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"Back Up & Push" with mark (americana AT wxdu DOT org) (archive)

Wednesday, May 2, 2007 | 10:30 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
* Ry Cooder The Dying Truck Driver My Name Is Buddy Nonesuch
* Lewis & Allen Thomasson Gatesville (VA) Texas Hoedown Revisited County 1970. Previously unreleased.
* Uncle Earl Black-Eyed Susie / Wish I Had My Time Again Waterloo, Tennessee Rounder
Fugazi Exit Only Steady Diet Of Nothing Dischord
Operation Ivy Bad Town Energy Lookout
* Sanctity Beneath The Machine Road To Bloodshed Roadrunner from Asheville
The Cherry Valence Guaranteed The Cherry Valence Estrus NC band's first record
Rye Coalition Stairway To The Free Bird On The Way To Smokey Water On Top Tiger Style
Led Zeppelin I Can't Quit You Baby Led Zeppelin Atlantic Bassist John Paul Jones produced the CD played earlier by Uncle Earl. He showed up at MerleFest this past weekend and guested with many groups, usually playing mandolin. Uncle Earl introduced him by saying "He used to play in a little string band called Led Zeppelin."
Ian Hunter Words (Big Mouth) Shrunken Heads Yep Roc new from the former Mott the Hoople frontman
* Group Doueh Wazan Samat Guitar Music from Western Sahara Sublime Frequencies goddamn this is FINE!
* Mavis Staples 99 And 1/2 We'll Never Turn Back Anti- New. Produced by Ry Cooder, who started the show.
Gil Scott-Heron I Think I'll Call It Morning Pieces Of A Man Flying Dutchman 1971. His 2nd record. ¡Muy bien!
* Rosebuds I Better Run Night Of The Furies Merge new
Human League Don't You Want Me Dare A&M 1981 in all its glory!
* The Icicles Chasing Fireflies Arrivals & Departures Microindie
The Lovin' Spoonful Daydream Daydream Kama Sutra
Faces Borstal Boys Ooh La La Warner Bros. 1973
Scrimshanders Lie Low Longneck self-released
Red Stick Ramblers Belle Bring It On Down Memphis International from their 2003 album... new one coming this year.
* 500MG Chapel Perilous Apocatastisis Three Lobed
Crooked Still Shady Grove Hop High Signature Sounds new... nice cello, eh?? Ran outta time for Loretta this week :(