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It's been a while since I wrote anything on here. This and the next couple of posts are going to be about cover songs. People seem to love hearing cover songs whenever they go to concerts. Somehow at every show, someone wants to hear "Stairway to Heaven" or "Free Bird." This Louis Armstrong Clip features Louis Armstrong singing his song " A Kiss to Build a Dream on ," followed by Fats Domino's classic "Blueberry Hill." Though on Louis Armstrong's Greatest Hits , there is a [...]

I've been away from this Blog for a while, but be sure to subscribe to the feed. I have a lot of GREAT stuff to write about Bob Dylan, U2, and others. Stay tuned.

I love new music that feels both timeless and old at the same time. Inspired by the spirit of the holiday Preservation Hall Films and Ben Jaffe have created this adorable, romantic video. Filmed in the French Quarter it features acclaimed vocalist Clint Maedgen backed by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band , and showcases New Orleans at its most charming. Click the link below to watch and have a very happy valentines day from Preservation Hall as well as your friends at Lost Melodies. http://www.preservationhall.co m/valentine/index-NEW.htm

There are a number of versions of the Hank William's song Lonesome Whistle Blow including Bobby Darin's rock infused version and even a version by Beck . The rendition that I wanted to share with you is the Bob Dylan version apparently recorded during the Freewheelin' Bob Dylan recording session but did not make it onto the album for whatever reason. Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is among my favorite records and this song would have worked great as part of the album. His voice sounds great [...]

The following is a review by a guest review from Blog Called T. I hope you enjoy the review! It's a quagmire being a Genesis fan. Is it an evolution or devolution for a band to go from 10+ minute progressive rock opuses to 3 minute pop hits? Is the band changing with the times or with the roster Genesis' 2 major front-men - Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins both went on to have lucrative careers in the music industry as solo artists; both solo careers let you [...]

A Spammer is illegally using addresses with the suffix "@lostmelodies.com." I want to assure you that I, the webmaster, am 100% against spamming. The only emails that you should ever receive from me will be regarding music in general or posts on this site. I am doing all that I can to prevent this from happening. I sincerely apologize to anyone coming to this site after receive an unsolicited spam message.

"For me, jug band music is the mud that my toes are planted in" Grateful Dead's Bob Weir. I wrote about jug band music in the past and am excited that there is a new documentary about jug band innovator Gus Cannon called Chasin' Gus' Ghost and features Bob Weir, David Grisman, Jug Band Revivalist Jim Kweskin , Taj Mahal, and Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian. The movie will premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 13th. I hope it has a wider release and would like to [...]

The gospel song "Wonderful Time Up There," which I wrote about in the last post, was written by Lee Roy Abernathy and a hit song for Pat Boone in 1954. Here is Boone's version of the song for comparison. Additionally, in the last post, I wrote that the gospel boogie recording on The Great Lost Performance of " Wonderful Time Up There " was Johnny Cash's only recording of the song. However, I found another version of Johnny Cash performing it. It would be [...]

Released this week is a live performance by Johnny Cash entitled The Great Lost Performance. Recorded on July 27, 1990 (17 years ago this week), this album includes Johnny Cash's first performance anywhere of his original " What Is Man ?," his only recorded version of country gospel's " Wonderful Time Up There " and " A Beautiful Life ," and his only concert version of " Life's Railway To Heaven ," whose studio version by Cash was released only posthumously on the 2006 release Personal File. "Life's Railway to Heaven" is [...]

My friends at Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else feature some nice Beatles covers of the songs "Hey Jude, " "She's a Woman," "Can't Buy Me Love," "I'll Cry Instead," "Yellow Submarine," "Dear Prudence, "George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord," "All You Need Is Love," Let It Be," "Eight Days a Week,"and John Lennon's song "Mother." These covers are by Maynard Ferguson, Chet Atkins, and others. To add to the Beatles love, I found a number of high quality Beatles images for your enjoyment. John Lennon: John Lennon and wife Cynthia Lennon in [...]

Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash (and sometimes Young) fame just released Just Roll Tape. The music recorded April 26th, 1968 features the original demo versions of some of the most famous Crosby, Stills, and Nash songs including "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Helplessly Hoping" and "Wooden Ships." This is really a treat. The solo acoustic sounds and voice of Stills are loud, raw, and clear. These recordings contrasts nicely with the more famous, polished versions of these songs. NPR recently did a story on this which includes an interview [...]

Unchained Melody is one of the most iconic songs of all time. The writer of this song, Lyricist Hy Zaret, passed away yesterday at the ripe old age of 99. In his memory, I found some of the more well known renditions (and there are a lot to choose from): Elvis Presley, Righteous Brothers , U2, The Scene from the movie Ghost , Tom Jones, and Engelbert Humperdinck. There are two other songs which I had always attributed to others were in fact [...]

At http://www.attblueroom.com/mus ic you can watch the following shows for free! Enjoy the weekend! Friday, June 15th: Uncle Earl 12:30pm - 1:15pm Cold War Kids 1:15pm - 2:15pm Brazilian Girls 2:15pm - 3:30pm Kings of Leon 3:45pm - 5:00pm Paolo Nutini 5:00pm - 6:15pm Gillian Welch 6:15pm - 7:45pm The Nightwatchmen 7:45pm - 9:00pm The Roots 10:00pm - 11:30pm Saturday, June 16th: Old Crow Medicine Show 12:45pm - 1:45pm [...]

I have yet to attend the Bonnaroo music festival (which starts tomorrow in Tennessee). But, from what I understand, the organizers of this explosion of music should equip all attendees with these self cleaning underwear (via Gizmodo )

NEW YORK - Organizers today announced sixteen of the headliners who will perform at the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall said. Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, April 16 at 10 a.m. EDT. "Capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming," Wall said. "Live Earth will be a monumental event both [...]

One of the best ways to find lost melodies is by using streaming radio by websites such as xpn and npr . Not only are these stations strong supporters of music from years gone by, but they are also stalwarts of modern singer songwriters, avante-garde musicians, and Indie artists. This type of music is not readily available to the majority of Internet surfers via other means such as traditional airwaves. I am a strong supporter of podcasts and streaming music especially in these so-called fringe genres. However, US Congress is in yet another fight against providers of [...]

A Grateful Dead concert, recorded New Years '76 at The Cow Palace, was recently released by Rhino Records . The sound quality is excellent. Though there are thousands of bootlegs on sites like archive.org , the majority don't sound half as crisp as this. Like the majority of Grateful Dead concert recordings, this one has it's hits and misses. But, when you roll with the punches, sometimes you get hit real good. Here are some highlights for me: Mama Tried (disc 1). I just love this old [...]

Vieux Farka Toure inherits the Malian blues-guitar torch from his famed Grammy winning father, Ali Farka Toure on his self-title debut album, which was released on February 13 th . The music is really fresh, has influences that range from Malian guitar to reggae and include Ali's final recordings. You can order a copy of the CD. In case you are wondering whether Vieux is merely trying to profit off his father's name or really has talent of his own, I would recommend checking out some of his solo performances [...]