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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Super Heavy Blues Express
Forty-two years ago today in downtown Atlanta, the Super Heavy Blues Express came to town. And what a truly astonishing line-up - Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Al Hibbler, with Jelly Roll as an added attraction.
Via the pages of Atlanta's radical underground newspaper The Great Speckled Bird and the Georgia State University Library Archives.
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Monday, May 13, 2013
The Lovely Jewel Brynner
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Fast Freight
Happy birthday, Ritchie ("Arvee Allens") Valens
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Nick Touches On Fool's Paradise With Rex
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Labels: Debbie D, Fool's Paradise With Rex, Nick Tosches
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Nick Tosches On The Hound's Show
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Labels: Debbie D, Nick Tosches, The Hound
The Devil In George Jones
This richly illuminating profile of George Jones comes to us from Nick Tosches, and was published by Texas Monthly back in 1994. It's highly recommended reading and a mighty fine way to spend an hour or two
Nick Tosches Month.
Image via Tommy Bishop.
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Labels: Country, George Jones, Greg, Nick Tosches
Monday, May 6, 2013
Six Days On The Road
From 1961, here is the rarely heard original version of Six Days On The Road by Paul Davis, made into a timeless country truck-driving classic when Dave Dudley recorded it in 1963. Thanks to YouTuber Mattys45s for sharing it.
The tune was co-written by Carl Montgomery (brother of singer Melba Montgomery) and Earl Green, who also co-wrote another indispensable trucker classic, the Willis Brothers ' Give Me Forty Acres.
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Ichiban's #1 Song Of All Time
Our team of experts has concluded that Ernie K Doe's "Mother-In-Law" is the greatest song ever recorded. Written by Allen Toussaint and featuring Benny Spellman's perfect back-up singing, it sounds fresh and inspiring after repeated listenings. Thanks for the magic.
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Labels: Allen Toussaint, Debbie D, Emperor Of The Universe, Ernie K-Doe