#jim kweskin

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Mel Lyman Family - Birth

Mel Lyman played harmonica like no one under the sun / Mel Lyman didn't just play harmonica, he was one. – Landis MacKellar

Something cool from the shadowy corners of Boston in the 1960s. Mel Lyman — the Fort Hill Community's founder. Writer, harmonica genius, cult leader! His stranger than fiction story is too deep to get into here, but it's definitely interesting stuff ... and there's some excellent music, too. Like this session, which I think has only been released as a bootleg in the early 2000s. A few details ...

From Ryan H. Walsh's great Astral Weeks: In late July 1969, Lyman and Kweskin asked their old bandmates Maria and Geoff Muldaur to put down some vocals at Petrucci & Atwell Studios on Newbury Street, not far from WBCN's headquarters. They recorded a transcendent version of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," with the Muldaurs' vocals bringing tears to Mel's eyes. The rekindling of this creative collaboration was short-lived, as Maria and Geoff were given the hard sell to join the FHC later that same night. "Hey, I love Mel because he's a great guy, not because he's God," Geoff explained. The room went deathly silent; the Muldaurs were not invited back.

Maria Muldaur: It was the day of the first moon landing. I'll never forget that ... the moonwalk was happening on the television in the other room. We kept going in and out. There was this whole trip about how portentiously cosmic this all was.

Richie Unterberger: This is a most mysterious CD, with nothing in the way of liner notes to explain how these sessions came to pass, although it does include musician credits and a sticker on the case describing it as a "previously unkonwn [sic] folk masterpiece from January 1970." No label address is listed, and for that matter the website address that appears on one page refuses connection. It can be deduced, however, that it's quite likely this material was recorded at or around the sessions yielding Mel Lyman's obscure 1969 album, American Avatar, since many of the musicians on that LP — Jim Kweskin, Bruce Langhorne, Geoff Muldaur, and Lisa Kindred — also appear in varying combinations on these tracks.

So yeah! Birth is a fascinating document, with haunting, almost impressionistic renderings of folk/blues favorites. I'm not sure what else compares to it — especially for the era. The tempos are slower than the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, the piano playing drifting into lysergic Bill Evans zones, the Muldaurs' harmonies finding the notes in-between the notes. I'm guessing everyone was extremely stoned. Don't need no ticket, you just get onboard.

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Song Review: Jim Kweskin feat. Maria Muldaur - “Let’s Get Happy Together”

In case the joyful sounds of fiddle, clarinet, piano, bass and brushed drums don’t bring a smile, Jim Kweskin and Maria Muldaur trading lines on their new version of “Let’s Get Happy Together” will:

Sings he: Well you’re high, so am I/let’s be happy together

Sings she: You’re blue/me, too/let’s forget about stormy weather

The track - a cover of Lil Hardin Armstrong’s 1938 recording - announces the Jan. 26, 2024, arrival of Kweskin’s Never too Late: Duets with My Friends.

“The funny thing is, it’s called ‘Let’s Get Happy Together,’ but nowhere in the song do we sing ‘let’s get happy together,’” Kweskin says in a statement.

“We sing ‘let’s be happy together.’ Lil did, too, but (because) she titled it ‘Let’s Get Happy Together,’ we did the same.”

Titles, schmitles. This swinin’ song from yesteryear will make every listener happy.

Grade card: Jim Kweskin feat. Maria Muldaur - “Let’s Get Happy Together” - A

11/17/23

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Jim Kweskin - Never Too Late (2024) … duets with my friends …

[nedison]

[C]ould we all please drop the "Blind" from [Lemon Jefferson's] name as well as from Willie Johnson, Willie McTell and all the others? We don't do that with people now. Can't we show them the respect they deserve? Nobody says Blind Doc Watson or Blind Ray Charles or Blind Stevie Wonder. You wouldn't think of it.

- Jim Kweskin

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Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom, 1966.

Stanley Mouse Artwork.

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Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band Richland Woman Blues 1966

Maria D'Amato (later Maria Muldaur) singing an absolutely gorgeous version of Mississippi John Hurt's great song.

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Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Electric Train,  Family Dog, Avalon Ballroom Concert poster, 1966

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Play ▶ Music Compilation

John Prine - Storm Windows Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis - Rainy Day Blues Jimmie Vaughan - Don't Let the Sun Set Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the Miracle Edith Frost - When The Bees Are In The Hive Brian Wilson - Wonderful The Peasall Sisters - I Never Will Marry Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Free (Take 4 & 5) Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Crazy Words-Crazy Tune Fairport Convention - The Ballad of Easy Rider Hugh Masekela - Grazing In The Grass Bill Morrissey - Beulah Land Caroline Herring - See See Rider Lucinda Williams - Make Me a Pallet on the Floor Josh White Jr. - Think Lou Reed - Hold On Corey Harris - Redemption Solomon Burke - Wealth Won't Save Your Soul Nina Simone - He Ain't Comin' Home No More Flatt & Scruggs - Give Me the Flowers While I'm Living

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Songs That Make People Think of Me April 27, 2024

My new birthday special theme! I asked people to tell me what songs made them think of me! And then I played them along with some formative songs that make ME think of me!

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Seiji Tanaka - サタデー・ナイト The Cowsills - I Really Want To Know You

DJ speaks over Fugazi - Sweet and Low

Aileen Quinn & Orphans - Tomorrow Chumbawamba - One by One Shopping - Long Way Home

Elizabeth Cotten - Freight Train Dog Faced Hermans - The Hook and the Wire Sam Taylor - Heaven on Their Minds Kleenex - You Red Cross - Annette's Got the Hits The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

Heavenly - P.U.N.K. Girl Klaatu - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Palast Orchester & Max Raabe - You're My Mate The Monks - Shut Up Chumbawamba - Voices, That's All

The Osmonds - Crazy Horses Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - Ukulele Lady The Fun and Games - The Grooviest Girl in the World The Ex - Hidegen Fujnák A Szelek Workers' Party of Jamaica In-House Reggae Group - The Internationale

Dragnet - Lighten the Load The Coup - The Guillotine The Monkees - Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head") The Poppy Family - That's Where I Went Wrong Bikini Kill - Resist Psychic Death

Lost Cherrees - Pleasant Valley Sunday The Modern Lovers - Astral Plane Thin Lizzy - Do Anything You Want to Do The Pennywhistlers - Cotton Mill Girls

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (live)

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Stealin’ - Jim Kweskin Extravaganza

Some of you out there may be Jim Kweskin fans. The Jim Kweskin Extravaganza Celebration & New Record Release Event A live concert that honored and celebrated Jim Kweskin's legacy and his ongoing contributions to the music industry over the past 60-plus years. Held on February 4th - 2:00pm at the Arlington MA Regent Theatre “Sold Out” The concert featured songs from Jim’s recording on StorySound Records, Never Too Late: Jim Kweskin, Duets with My Friends, that was released on Friday, January 26, 2024. The show featured artists and songs from Jim’s storied career, including the renowned and influential Jim Kweskin Jug Band. Guest Appearances from Maria Muldaur, Fiona Kweskin, Geoff Muldaur, Samoa Wilson, Annie Raines, Paul Rishell, Juli Crockett, Suzy Thompson, Cindy Cashdollar and Matthew Berlin. Now Booking Jim Kweskin, solo, duo or quartet. My blog on the album release https://www.roadwarrioragency.net/single-post/jim-kweskin-never-too-late

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Norty Blues Episode 21

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yxp2h-145931c A century of Blues in 50 Minutes featuring The Hokum Boys Ma Rainey Victoria Spivey Jim Kweskin & his Jug Band Rosemary Clooney Tim Partridge & Pat Powell Justin Johnson Oscar Peterson Buddy Guy Smokehouse Dave Hole  

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Song Review: Jim Kweskin & Fiona Kweskin - “You’re Just in Love”

Granddaughter Fiona Kewskin is the worried-well patient to Grandpa Jim Kweskin’s reassuring doctor on the pair’s new single.

Fiona, you’re not sick, just in love, Jim responds after Fiona sings of not sleeping or eating alongside other telltale symptoms on “You’re Just in Love.”

Set to a country-blues arrangement of acoustic guitar, fiddle, bass and resonator, the Kweskins’ Irving Berlin redo follows “Let’s Get Happy Together” from Jim Kweskin’s forthcoming (Jan. 26) Never too Late: Duets with My Friends.

An extreme throwback to the early 20th century, the song pits Fiona’s sweet innocence against Jim’s world-weary, half-spoken delivery. The result is a nice case of contemporary-nostalgia syndrome, a harmless condition affecting big-eared music lovers.

Grade card: Jim Kweskin & Fiona Kweskin - “You’re Just in Love” - B+

1/22/24

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Maria Muldaur

Maria Muldaur’s career spans decades starting with her work with Jim Kweskin Jug Band, with her husband on Geoff & Maria: Sweet Potatoes. Then solo. I have her early 70’s lps: Midnight At The Oasis, Waitress In A Donut Shop, Sweet Harmony & the later Heart of Mine (2006) of Bob Dylan love songs. Plus some of that jug band with Jim Kweskin: Relax Your Mind, Unblushing Business. Like many my…

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音楽のススメ312

本日はジム・クウェスキンからの繋がりで、同じく米国からマリア・マルダーをご紹介していきます。

Maria Muldaur(マリア・マルダー）とは、1943年米国NY生まれの女性シンガー。ブルース／ジャズ、フォーク系の60年代に、ジャグバンドの２大巨頭である、Even Dozen、Jim Kweskinの両方に参加。Jim Kweskinバンド時代に出会ったジェフ・マルダーと結婚。バンド解散後もデュオで暫く活動するも、デュオの解消・離婚。 以降はソロとして、ポール・バターフィールドと組みビルボートチャート6位となる大ヒット曲「真夜中のオアシス」を含む『Old Time Lady』でソロ活動を始め、Dr.JohnやCharles Brownなどとも積極的にコラボしながら、現在に至るまでにコンスタントに作品を発表。日本では90年代のフリー・ソウル・リバイバルの波の中で再評価が高まった、ソウル音楽のレジェンド。

本日は彼女の代表曲「Midnight at the Oasis」をお届けします。真夜中のオアシスですが、ライトなタッチが昼にも合いそうでこんな雨の日にピッタリ。名手Amos Garrettによるオブリのギターがめちゃくちゃカッコいい。

Maria Muldaur / Midnight At The Oasis