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Lions and Spiders and War, Oh My!

Lions and Spiders and War, Oh My! When you first hear C.W. Stoneking you might mistake him as a lesser known singer from the 1930s blues era. The voice, the use of instrumentation and percussion, the subject matter sung about, even the stifled mono sound rasping through the speakers sooner reminds you of Benny Goodman, than an experimental shoe-tapper from Footscray, Melbourne. And yet I hear even on stage this man has the presence of someone torn straight out of the history books. Stoneking's first album King Hokum introduced his playful sound. There was even some banter between himself [...]
Artist:C.W. Stoneking
Title:Brave Son Of America
Link Text:C.W. Stoneking - Brave Son of America
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Year:2008