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i was just thinking about these guys the other day pertaining to the Bakersfield Sound.
Gram Parsons actually started out doing folk songs with a bunch of classmates from Harvard.
You can imagine how long Gram Parsons folk-singing with Harvard jazz musicians lasted. He was so put off that he dropped out of Harvard and started playing with some guys from the local punk scene. He formed the ISB with a guitar player from one of those bands. When ISB wasn't getting commercial recognition like he thought it deserved, he went to scout the LA scene.
while there, he stole David Crosby's girlfriend and the rest is Laurel Canyon lore.
i'm going to put some on while I build countertops.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzzSggfzmzk
RL was the man.
20ish years ago I wore out a CD of his Ass Pocket of Whiskey album. This was back when they sold those CD repair sanding contraptions, and I had to use that multiple times to keep this one working. That album had the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion as his backing band. It's a great album. And there is some really funny shit in there, like Tojo Told Hitler
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I'll listen to it. I've never been told about him, just stumbled on it through the Freddie King radio station on Spotify.
There are some hilarious lyrics.
“I got an ass pocket of whiskey. A front pocket of gin. You better open the door or I’ll kick the motherfucker in”. Lol some real lyrical gems in there.
another one is something like
“The bee stung the bull, the bull kicked the bucket. Adam and Eve messed around and got the whole world fucking”. ?
and Tojo Told Hitler always amused me
@Hauler this is long, but worth it. Builds nicely, and as they get deeper into the song there are some really great moments. Humble Pie was incredible. Steve Marriott had one of the most iconic rock voices, and pretty decent guitarist too. Hell of a showman too. And that's a young Frampton on the black Les Paul.
View: https://youtu.be/30rm29hKRFo
Will check it out when I have a moment.
Humble Pie was incredible. Steve Marriott had one of the most iconic rock voices, and pretty decent guitarist too. Hell of a showman too. And that's a young Frampton on the black Les Paul.
View: https://youtu.be/30rm29hKRFo
Packing for a camping trip now - got some Tyler Childers on in the garage while I get the gear together.
I like Humble Pie - but don't think I've seen this clip.
I got in to RL because I was living in Biloxi and stumbled across Fat Possum Records up in Oxford after catching a Neckbones show/debacle in Gulfport. Asie Payton, RL, Junior Kimbrough, Super Chikan, Black Keys when they were cool
....I got front pocket of whiskey, and ass pocket of gin
you gonna open this door or Ima kick the motherfucker in.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxmjcV1TX0A
IIRC one of the guys from JSBE was in 20 Miles
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwHaWZggcHY
It was new to me too. I'm watching for a second time today, and right now I'm at around the 17 minute mark and they're jamming. I know it's long, but I think it's deserving of the time.
Right on, go get your camp on Hauler. We'll expect more fire pics.
The old Fat Possum days were pretty great. My business partner knows one of the founders, they were both journalism majors at U of M. He has some fun stories about those daysI got in to RL because I was living in Biloxi and stumbled across Fat Possum Records up in Oxford after catching a Neckbones show/debacle in Gulfport. Asie Payton, RL, Junior Kimbrough, Super Chikan, Black Keys when they were cool
I got front pocket of whiskey, and ass pocket of gin
you gonna open this door or Ima kick the motherfucker in.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxmjcV1TX0A
IIRC one of the guys from JSBE was in 20 Miles
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwHaWZggcHY
that's awesome! I'd just turned 21, and had really turned on to Chicago blues once I was old enough to drive and could go visit with my uncle in Chicago. Then the USAF dropped me in the middle of a delta blues revival and Holy Smoke those were some crazy shows...
Woke up with Matoma Remix and Biggie in my head...
Plus dem titties (43 second mark. Your'e welcome)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvbxDz6DClg
Plus dem titties (43 second mark. Your'e welcome)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvbxDz6DClg
