unloosing footage of Brownie and his trumpet.

Clifford"Brownie" Brown on Soupy Sales Variety Show (RARE!)
Uploaded by mrjyn

Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Madeline Burke — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:10:06 GMT

In 1969, Elton John tried to commit suicide after having relationship problems with a woman he was engaged to. Bernie Taupin and Long John Baldry, who was openly gay, found him, and Baldry talked him out of marrying the woman, helping to make John more comfortable with his sexuality. The hit song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" from Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was written about the experience.

They're NOT cookin' Gumbo in Oakdale today...

Madeline Burke — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:23:28 GMT

No sir, it's the annual Oakdale Testicle Festival!Today, all day, in Oakdale California. sponsored by the local Cowboy Museum this event separates the men from the boys! Educational video attached.( I couldn't even think of an appropriate song to post with this....Yecchh! Is this Americana????

I'm Cookin' Gumbo!

Madeline Burke — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:18:08 GMT

Come and get it!... but if you can't actually come to my house, here's the recipe.. a'la Little Feat.

Dr. John and the Meters - Iko Iko

Madeline Burke — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:36:13 GMT

Probably posted a thousand times, here's 1,001. Guaranteed Jumpstart.