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June 6, 2003: Brand New Day
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Guitar Army | A nice way to begin a radio show! |
| Hellecasters | Valley of the Pharoahs | Los Angeles guitar combo, from "Essential Listening, Vol 1" on Hightone, 2002. In Memory of Chris Beyer. |
| Grateful Dead | Jam Out of Terrapin | from "So Many Roads" sampler (1999) |
| Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban | Los Twangueros | This 2003 CD of Cuban guitar sounds is my favorite album of the moment! |
| Soulive | Solid | Soul jazz funk groove, a hot band with a bad name |
| Noble Watts & Nat Adderley | The Creep | Noble and Nat, two horn men from Florida, blow some jazzy R&B. Thin Man Watts still plays at age 77! |
| Noble Watts & Nat Adderley | Yo Yo | As bed: Is this music too good to talk over? |
| Max Roach & Abdullah Ibrahim | Consanguity | 1977 improvisation between magnificent jazz drummer and South African pianist |
| (from Burkina Faso) | Allah Man Dogo | Unknown percussionists, on |
| Rebirth Brass Band | Chameleon | Young New Orleans jazz whippersnappers, from "Take It To The Streets" (Rounder, 1992) |
| Chris Ardoin | Chris' Trail Ride | Hot zydeco number from current generation Ardoin, of the Amadie et Bois Sec Ardoins. |
| Danny Barker | You Got the Right Key But the Wrong Keyhole | Much-revered New Orleans jazz guitarist and storyteller; from "Save the Bones" (Orleans, 1988) |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World | Huge man with a sweet voice, Iz was a star in Hawaii until his death in 1997 at age 38. At one point, he weighed over 750 pounds! |
| Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio | Clowin' the Frets | from "Slidin' On the Frets" collection of tunes from 1920s & 30s influenced by Hawaiiann steel guitar, on Yazoo (2000) |
| Sylvester Weaver | Guitar Rag | The great blues guitar instrumental-- also on "Slidin' On the Frets"-- became "Steel Guitar Rag" when Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys did it a few years later. |
| Patrick Sky | Don't Think Twice | Of Creek Indian ancestry, Pat Sky was/is a witty folksinger who covered lots of Dylan songs |
| Nanci Griffith | Soutbound Train | from "Flyer" (1994). Too many strings. |
| Tom Waits | Downtown Train | A better train groove for sure. |
| Red River Dave McHenry | Amelia Earhardt's Last Flight | Red River Dave, who wrote this song, does it live at the 1981 Kerrville Folk Festival |
| LCCS 1st Graders | Los Politos | Children from the Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City sing about the chicks they recently hatched |
| Joan Baez | De Colores | This Mexican-American folk song is an anthem of Chicano pride; from "Gracias A La Vida/Here's to Life"-- Joan B's terrific 1974 bilingual album |
| LCCS 3rd Graders | Shepherd's Hay | Short instrumental tune on recorder |
| LCCS 2nd Graders | Water | Kids in Jersey City want clean water!! |
| LCCS 3rd Graders | Oats | Another recorder instrumental |
| Sweet Honey In The Rock | Young and Positive | An uplifting number about pride and strength |
| LCCS 4th Graders | Ladybug | Another tune from the 2003 Learning Community Charter School Spring Concert CD |
| Kingston Trio | MTA | Poor Charlie, still riding on the Boston subway after all these years! |
| Louis Jordan | Mop Mop | |
| Saxons | Camel Walk | Voytrepek! |
| Buster Brown | Madison Shuffle | |
| JB Hutto | Slidewinder | |
| The Caravans | Know Your Rights | |
| Eric Ambel & Roscoe's Gang | Three Feet Under | from "Loud & Lonesome" (1994) |
| Greg Brown | Smell of Coffee | |
| Kevin Welch | Killing Myself | from "Cow Hear This 2" collection of Nashville alternative songs, on Cowpendia, 2003 |
| The Gourds | Omaha | Billy Joe Shaver song |
| The Sabrejets | Train in Vain | Another "Rockabilly Clash" but scratch on CD nixed it |
| Skillet Lickers | Hand Me Down My Walking Cane | Skillet Lickers-- raunchy old timey band from 1930s-- to the rescue! |
| John Hiatt & the Goners | Uncommon Connection | from "Beneath This Gruff Exterior" on New West, 2003, w/ Sonny Landreth back on lead guitar |
| Big Ass Truck | Lil Tico | Recent rock & roll from Memphis |
| Dewey Phillips | Radio excerpt | Famed Memphis DJ, from "It Came from Memphis" soundtrack CD |
| Sid Selvidge | Boll Weevil | Also from "It Came from Memphis" |
| Sid Selvidge | Since I Met You Baby | from "Twice Told Tales" (Elektra, 1993) |
| Booker T & MGs | Mrs. Robinson | |
| Staple Singers | Brand New Day | |
| Jackie Mittoo | North of the Sun | Recent reissue ("Champion in the Arena, 1976-1977") of tunes from late reggae producer and founding member of Skatalites |
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