Guitar Army
"Guitar Army" by "Big Guitars from Texas"
Texas music for a change!
Bobby Previte & Charlie Hunter
40th Parallel
"40th Parallel" by "Bobby Previte & Charlie Hunter"
With help from Greg Osby on sax, from "Groundtruther Latitude" (Thirsty Ear, 2004)
Ernest Ranglin
Surfin'
"Surfin'" by "Ernest Ranglin"
With Jamaican jazz great Monty Alexander-- on piano and as producer-- from "Below the Bassline" (1996)
Shawn Pittman
East Side Groove
"East Side Groove" by "Shawn Pittman"
Oklahoma-born, now another Austin blues guy; from "Somethings Gotta Give" Pardon the sloppy segue!
Greyboy/The Messengers
Hancoks Hideway
"Hancoks Hideway" by "Greyboy/The Messengers"
DJ Mix from "Shades of Grey"
Greyboy/Hank Carbo
Back Luck
"Back Luck" by "Greyboy/Hank Carbo"
This 60s soul song just snuck up on us
Greyboy/Saundra Philips
Ms. Fatback
"Ms. Fatback" by "Greyboy/Saundra Philips"
More of the mix, with a nice bluesy vocal
Greyboy/Vernon Garret
U Blew My Mind
"U Blew My Mind" by "Greyboy/Vernon Garret"
Greyboy found some obscure soul on vinyl and it goes on and on...
Ray McKinstry
Dinah
"Dinah" by "Ray McKinstry"
Smooth 50s R&B sax on "The United Records Story" on Delmark; with Junior Wells, Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim, TIny Grimes and more
Los Hombres Calientes
New Bus Stop
"New Bus Stop" by "Los Hombres Calientes"
These New Orleans guys-- led by Bill Summer & Irvin Mayfield-- play jazz, funk, Latin, ska and more. With Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez on drums, replacing Jason Marsalis.
Duke & the Drivers
Come A Little Closer
"Come A Little Closer" by "Duke & the Drivers"
Pals & contemporaries of the J Geils Band, these Boston-area guys started touring last year and put out a hot live album called "Check Your Bucket" (Dukedom, 2003). These last two are for Len!
Slim Harpo
Got Love If You Want It
"Got Love If You Want It" by "Slim Harpo"
Blues with a rhumba beat, from one of the best
Angela Strehli
You Don't Love Me
"You Don't Love Me" by "Angela Strehli"
This Texas blues gal sure can belt out a tune! From "Blonde and Blue" (Rounder, 1993)
Corey Harris
Njarka
"Njarka" by "Corey Harris"
With Ali Farka Toure, from "Mississippi to Mali" (Rounder, 2003)
Corey Harris
Tamalah
"Tamalah" by "Corey Harris"
More Ali Farka Toure here
Mother Earth
I'll be Moving On
"I'll be Moving On" by "Mother Earth"
Tracy Nelson fronted this 60s band along with RP St. John-- and a bunch of great players. Does anyone know what happened to RP SJ?
Delbert McClinton (not)
Lord Knows I've Tried
"Lord Knows I've Tried" by "Delbert McClinton (not)"
"Don't Let Go: The Collection" has 15 songs attributed to early Delbert. But this one doesn't sound like Delbert.
Delbert McClinton (not)
Lost in a Dream
"Lost in a Dream" by "Delbert McClinton (not)"
That's Delbert on harmonica but the vocal sounds more like Glen Clark, Delbert's partner in the 70s.
Delbert McClinton
Mr. Pitiful
"Mr. Pitiful" by "Delbert McClinton"
That gravelly voice is the real Delbert, doing a nice cover of an Otis Redding tune.
Los Lonely Boys
Onda
"Onda" by "Los Lonely Boys"
Hot Tex-Mex guitars from the Garza brothers; despite technical difficulties, the tune rocks
Tony Furtado
Oh, Berta, Berta
"Oh, Berta, Berta" by "Tony Furtado"
Billy Pope turned me on to this stuff-- and lots more. From his 2002 "American Gypsy" CD. This is not bluegrass!
Kelly Willis
Heaven Bound
"Heaven Bound" by "Kelly Willis"
KGSR: Radio Austin puts out a series of CDs of music recorded live at the station. This tune is from Volume 8.
Warren Zevon
Lawyers, Guns and Money
"Lawyers, Guns and Money" by "Warren Zevon"
Also from KGSR, Volune 8, recorded in 1999.
Del Castillo
Para Mi Sobrina
"Para Mi Sobrina" by "Del Castillo"
Another great Tex-Mex brother guitar duo, from "Vida" (2004). Keep an eye/ear open for these guys.
Elliot Goldenthat
The Floating Bed
"The Floating Bed" by "Elliot Goldenthat"
From the soundtrack to "Frida"
Alejandro Escovedo w/ Rosie Flores
Ballad of the Sun & Moon
"Ballad of the Sun & Moon" by "Alejandro Escovedo ...
Some say he is the best songwriter in Austin; although he's been ill (Hepatitis C) and broke (no health insurance), he still can play! From KGSR Broadcasts, Volume 10.
Son Volt
Sometimes
"Sometimes" by "Son Volt"
"Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo" is a new 30 song CD with singers like Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle and many more.
Melancholy Ramblers
What About You
"What About You" by "Melancholy Ramblers"
Trio out of Austin includes Brady Coleman (fiddle, guitar), Frances Barton (accordian), Marco Parella (hummel-- a cousin to the dulcimer)
Melancholy Ramblers
Total Yodel
"Total Yodel" by "Melancholy Ramblers"
Brady Coleman does a short yodel here, just what we need!
Melancholy Ramblers
Ballad of the Killer D's
"Ballad of the Killer D's" by "Melancholy Ramblers"
Original tune about the heroic Texas legislators who avoided the clutches of the evil Republicans!
Melancholy Ramblers
Total Yodel (again)
"Total Yodel (again)" by "Melancholy Ramblers"
We need to hear Brady's yodel one more time.
Joan Baez
Christmas in Washington
"Christmas in Washington" by "Joan Baez"
"Come Back, Woody Guthrie" wrote Steve Earle om this timely song; Joan Baez sang it in March 2003 for KGSR Broadcasts, Volume 11.
Mavis Staples
Hard Times
"Hard Times" by "Mavis Staples"
A terrific new album-- "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster"-- makes these old old songs sound so new.
Butch Hancock & Marce Lacouture
So I'll Run
"So I'll Run" by "Butch Hancock & Marce Lacouture"
Al Strehli tune, from "Yella Rose" (Rainlight Records, 1985). This album, now on CD, is highly recommended.
Duhks
Camptown Races
"Camptown Races" by "Duhks"
More Stephen Foster. From American Roots Publishing, 2004.
Henry Kaiser
Autumn Waltz
"Autumn Waltz" by "Henry Kaiser"
Stephen Foster wrote instrumentals too and Henry Kaiser knows how to keep a 150 year old song fresh
Raul Malo
I See You
"I See You" by "Raul Malo"
Former lead singer of the Mavericks, Malo wrote this song and does a great job with it. From KGSR Broadcasts, Volume 11.
Mumbo Gumbo
All Along
"All Along" by "Mumbo Gumbo"
A single from 1990 on Diesel Only Records out of Brooklyn
Roane County Ramblers
Green River March
"Green River March" by "Roane County Ramblers"
Music from 1928-29, on Country Records in Charlottesville, VA
Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" by "Peter Stampfel & the Bottle...
New CD from these NYC folkies
Steve Earle
The Seeker
"The Seeker" by "Steve Earle"
Brand new very political CD from Texas rocker: "The Revolution Starts Now" (Artemis, 2004)
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