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December 27, 2003: Okeechobee Sunset
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| Artist | Track | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Big Guitars from Texas | Sunburn | Good tune to start a show on a winter's day |
| Deke Dickerson | Switchblade Stomp | Deke plays a hot style of of country & midwestern; from "Mr. Entertainment" on Rock & Roll Inc (2003) |
| Deke Dickerson | Wiggle Wobble | Another one, recorded live with horns |
| Hank Penny | Progressive Country Music for a Hollywood Flapper | Late 40s (and beyond) Western swing guitar player does the California thing |
| Geoff Muldaur | Davenport Blues | GM put together a strong group of musicians and singers, including Loudin and Martha Wainwright, on this nostalgic but charming tribute to jazzman Bix Beiderbecke |
| Geoff Muldaur | Futuristic Rhythm | The album-- "Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke" on Edge (2003)-- is a mix of covers and originals, instrumentals and vocals |
| Oscar Peterson/Itzhak Perlman | Stormy Weather | Classical violinist Perlman fiddles along with jazz pianist Peterson on their 1994 duet album, "Side by Side" |
| Louis Jordan with Ella Fitzgerald | Baby, It's Cold Outside | Recorded in NYC in August 1948 or 1949 |
| Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies | Sheik of Araby | In the 1930s, Texan bandleader Brown, like his friend Bob Wills, created a mix of country music and jazz that could really swing |
| Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies | Brownie's Stomp | This Milton Brown original is one of the best in western swing |
| Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys | Catalina | A sweet tune from these Southern California rockabilly boys |
| Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys | (You Mean) Too Much for Me | Modern country tune-- pedal steel, honky tonk piano and clever drums-- from new live album |
| Paul Burch | Lovesick Blues Boy | One of the best young alt country songwriters pays his dues with this tune |
| Buddy Miller | When It Comes to You | He continues to sizzle, great tunes and fine playing from band-- including wife Julie (vocals), Tammy Rogers (fiddle), Fats Kaplin (accordion). Buddy plays the optigon on this one. |
| Buddy Miller | Water When the Well is Dry | Both tunes from Buddy's most recent album, "Midnight and Lonesome" on Hightone (2002) |
| Billy Lee Riley | Hillbilly Rockin' Man | Billy Lee Riley has been playing terrific rockabilly, with a serious dose of rockin' blues, for 50 years. Seriously under appreciated, this country gem is the title cut from his newest album. Check him out on billyleeriley.com |
| Wanda Jackson | Heart Trouble | She was something way back when-- and she still can sing. Another rockabilly relic with a new CD and help from some fine young players |
| Don Walser | Rolling Stone from Texas | A contemporary yodeler, now living in Austin and still playing the clubs |
| Dave Dudley | Coffee, Coffee, Coffee | Dave Dudley will be spending more than 6 days on the road now that he has passed on to the big truck stop in the sky. Born: 5/3/28, Died: 12/22/03 |
| Gary Stewart | Whiskey Trip | More sad news: Honkytonker Gary Stewart-- who sang drinking songs with the best of them-- died last week at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida. |
| Gary Stewart | One Night | Stewart sang many great tunes, some originals, many covers. Here's his version of the New Orleans r&b classic, written by Dave Bartholomew |
| Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon | Suburban Life | In 1987, GS did a great duet album with Dillon that is a mix of boozy melancholy and macho swagger |
| Gary Stewart | Okeechobee Purple | A stoned anthem to Florida: "Head on outta Manhattan, past the Statue of Liberty. Head on down to old Key West, where the sun sinks into the sea." |
| Cowboy Envy | Cowboy Blues | Sweet western harmonies, from a charming band out of Atlanta. Check them out at cowboyenvy.com |
| Neil Morris & Charlie Everidge | Turkey in the Straw | from "I'm on My Journey Home" collection of folk music, recently reissued on CD by New World Records |
| Delmore Brothers | Hey Hey I'm Memphis Bound | 1930s country music brother duo, also on "I'm on My Journey Home" |
| Red River Dave McHenry | Amelia Earhart's Last Flight | Red River Dave, who began writing and singing cowboy songs in the 1930s, performed his best-known song live at the 1981 Kerrville (Texas) Folk Festival |
| Randy Van Horne Singers | Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie | Corny vocal ensemble. But it works here, no? |
| Jimmie Riddle | Eephing | Amazing vocal piece, from the "I'm on My Journey Home" album |
| Mamou | Les Flammes D'En Fer | Cajun rock & roll from 1988, on Jungle Records (distributed by MCA) |
| Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers | Beau Jocque Boogie | This guy died way too soon |
| Tribalistas | Carnavalia | Terrific new album from Brazilian trio of Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown, Arnaldo Antunes |
| Airto Moreira | Mulata and Futebol | Tribute to soccer, from Brazilian percussionist and friends |
| Corey Harris with Rising Star Fife & Drum Band | Back Atcha | Contemporary blues-- from some of the younger players featured in the Scorcese PBS blues series-- with a nod to Africa, aka "Sitting on Top of the World" |
| James Black | Mr. Gris Gris Man | 1970s New Orleans jazz drummer, from Night Train Records "Bosses of the Big Easy Beat" series |
| JB Hutto | Slidewinder | Great Chicago blues instrumental, from "South Side Chicago Blues"-- part of the Delmark 50th Anniversary Collection |
| Chris Smither | Ninety Nine Year Blues | Bues classic from contemporary folk guitarist |
| Marvin Rainwater | Don't Tell My Boy | Marvin Rainwater was an charming and versatilie musician in the 50s and 60s, playing great rockabilly and C&W alongside mediocre ballads. This song is somewhere in between |
| Johnny Cash | Down the Line | from "Unearthed"-- the new 5-CD collection of Cash material |
| June Carter with Johnny Cash | Ballad of a Teenage Queen | from early Louisiana Hayride material |
| Diamond Rio, Lee Roy Parnell, Steve Wariner | Working Man Blues | Nashville heavies tribute to Merle Haggard |
| Flying Burrito Brothers | White Line Fever | Another great Merle Haggard tune, nicely done by post-Gram Burritos |
| kd lang | Turn Me Round | Jump up and twirl to this rocking country number |
| Del McCoury Band | 1952 Vincent Black Lightening | Tasty bluegrass cover of Richard Thompson tune |
| Jack White | Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over | from the soundtrack to "Cold Mountain" |
| Dilly & his Dill Pickles | Bust Down Stomp | from "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be: Early American Rural Music from the 20s & 30s" (Volume 7) on Yazoo Records |
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