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"Big Carnivorous Feast" with mark (archive)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Billy "The Kid" Emerson Red Hot (VA) The Sun Records Collection Rhino Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Studios in Memphis, was born this day in 1923.
Little Milton Lookin' For My Baby (VA) The Sun Records Collection Rhino
Carl Perkins Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing (VA) The Sun Records Collection Rhino
Charlie Feathers Defrost Your Heart (VA) The Sun Records Collection Rhino
* The Black Ryder Burn And Fade Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride Mexican Summer new, hazy, nice
* Tamaryn Choirs Of Winter The Waves Mexican Summer new, hazy, nice
The Black Hollies Don't Be Afraid To Ask Softly Towards The Light Ernest Jenning a fave CD from 2009
* Giant Sand Monk's Mountain Blurry Blue Mountain Fire new from Howe Gelb & Co.
Moonhead Thin White Rope (VA) Acres For Cents Zippo 1987 compilation LP that also features Giant Sand and Howe Gelb's other group, The Band Of Blacky Ranchette
King Louie One Man Band Heartbreak Habitrail Chinese Crawfish Goner 2005, New Orleans
The Cramps Human Fly Psychedelic Jungle/Gravest Hits IRS
* Mouse & The Traps Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice (VA) Glimpses Volumes 1 & 2 Past & Present more 60s garage/psych etc
Señor Soul The Mouse It's Your Thing Double Shot 1969
James Brown Forever Suffering The Payback Polydor 1974
* The Singing Mellerairs Ain't It A Shame (VA) Said I Had A Vision: Songs & Labels of David Lee Paradise of Bachelors
Billy Taylor with his Trio I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Tower 60s LP that I bought 20+ years ago for like 25¢ when it was withdrawn from circulation by my home town public library. WTF? R.I.P. Billy Taylor, who passed away last week.
* Jason Robinson Cerberus Reigning The Two Faces Of Janus Cuneiform new. West Coast dude mixing it up with some of NYC's finest players...
* Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro Donde Andabas Anoches Sin Rumba No Hay Son! World Village new Cuban tunes
* Dailey & Vincent Sweet Carrie (VA) Bluegrass Number One Hits Rounder TURBO pickin' from 2008
* Winter Drones Undreamed/Unheard Blood In The Coffin Weird Forest opposite of turbo pickin' !
Chippewa Nation Powwow Song (VA) The Mississippi River Of Song: A Musical Journey Down The Mississippi River Smithsonian Folkways Interesting concept comp from 1998
* Afrocubism Benséma Afrocubism Nonesuch Malians and Cubans mix it up
* Solar Temple Suicides Pale Blue Dot Sentinels Of The Heliosphere Sleepy new from Baltimore
* Sassparilla Mexico Ramshackle self-released new from Portland, OR
* Whitey Morgan & the 78s Bad News Whitey Morgan & The 78s Bloodshot new from Flint, MI
Billy Joe Shaver Hardworkin' Man Salt Of The Earth Lucky Dog love me some Shaver whenever opportunity hits
Billy Joe Shaver Whiteman's Watermelon Salt Of The Earth Lucky Dog
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver Ain't No God In Mexico Honky Tonk Heroes Pedernales