It's always good to hear Dylan step out from behind his own material and explore the songs of others. Here he teams up with Ralph Stanley on "The Lonesome River." Dylan and Stanley singing together can only be described as haunting - two voices reaching through time from the beginning of creation.
It's been far too long since I last posted on MOG - a fact I regret and blame on my work. In order to remedy this, I'm challenging myself to post more frequently. And I figure the best way for me to do that is to share songs that I enjoy and think others should hear. I make no claims about the enduring legacy or hipness of these - I just like 'em. I'm starting things off with a track by P.J. Proby
Everybody's got their head bowed down. . .All right moggers, I need your help. I'm heading to Oxford, MS in a week and a half and want some recommendations for places to eat, bars to frequent, etc. You know, secrets to the hidden Oxford, the town behind all the glitz and glamor of William Faulkner, the alluring mythology of Yoknapatawpha, and the ubiquitous presence of John Grisham (does he sti...
Chris Smither, Ray Lamontagne, Old Crow Medicine Show
Album:
Leave the Light On, Till the Sun Turns Black, Big Iron World
If you haven't checked this releases out yet, do so. I don't think you will be disappointed.Chris Smither - Leave the Light OnRay Lamontagne - Till the Sun Turns BlackOld Crow Medicine Show - Big Iron World
Google Video has a collection of rare and never-before-seen "Bob Dylan videos":http://video.google.com/dylan.html, including unreleased footage from Don't Look Back, the "Jokerman" and "Series of Dreams" videos, and some live performaces. Go check it out!