Dr. John Wanna be Rich, Wanna be wealthy I believe I would rather be poor and healthy This is some nasty funk. I've been listening to a ton of The Meters lately. Their catalog runs about 80 deep. Check out The Very Best of the Meters. Download: MP3: The Meters - Chug Chug Chug-A-Lug (Push N' Shove), Pt. 2 MP3: Oscar Brown, Jr. - Chicken Heads MP3: [...]
For the first time in their long and storied careers two of New Orleans most recognizable acts - Dr. John and The Neville Brothers - will head out together for a US tour. The two acts will hit road starting on January 31 of next year for a cross-country run that brings their brand of Crescent City funk and soul to a mix of clubs and theaters, that will surely lend itself to some collaborations throughout the run. At least we hope so. If [...]
Download: "Vote" mp3 by Chris Stamey and Yo La Tengo Public Service Announcement "Time Has Come Today" mp3 by The Chambers Brothers, 1968. available on The Time Has Come "Stand!" mp3 by Sly and the Family Stone, 1969. avaliable on Stand! "Yes We Can Can" mp3 by Allen Toussaint, 2005. available on Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf Coast [...]
Few tunes are so genuinely New Orleans as the Earl King penned "Big Chief." Though King wrote the song, it was made famous and catapulted to legendary status by Professor Longhair in 1964. Below, Dr. John calls on Earl King to join Professor Longhair and The Meters for an evening closing version of "Big Chief." Basically, you're seeing the DNA of New Orleans music as we know it today all on stage together. Good stuff. Since we're on the subject. [...]
America, America, this is you! Library of Congress' Flickr Photostream Shorpy - The 100 Year Old Photo Blog MP3: Dr. John - The Patriotic Flag Waver
Got the Cherrystones' Hidden Charms compilation recently and, WOW, what a record!! Nothing less than you would expect from Mr Goddard pillaging his extensive record collection to provide a solid comp of psyche out madness. Highlight for me is Cher 's version of Dr John's 'Walk on Gilded Splinters' . Fabulous. Cher - I Walk On Gilded Splinters Please buy it from here .
Dr. John : I Walk On Gilded Splinters [ purchase ] Join Dr. John while he walks on guilded splinters with the King of the Zulu - if you dare! Roll outta my coffin Drink poison in my chalice Pride begins to fade And y'all feel my malice Here's a great page with info on Gris-Gris, the landmark album I Walk On Gilded Splinters comes from: Dr. John's Gris-Gris
It is the 25th anniversary of the Summer of 1973. I was 10-years old during that particular summer. I have a 10-year old of my own today. He's sometimes sweet, often petulant, always inquisitive. In short, he's a lot like his father. I've been thinking a lot about that summer over the past several months, how much the music will always be a soundtrack to that time. I was going to write a week long series of posts about my summer as a 10-year old, riding our banana-seated bikes around the lake where we [...]
Enjoy this sweet little psychedelic mix from my favourite music site ... Stephen Hawkings 'Cool in the Pool' mix 1) Björn J:son Lindh: Abdo 2) Dr John: I walk on guilded splinters 3) Donovan: Ferris wheel 4) Eno: Some of them are old 5) Peter Gabriel: Shosholoza 6) Guru Guru: Globertrotter 7) Phantom band: Latest news 8) Guy Cuevas: Everywhere is my home 9) Lauri Anderson: Excellent birds 10) Pierre moerlen´s´gong: An american in england 11) Automatic man: One and one 12) Leon Thomas: Shape [...]
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford: Jock-A-Mo (1953) [ purchase ] Larry Williams: Jockamo (aka Iko-Iko) (Late '50s) [ purchase ] Dr. John: Iko Iko (1972) [ purchase ] Dixie Cups: Iko Iko (1965) [ purchase ] I posted the Dr. John version of "Iko Iko" last week in my tribute to Jerry Wexler , but I'm including it here to [...]
1917–2008 The Adios Lounge would be remiss if we didn't acknowledge the passing of Jerry Wexler, who died Friday at the age of 91. I've often said that if I could live anyone else's life in history, I'd live Jerry Wexler's. He coined the phrase "rhythm and blues" while writing for Billboard, and when he was at Atlantic, he not only helped create rock 'n' roll, but later proved crucial in popularizing soul music. He worked with Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin at their peak, worked with Dusty Springfield and Wilson Pickett at [...]
I love when bands fuck with Wikipedia . The Brooklyn base band, VietNam, list their names as; Joshua "Exploding Motorcycle" Grubb on Lead Guitar and Vocals, Michael "Jesus Beard" Gerner on Guitar and vocals, Ivan "DJ Dolphin" Berko on Bass and Harp and Michael "Flaming Locks" Foss on Water Harmonica and Drum. The Bio goes on to say that Vietnam first appeared on YouTube, where their cover of Janet Jackson's hit single "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" , received over 1 million views. VietNam falls into the psych-rock category. Their [...]
Well, it's Wednesday again... and I still got them hump day blues. This week's selection includes some deep cuts from artists you won't find in the blues section of your local record store. It's a mixed bag, but it's all 100% blues. Stay tuned for the next installment, featuring some great stride blues tracks from the likes of Professor Longhair, Dr. John, and Otis Spann. Happy rest of the work week from the Stranger Dance crew. MP3s: Bob Dylan - Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat [...]
1908. It was a leap year starting on Wednesday. It was the year in which a ball signifying New Year's Day dropped in New York City's Times Square for the first time, Mother's Day was observed for the first time, Henry Ford produced his first Model T automobile, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series by defeating the Detroit Tigers 2–0 in the fifth game (their most recent Series victory), and, coincidentally, the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Written one hundred years ago, the song would [...]
Tien lentefrisse nummertjes, jammergenoeg enkel uit mijn cd-collectie want LP's omzetten naar MP3's is me net te omslachtig, evenals er naar zitten speuren via downloads. Akron/Family - Running, Returning Yeasayer - 2080 Devendra Banhart - The Beatles Jonathan Richman - When she kisses Beach House - Turtle Island The Cleintele - The Queen of Seville Sufjan Stevens - What goes on Cleveland Simmons group [...]
bill monroe - pike county breakdown david bowie - always crashing in the same car kruder & dorfmeister - 1st of the month part 2 al green - your love is like the morning sun clinic - thank you (for living) spiritualized - medication dr john - croker courtbullion burning brides - blood on the highway green apple quickstep - los vargos [...]
Consider this is the first New Orleans related post leading up to Mardi Gras (as part of our annual month-long Fat Tuesday lead up series). This album is one of my favorites in the Dr. John oeuvre. Laissez les bons temps rouler. I have but one ritual when I visit the Amoeba music, on [...]
Hi, Happy New Year! . . " 2008. The First Day List. " 01. Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day Just Another Diamond Day (Dicristina Stair, 1970) 02. Dr. John - Mama Roux Gris -Gris (Collector's Choice, 1968) 03. Comus - Song to Comus First Utterance (Breathless, 1971) 04. James Brown - Papa [...]
Peace Brother Peace (Mac Rebennack) Dr. John, from In the Right Place, ATCO, 1973 LISTEN Just a couple of more tunz in the spirit of the season, more or less. I've posted this photo before, snapped by yours truly while strolling through the French Quarter a few Christmas seasons past. Seeing it again reminded me of this Dr. John song, which was the theme song of my radio show on WEVL Memphis for 16 years. Having come of age [...]
curb your enthusiasm's hilarious season finale aired over a month ago, but another great hbo show, extras , is closing up shop for good this weekend with an extended christmas special...even if you've never watched a single episode, tune in sunday, because it looks amazing ...anyways, our fifth holiday compilation is a bit of a mixed bag, with great tracks from dr. john, smokey robinson, & joni mitchell, as well as my favorite song from my morning jacket's fantastic xmas fiasco style ep...i do feel a little self conscious about including mariah carey [...]
Rollo & Grady
Hidden Track
Boogie Woogie Flu
Muzzle of Bees
Cold Splinters
The Beat!
Star Maker Machine
Fusion 45
The Adios Lounge
The Stranger Dance
EAR FARM
Secretly Belgian
pigeon kicking
An Aquarium Drunkard
motel de moka
Home of the Groove
the leather canary
Rihanna Gets Nude For Nude
Pictures From Scamp – Day Two: Bob Weir Sits In With Primus
Diplo Blow Your Head 12 MOOMBAHTON 2k12 MIX
Craft Spells
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