As we shovel out, or just look out the window Monday morning, George Winston plays the Vince Guaraldi composition with some improvisation of his own.
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Guitars!
Monday morning finds Jesse Welles with just the greatest smile and joy singing about his true passion in life! What a kick.
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Sweet Baby James
That Sunday
Monday morning, Nat King Cole reminisces about a summer Sunday.
Thanks to YouTuber catman916
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Lead Belly!
The great Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, King of the 12-string Guitar, one of the most important musicians in American music, is the subject of a recent film documentary, titled Leadbelly: The Man Who Invented Rock and Roll. Perhaps it would be more telling to subtitle the film, The History of Being an Exploited Black Musician in America. What makes this film special is that the producer of the film, Alvin Singh II, is the great-nephew of Leadbelly, and the film includes not only his remembrances of Leadbelly, but also the wonderful on-screen memories of Tiny Robinson, Lead Belly’s niece. And to top it off, we get plenty of first-hand accounts of Leadbelly from interviews with a dazzling array of musicians— Odetta, Pete Seeger, Harry Belafonte, BB King, Oscar Brand and more…
Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to listen to my review (and more Lead Belly music!), as broadcast on the Arts Express radio program, heard on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.
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Fentanyl: Jesse Welles
The Best Folk Singer/Songwriter Of His Generation?
“Jesse Welles has got a voice like John Prine, plays guitar like Bob Dylan, and can write a song that’s as topical and clever as the songs of Phil Ochs or Tom Paxton or Woody Guthrie. It turns out, despite his handsome shaggy-haired babyface look, he has been making songs for a long time. In an age where so much music is artificially created with plastic lyrics and digitally manipulated instruments, it is refreshing to hear a protest song on a simple acoustic folk guitar that doesn’t just talk about generalities, but actually names names, and has a political point of view…”
Click on the mp3 link or triangle above to hear the rest of my commentary on Welles, as broadcast this week on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the country.
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If I Had A Hammer
Monday Morning, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and Seeger’s grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, belt their song out.
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Bullsh!t
Monday morning, It is what it is. Another Jesse Welles gem. This guy is writing topical songs as fast or faster than Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton used to in the Sing Out! days.
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La Llorona: Chavela Vargas
What a voice. You can read about the singer here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavela_Vargas
And the eerie legend of La Llorona:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona
Thanks to YouTuber Milan Music
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This Is The Life
Monday morning, Shut Up and Kiss Me wonder where’re you gonna sleep tonight.
This catchy song was originally a big hit for its singer-songwriter, Scottish Amy Macdonald, who wrote it when she was only 16. The song made its way all through Europe a decade and a half ago, and landed here with this Romanian band.
Thanks to YouTuber Shut Up & Kiss Me!
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Slaves
Monday morning, it’s Martin Luther King Day, and Capitalist Class Leader Inauguration Day, but Jesse Welles reminds us how things actually work.
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Which Side Are You On?
Sad Eyed Lady
Monday morning as we contemplate the omission of Dylan’s greatest love, Sara Lownds, from the recent biopic, we might listen to this epic written by Dylan for her
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And we’ll post tomorrow as we missed yesterday.
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Sultans of Swing
Monday morning, 450 million + YouTubers can’t be wrong. Mark Knopfler’s and Dire Straits “Sultan of Swings” was an original lyrical, musical and guitar instrumental rock achievement.
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Act Naturally
Monday morning, Ringo meets Stanislavsky and Buck Owens.
Thanks to YouTuber Ringo Starr 4 ever
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Dumber
And we’ll finish off the week with one more great song from Jesse Welles
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That Can’t Be Right
What the heck, let’s make it an all Jesse Welles week. This guy grows on me every day more and more.
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War Isn’t Murder: Jesse Welles
Monday morning, another great song by Jesse Welles. It’s gotta be one of the best anti-war songs I’ve heard in the last fifty years. Take good care of yourself, kid, the world’s going to need you.
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Slippin’ and Slidin’: John Lennon
Monday morning, John Lennon banging out a Little Richard classic. Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of his death.
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Little Saint Nick
Josh Turner and friends with a rollicking Beach Boys re-creation straight from his apartment. The harmonies, the ridiculous lyrics, and the 1960s vibe are all so much fun.
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Clay Pigeons
Monday morning, Toni Lindgren, without her singing partner Elle Cordova (formerly Reina Del Cid), singing a typically great John Prine song. Always wonderful guitar playing, and she really nails the John Prine spirit.
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She Loves You
Monday Morning, Dutch musicians Oliver Pesch (git/voc), Gijs van Duijn (git/voc), Bonno Getz (bass/voc), Max van Dijk (drums) with an impressive recreation of “She Loves You,” a song that holds up incredibly well.
Thanks to YouTuber The Analogues
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Railroad Bill
Monday morning, some fancy banjo picking by Eliza Mary Doyle on the folk classic Railroad Bill.
Thanks to YouTuber Hayabusa
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Pleasures Of The Harbor: Phil Ochs Live
Monday morning, a live version of “Pleasures of the Harbor” by Phil Ochs, an island of calm during a raucous Carnegie Hall concert.
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