WFMU: Steve Krinsky: Playlist from May 23, 2009

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from May 23, 2009

May 23, 2009: RIP: Chris Gaffney, 1950-2008
When I came into the station this morning at 5 am, I was happy to see tribute albums to two of my favorite Texas musicians: Steve Earle’s homage to Townes Van Zandt plus Vanguard’s new Doug Sahm tribute CD, with contributions from Los Lobos, Alejandro Escovedo, Terry Allen, Jimmy Vaughn & others. But the tribute that blew me away was one for Chris Gaffney. Chris, longtime Los Angeles-based songwriter/singer/sideman, died last April of liver cancer. I’ve been a fan of his for years—his own band, his Hacienda Brothers duo, his work with Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men—and it’s all good. So long, Gaff. Hasta la vista.

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Bulldoggin' Boogie
The Juke Joint Pimps	Wolfman's Romp	Despite their cliched band name, this German combo can rock-- and they have a nice website too.
Booker T	Get Behind the Mule "Get Behind the Mule" by "Booker T"	From "Potato Hole"-- great new instrumental album from funky organ pumper, with help from Driveby Truckers & Neil Young
Phil Upchurch	Inner City Blues "Inner City Blues" by "Phil Upchurch"	Great jazzy guitar from 1972, with Joe Sample on piano
Moby Grape	Black Currant Jam "Black Currant Jam" by "Moby Grape"	This comes from a companion album to "Wow"-- their great 1968? album, both of which were recently reissued on the San Francisco Sound label
Moby Grape	Changes "Changes" by "Moby Grape"	Sundazed just released a collection of unissued stuff from 1967-68, some demos, some live: "The Place and the Time"
Bela Fleck & Anania Ngoglia	Kabibi	The banjo goes back to Africa and finds this amazing Tanzanian vocalist; check out the terrific "Throw Your Heart Down: Africa Sessions" (Rounder, 2009)
Bela Fleck and others	D'Gary Jam "D'Gary Jam" by "Bela Fleck and others"	The liner notes say this is 24 minutes long but the album only has this 6 minute snippet. Musicians to be identified later.
Taj Mahal & Kassemady	Tunkaranke (The Adventurer)	From "Kulanjan"-- Taj's 1999 collaboration with Toumani Diabate and others
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate	Take This Hammer	With help from Toumani on kora & Ramatou Diakite on vocals
Paul Robeson	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho	The allmusic.com website-- an excellent source of info-- describes "spirituals recorded during the mid-'20s with Lawrence Brown at the piano; Brown sings a duet with Robeson on a positively swinging, upbeat version of 'Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho' "
Pete Seeger	John Brown's Body "John Brown's Body" by "Pete Seeger"	I was looking for Paul Robeson's version but Pete will do!
Ry Cooder	Rally Round the Flag, Boys	Despite his dry vocals, Ry Cooder does a great job on this Civil War classic; from his 1972 "Boomer's Story" album. "Though we may be poor, not a man shall be a slave; shouting the battle cry of freedom!"
Leadbelly	On a Monday "On a Monday" by "Leadbelly"
Esther Ofarim	Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye	Leonard Cohen cover
Leonard Cohen	Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye	Live in London, 2008
Iron and Wine	Loud As Hope "Loud As Hope" by "Iron and Wine"	A nice new CD-- "Around the Well"-- is filled with good songs; on Sub Pop
Calexico	Quatro (World Drifts In)	Tucson's best band, so I'm told
The Handsome Family	Little Sparrows	Rennie & Brett Sparks new CD is "Honey Moon" (Carrot Top, 2009)
Freddy Fender & the Texas Tornados	The Gardens	On a wonderful tribute to Chris Gaffney, who (shockingly) died last year. Chris was a great songwriter, played most recently with Dave Alvin plus in the Hacienda Brothers with Dave Gonzales
Big Sandy, Los Straitjackets with Bill Kirchen	Silent Partner	Another Chris Gaffney tune
Chris Gaffney	The Guitars of My Dead Friends	This is the final tune on the tribute CD. So sad.
Los Straitjackets	Catalina "Catalina" by "Los Straitjackets"
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women	California's Burning
John Doe and the Sadies	The Sudbury Nickel
John Doe and the Sadies	Are the Good Times Really Over for Good	Cover of Merle Haggard, during his cynical opportunist period; thankfully Merle came out of that and still makes great music-- as does John Doe
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	Big Time Annie's Square	Merle hangs with the hippies on "Someday We'll Look Back" on Capital
The Blackjacks	The Red Dragon "The Red Dragon" by "The Blackjacks"	Let's twang until the top of the hour: "An Outbreak of Twangin': Phantom Guitars, Volume Two"
The Saxons	Saxon Warcry "Saxon Warcry" by "The Saxons"	More twang: "26 cool early 60s guitar instrumentals" on Psychic Circle
Steve Earle	To Live is to Fly "To Live is to Fly" by "Steve Earle"	Steve Earle's new CD is a tribute to the late and (very) great Townes Van Zandt
Steve Earle	White Freightliner Blues
Willie Nelson	I Just Dropped By "I Just Dropped By" by "Willie Nelson"	Old Willie. "To get these songs re-released, Willie had to pull a few strings." From his days back in Nashville in the 60s: "Naked Willie" (RCA Nashville, 2009)
Wayne Hancock	Work at Working "Work at Working" by "Wayne Hancock"	"If I can't find work, how am I gonna pay my dues." Wayne's new album is "Viper of Melody" (Bloodshot, 2009)
Dale Watson	10-4 "10-4" by "Dale Watson"
Flaco Jimenez w/The Westside Horns	Ta Bueno Compadre (It's OK Friend)	One of many great songs by/for Doug Sahm on "Keep Your Soul" (Vanguard, 2009)
Delbert McClinton	Texas Me "Texas Me" by "Delbert McClinton"
Holy Modal Rounders	The Whole World Oughta Go on a Vacation	Recorded in Nashville in, I think, the 70s. Reissued on CD: "Good Taste is Timeless" (Sundazed, 2009)
Oscar Brown, Jr.	Rags and Old Iron	Written in the early 60s, this amazing tune was reissued, along with newer Oscar Brown tunes, as "Then & Now" (Weasel Disc, 1995)
Nina Simone	Backlash Blues "Backlash Blues" by "Nina Simone"	I pulled this off a fine collection of black protest music, jazz & blues, called "Defiance Blues"
Kermit Ruffin	When My Dream Boat Comes Home	New Orleans hornman and bbq king has charisma and chops, a nice combination!
Bettye LaVette	Nearer to You "Nearer to You" by "Bettye LaVette"	Fine soul singer-- now back & better than ever-- put out some top notch stuff in the 60s that has been reissued by Sundazed as "Do Your Duty"
Ted Hawkins	Groovy Little Things "Groovy Little Things" by "Ted Hawkins"	I miss this guy. From "The Next Hundred Years" (DGC, 1994)
Empire Jubilee Quartet	Wade in the Water	This 1929 tune is part of an impressive book/CD of photos & baptism songs from 1890-1950-- "Take Me to the Water"-- with intro essay by Luc Sante.

Listener comments!
	6:33am steve krinsky: Hey, anyone out there? I'd love to hear your comments on the tunes.
	6:51am NS Andy: Yes we're here, Steve. Possibly, it's that the Jeffrey crowd is trained to never expect the comment thing. OK, so comments: I love this Taj record, in a sort of bittersweet way- it was enjoyed by an ex and myself together... and then she "up and left me..." In another realm, I remember some years ago that a member of my farm (I used to operate a community supported farm in High Falls, NY) named Chris who owns a house in Jersey City says he was an acquaintance of yours... I haven't talked to him for years, but he spoke fondly of you. Anyway, I always enjoy your shows. Enjoying it currently here in Nova Scotia, enjoying government sponsored health insurance until December, and really getting my money's worth. Going out in the kayak today...
	7:00am NS Andy: Oh yeah, by the way: Chris is a really rockin' drummer... wife Anne, and three kids, who I am sure, I wouldn't recognize...
	7:19am steve krinsky: Andy, nice to hear from you-- up in Nova Scotia. Hi to Chris & Anne up in the Shawangunks
	8:10am George Hartman: Im dancing to White Freightliner Blues right now. More bajo!
	8:18am Ike: Nice Willie!
	8:39am Chip: Praise the iphone, now I can even listen in while I am church. I'm praying for your souls.
	8:46am lightning: Nina Simone did an amazing cover of Rags and Old Iron on a Colpix LP called "Nina's Choice." I never heard the Oscar Brown jr. version, probably the orignal. Thanks for playing it.

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Artist	Track	Comments
Big Guitars from Texas	Bulldoggin' Boogie
The Juke Joint Pimps	Wolfman's Romp	Despite their cliched band name, this German combo can rock-- and they have a nice website too.
Booker T	Get Behind the Mule "Get Behind the Mule" by "Booker T"	From "Potato Hole"-- great new instrumental album from funky organ pumper, with help from Driveby Truckers & Neil Young
Phil Upchurch	Inner City Blues "Inner City Blues" by "Phil Upchurch"	Great jazzy guitar from 1972, with Joe Sample on piano
Moby Grape	Black Currant Jam "Black Currant Jam" by "Moby Grape"	This comes from a companion album to "Wow"-- their great 1968? album, both of which were recently reissued on the San Francisco Sound label
Moby Grape	Changes "Changes" by "Moby Grape"	Sundazed just released a collection of unissued stuff from 1967-68, some demos, some live: "The Place and the Time"
Bela Fleck & Anania Ngoglia	Kabibi	The banjo goes back to Africa and finds this amazing Tanzanian vocalist; check out the terrific "Throw Your Heart Down: Africa Sessions" (Rounder, 2009)
Bela Fleck and others	D'Gary Jam "D'Gary Jam" by "Bela Fleck and others"	The liner notes say this is 24 minutes long but the album only has this 6 minute snippet. Musicians to be identified later.
Taj Mahal & Kassemady	Tunkaranke (The Adventurer)	From "Kulanjan"-- Taj's 1999 collaboration with Toumani Diabate and others
Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate	Take This Hammer	With help from Toumani on kora & Ramatou Diakite on vocals
Paul Robeson	Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho	The allmusic.com website-- an excellent source of info-- describes "spirituals recorded during the mid-'20s with Lawrence Brown at the piano; Brown sings a duet with Robeson on a positively swinging, upbeat version of 'Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho' "
Pete Seeger	John Brown's Body "John Brown's Body" by "Pete Seeger"	I was looking for Paul Robeson's version but Pete will do!
Ry Cooder	Rally Round the Flag, Boys	Despite his dry vocals, Ry Cooder does a great job on this Civil War classic; from his 1972 "Boomer's Story" album. "Though we may be poor, not a man shall be a slave; shouting the battle cry of freedom!"
Leadbelly	On a Monday "On a Monday" by "Leadbelly"
Esther Ofarim	Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye	Leonard Cohen cover
Leonard Cohen	Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye	Live in London, 2008
Iron and Wine	Loud As Hope "Loud As Hope" by "Iron and Wine"	A nice new CD-- "Around the Well"-- is filled with good songs; on Sub Pop
Calexico	Quatro (World Drifts In)	Tucson's best band, so I'm told
The Handsome Family	Little Sparrows	Rennie & Brett Sparks new CD is "Honey Moon" (Carrot Top, 2009)
Freddy Fender & the Texas Tornados	The Gardens	On a wonderful tribute to Chris Gaffney, who (shockingly) died last year. Chris was a great songwriter, played most recently with Dave Alvin plus in the Hacienda Brothers with Dave Gonzales
Big Sandy, Los Straitjackets with Bill Kirchen	Silent Partner	Another Chris Gaffney tune
Chris Gaffney	The Guitars of My Dead Friends	This is the final tune on the tribute CD. So sad.
Los Straitjackets	Catalina "Catalina" by "Los Straitjackets"
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women	California's Burning
John Doe and the Sadies	The Sudbury Nickel
John Doe and the Sadies	Are the Good Times Really Over for Good	Cover of Merle Haggard, during his cynical opportunist period; thankfully Merle came out of that and still makes great music-- as does John Doe
Merle Haggard & The Strangers	Big Time Annie's Square	Merle hangs with the hippies on "Someday We'll Look Back" on Capital
The Blackjacks	The Red Dragon "The Red Dragon" by "The Blackjacks"	Let's twang until the top of the hour: "An Outbreak of Twangin': Phantom Guitars, Volume Two"
The Saxons	Saxon Warcry "Saxon Warcry" by "The Saxons"	More twang: "26 cool early 60s guitar instrumentals" on Psychic Circle
Steve Earle	To Live is to Fly "To Live is to Fly" by "Steve Earle"	Steve Earle's new CD is a tribute to the late and (very) great Townes Van Zandt
Steve Earle	White Freightliner Blues
Willie Nelson	I Just Dropped By "I Just Dropped By" by "Willie Nelson"	Old Willie. "To get these songs re-released, Willie had to pull a few strings." From his days back in Nashville in the 60s: "Naked Willie" (RCA Nashville, 2009)
Wayne Hancock	Work at Working "Work at Working" by "Wayne Hancock"	"If I can't find work, how am I gonna pay my dues." Wayne's new album is "Viper of Melody" (Bloodshot, 2009)
Dale Watson	10-4 "10-4" by "Dale Watson"
Flaco Jimenez w/The Westside Horns	Ta Bueno Compadre (It's OK Friend)	One of many great songs by/for Doug Sahm on "Keep Your Soul" (Vanguard, 2009)
Delbert McClinton	Texas Me "Texas Me" by "Delbert McClinton"
Holy Modal Rounders	The Whole World Oughta Go on a Vacation	Recorded in Nashville in, I think, the 70s. Reissued on CD: "Good Taste is Timeless" (Sundazed, 2009)
Oscar Brown, Jr.	Rags and Old Iron	Written in the early 60s, this amazing tune was reissued, along with newer Oscar Brown tunes, as "Then & Now" (Weasel Disc, 1995)
Nina Simone	Backlash Blues "Backlash Blues" by "Nina Simone"	I pulled this off a fine collection of black protest music, jazz & blues, called "Defiance Blues"
Kermit Ruffin	When My Dream Boat Comes Home	New Orleans hornman and bbq king has charisma and chops, a nice combination!
Bettye LaVette	Nearer to You "Nearer to You" by "Bettye LaVette"	Fine soul singer-- now back & better than ever-- put out some top notch stuff in the 60s that has been reissued by Sundazed as "Do Your Duty"
Ted Hawkins	Groovy Little Things "Groovy Little Things" by "Ted Hawkins"	I miss this guy. From "The Next Hundred Years" (DGC, 1994)
Empire Jubilee Quartet	Wade in the Water	This 1929 tune is part of an impressive book/CD of photos & baptism songs from 1890-1950-- "Take Me to the Water"-- with intro essay by Luc Sante.

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Listener comments!
	6:33am steve krinsky: Hey, anyone out there? I'd love to hear your comments on the tunes.
	6:51am NS Andy: Yes we're here, Steve. Possibly, it's that the Jeffrey crowd is trained to never expect the comment thing. OK, so comments: I love this Taj record, in a sort of bittersweet way- it was enjoyed by an ex and myself together... and then she "up and left me..." In another realm, I remember some years ago that a member of my farm (I used to operate a community supported farm in High Falls, NY) named Chris who owns a house in Jersey City says he was an acquaintance of yours... I haven't talked to him for years, but he spoke fondly of you. Anyway, I always enjoy your shows. Enjoying it currently here in Nova Scotia, enjoying government sponsored health insurance until December, and really getting my money's worth. Going out in the kayak today...
	7:00am NS Andy: Oh yeah, by the way: Chris is a really rockin' drummer... wife Anne, and three kids, who I am sure, I wouldn't recognize...
	7:19am steve krinsky: Andy, nice to hear from you-- up in Nova Scotia. Hi to Chris & Anne up in the Shawangunks
	8:10am George Hartman: Im dancing to White Freightliner Blues right now. More bajo!
	8:18am Ike: Nice Willie!
	8:39am Chip: Praise the iphone, now I can even listen in while I am church. I'm praying for your souls.
	8:46am lightning: Nina Simone did an amazing cover of Rags and Old Iron on a Colpix LP called "Nina's Choice." I never heard the Oscar Brown jr. version, probably the orignal. Thanks for playing it.

Steve Krinsky: Playlist from May 23, 2009

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