I'm not sure how many of you read or (more importantly) listened to "this":http://mog.com/Madeline_Burke/blog_post/148072But you should have.Think of the possibilities. Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal in a band together.They were very young, but they had already made names for themselves. Taj Mahal was known around Cambridge & Ry Cooder was already held in awe in folklorist's circles around Santa Monic...
I found this CD to be more than worth a listen. Great to hear these guys in their formative years. This is quite the eclectic mix of folk, blues, country and the derivations there of.From Wikipedia: Rising Sons was a Los Angeles, California-based band found in 1964. The original lineup was Ry Cooder (vocals, six and 12-string guitar, mandolin, slide and bottleneck guitar, dobro), Taj Mahal (voc...