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December 29, 2006: Uh Wuh Oh
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Ride of the Ruthless | Nice to be back in the Friday morning seat |
| Dick Dale & his Deltones | Jungle Fever | Another great DD surf collection on Sundazed; this tune is from 1962 |
| Tele Ranch | Walk Don't Run | Steve Barker is the guy behind all this. Check out his website: teleranch.com |
| Tele Ranch | Four on Six | Sure it's twang. The CD's "Surf, Turf and Twang" but it's jazz too. A Wes Montgomery tune. |
| Junior Wells | Junior's Nuts | Chicago blues from class harmonica player, still belting out those great tunes |
| Magic Sam | Backstroke | This guy was one of the best blues pickers around; this tune-- recorded live at Sylvio's in Chicago in 1966-- doesn't sound as good as he does |
| Ray Charles | Sidewinder | Ray covered this Lee Morgan number in 1971; it turns up on a 1997 Rhino CD called "Genius + Soul = Jazz" (which combines two albums) |
| Lee Morgan | Dee Lawd | With help from John Hicks, George Benson, Reggie Workman, Billy Higgins and others |
| Bo Diddley | Mumblin' Guitar | A 1959 instrumental, found on Bo's Chess Box |
| Bo Diddley | Untitled Instrumental | This 1961 number began as bed (talkover) music but we just let it finish out on its own |
| Little Buster & his Soul Brothers | Whatever It Takes | Long Island's best bluesman died in May, 2006; this tune is from his 1998 Bullseye Blues CD |
| H-Bomb Ferguson | Rock H-Bomb Rock | Great blues shouter died this past year; Rev-Ola put out a collection of his best stuff called "Big City Blues: 1951-1954" |
| Tiny Bradshaw & his Orchestra | Pompton Turnpike | Tribute to NJ, on "Heavy Juice: 1950-1955" (Rev-Ola) |
| [Noir Movie Soundtracks] | "The Killing" | Music from great Kubrick 1956 flick, smart thiefs rob the racetrack |
| [Noir Movie Soundtracks] | White Heat | Max Steiner composition, from 1949 Cagney flick; from "Crime Scene USA: Clasic Film Noir Themes & Jazz Tracks" on Giant Steps |
| [Noir Movie Soundtracks] | Key Largo | Bogart et al, in Florida, 1948 |
| Mongo Santamaria | Last Tango in Paris | Soundtrack to Bertolucci film, 1972 |
| Mongo Santamaria | Fingers | Both Mongo tracks from "Fuego" (Fania, 2006) |
| Benjamin Escoriza | Carambola (Moroccan Mix) | From a wonderful collection of world music on Riverboat Records: "Rhythm of the River" |
| Efran Finatawa | Lledeman | Killer guitar from the Tuareg people of North Africa, also on "Rhythm of the River" |
| MC Sabrinha | Eu Solto O Som A Voz | Brazil is hot: "Rio Baile Funk: More Favela Booty Beats" |
| MC Cula | E So Senta | Another Favela Funk Fave |
| Freddy Fender | Ya No | Freddy-- who died of cancer in October-- began as a Tex-Mex rock & roller. Arhoolie put out a collection of his early stuff in 2003: Freddy Fender Interpreta El Rock" |
| Freddy Fender | Juegos (Tell It Like It Is) | Demon Records, out of England, put out "Exitos en Espanol: The Spanish Side of Freddy Fender" |
| Freddy Fender | Tell It Like It Is | It's not Aaron Neville but Freddy does okay on this sweet sad song |
| Stoney Edwards | She's My Rock | George Jones had a hit with this but I think Stoney did it first; from "Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country" (Trikont, 2006) |
| Bobby Womack | Bouquet of Roses | Eddie Arnold did this in 1955, Faron Young in 59. Bobby Womack covered it 40 years later; also on "Dirty Laundry" |
| Ned Sublette | Cheater's Motel | C&W goes to Cuba: Ned's incredible "Cowboy Rhumba" album mixes it up and makes it work. Great stuff |
| Uncle Bunt Stephens | Sail Away Lady | From the soundtrack to "Desperate Man Blues"-- the documentary about Joe Bussard, record collector extraordinaire |
| Mike Seeger | Hudson Valley Breakdown | |
| Dick Rosmini | Red Apple Juice | |
| Professor Louie & the Crowmatix | Frosty | Hot instrumental from this Hudson Valley folk group. Find out more at woodstockrecords.com |
| Ian & Sylvia | Tomorrow is a Long time | Dylan song |
| Geoff Muldaur | Poor Boy Blues | Former member of Jim Kweskin Jug Band knows the blues; from "Harry Smith Project, Revisited" (Disc 2) |
| Bill Neely | Black Land Farm | Bill used to show up around Austin in the early 70s, guitar in hand, ready to play; this tune if from Arhoolie's "16 Down Home Country Classics" |
| Tony Gilkyson | Old Cracked Looking Glass | Most of the tunes on "Good Guitar" are originals but I couldn't resist Tony's cover of this obscure Woody Guthrie song |
| Kelly Willis | He Don't Care About Me | Written by Bruce Robison, now husband/partner with KW; from "Fading Fast" (A&M, 1996) |
| South Austin Jug Band | Lady Be Good | Not sure why I love this Gershwin tune so much but here's yet another great version, with a country flavor |
| South Austin Jug Band | Overdrivin' the Mic | An instrumental original from these boys, on their 2005 "Dark & Weary World" CD |
| Austin Lounge Lizards w/ Kelly Willis | We Always Fight When We Drink Gin | The band is clever but, with Kelly Willis helping on vocals, they sure do swing. Produced by the ubiquitous Lloyd Maines |
| Butch Hancock | When the Good & the Bad Get Ugly | New CD--"War & Peace"-- is very political. Butch now lives in the Big Bend area; write him (to buy CD or whatever) at Box 468, Terlingua, Texas 79852 or check out angelfire.com/mi/jeffmiller/ or email me at stevek@wfmu.org |
| Melancholy Ramblers | Wayfaring Stranger | Check out melancholyramblers.com to find out more about these Austin folks or buy their new CD: "Goin' to the Mountain" |
| The Freddy Steady 5 | I Can Beat Your Drum | Longtime Austin drummer fronts this group and-- on "Freddy Steady Go!-- covers "timeless Texas rock & roll" |
| Dale Hawkins | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town | Recorded in 1969, this album-- "L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas (Rev-Ola, 2006)-- has help from James Burton, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham and others |
| Bobby Bare | What Color (Is a Man) | Great songwriter and country music character; this tune can be found on a CD that combines two of his clever 60s albums: "A Bird Named Yesterday" & "Talk Me Some Sense" |
| Bobby Bare, Jr's Young Criminals Starvation League | Uh Wuh Oh | The son. Also clever. From "The Longest Meow" (Bloodshot, 2006) |
| Willie Nelson | Rainy Day Blues | One of Willie's great old songs, redone on "Songbird" (Lost Highway, 2006) |
| The (Original) Lost Gonzo Band | Intro | Last January, a bunch of Austin musicians and lots of friends recorded a concert out in Luckenbach, a semi-abandoned town up in the Hill Country. Much of the music is from Jerry Jeff Walker's 1973 "Viva Terlingua" album |
| The (Original) Lost Gonzo Band | Gettin' By | The current CD-- "Viva! Terlingua! Songs of Luckenbach, Texas"-- is available at villagerecords.com (along with lots of other Texas music) |
| Melancholy Ramblers | Back Door Man | This charming rap by Brady Coleman serves as our outro |
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