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This track is an Odetta original. It has a great build, in the tradition of "Memphis Soul Stew" or Sly's "Dance to the Music." First drum, then bass, then vocal, then guitar, tambourine, and finally the bright pop of the brass. The musicians were Muscle Shoals Sound Studios session pros, and I'm pretty sure that's Eddie Hinton's guitar on there (it sure sounds like Marlin Greene's "Tiptoe Past ...
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Odetta, who had been scheduled to perform at Obama's inauguration, passed away last night. Remembrances have focused on her folk career. I thought I would post a couple of rock/soul exceptions, from the out-of-print 1970 Polydor album "Odetta Sings." "Every Night" is a Paul McCartney tune, and while I'm not always the biggest fan of his songwriting, Odetta really brings out the pathos in the tr...
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In honor of the upcoming WFMU Record Fair, I thought I'd post one of my favorite pick ups from last year. O.C. Smith is the artist and the album is Hickory Holler Revisited (Smith made his name with a version of "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp.") This tune I knew first from Gram Parsons, and although there may be less biographical resonance for O.C. than Gram (Smith went on to become a pastor a...
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