Saturday, May 5, 2012

Saturday Music Club: why I've never taken Alabama the band nor Charlie Daniels seriously

La Melle Prince:


Maggie and Terre Roche (with the Oak Ridge Boys and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section):


Wanda Jackson:


X:


Life after Life with Jello Biafra:


Ray Charles:


The Scruggses and the Watsons:


Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers...for some reason, uploaded while cranked up to not quite 1, much less 11. So, turn your volume back down after this one:


Hot Rize with the Punch Brothers:


Fairport Convention:


Johnny Cash:


Merle Travis:


Levon Helm and Friends on Elvis Costello's tv series:

5 comments:

Jerry House said...

Love it!

(But you have your Merles confused.)

Todd Mason said...

That's two middle-aged moments in an hour. Time to go back to sleep. Thanks, Jerry.

pattinase (abbott) said...

La Melle Prince sounds so much like Patsy, I would have identified it as her for sure. I love those strong female voices.

Todd Mason said...

Doesn't she? And yet, as I mentioned, we almost immediately lost her as a recording artist (as far as I can find), and gained Bocephus...who makes Alabama look creative and talented and Charlie Daniels sophisticated and tasteful in comparison.

Gerard said...

One of my favorite Thompson songs. http://youtu.be/UyV8gV7HYp4