Thursday, October 11, 2018

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jimmy Brown the Newsboy, It's Almost Your Day!


It's almost International Newspaper Carrier Day. So in honor of that cherished holiday, which this year falls on Saturday Oct. 13, let's take a look at song about America's most beloved newsboy, a lad named Jimmy Brown.

William Shakespeare wrote the original version of this song. William Shakespeare Hays, that is. He was a songwriter born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1837. Hays wrote it under the title of "Jimmie Brown (the Paper Boy). It had a different melody than the one we later came to know (CLICK HERE to download a midi version). But the story is basically the same:

I'm very cold and hungry, sir,
My clothes are worn and thin,
I wander on from place to place,
My daily bread to win;
But never mind, sir, how I look,
Don't sneer at me, or frown,--
I'm selling papers, for I am
The newsboy, Jimmie Brown.

CHORUS
I sell the morning paper, sir,
My name is Jimmie Brown,--
Most ev'ry body knows I am
The "poor boy of the town."

2.
My father was a drunkard, sir,
So I've heard my mother say,--
Before he died, how oft for him
I've heard her weep and pray!
But I am helping mother now,
I journey up and down,
To sell my papers, for I am
The newsboy, Jimmie Brown.

(CHORUS)

3.
My mother tells me ev'ry night
To kneel with her and pray,--
She says if I've an honest heart,
I'll be all right some day;
And when she's gone to heaven, sir,
To wear a starry crown,
She'll wait up there to welcome home
The newsboy of the town.

(CHORUS)

A.P. Carter took the song, rewrote some of the lyrics, gave it a different melody and, as was his practice, gave himself the songwriting credit. Here's the Carter Family's version.



Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman and others recorded "Jimmy Brown," but my favorite bluegrass version is by Flatt & Scruggs. Lester sang, while banjo deity Earl Scruggs proved that he's pretty darn good at flat-picking a guitar.



The song drifted overseas where Lonnie Donegan skiffled it all up.



It's a completely different song, but in 1989, Stan Ridgway recorded a song about another news carrier. This one is older, more cynical and more philosophical than little Jimmy Brown. And he also has crazy fantasies about becoming a caped crusader.



For more deep dives into songs, check out The Stephen W. Terrell Web Log Songbook

Sunday, October 07, 2018

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Sunday, October 7, 2018
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
I Walked With the Zombie by Roky Erikson & The Aliens
Her Cold Cold Heart by The Night Beats
I Suffer, I Get Tougher by The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Hangman by Beat Happening
Conception of the Blues by The Goon Mat & Lord Bernardo
El Perversio by Deadbolt
Johnny Voodoo by Empress of Fur
Thunderbird ESQ by Hank Haint
Love Pours Out of My Heart by Miss Ludella Black
Nudist Colony by Kirk Hansard

DJ. Why Why Why by Bee Bee Sea
Ask the Angels by Patti Smith
Heat Wave by The Vagoos
Strangest Stranger by Salty Pajamas
Cosmic Two Step by The Barbarellatones
The Straight Life by Mudhoney
Jack the Rippers by The Revillos
Can't Help (But Wonder) by The Moonbeats
What I Like About Miami by Charlie Pickett

You Turn Me Bad by The Ar-Kaiks
Lost Memories by Sloks
You're So Sorry by The Budget Girls
Dead Man's Shoes by Hipbone Slim & The Knee Tremblers
Long Runs the Fox by The Bonnevilles
I Ain't the One by Bobby Rush
Spiders by Harlan T. Bobo
Evil Woman by Gogo Loco
Something's Goin' On by Jessica Lee Wilkes
I Drink Too Much by Cornell Hurd

Sundown Blues by Tony Joe White
She Said She Said by Black Keys
Trouble in Mind by Johnny Dowd
Season of the Witch by Donovan
Say We'll Meet Again by Lindsey Buckingham
Please Send Me Someone to Love by The Persuasions
I Believe Her by Ramblin' Deano
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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Sunday, October 7, 2018
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
8 am to 10 am Sundays Mountain Time
Substitute Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM

Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's the playlist :

The Crawdad Song by Doc Watson
Happy Hickey the Hobo by The Delmore Brothers
Flora by Peter, Paul and Mary
He's a Lone Ranger by Don Flemons
Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man by Carolina Chocolate Drops
Mysterious Mose by R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Another Clown by Mose McCormack
I Hate These Songs by Dale Watson
Jesus in Pajamas by Kinky Friedman

The Feller That Looked Like Me by The Volo Bogtrotters
What's the Matter? by Memphis Jug Band
Grinnin' In Your Face by Son House
I Don't Like the Man I Am by Billy Childish & The Singing Loins
Some of Shelly's Blues by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
A Song for Blaze by Elliot Rogers
Blaze's Blues by Townes Van Zandt
Down Here Where I Am by Blaze Foley
The Rue of Ruby Whores by Michael Hurley

World So Full of Love by Rodney Crowell
When Two Worlds Collide by Flatt Lonesome
Jason Fleming by Roger Miller
Wine Spodee Odee by Kell Robertson
Fruit of the Vine by Nancy Apple
Road Map for the Blues by Butch Hancock
Happy Rolling Cowboy by Holy Modal Rounders
Goldfinger by Peter Stampfel
The Gardens by Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

On the Jericho Road by Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis
Salty Dog by Gus Cannon
The World is Going Wrong by Mississippi Sheiks
You Can't Stop a Tattler by Washington Phillips
Big Rock Candy Mountain by Chris Thomas King
Dust Bowl Refugees by James Talley
I Hate Men by Little Carolyn Sue
Philadelphia Lawyer by The Maddox Brothers & Rose
Fixin' to Die Blues by Bukka White

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Wednesday, October 03, 2018

WACKY WEDNESDAY: It's Twilight Time


It was 59 years ago -- actually 59 years and a day -- when CBS premiered a new drama anthology series seeped in science fiction, Kafkaesque horror, thinly disguised political and social commentary and just plain weirdness.  Written and produced by Rod Serling, the series was called The Twilight Zone.

"There is a sixth dimension beyond that which is known to man," Serling told America atthe outset of the show. (This later was changed to "fifth dimension.") "It is a dimension as vast as space, and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, and it lies between the pit of man's fears, and the sunlight of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area that might be called, The Twilight Zone."

The show lasted five seasons on CBS, but was syndicated for years. There have been a few attempts to revive The Twilight Zone, but none were as successful as the original.

While not directly related to the show, The Twilight Zone has inspired a number of songs -- after all it is "the dimension of imagination" -- through the years. So when the aliens serve man, they should include these musical side dishes.

The Dutch group Golden Earring had a hit with this in 1982. (Though it's not nearly as bitchen as their hit from the previous decade, "Radar Love.")



In the early '70s, Dr. John, in his Night Tripper phase, had this peppy little ditty:



In 1979, The Manhattan Transfer incorporated The Twilight Zone's TV theme for this number:



Finally, here's Ministry's take on that place between the pit of man's fears, and the sunlight of his knowledge:





Monday, October 01, 2018

Here's the New Big Enchilada Podcast Episode

THE BIG ENCHILADA



It's chile today, hot tamale! And these are the most red hot sounds on the Internet -- Joe "King" Carrasco, Billy Childish, Mark Sultan, Charlie Pickett, The Morlocks and much much more. So grab a bowl of chili beans at Jack's or John's or Jim's or Jean's and let this month's Big Enchilada warm up your eardrums.

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Here's the playlist:

(Background Music: Congo Mando & The Chili Peppers)
Current Events by Joe "King" Carrasco
Punk Rock Enough for Me by CTMF
Kick Ass Rock by The King Brothers
Travelust Revisited by Charlie Pickett
What You Do by The Ar-Kaics
Little Girl by John & Jackie 

(Background Music: Taco Wagon by Man or Astroman?)
Invisible People by Marshmallow Overcoat 
Just a Sign by Maiorano
Coffin Nails by Mark Sultan
You're So Sorry by The Budget Girls
The Bear by Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Satan Gave Me a Taco by Beck

(Background Music: Chili Beans by Felix & His Guitar)
Til My Mojo Works by The Peawees
Coffee Grounds by The Moonbeats
Crystal Clear by Johnny Mafia
The Swamp by Sloks
No One Rides for Free by The Morlocks
Dancing on the Razor's Edge by The Cavemen
(Background Music: Chili with Honey by Danny Bell & The Bell Hops)

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