Random tunes to burn your weenies, burgers and buns by.
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Sam Redbreast Wilson (with the Mad Dog Margaritas) rolls a nice 2-way highway roadtrip vibe.
Pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph did an amazing interpretation of Blind Lemon Jefferson‘s That Black Snake Moan (1927). In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Randolph at 97 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Unfortunately the videos from this session don’t give credit to his partner (I’m guessing that’s his brother).
What if SRV had a younger step brother in the UK?
The Zac Schulze Gang cranks out some serious speed blues/rock.
Bad news: I didn’t trap the skunk that’s been roaming the back yard. Good news: Haven’t seen or heard the skunk in two weeks. Better news: porch time happens tomorrow. See you then.
“A hand drawn animated documentary, following the rhythms of a day in Yorkshire. It captures the sound of Yorkshire, from its multicultural and bustling cities like Bradford and Sheffield, to the delicate sounds of birds in the country side and the hypnotic rhythm of the motorways and train tracks.”
That Yorkshire Sound by Marcus Armitage [h/t Nag on the Lake].
In 2014, Witchita Trip covered Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn:
“Ya, it has a better groove. That’s Wichita Trip. The two singers and I have played together for about 15 years. There’s no country bars so we end up playing with rockabilly and blues bands, it’s not a great fit. Barb and Rupert have been singing together for about 30 years.” – Gorehound, guitarist
Los Straitjackets play definitive roadtrip cruisin’ music and more.
“The funny thing about this band is when the band started I thought it was just going to be for fun,” says founding guitarist Eddie Angel. “I thought we’d play once a month in Nashville and our friends would come out and laugh at us. Ironically, all the other bands I was in, the ones I took seriously, crashed and burned and the one I thought was just for fun became my job.” – Houston Press
[h/t Taminatorpgh]
Austin blues rocker Sue Foley plays one mean Texas shuffle.
Been a short week all around for me, starting with Memorial Day on Monday, then waking up on Friday convinced it was Saturday until about 3pm, so I got two 3-day weekends in a row by accident. See you on the porch around the crack of noon and well discuss time travel.
Pearl, Pearl, Pearl, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs (1963) Flatt & Scruggs, veterans of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, recorded the song and also performed it “live” on The Beverly Hillbillies TV show as an ode to Cousin Pearl Bodine.
Snow blowers [via Bunkerville].
His old man’s a groovy old man.
The Magic Boy [via Memo Of The Air].
Reconstructing Florence. (Click the links).
YouTube 10th Anniversary video compilation.
Things that people slept on [via Mme. Jujujive].
You are not a fingernail, and other truths from Banter Republic.
[Top image: Poop car found at Bits & Pieces.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
“Where past and future collide in a retro-futuristic spectacle.”
[via Nag On The Lake]
LA Priest (aka Sam Dust, aka Sam Eastgate) found some electrical outlets in the Mexican jungle to play Carribean techno space lounge music.
The Growlers had some fun with a dark subject.
Enough of that oddness. Time for some jaw-dropping high speed electric bluegrass hollerin’ cowpunk, and Sunday Valley fits the bill. The band is defunct, but Sturgill Simpson is still kicking it… somewhere.
Well looky here. It’s the weekend again, so have a great one and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.
Farr Away Blues, The Farr Brothers (1947) Texans Hugh & Carl Farr were both performing before they were in the double digits of age. They were the most influential fiddle-and-guitar duo in the history of country & western music, and were long-time members of The Sons of the Pioneers. More about the Farr Brothers here (.pdf download).
Lil’ Wally [via Memo Of The Air]
Pet parrot left home and learned Spanish.
Resurrecting the Photobooth [via Mme. Jujujive].
Someone doesn’t want amish the game [via Bunkerville].
[Top image: NFL logos for Philadelphia Eagles (1933) & Kansas City Chiefs (1963).
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
http://https://youtu.be/y97gX9QSwZk
Billy Strings sings a sad ‘n purty one over a cool travel video.
http://https://youtu.be/mBYAdSaxdt0?t=12
“With his obvious love of British rock and Southern roadhouse, Wilder could be a kind of Tom Petty for the trailer set.” — San Francisco Chronicle
Webb Wilder IS the human cannon ball, y’all.
http://https://youtu.be/RqZN5xIeZic
Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown cranks some blues rock that ain’t watered down at all. Bryant is married to Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe.
Interesting week. Kinda sped past in half the usual time for me and I’m trying to slow it down a tad. Not sure just how. See you tomorrow.
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.
SOUR ‘日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)‘ video from 2009 coordinated Zoom before Zoom.
A Southern Gospel Revival updates classic gospel with amazing vocals and bluegrass.
The Kentucky Headhunters showed up on my radar long ago with the best (and only?) cover of Davy Crockett ever. Glad to see they’re still having fun.
Reverend Horton Heat tells the story before he growls out Motörhead‘s classic Ace of Spades.
Running out of useful brain cells tonight, so have a great weekend and we’ll see you back her tomorrow for no good reason at all.
Andy Bean & Fuller Condon, aka The Two Man Gentlemen Band, have a fancy beer with some Slim & Slam style speed jazz.
Old Dominion are out of Nashville with roots in Virginia, hence the name.
[h/t Octo].
Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials are killer.
Lil’ Ed Wiiliams (vocals, slide guitar), Ed’s half-brother James “Pookie” Young (bass), guitarist Mike Garrett (guitar) and drummer Kelly Littleton (drums) have been jamming for over 30 years. Lil’ Ed & Pookie learned from their uncle, J. B. Hutto.
Thanksgiving comes just a little earlier every year and now it’s just days away. Have a great weekend, we’ll figure out the menu tomorrow.
Tacky Raccoons 