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Sunday Under the Covers - Howard Tate

waydutch — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:06:32 GMT

Howard Tate

A recent post by Mousetrap turned me onto this legend. Nice short history there, which I won’t bother to repeat, along with a great cover of the purple ones Kiss. This here is from Tate's 2004 Live album (recorded in Denmark). A nice upish tempo soulful cover of Everyday I Have The Blues. Enjoy…

Sick of Sarah - This One's for You - The Runaways

waydutch — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:04:01 GMT

SickOfSarah - This One’s for You – The Runaways

Sick of Sarah’s post awhile ago about what a rock-n-roll godess Joan Jett is, brought me back to my senior year of high school, 1977, and discovering the Runaways, a teenage all girl band who knew how to do raunchy rock and roll, Joan, at age 15, was a founding member of this band. I found them via their THIRD album, Waitin’ for the Night. I loved it but had a hard time convincing most people they were as cool as I thought they were. They’d done pretty well in Japan in particular, had a lot of underground buzz, preformed a now legendary show at CBGB, but never quite made it in the US. Lead signer Cherie Currie jumped ship after touring to support their second album. Joan, 17 years old at the time, became the front-woman as well as expanding her role as the primary songwriter for the band for their third album. This album was a showcase for Joan; she wrote 8 out of the 10 cuts and took over lead vocals, which had previously been handled by the now departed Cherie Currie. The results where an edgy hard and tough sound that has Joan stamped all over it. Did I mention she was 17 at the time this was done? Or that Lita Ford played lead guitar.

Check out the article below I’m copying in on the bands history below, it’s taken from the history page, of an excellent site about about them. You can ever sign a petition to nominate them for The Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame there. Check out the other links above for some lots more great info. too.

The article is just below, and I’ll follow with a couple more cuts in the comments.

"There are 477 different Runaways biographies, and 98% of them are either completely false or racked with "facts" that make the members scratch their heads even today. The truth is, a number of perfectly fated moments put Sandy West, Joan Jett, and Kari Krome together with Kim Fowley. The girls wanted to form an all girl rock band, and Fowley was looking for something new that happened to include rocking teenage girls. The meeting of the four began the wild journey of The Runaways.

With Kari as a songwriter, Joan Jett and Sandy West, with Michael Steele, started playing as a three-piece band in 1975 (photo 1). They recorded some demos that would later be released as "Born To Be Bad." The search for a second guitarist began and Lita Ford, who originally tried out on bass, answered the call. She was hired, quit, and came back, all in a span of less than a week. Michael Steele either left the band or was fired (depending on who you ask), and in that time, the girls and Fowley set out to find a lead singer and bass player. Michael would later resurface in The Bangles.

Kim and Joan ran into Cherie Currie and twin sister Marie at an underage disco called The Sugar Shack. Marie was approached first but she gave a definitive no, but Cherie was more than happy to audition. Bringing her in wasn't a difficult decision.

At the same time, Kim called a local bassist by the name of Peggy Foster (who had been playing in bands like Sasparilla and Champion until then) and she became the original bassist of the five piece lineup (photo 2). Peggy didn't stay long though and after rehearsing and playing some shows she left before the recording of the first album. Jackie Fox, who had auditioned earlier on guitar, was then hired on bass and the original five-piece recording lineup was in place (photo 3).

In early '76, the girls were signed to Mercury Records and released their self titled debut, getting pinned with the nickname "Jailbait Rockers." They toured the world, building a loyal fan base, and released "Queens of Noise," followed by "Live In Japan." Jackie Fox left the band after that tour and was replaced by Vicki Blue (photo 4). Soon after, Cherie also left the band to pursue acting and a solo career. Joan took over on lead vocals and the band continued (photo 5).

"Waiting For The Night" was the next Runaways album to see release, and it failed to chart. Fowley abruptly left and the band brought in new management. In September of 1978, the album "And Now...The Runaways" was released, after the departure of Vicki Blue. Laurie McAllister was brought in on bass and appears in the "Mama Weer All Crazy Now" and "Saturday Night Special" videos, but didn't have time to record with the band before the final breakup in early 1979 (photo 6).

Over three decades after The Runaways' demise however, the band remains more than a short mark in the history books of rock and roll. Bands ranging from Hole to Bikini Kill and dozens more list The Runaways as major influences, and they continue to have a loyal base of rabid fans."

Links included with the article…

Cherie Currie - vocals
Joan Jett - guitar, vocals
Lita Ford - guitar, vocals
Sandy West - drums, vocals
Michael Steele - vocals, bass
Peggy Foster - bass
Jackie Fox - bass
Vicki Blue - bass
Laurie McAllister - bassss

Devil Take My Soul - Son of Dave

waydutch — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:19:16 GMT

Son of Dave

Devil Take My Soul

Featuring: Martina Topley Bird

Madeline posted a great tune by this guy, Son of Dave, last week and got me intrigued enough to buy some, just got the disc in the mail today and liking it. Especially this song – Devil Take My Soul – the only song I believe isn’t just Dave by himself on the disc. Martina Topley Bird adds some beautiful and captivating vocal work, which works really well for me. Then, the lyrics: Too Perfect! Hope you enjoy this half as much as I am.

Top of first half of 2008 - Well, how about three with a retro twist and one to be released soon...

waydutch — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:07:00 GMT

I find the list of people's top 10 albums so far of 2008 rather humbling. Still catching myself up on the 15 or so years of music I mostly missed and don't at this point even own 10 albums released in 2008. That in mind, I do have three 2008 releases to list on what I guess I'll call my retro list.

1. The Presidents of the United States of America - These are the Good Times People - Damn! This is one amazing come-back album by a band that released one of my classic all-time favorites back in 1995 and then pretty much fell of the face of the earth, as far as I knew. Every track is great, fun, wonderful high energy real rock-n-roll. They've done it a second time. This disc hasn't left my player since I got it. "Mixed Up S.O.B."

2. OK - reaching here - as this is a re-release of a '83 EP combined with an '85 album - Jason and the Scorchers - Fervor/Lost & Found - Long out of print and hard and expensive to find. Caroline Records remastered and repacked this and re-released it a few months ago - This is the band that defines the genre "Cow-Punk" and this is their best stuff - rush now to add it to you collection before it's gone again. Check out this post of mine for more and a couple more cuts.

3. Honorable Mention - B-52 - Funplex - Not quite Cosmic Thing good, and nothing thing earth shattering here, but solid fun B-52's, 16 years since their last release.

4. And then there’s this – Ida Maria – Fortress Round My Heart – Debut to be released 7/28/08 in UK, and I hope in US soon – This stuff really floats my boat. Hottest new thing I’ve heard for sure since start of the year. (and more here if you want)

School House Rock - Fireworks

waydutch — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:52:54 GMT

Best I could come up with for my 4th of July contribution

Is 26.99 the going price on an import new release?

waydutch — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:35:13 GMT

Prowling around today I am elated to see the soon to be released debut album from Ida Maria, Fortress Round My Heart, is now available for pre-order on Amazon USA (this is new within the past few days, previously it was only listed on Amazon UK, who won't ship to US) and will ship, 7/29, the day after the UK release.

I'll pay it if need be, but the $26.99 is a bit of sticker shock for a Dutchman like me. So, since this is my first time craving an import new release to this degree in years, I'm asking you all if this is 'bout what one would expect to pay for such, or is there a better source?

Meanwhile, another killer song that will be on it; Queen of the World. I think it's about getting real drunk and the rush of feeling like The Queen of the World, and maybe getting laid (but don’t quote me on that). Anyway, if my tastes have anything to say about it this girl's gonna be big some day soon.

Maybe, I should start calling this a series, as I've posted One, Two, Three other Ida Maria posts recently (and I don't think she's in the Mog search data bank yet).

The Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the World - 7th in a Series

waydutch — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:16:14 GMT

Roy Buchanan

I think this is it for me with this series. Over the last couple days I aimed to give this unheralded guitar god some deserved representation here on the MOG (Post 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6), but all I have had to work from are cuts from Roy’s "Atlantic Sessions" , which was sort of the midpoint of his career. (maybe, I'll correct that soon) Now, I’m hoping another Mogger or two can help round things out with some of his earlier and later stuff.

I been skipping doing a "life story" and just putting up the links below for more info. kind of the easy way out I know, but the links should keep you busy for awhile if you’re so inclined.

The title of this series was taken from a PBS documentary done about Roy in 1971.

The cut here: The Messiah Will Come Again, is one of Roy’s songs and the studio version of it(I’ve read there’s a killer live cut of it out there too). Kind of a slow, almost churchy sounding and give it about a minute fifteen to get past the intro. once it does there some incredible guitar work and all kinds of playing with harmonics. Yes, that’s just one guitar (and no overdubbing)! However, the song sort of fades out somewhat unsatisfactorily for me. Maybe a bit of a metaphor. Roy battled with a lot of demons including heroin, and Roy’s death in a jail cell on August 14, 1988, after being arrested for public drunkenness, was the end result.

"I’ve walked in a lot places that I never should have been"

Links for this series to more info on Roy Buchanan:

All Music, Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of, TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Sunday Under the Covers - Turn To Stone - The Greatest Unknown Guitarist in the World - 6th in a Series

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:37:47 GMT

Roy Buchanan

6^th in a series, (Posts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) where I’m taking the easy way out on the life story and just giving the batch of links below for more info for you all to peruse if interested. Suffice it to say Roy is one of the all time great players.

Here Roy goes off on Joe Walsh's, Turn to Stone. Seems Roy opened for Joe some on tour (see Scotfree's comment on post 5).

Links for this series to more info on Roy Buchanan:

All Music, Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of, TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

This Ablum So Needs to Get a US Release ASAP - Fortress Round My Heart - Ida Maria

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:17:54 GMT

Stealing this review from Amazon UK, cause I couldn't say it better:

Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart

Premature Appreciation ? - guilty. How can anybody post a review before they've even heard the album ? Disgraceful, I agree - and I promise to review honestly after I receive and hear the album. But I'm just so excited I had to comment already - sorry, but I'm an old married man and I haven't had an explosion in my head since The Jam and The Clash. TILL NOW. Yes, on the strength of "Oh My God", "Forgive Me", "Stella" and "Queen of the World", I can already say that Ida Maria is something very special - and thus I assume her debut is going to be superb.

Here's a cut via You-Tube (sound, no image) of a song I guess isn't going to be on her debut album, Frotress Round My Heart: Just discovered it today, though it's been there for awhile. Maybe not quite the flat out rocker some of her other cuts I posted (1, 2) but it really builds nicely. It's called, When It Comes To You, give it a few seconds to get past the out of tune intro and then let it build from an ember into a full blown inferno. Man I like this girl!!!

Sunday Under the Covers - If Six Was Nine - The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World - 5th in a series

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:15:05 GMT

Roy Buchanan

5^th in a series, (Posts 1, 2, 3, 4) where I’m taking the easy way out on the life story and just giving the batch of links below for more info for you all to peruse if interested. Suffice it to say Roy is one of the all time great players.

Unfortunately my digital collection of Roy is limited and I don't have available the cover of Hey Joe he did, but here's another Hendrix tune he covered as well - If Six Was Nine - Roy's vocals don't match Jimmy but the guitar work sure does

Links for this series to more info on Roy Buchanan:

All Music, Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of, TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Sunday Under the Covers - Down By The River - The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World - 4th in a Series

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:17:14 GMT

Roy Buchanan

Roy attacks this classic Neil Young dirge with a vengeance and smolders his way through an incredibly harrowing solo that makes this the best version of this song I’ve ever heard. Lead vocals on this are by Gary St. Clair with Luther Vandross listed among the background singers.

Links for this series to more info on Roy Buchanan:

All Music, Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of, TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World - 3rd in a Series

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:09:14 GMT

Roy Buchanan

Some more Roy to add to this series I started today (post 1, post 2), This instrumental cut, My Friend Jeff, was done as a tribute to Jeff Beck who had given Roy a dedication on his Blow by Blow album. Roy doing Beck's sound.

Below is an experiment to see if I can cut and paste links from the first post through this series. Hopefully set of links with more info on Roy

All Music,Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of, TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Nancy

The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World - Second in a Series

waydutch — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:01:40 GMT

Roy Buchanan

2nd in a series. See my first Roy post for more info. and a fistfull of links! This song has Roy playing electric guitar, his much more typical approach than the acoustical work in the song on my first post.

The title of this album, A street Called Straight, is a refference to Roy's substance abuse issues and his attempts at that time to beat them.

The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World

waydutch — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:23:53 GMT

Roy Buchanan

Called "maybe the greatest rock guitar picker alive in the world" by Rolling Stone in 1971 Roy Buchanan never got his due. Not even, I discovered today, here on the MOG. A fact I hope to somewhat correct over the next few days with a series of posts.

Legend has it he turned down invitations to be Brian Jones replacement in The Rolling Stones and to play with Clapton in Derek and the Dominos. He was a pioneer in the use of controlled harmonics, and although this technique has been used by rock's greatest guitarists, especially Jeff Beck, Robbie Robertson and Z.Z. Top's Billy Gibbons, all acknowledge Buchanan as the master.

I really am no expert on Roy, I just have had some of his albums for a long time that I enjoy immensely. His playing is amazing. The song I put with this post, Okay, is a bit untypical for him as he's playing acoustic guitar on it, he's best known for playing a 53 Telecaster he called Nancy (and don’t worry there’s some of that to come), but it shows off some great fleet finger work, one of his many talents with a guitar.

Rather than trying to put together a worthy write-up of my own, I’m going to take the lazy way out and provide this set of links to explore if you want: All Music, Wiki, Hotshot, Blue Notes, Sweet Dream of,

TexasRat (fan blog), Smokestack, Encyclopedia of Arkansas

A Wonderful and Interesting Tribute to George Carlin by Chandler Travis

waydutch — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:32:29 GMT

I've seen several posts on the subject of George Carlin's passing here on the MOG already, but think this adds to the remembrances well. Friend of mine whose heavily into Chandler e-mailed me this by Chandler that I hope you all will find worth the read.

Chandler Travis on George Carlin

George Carlin and I actually had some history together. For instance, George was the only person ever to fly me (and my performing partner at the time, Steve Shook) to Alaska (first class, mind you -and not just because he was trying to get rid of us, either, as he was on the same plane.) It was the early seventies; people did crazy things like this back then.
Steve and I first met George sometime around 1971, when we shared a bill at a wonderful coffeehouse in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania called the Main Point. We had been booked as an opening act for (if memory serves) Dave Van Ronk, who apparently had had to cancel at the last minute. We were delighted to find out that George would be his replacement, because we had seen George a couple times on Ed Sullivan and liked his stuff (of course, that had been back in George's straight, short-haired days, but he was still good -not famous yet, but still funny.) We actually got busted for pot on the way to the gig (well, technically, Steve got busted, but it was for my pot -totally typical), and had the un-nerving experience of sitting in the Fishkill (NY) state police barracks, watching through the window as an officer searched our car for more contraband. We actually saw him take out the Band-Aid canister that we knew had pills in it and poke around in it and somehow fail to find The Stuff.
Which explains why when we got to Bryn Mawr, we had no pot, but we did have a few tabs of a brand new kind of dope (at the time) that we just loved called MDA , which was considered sort of a "love drug", in that people under the influence tended to love everything. We gave some to George, and it had the usual effect; in return, he gave us some pot (ditto), and we hung out later on with some sisters who had a fabulous collection of rock n' roll 45s, found out that we were both record collecting geeks, and became great friends for life (I believe it was also on that night that we discovered Fats Domino's recording of "I Wanna Walk You Home", which my band the Philharmonic still performs to this day.) (And, by the way, kids, don't take drugs. Or, do. Suit yourself.)
We also loved each other's acts. George, of course, was a genius, but a warped enough genius that he actually really "got" our strange act, too. We had a ball trying stuff out on each other (he liked using an idea of Steve's about haggling with toll booth attendants: "A dollar twenty-five?!? You've got to be kidding! One lane was closed for ten miles! I'll give you eighty-five cents"; and we were always trying to get him to sit in with us on piano, or, one time somewhere in Michigan, trumpet -"Miles Carlin!!" -invitations that he usually, but not always, had the good sense to resist.)
We opened almost all his shows from the mid-seventies through the mid-eighties, and even after that he was still my best, most generous and steadfast supporter up to the present, even though, with my various eccentric presentations, I'm sure he must've had people telling him he was crazy (even Groucho Marx, after seeing Travis and Shook open for him in at the Roxy in L.A., commented, "these guys have been on way too long.") He got us on the Tonight show a couple times, tried to get us on his label, tried to help in lots of ways, but we proved largely success-proof. Sure had fun trying, though!
Plus, there were occasional excursions, like going to see him in Las Vegas where he was playing for a Soldiers of Fortune convention at the Sands (talk about a bunch of guys you really want to be drinking and gambling with!) Jerry Hamza, George's longtime manager (a delightful fellow who we always called "The Hammer"), was an avid fisherman, so we did a handful of fishing trips, up in Minnesota or Maine or wherever, and it was always great to see the city boys fitful attempts at rustication. I'll never forget George's roadie, the great comb-over specialist Billy Buisso, casting off from our houseboat, having thrown in the towel on the whole wilderness thing, muttering "Fumes! Fumes! I need fumes!" as the dingy putt-putted him back to civilization. Don't remember for sure if that was the morning after we practically blew up the houseboat with erratically aimed fireworks or not, but it may've been.
It's funny, but for a comedian, George was remarkably easy to be around. A lot of comedians are "on" all the time, many to the extent that you might feel the need to slap 'em around, or at least tell them to shut up. George, too, was on all the time, in the sense of the mind always churning and inventing, but he somehow managed to channel it into a sincere attempt to listen to people, even total strangers, and achieved an empathy that usually seemed effortless, but couldn't have been. He was truly engaged -somehow, he never seemed to be on automatic pilot, even in the sort of fan-performer relations that must've gone way beyond repetitious.
In all the years we traveled together, I don't recall ever seeing him getting uppity or pulling any diva crap backstage. Only saw him lose his temper once, on the discovery that his travel bag, with his notes and papers, had been stolen in whatever strange city we were in (a writer's worst nightmare - at which point he did kick the living shit out of a random Styrofoam cooler. Stupid cooler, anyway.) Other than that, I don't think I ever heard him raise his voice unless it was in jest.
Or unless he was doing his act. I do remember strolling along the bay with my wife in San Diego on a gorgeous spring evening, heading toward an outdoor show George was doing, arriving a little late. It was an idyllic night, the air balmy and delightful, and as we got nearer to the venue, you could hear his voice being carried by the breeze, louder and louder as we approached the stage, a torrent of epithets and the most bitter, angry, filthy profanity imaginable, and thinking, ah, that's ol' George, our buddy, doing his thing, enlightening the populace, what a strange job!
I have speculated from time to time that the frequently abrasive nature of his performances must've made therapy largely unnecessary, and it's true that in civilian life he was unfailingly gentle, kind, and genuine, with an instinctive appreciation of the art of being a regular guy. You could talk to him like a normal person, and he knew how to be quiet sometimes, too (always an important quality in a friend.)
One of my few regrets about George -right up there with not making sure to spend more time with him lately -is that he never got to come to our house. We'd talk about him coming over whenever he'd play in Hyannis, which was once a summer, more or less, but he'd always be in the middle of a round of one-nighters, and it's usually best to stick with your routine when you're doing those things (though on the other hand, it's sometimes really delightful to take a break from it.)
Now I'm feeling like we should've shanghai'd him when we had the chance. George was a very neat, orderly person -I believe the word is anal -and I know he would've really admired the filth and chaos that one can only acquire with the presence of multiple pets and the absence of any proper sense of modern hygiene. He would've liked sitting on our porch and hanging out with the dogs; it might've even slowed him down for a few minutes, given him a brief respite from being such a creative dynamo all the time.
My wife reminded me that we once had a George Carlin Memorial Sock Tree in our yard -I suspect the dogs may've had something to do with that one -years ago, well before there was any need for him to be memorialized. She remembers that it died pretty quickly, she suspects from the odor of the socks.
Seems like it was fairly widely acknowledged that he was a genius, not to mention smart, entertaining, and prolific beyond any reasonable expectation, years ago. It may take years before we figure out how irreplaceable he is. The part that's bugging me the most is that he was just such a sweetheart.
Damn.
(Hello up there, boss!)

http://www.sonictrout.com/bands/chandler/

as for who/what is The Chandler Travis Philharmonic, definately eccentric musicians, who do a wild bar show from what I've heard. Seem to pass sort near my neck of the woods every two or three years and I keep promising my friends I'll make it one of these times. Sort of bizzar Dixie meets lounge meets rock meets cross dressing drummer with a boob job...

MOG Box of Nature Boy by Chandler Travis Philharmonic,

Oh My God - Ida Maria - The Church of Hard Rocking Power-Pop is Now in Service...

waydutch — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:26:21 GMT

IDA MARIA, wow, this girl rocks - fresh out of Norway she's got more going on for her that just the title of her upcoming single, I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked, This cut here, Oh My God, is the source it seems to me for the title of her debut album, Fortress Round My Heart, which is being release in UK on 7/28. Crank it up and start the services…

This Is Not Good. Older Posts' Songs Cutting Out!!!

waydutch — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:56:47 GMT

Is anybody else noticing this? I just went back to check in on some older posts (pre-update) and not all, but many of the red buttons and MOG boxes I know used to play full cuts only play a few to maybe 30 seconds and then cut out. I hope this is just a temporary glitch… Am I alone in noticing this? Or am I behind the curve? I've haven't seen any other metioned of this problem.

and then as I previewed this post MOG tried to force this to a yellow button even though I'd used the upload my file option?

I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked - Video

waydutch — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:55:45 GMT

Heard this about a month or so ago here on the MOG and was impressed enough to visit and sign-up for notifications from her website, which also has several other quality videos (and check out her myspace here). Well, just got notification this song is being released 6/21/08 as a single and that the video is now available. So, had to share the vid. (Figure, maybe I can get Anna to say this to me again.) This isn't just an attention grabber 'cause of the subject matter - it flat out rocks!! As does a lot of her other stuff, (though she does do more balladic stuff too. Anyway debut album, Fortress Round My Heart, is scheduled to be released in UK on 7/28, think it's already out in Norway and I sure do hope it get a US release soon. Know I'll grab it up at any sort of reasonable price. Think some of her stuff is already available on iTunes, though I'm still a I want a physical disc with wav files kind of guy. Anyway, the latest greatest thing out of Norway, and damn those Scandinavians sure do know how to rock. Ida Maria.

I Like You So Much Better When Youre Naked
and why not one more - Oh My God, by Ida Maria

Life's a Gas

waydutch — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:56:07 GMT

Life’s a Gas

The song title fits my mood today, second day of summer program, all is running well and... Well, my job can be so fun! (Well, maybe it's easier to say that now that several weeks of heavy prep. are done)

So, here's one of my favorite band's doing a cover (their last album was all covers) of Life's a Gas. And in typical SCOTS fashion if you’re gonna do fuzzy, well, really do it...

Well, dang, that didn’t work, guess I’ll make it a red button the old fashioned way, grrr – still not understanding how to work a lot of this new stuff.

Sunday Under the Covers - Sugar Blue Does Dixon and Waters

waydutch — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:34:22 GMT

Another MOG Discovery for me Sugar Blue - first heard him on this (self?) post http://mog.com/SUGAR_BLUE/blog_post/160864 . Fantastic harmonic playing and great up-tempo "blues". Track posted here is a cover of Dixon's Little Red Rooster, kind of laid-back but, builds into a great groove and some blazing harp work. It's the ending track of his In Your Eyes release.

Then video just found of him doing Hoochie Coochie Man. Both are a bit long, but hey not much going on on the MOG today so you got time to get familiar with some fine Sugar Blue.

Riding With The King - Live with John Hiatt & Sonny Landreth

waydutch — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:04 GMT

Riding With The King - Live with

John Hiatt & Sonny Landreth -

Something great I just found for you

while I play around with getting things

figured out.

Like look what I can do now with

Fonts!!!!

Really smoking playing by Sonny here.