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Archive for the ‘Music’ category
Mississippi Mud: Dinah Shore
April 24, 2010There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight: Joe and Eddie
April 23, 2010It's obscure music day!
Because I knew nothing about either group, everything is a quote from somewhere.
"Joe & Eddie were one of the more successful gospel/folk groups to perform in the '60s. They enjoyed a healthy run of albums throughout the decade, ending their career with a "best-of" retrospective in 1967 while they were still hot."
A Stranger in Your Town: Shacklefords
April 23, 2010I had to hunt down information about The Shacklefords. They were a short-lived folk-pop act led by Lee Hazlewood, the idiosyncratic singer, songwriter, and producer best known for his collaborations with Nancy Sinatra, and Marty Cooper, who was a songwriter and producer worked with the likes of Bobby Day, Brian Hyland, Tommy Roe, Bobby Bare, the Marathons, and Chubby Checker.
Between 1966 and 1968, the Shacklefords released three singles on Lee Hazlewood's LHI Records label, but by this time Hazlewood was busy with his solo career and his work with Nancy Sinatra, and the Shacklefords were never heard from again.
Oceans Rising: Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel
April 22, 2010This is from the album Part Circus, Part Rodeo released in 2008.
I Do Not Need a Bag: David Roth
April 22, 2010You'll find this on 1995's Nights at the Chez.
Urge for Going: Tom Rush
April 21, 2010It was Tom Rush I first heard sing this Joni song on The Circle Game, the very first of his albums I ever bought.
Train Song (Mbombela): Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
April 21, 2010This is from the album An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba. It was originally released in 1965 and was re-released in 2003. The album dealt with the political plight of black South Africans under apartheid, and the songs are all sung in Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho or Swahili. It won a Grammy in 1966 for Best Folk Recording.
Summer’s In: Anne Briggs
April 20, 2010Yesterday was old friends day. Today is new to Coffee day. This is from the album Sing a Song For you. It was recorded in 1972 but not released until 1997.
Pigeon Song: Alela Diane
April 20, 2010This is from The Pirate's Gospel, her debut album. It was released on Holocene Music in 2006.
Moon Shadow: Kate Rusby
April 19, 2010Like the White Rabbit, I am running late today so I went with favorites.
This is from 2005's The Girl Who Couldn't Fly.
