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Music Reviews: Steve Young’s ‘Stars in the Southern Sky,’ plus Cat Stevens and Lightnin’ Hopkins

Music Reviews: Steve Young’s ‘Stars in the Southern Sky,’ plus Cat Stevens and Lightnin’ Hopkins @yusufcatstevens #steveyoung #lightninhopkins @juballeeyoung @americanahighways #americanahighways #americanamusic #jeffburger

A 3-CD Set Features Country Rock Pioneer Steve Young Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Steve Young, who died in 2016, had a long and notable but mostly under-the-radar career. He never had a pop hit and dented the country charts only once, with a 1976 album called Renegade Picker, which reached No. 48. He is remembered today, to the extent that he is remembered at all, for a beautiful ballad…

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Throwback: Black History Month: Muddy Waters

Throwback: Black History Month: Muddy Waters @muddyofficial

Today is February 21, 2021. It’s the 21at day of Black History Month. And as I’ve mentioned throughout this series, I’ve been featuring Black artists across a wide and eclectic array of genres and styles — with the hopes that it’ll be a bit of a primer on the Black experience and on Black music.  Of course, I hope that these posts will serve as a reminder of these very important facts: Black…

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Record of the Day: Townes Van Zandt - Roadsongs (1994)

Record of the Day: Townes Van Zandt – Roadsongs (1994)

I’ve been reading an excellent autobiography on Townes Van Zandt, written by his road manager, friend and business partner, Harold Eggers, and it offers a deep insight into and details of Townes’ later years and later work — the songs I don’t usually listen to as much. It’s a great book, written from a place of love and honesty. I’m a chapter away from the end, and knowing how it all winds up has…

[diyeipetea]

Mingus, Roach, A.Lincoln, L.Hopkins, O.Spann... Candid Records. Reediciones 2022. Por Pachi Tapiz. HDO 545 [Podcast de jazz]

Mingus, Roach, A.Lincoln, L.Hopkins, O.Spann… Candid Records. Reediciones 2022. Por Pachi Tapiz. HDO 545 [Podcast de jazz]

El sello Candid Records comenzó su actividad en el año 1960. Surgió como un sello subsidiario de Cadence Records, que encargó al crítico musical Nat Hentoff la dirección del nuevo sello. A lo largo de dos años (cesó su actividad a finales del año 1961), publicó más de treinta obras de jazz y blues en las que tuvo el gran acierto de de mirar hacia algunas de las figuras del jazz más creativo de…

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Bijna iedere dag muziek: John Lee Hooker

Bijna iedere dag muziek: John Lee Hooker

https://youtu.be/qAJYPJ5Q5Xs Het is de zomer van 1990. Op 72-jarige leeftijd is John Lee Hooker dan de Don Corleone van de blues. Alle anderen zijn op dit moment in de tijd allang overleden. Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Robert Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Elmore James. Zelf was hij ook wat uit het zicht verdwenen, maar het uit eerbetoon geboren album The Healer zette hem in 1989 terug op de kaart.…

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February Lite

A strong short showeroverflows congested drains;a dog turd disintegrates on the rough grass;the scream in the nightwas not from next door;even upstairs i can hear the engine humSad, alas, the man who dreamt of Fairies!For a single dream spoiled his whole life.

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Lightnin' Hopkins, "Mr. Charlie"

Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins had the amazing ability to make you feel the pain of his hard luck characters, but there’s no story more touching than his famous and rather poignant tale, “Mr. Charlie.” It’s the touching tale of a young boy with a bad stutter and the older man he works for. This particular performance was recorded in 1968 by documentarian Les Blank.

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As a seeker of books and other antiquarian printed pieces, I am always on the prowl for forgotten gems. Sometimes it’s a beautiful signed Dulac book tucked away in a dusty antique store showcase or an extraordinary family photo album with typed narration of a journey along the East Coast during the Great Depression.

But this week, the chance to bring amazing voices back to life, was my favorite find.

Six record albums or groups of records, each amazing and hard to find, allowed me to experience music, some of which I’ve never heard before and it’s a good bet not many other people have had a chance to experience this collection.

First, here are the albums:

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Country Blues – Tradition Records – TLP 1035 – Recorded and edited by Mack McCormick, copyright 1959. This is the original, with appropriate label, not the later repress.

Leadbelly – Keep Your Hands Off Her – Verve Folkways (MGM Records) – FVS-9021 – 1965.

King Oliver – Joker International Production – C89/6 – 1984 – Six record set of Joseph Joe “King” Oliver’s music from 1923-1931. Printed in Italy.

Jelly Roll Morton and Red Hot Peppers and Trios – The Saga of Mister Jelly Lord – Joker International Production – C70/7 – 1981. Printed in Italy. 7 LPs.

Blues – Josh White, Jack Dupree, Sonny Terry, Nora Lee King, Mary Lou Williams, Woody Guthrie – Asch Records – Album #550 – 1944 – Four 78 r.p.m. records.

Negro Folksongs sung by Leadbell (Work Songs, Spirituals, Country Dances, Cowboy, Bad Man, Bad Woman) – Disc Company of America – #660 – 1943 – Three 78 r.p.m. records.

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So there they are, each with their own type of musical personality yet all, despite some being printed by a knock-off king in Italy, are American music at its core. Yes, there are Island and African influences, French and even Gaelic spices tossed in but this little collection brings what mainly exists solely today through digital sources on the true analog sweetness of the spinning disc.

And yes, MGM did manipulate Leadbelly into the world of stereo on Keep Your Hands Off Her but the core is there, the energy of his life’s experiences come through despite the machinery. Each of these great records are remnants of what was and what amazingly is coming back to life, the pressed record.

The numbers of newly created albums are increasing despite the little jukeboxes living in everyone’s pocket or purse. There is something that is captured in those aptly named grooves that is a direct connection to the sonic vibrations that sprang from an old guitar or the voices of musicians that lived in the real world.

If you have any interest in purchasing any or all of these records, please drop me a line at popsbooks@gmail.com

Until then, Jelly Roll, Leadbelly and I will be sitting here, reflecting on the days that produced this country’s theme songs.

A surprise visit by Jelly Roll, Leadbelly, Lightnin’ and a King As a seeker of books and other antiquarian printed pieces, I am always on the prowl for forgotten gems.

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Little Richard: o adeus do Senhor Rock n Roll

Deixou-nos um dos primeiros. Deixou-nos um dos maiores. Deixou-nos um dos únicos. Little Richard, pioneiro em tantas coisas, partiu aos 87 anos, depois de uma vida que vale por muitas.

Deixou-nos um dos primeiros. Deixou-nos um dos maiores. Deixou-nos um dos únicos. Little Richard, pioneiro em tantas coisas, partiu aos 87 anos, depois de uma vida que vale por muitas.

Nascido numa pequena cidade da Georgia, em 1932, Richard Wayne Penniman foi o terceiro de 12 filhos. No pai, Charles Penniman, teve talvez a raiz que explica tanta coisa. “Bud”, como era conhecido, era pastor de…

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Quick Q and A with Erin Harpe

Quick Q and A with Erin Harpe

Erin Harpe is an award-winning blues musician and has won the hearts of blues music fans up and down the east coast.  Check out this list of accomplishments:

International Blues Challenge Semi-finalist (2019, 2017, 2013, 2011)

Blues Artist of the Year / Boston Music Awards (2012)

Boston Blues Challenge Winner (2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010)

Boston Music Award Nominee (2018, 2012, 2011, 2010)

Her…

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Drinking Houston

Drinking Houston means great beer, spirits and wine procured at Premium Draught   and Spec’s.  And the great Islay pour I first experienced at Warren’s Inn in Old Market Square downtown, remains the great dram I pour in my library.  Ah, Laphroaig!  Especially the Cask Strength.

Drinking Houston with books has been a mainstay for me throughout my years in Bayou City especially with a briny and…

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

New Video: JOVM Mainstay Chief Ghoul Releases a Menacing Stoner Blues Anthem

New Video: JOVM Mainstay Chief Ghoul Releases a Menacing Stoner Blues Anthem @ChiefGhoul @leighgreaney @bighasslemedia

Louisville-based singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer Les Miles is the creative mastermind behind the JOVM mainstay act Chief Ghoul. Sonically Miles’ work meshes old school Kentucky folk with Mississippi Delta Blues and Chicago Blues –in particular the work of the likes Lightnin’ Hopkins, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters‘ acoustic blues and John Lee Hooker paired with…

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The Beatles Last Show On The Roof, And Sunday, Bloody Sunday: This Day In Classic Rock [Video]

The Beatles Last Show On The Roof, And Sunday, Bloody Sunday: This Day In Classic Rock [Video]

The Beatles played live for the last time today in 1969. Ringo Starr later remembered, “There was a plan to play somewhere. We were wondering where we could go…Oh, The Palladium or The Sahara, but we would have had to take all the stuff, so we decided ‘Let’s go up on the roof’”. With only 8 days lead in time carpenters hastily constructed a deck on the roof of Apple Corpsheadquarters at 3 Saville…

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Playlist des Monats - 03/17

Playlist des Monats – 03/17

Bock auf Rock?

Dieses Mal war ich leider Ende März verhindert. Darum veröffentliche also rückwirkend am 02.04.2017 für den 31.03.2017 die Playlist des Monats. Hier ist sie also, die Playlist für den März 2017. Diesmal mit 36 Songs und einer Länge von 2 Stunden 49 Minuten. (more…)

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I got the Blues!

I got the Blues!

This design was shot- down for use as a Blues Fest Poster, so I’ve re-purposed it as a tribute to Lightnin’ Hopkins, one of my favorite blues artists. If you get a chance, watch The Blues According to Lightnin’ Hopkins by the great documentary filmmaker Les Blank!

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Audio: “Santa” by Lightnin’ Hopkins Sam John Hopkins (1912 – 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, and occasional pianist from Houston, Texas.