Steve Krinsky:
Playlist
from April 13, 2004
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| Big Guitars from Texas |
Boomerang
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Twang theme rides again |
| Freddy Krc |
Ride Through the High Country
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Austin drummer's solo country twang album from 1987: "Freddy Steady's Wild Country: Lucky Seven" on Amazing Records |
| Duke Levine |
Attack of the Mutant Guitars
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Duke Levine from Worcester, MA, has been rocking New England for decades |
| Charlie Hunter |
Two for Bleu
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Acid jazz/ jam band/guitar whiz Hunter covers a lot of ground & collaborates with interesting players from many genres. This tune is from his eponymous 2000 release on Capitol |
| Jimi Hendrix |
Country Blues
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Nobody has more posthumous releases than Hendrix. This tune-- from "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix"-- is a lost gem, a simple blues instrumental from a complex player |
| Dennis Bovell |
Harmonizer Dub
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Bovell was a player in the UK scene in the 70s; some of his best work was recently reissued on "Decibel"-- a compilation of his work from 1976-1983 |
| Blanket Mkhize |
Blanket's Guitar Solo
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from "Gumboot Guitar: Zulu Street Guitar Music" |
| Blanket Mkhize / Ngangabanye Zondi |
Gumboot 1993
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More Gumboot guitar-- the music of South African miners-- this one with concertina plus lotsa claps, stomps and grunts. |
| Horace Tapscott |
Bibi Mkuu: The Great Black Lady
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Composer/bandleader/activist Tapscott was a mainstay of Los Angeles progressive jazz until his death in 1999. His brilliant piano, on "Thoughts of Dar-Es Salaam (1997), fits nicely with Ray Drummond's bass and Billy Hart's drums. Check this cat out. |
| Coleman Hawkins |
You Can't Take That Away from Me
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| Billie Holiday |
You Can't Take That Away from Me
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Even this poorly recorded live version by Lady Day is great! |
| Calexico |
Praskovia
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These guys mix their southwestern stylings with an eastern european circus flavor on this tune; from "Convict Pool" on Quarterstick (2004) |
| Piero Umiliani |
Explosion #1/Band Astrale
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Late Italian composer ("Mah Nah Mah Nah") on this Japanese release-- "Effets Speciaux" (2003)-- from the Zippy CD company |
| Nat King Cole |
Sweet Lorraine
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This guy could play a mean jazz piano but they made him into a lounge singer instead. Still he was a damn good lounge singer! |
| Country Joe & the Fish |
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
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Lotsa long skips on this old piece of psychedelic vinyl. Sorry. |
| Mister Neutron |
A Mod Proposal
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from "Garage Justice, Volume 1"-- a collection of Austin vs. NYC garage bands. Produced by, among others, our friend Larry Higgs. |
| The Midgetmen |
8 Ball
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More "Garage Justice" |
| Ike Turner |
You've Got to Lose
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Before Tina, Ike was the guitar man |
| Gary US Bonds |
Dear Lady Twist
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Early 60s rocker with a reggae touch before there was much reggae; I danced to this tune in high school! |
| Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant |
Caffeine Patrol
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Country pickers in the morning |
| Steve Earle |
A Girl Like That
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Check out "The Q People: Tribute to NRBQ" on Spirithouse Records out of Northampton, MA. Nice article about the label: spirithouserecords.com/press_advocate_p2.htm |
| Mike Mills |
When Things Was Cheap
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more Q people |
| Los Jazz Vatos |
Chica Loca
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The lastest project from Austin/San Antonio drummer Ernie Durawa. Find out more at losjazzvatos.com and erniedurawa.com |
| Texas Tornados |
A Mover El Bote
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To anyone familiar with Texas music, the Tornadoes were a supergroup, with Freddy Fender on vocals, Flaco Jiminez on accordian, Augie Meyers on organ, Ernie Durawa on drums-- and Doug Sahm doing the rest |
| Spot Barent Band w/ Doug Sahm |
Just A Moment of Your Time
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Like Ernie, Doug grew up in San Antone. In the early 60s, he worked with the best R&B bands around. In 2000, Norton Records released a collection of his work called "San Antonio Rock: The Harlem Recordings 1957-1961" |
| Doug Sahm |
La Cucaracha
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"He's About a Groover" is a new compilation of Doug's early work, from San Antonio to San Francisco. Pancho Villa would love this rocking honking marijuana classic! |
| Sir Douglas Quintet |
You Never Get to Big...
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Ernie Durawa was playing drums with Doug when the band decided to go to SF in 1966 but Ernie decided to stay behind in Texas while Sir Doug and band brought Texas psychedelic blues to the world |
| Janine Wilson |
Make No Mistake
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Recorded in Texas-- with Ernie Durawa on drums-- this Washington, DC, blues singer's new album is a nice piece of work |
| Nighthawks |
Hot Spot
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This 1980s DC blues band sure could rock! |
| The Blasters |
Border Radio
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Live reunion of this Los Angeles rockabilly band-- with brothers Dave & Phil Alvin-- recorded in August 2003 at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA |
| Jimmie Dale Gilmore |
Deep Eddy Blues
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A song about Austin, from "Don't Look for a Heartache" (Hightone, 2004) |
| Carla Bozulich |
Remember Me
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| Carla Bozulich |
I'm Gonna Stop Killing
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| Willie Nelson |
Remember Me
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Willie covers this on "Red Headed Stranger" but the tune has been around the block |
| Kris Kristofferson |
Best of All Possible Worlds
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Clever lyrics from a young Kristofferson, now on "The Essential Kris Kristofferson" (Monument, 2004) |
| The Lonesome Sisters |
Bright Morning Star
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| Ayyappan Pattu |
Trikkur
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Ayyapan Velakke Temple Festival |
| Tom Brosseau |
No Reason
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Melancholy songwriter with a sweet voice; on Relax Records, PO Box 14754, Grand Forks, ND 58208 |
| Robin WIlliamson |
West from California's Shores
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Incredible Stringbander does Whitman (and Blake) on "Skirting the River Road" |
| Billy Bragg & WIlco |
Walt Whitman's Niece
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Two great poets here-- Whitman via Woody Guthrie-- done so well by BB & Wilco. |
| Robin WIlliamson w/ Ale Moller |
Sheperd's Tune
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Instrumental from "Skirting the River Road" with Moller, who plays Flute, Trumpet, Lute, Shawm, Mandola, Vibraphone, Dulcimer (Hammer), Drones, Bamboo Flute |
| Stanley Brothers |
Little Birdie
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Recorded March 24, 1956 on WCYB, Bristol, VA and released on CD in 2004 as "An Evening Long Ago" (DMZ/Columbia/Legacy) |
| Stanley Brothers |
Driftin' Too Far from the Shore
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Also from "An Evening Long Ago" |
| Spade Cooley |
Fidoodlin'
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This 1956 release was reissued recently on Collectors Choice music |
| Gamelon Son of Lion |
Gamelon II
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The western musicians made powerful gamelon music, based on traditional music from Java & other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. Now out on CD as "Gamelan in the New World" (Locust, 2004) |
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