For the last few years the forum members at Alt Country Tab have put together a monthly compilation of various tunes. Download the zipped files here , and see here for the original post. Feel Bad For You March 2009 1. Doug Sahm & The Texas Mavericks - Hillbilly Soul and a Rockabilly Mind.mp3 From: Who Are These Masked Men? (1986, out of print) Available on eMusic . 2. "Strange Days" JJ Cale - [...]
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I've been busy planning a party for the past week or so and need a break from all the upbeat music so today's Five For Friday is going to slow it down. For those not familiar with Madeleine Peyroux she is my favorite romantic dinner or chill out music. Also don't forget to enter the MaryKate O'Neil contest , I'll be drawing a winner in a few days. Also, like everyone else out there, I've had a post deleted, not even sure why. I made a deal with myself that if 5 posts get killed [...]
I've been busy planning a party for the past week or so and need a break from all the upbeat music so today's Five For Friday is going to slow it down. For those not familiar with Madeleine Peyroux she is my favorite romantic dinner or chill out music. Also don't forget to enter the MaryKate O'Neil contest , I'll be drawing a winner in a few days. Also, like everyone else out there, I've had a post deleted, not even sure why. I made a deal with myself that if 5 posts get killed [...]
I've been in Ohio for a funeral since Friday and was able to hang with my folks in Columbus, OH. It got me thinking about the songs my dad would play on long road trips when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure that my taste for twang and love of alt-country is a result of my old man playing Willie, Waylon, Cash, Alabama and John Denver in the car on family vacations. Back in 1984, "Long Hard Road" by They Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was my favorite song. I wore the shit out of Plain Dirt [...]
Wee Z doing his best Knowshon Moreno impression. Nice shootout win over the defending champs in Death Valley for the 'Dawgs. Bring on the Gators! Florida Hate Week begins today. Go Dawgs! Sic 'em! -------- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 23 is available from .
Before I started this blog, I probably wouldn't have listened to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Luckily I've grown and expanded my musical taste or I would have missed a whole lot of great music. MP3 File
MUSIC NEWS - Comedian, actor, writer, banjo player, Steve Martin has recently completed recording a serious banjo music album. It was produced by by fellow banjo man John McCuen ( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ), with help from Tony Trischka and Pete Wernick. Also playing were Russ Barenberg on guitar, Matt Flinner on mandolin and Brittany Haas on fiddle, among others. The sessions included brand new Martin compositions, performed in both the three finger and clawhammer styles (you pickers understand !). No word on which label will release, or when it may be availalbe [...]
Today is a trip back in time. This first song is from 1970's Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy. This amazing album is a combination of so many styles of music, but my favorite is the fiddles and that jug band sound. Oh yeah, Mr. Bojangles is on this album. MP3 File
It's kind of a shame the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is best known for an album that isn't really theirs. Will The Circle Be Unbroken is a landmark bluegrass recording organized by the NGDB, but the main draw are performances by legends like Maybelle Carter and Earl Scruggs and the songs are mostly traditional. To get to the heart of what the real Dirt Band were all about, you have to look past the 'tribute' album, delving into the solid string of albums leading up to it (and beyond), especially this excellent 1970 outing released just [...]
This is from the album Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy. MP3 File
The Carter Family: Wildwood Flower [ purchase ] Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Wildwood Flower [ purchase ] Joan Baez: Wildwood Flower [ purchase ] Duane Eddy: Wildwood Flower [ purchase ] Wildwood Flower is one of the classic American songs. Originally entitled " I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets ," it was written by Maud Irving Joseph Philbrick Webster [...]
When you are sad and lonely, and have no place to go, Call me up, sweet baby, and bring along some dough... Honky Tonkin' is a straightforward honky-tonk hit. One of my favorite Hank Williams songs. There's really nothing to the words, and the melody is very basic, but Hank still made it a classic. Here are four cover versions of Honky Tonkin' and a live version by Hank: Joe Ely - Honky Tonkin' (mp3) ( buy album ). The Nitty Gritty Dirt [...]
Willie Nelson's 4th of July picnic will take place again in the historic Fort Worth stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday July 4th. This is his 33rd annual 4th of July picnic , which was moved to Fort Worth's stockyards in 2004, in celebration of his 50th anniversary in country music. Most of Willie's picnics were held around Austin. Artists Lineup for this year's picnic: (among many others) Willie Nelson & Family Kris Kristofferson Leon Russell [...]
The National Recording Registry was established by the Library of Congress , under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000. The registry celebrates the richness and variety of the nation’s audio legacy and underscores the responsibility to assure the long-term preservation of that legacy for future generations. The Library announced the current 2005 Registry on April 1, 2006. In announcing the registry, [...]
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