
Episode #54 Born To Ascend (Roky Erickson tribute)
06/06/19 • 66 min
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Episode #53 Blues To Alan (pt. 1)
The first half of todays episode will feature brand new vinyl acquisitions to my collection, 3 tracks from Earth's BRAND NEW LP "Full Upon Her Burning Lips" on Sargent House Records. and MORE. The second half is part 1 of my tribute to Al Wilson of Canned Heat. A visionary musician, environmentalist and member of the 27 club. I will start off the series with some samples of his influences. Several cuts of country blues from the 1920's in their most recent and best sounding remasters. Here ya go: 1. Earth - Datura's Crimson Veils (2019 Double LP "Full Upon Her Burning Lips") 2. Earth - Cat's On The Briar (2019) 3. Earth - A Mandrake's Hymn (2019) 4. Mark Lanegan Band - Hit The City (2004 LP Bubblegum) 5. Mark Lanegan Band - Stange Religion (2004) 6. Mark Lanegan Band - Head (2004) 7. Cherubs - Sooey Pig (2019 Preview track from not yet released LP "Immaculada High") 8. Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues (1931 Remastered for PBS American Epic Soundtrack 2018) 9. Henry "Ragtime Texas" Thomas - Bulldoze Blues (1927 from Yazoo Records Comp) 10. Memphis Jug Band - K.C. Moan (1927, American Epic 2018) 11. Charlie Patton - When Your Way Gets Dark (1929 Paramount, Yazoo Remaster) 12. Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues (1928, J.R.T. Davies Remaster Frog Records) 13. John Fahey and Al Wilson - Sail Away Ladies (1966 Vol. 4, Al Wilson plays the Veena)
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Episode #55 The Roots of Robert Johnson
In honor of the release of the new biography of Delta Blues legend Robert Johnson "Up Jumped The Devil" by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlowe, I put together an episode exploring the musicians and records that influenced the young Robert Johnson. People that influenced him directly such as Charlie Patton, Son House and Willie Brown as well as numerous artists he would've only heard on records in the 1920's and 30's: 1. Freddie Spruell - Milk Cow Blues (1926) 2. Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (1927) 3. Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues (1927) 4. Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll and Tumble Blues (1929) 5. Charlie Patton with Willie Brown - Some Summer Day pt. 1 (1930) 6. Willie Brown - Future Blues (1930) 7. Son House with Willie Brown - Walking Blues (Test pressing 1930) 8. Son House - Preaching The Blues pts. 1 & 2 (1930) 9. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (1931) 10. Skip James - 22-20 Blues (1931) 11. Kokomo Arnold - Milk Cow Blues (1934) 12. Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (1931) 13. Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell (1935) 14. Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues (1928)
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