Steve Krinsky:
Playlist
from April 3, 2003
Steve Krinsky:
Playlist
from April 3, 2003
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April 3, 2003: Bring the Boys Home
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas |
Guitar Army
|
Twang theme attack |
| Edwin Starr |
Time
|
Soul singer Starr (1942-2003) offer another call for peace |
| Freda Payne |
Bring the Boys Home
|
Great soulful cry against Vietnam war. Support the soldiers, stop the war. |
| Tony Allen |
Don't Fight Your Wars
|
Fela drummer, from his own "Home Cooking" (2003) |
| Manu Chao |
Mentira
|
Righteous internationalism, punky worldbeat. From "Clandestino" |
| Ennio Morricone |
Guns Don't Argue
|
A Western soundtrack for our cowboy/gunslinger president |
| Jim Hightower |
Wave Our Flag!
|
Texas populist speaks of patriotism and protest, with Morricone's "Overture" from "Fistful of Dollars" as backing track |
| Larry Verne |
Mr. Custer
|
I hope the GI's still love this 1960 novelty tune! |
| Steve Earle |
What's A Simple Man to Do
|
This Texas songwriter's not afraid to speak out! |
| Asian Dub Foundation |
Change A Gonna Come
|
from "Frontline" (2002) |
| Hasidic New Wave & Yakar Rhythms |
Frydginator
|
American jazz with Senegalese drums, Jews and Muslims collaborate |
| Bob Marley and the Wailers |
Simmer Down
|
from 1964 on "Studio One: Greatest Hits" CD |
| Bruce Longstreet |
Jah Ray
|
former WFMU Station Manager sings in memory of the late Ray Franks, former WFMU DJ and all-around nice guy |
| Willie Bryant |
Amateur Night in Harlem
|
Bryant, aka the Mayor of Harlem, played/hosted at the Apollo for decades. In 1995, Delmark issued a CD of his music from the 40s. |
| Bob Range |
I Found Out
|
Willie Bryant only performs on half the songs on the Delmark album; the rest were R&B vocals by the likes of Doc Pomus (yes, the songwriter) and Bob Range |
| Doc Sausage |
Sausage Rock
|
from "Honkers & Bar Walkers,Volume 1" on Delmark |
| Oscar Brown, Jr. |
Somebody Buy Me a Drink
|
from the superb jazz songwriter of the 60s |
| Porky Cohen |
Jim Dog
|
Retired Roomful of Blues trombonist does his own thing |
| Joe Bataan |
Chickie's Trombone
|
1967 Fania boogaloo, from "Latin Funk Brother" compilation of Joe Bataan's best |
| Joe Bataan |
Chili Beans
|
More Fania funk, from 1971 |
| Los Super Seven |
Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo
|
Raul Malo and friends cover Benny More |
| Ibrahim Ferrer |
Guaguanco Callejero
|
more great Cuban music from Buena Vista Social Club vocalist, from "Buenos Hermanos" (2003) |
| Howard Armstrong w/Ikey Robinson & Ted Bogan |
My Four Reasons
|
from "Louie Bluie" soundtrack, a documentary film about fiddler Armstrong by Terry Zwigoff |
| Varttina |
Hopeat
|
from "Iki" (2003) |
| Bill Frisell |
The Tractor
|
from "Blues Dreams" on Nonesuch (2001) |
| Bill Frisell |
Fifty Years
|
also from "Blues Dreams" |
| Fred Neil |
The Other Side of This Life
|
Live version from songwriter extraordinaire Neil, who left Greenwich Village in the 60s to return to Florida, where he lived until he died of cancer in 2001 |
| Jefferson Airplane |
The Other Side of This Life
|
A rousing cover of Neil's song, from 1969 live album "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" |
| BF Shelton |
Pretty Polly
|
Recorded by Ralph Peer in 1927 in Bristol, TN |
| Carter Family |
The Storms Are On the Ocean
|
Two of the artists recorded at the Bristol Sessions-- the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers-- went on to major careers as country music pioneers |
| Penny Lang |
How You WInds
|
from "Gather Honey" (2001), a superb collection of Lang's work from the 60s on. |
| Derailers |
Uncool
|
More twang from Austin |
| Townes Van Zandt |
Snowing on Raton
|
Recorded live at McCabes in Santa Monica, with a few good jokes thrown in |
| Kelly Jo Phelps |
No So Far to Go
|
from "Slingshot Professionals" on Ryko (2003), with Bill Frisell on guitar |
| Petty Booka |
Sophticated Hula
|
Japanese duo do clever covers. Say that three times fast. |
| David Lindley & El Rayo X |
Tiki Torches at Twilight
|
Great tune from multi-instrumentalist Lindley and band |
| Outback |
Buenaventura
|
Didgeridoo, from "Baka" (1990) |
| Xavier Quija Yxayotl |
Mazata (To The Deer)
|
from "Aztec Dances" on Canyon Records (2002) |
| Amadou & Mariam |
Barika
|
Couple from Mali, from "Wati" on Circular Moves (2002) |
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