The Dixie Hummingbirds on Jubilee Showcase in 1964. James Walker on lead vocals. Formed in 1928, and with changing lineups, they have performed for over 90 years.
A1 Hundo resurrects the grooves of Booker T. & The MG’s. Hard to find anything about the band.
The Brothers Comatose did a happy doomsday song.
Gotta go, but we’ll be back tomorrow. Have a great weekend.
Sea Cruise, Rico (1980) One of the most prolific session players of Jamaica’s pre-ska era, trombonist Rico Rodriguez (1934-2015) also recorded as a solo artist. He was an honorary member of The Specials, and was a longstanding member of Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra.
Written by Huey “Piano” Smith, Frankie Ford scored a gold record with Sea Cruise in 1959.
Instant Karma.
[via Feral Irishman]
Dinousaurs ate bees.
[via Memo of the Air]
Cornered waterspout.
[via Mme. Jujujive]
Animals chasing laser pointers.
Aliens – the honest movie trailer.
[ht/Wheels.]
The number of European pigs per sq. km.
[h/t Possum]
[Top image: Photocollage of the colors of the moon by Marcella Giulia Pace, h/t Paul Y.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Little Charlie & The Nightcats featured Rick Estrin on harp.
Justin Johnson cranked it up, floored it and blew the doors off. One of the greatest slide players around.
Altered Five Blues Band powers it up and flips the switch.
Kinda ran out of time (and steam) tonight, so I’ll make it short.
Seeya.
Tomorrow.
The Star Spangled Banner, The Diamond Four (ca. 1898)
South In My Soul, The Farr Brothers (1947)Hugh Farr played fiddle and sang bass; his brother Karl played guitar. In 1934, the Farrs were hired by a group called The Pioneer Trio, who renamed themselves Sons Of The Pioneers. The group is still performing, with new members being added as the elders move on. More about the Farr Brothers here (.pdf download).
Taiwan blue magpie.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Mr. Natural wants to talk to you.
Lakeville Independence Day parades.
WATCH THIS amazing pole jump in full screen mode.
Here’s a transcription of Cripple Creek if anyone needs it.
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Highway to Hesse? Bon Goes to Bitburg? The Heimatdamisch is pure Oberkreiner rock.
The Iguanas album Nuevo Boogaloo (1994) had some catchy tunes, this being one of them. The Tex-Mex band from New Orleans has been doing it for decades on vinyl, stage, television and movies.
Tab Benoit, live at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival 24 June 2022. Great hard driving blues. Not sure of the band lineup, unless it’s Swampland Jam.
Backing Benoit is Corey Duplechin on bass, Chip Vayenas on drums.
[h/t Lobo91, who was there.]
Long weekend for those who deserve it (like all of you reading this) and we’ll see you back here tomorrow just for the hell of it.
They Wonder Who I Am, Lightnin’ Hopkins (1955)Samuel John “Lightnin” Hopkins (1912-1982) was 8 when he was introduced to the blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson and was inspired to make a cigar box guitar. Jefferson later tutored him and reportedly never let another guitarist accompany him.
Shooting pool on a rolling sea.
[h/t Bunkerville]
His lawnmower wasn’t manly enough.
The story behind Todd Rundgren’s Hello It’s Me.
[Facebook link h/t Octo.]
The Arctic is having the coldest summer on record.
[Top image: Found in Bad Postcards.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
“I’ve synchronized The Flight of the Valkyries (by Richard Wagner) to 8 Line Riders racing down the track for victory. Choose your team color and cross your fingers. All lines were drawn by hand.” [Link found buried in here.]
M. Shadows screams about something for half a minute.
The Shadows Nepal, from Narayangadh, Chitwanrock, have been performing for over 20 years and have a large following, both in Nepal and around the world. Dharma appeared on their 2nd album, Hidne Manche Ladcha, released in 2006. More about them here.
The Shadows in a clip from the 1961 movie The Young Ones, complete with their typical choreography (and some overdubbed not-quite-Beatlesque screaming girls).
I can’t remember if I’ve got big plans for the weekend or not, but I know I’m supposed to do something. See you back here whenever.
Grunion Run, The Hollywood Persuaders (1963)Paul Buff was a Marine veteran who was making parts for guided missiles when he decided to go into the recording business. A multitalented musician and recording engineer, he needed a flip side for his band’s 45 of Tijuana Surf, so he contacted a 20 year old guitar player named Frank Zappa.
Meep.
Just in time for summer.
[h/t Bunkerville]
42 Butterflies of North America.
A small disruption in a magnetic field.
Rhapsody In Blue (1924) visualized [via].
Superimpose photo of your product here.
[Top image: Rotated, cropped & inverted the colors of the original (below the break). I don’t recall where I found it or why I did it.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Badass Chuck found here.
The Perch Creek Family Jug Band (since renamed Perch Creek) are four siblings plus a stray from Northern New South Wales, are currently based in Melbourne, Australia.
Deak Harp jams outside Deak’s Mississippi Saxophones & Blues Emporium in Clarksdale, Mississippi (2014). Guy got his bonafides by following James “Mr. Superharp” Cotton up and down the east coast before getting a job driving Cotton’s van (and THIS is a Mississippi Saxophone).
Lotta things going down these days, but that’s not news to anyone. In the meantime, have a great weekend and maybe we’ll see better things tomorrow. See you then.
Tacky Raccoons 