Episode 260: Waltzes & 2-Steps (Cajun Special No. 3)
Up now on dollarcountry.org, mixcloud.com/dollarcountry, and apple podcasts!
Episode 260: Waltzes & 2-Steps (Cajun Special No. 3)
Up now on dollarcountry.org, mixcloud.com/dollarcountry, and apple podcasts!
The night was Claire
And the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling
Down.
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Lloyd Price’s birthday today!
youtu.be/c4H-rg1k4sw?...
RIP...the great Augie Meyers, 85 years old.
Meyers on his meeting his baseball-loving pal Doug Sahm for the first time:
"For years, I used to work at my momma's grocery store. It's where I met Doug Sahm, he used to come in and buy baseball cards."
Scenes from the 7th annual Autorama in Dallas. WFAA Collection. March 1967. youtu.be/uUd3ZGTwOwk?...
A compliment to the Best US Psychedelic Albums of the 60s - The Best British Psychedelic Albums of the 60s
grantmcphee.substack.com/p/top-15-bri...
John Cale by Paul Morrissey, 1966
Happy 84th to John Cale 🧁 #BOTD
The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs acoustic demo with Cale on vocals youtu.be/oDHTwvopOdQ?...
Photo by Kati Horna (1966) The artist is sitting in a room surrounded by his designs, including two of his Hand Chairs.
RIP Pedro Friedeberg 🫶
(1936-2026)
Texas Rhythm Boys - Benzedrine Blues
youtu.be/gq6OL2fEsvQ
vocal by Alvin Edwards
Spencer P. Jones - Execution Day
youtu.be/qFtwtqRsqvE
Promo video for "Execution Day" from Rumour Of Death (1994) featuring Rowland S Howard, Brian Hooper and Conway Savage.
Mr. Ditta's Grocery Store (2014 Remaster) · Lightnin' Hopkins
youtu.be/nJz2bW_mBjY
from Free Form Patterns
℗ 1968 International Artists
What's Left of Me · the Nervebreakers
youtu.be/05-5YX2jQ1I
from We Want Everything!
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 - June 11, 2015)
Ornette Coleman Quartet :: Roma 1974 #1
youtu.be/na_3r_bf5gA
'Grabación de la televisión italiana (Schegge, Rai 3) del cuarteto de Ornette Coleman en 1974. Ornette Coleman: saxo ; James Ulmer: guitarra ; Sirone: bajo; Billy Higgins: batería.'
Sometimes I Run: Stanley Maupin, Sidewalk Flusher
youtu.be/7vihw4eqUsg
'1973 film portrait of Stanley Maupin who cleans sidewalks at night for the Dallas Department of Sanitation. A 1973 flim by Blaine Dunlap with music by Ken Watson.'
Frankie Lee Sims - Single Man Blues
youtu.be/RiU1W9K2wLg
1948 recordings
on Nighthawk 106
JEANNIE C. RILEY "The Back Side of Dallas"
youtu.be/8ugvPm9XA-k
‘Jeannie C. Riley "The Back Side of Dallas" was nominated for a Grammy Award.’
Mouse and The Traps-Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice 1966
youtu.be/PuF_3fxDznI
"The boys from Tyler, Texas, were one of the more prolific garage bands with a short stint in the 60's and later reformed in the 70's."
Jim Dickinson - Shake Em On Down (1960's Blues Bopper)
youtu.be/uCaIF9gct_o
"Jim Dickinson born Little Rock Arkansas,he was a prolific Memphis based recording artist & started out doing recording sessions fo Bill Justis. This great romping blues rocker was recorded in 1965..."
The Kinks - Shangri-La
youtu.be/mPNWGv1aE0I
"Shangri-La is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)...."
I Don't Believe in Anything · The Nervebreakers
youtu.be/yxGKeXVjUzo
from We Want Everything!
thewordoftheday 9/3 - throe (/θroʊ/) - n: a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm; a sharp attack of emotion.
George Crumb - Sonata for Solo Cello (1955) I. Fantasia. Andante espressivo e con molto rubato
youtu.be/cQy-WBXLMbI
Cello : Frans Helmerson
In 2013 I collected all versions of These Boots Are Made For Walking that I could find. It's supposed to be the most covered song ever. I posted 200+ here: these-boots-are-made... but there are more. I just added a couple that I missed and fixed a few links.
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Memphis Minnie - Poor And Wandering Woman Blues
youtu.be/xtDkrcGePKM?...
1939 single for Vocalion records