WACKY WEDNESDAY: Cornell Hurd's Comic Country

Just got back to town last night, so Wacky Wednesday is a little late today ...

While visiting Austin, Texas last week, I got to see Cornell Hurd and his always-amazing band for the first time in several years.

Besides his strong voice and tight country-swing group (Cornell eschews the term "country," preferring to call his sound "Texas dance music"), what I like best about Cornell is his songwriting, which is fortified by his sardonic sense of humor. Many of his song titles alone are funnier than most of what passes as "comedy" these days.

It's too bad that I couldn't find "The Genitalia of a Fool" on YouTube. But below are some other great examples:

Cornell played this one (and gave a similar intro) when I saw him last week.



I washed my mind in muddy water ...



This may leave you .... breathless -ah



Mom was ahead of her time



This is one of my son's favorites when he was growing up (from probably my favorite kiddie album by anyone.)

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Have a Throwback Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, gentle readers.

Enjoy some fine old Thanksgiving tunes. And I'm thankful for you all. (Or most of you, at least)


Let's start with this classic from Der Bingle from the 1942 film Holiday Inn, which also gave us “White Christmas”:




Here's Lonesome George from 1955:



This one isn't holiday specific, but Cab's song captures the Thanksgiving spirit:



I played this one by Gordondon on last Sunday's Sound World:

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, November 24, 2019
  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
Jack Ruby by Camper Van Beethoven
Just Dropped In to See What Condition My Condition Was In by Mojo Nixon
WishThat She'd Come Back by The Mystery Lights
I Hate You by The Monks
Hornet by Jon Spencer
I Walked All Night by The Cramps
Mystic Eyes by Them
Spirit in the Sky by Fuzzbox

Memwa'n by Moonlight Benjamin
Rational Actor by Nots
Get Yr Life Back by Kim Gordon
American Wedding by Gogol Bordello
Git Back in the Truck by Hickoids

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creature With the Atom Brain by Roky Erikson & The Aliens
Nobody Spoil My Fun by The Seeds
Phantom by The Darts
Seven and Seven Is by Love
Breakfast Eggs by Ty Segall
Ride With Me by Sulfur City
Crawl by Eilen Jewell
Mesopotamia by B52s

Oh Catherine by Pere Ubu
Before the Next Teardrop Falls by The Mavericks
Black Temptation by The Flesh Eaters
Thanksgiving by Loudon Wainwright III
Lucky Day by Tom Waits
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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Want to keep the party going after I sign off at midnight?
Go to The Big Enchilada Podcast which has hours and hours of music like this.

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TWISTED GROOVE PLAYLIST

Saturday, November 23, 2019
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
10 p.m. to midnight Saturday Mountain Time
Guest Host: Steve Terrell, subbing for DJ Spinifex

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

Here's my playlist :

Lost in Music by The Fall
The Swamp by Sloks
We Want to Talk to Your Leader by The Scaners
Mechanics Wanted by Mekons 77
Spirit Hair by Quintron
Compared to What by Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head by Marshall Allen & Terry Adams
Walk on the Wild Side by Jimmy Smith

I've Known Rivers by Gary Bartz
Afrodesia by Dr. Lonnie Smith
Harry Hippie by Bobby Womack
Hico Killer/Long Mile to Houston by John Zorn

Extraordinary Woman by The Psychedelic Aliens
Advanced Romance by Frank Zappa, The Mothers & Captain Beefheart
Blue Suede Shoes by The Residents
The Hollow Earth by Pere Ubu
It's a Vanity by Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo
Monkey and Baboon by Dr. John

Nothing But Flowers by Talking Heads
Papa Legba by Pops Staples with Talking Heads
Papa Legba by Moonlight Benjamin
Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer

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Want to keep the party going after I sign off at midnight?
Go to The Big Enchilada Podcast which has hours and hours of music like this.

CLICK HERE

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Be Thankful for The Big Enchilada

Over the river and through the woods to The Big Enchilada we go! Here's a Thanksgiving feast of crazy rock 'n' roll that can help you overcome your tryptophan daze. I hope you count The Big Enchilada and Radio Mutation among your many blessings.

(This is the first Thanksgiving podcast I've done since 2011. Enjoy that masterpiece, titled "Jive Turkeys", HERE)

And remember, The Big Enchilada is officially listed in the iTunes store. So go subscribe, if you haven't already (and gimme a good rating and review if you're so inclined.) Thanks. 

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Here's the playlist:

(Background Music: Cold Turkey by Johnny Otis)
Dragstrip Riot by New Bomb Turks
Too Good to Be True by Trixie & The Trainwrecks
Blame it on the Satellite by More Kicks
Hungry Baby by Kim Gordon
Country Can by Spray Paint
Thanksgiving Day by Johnny Dowd

(Background Music: Crippled Turkey by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys)
Thanks-a-Lot by Dengue Fever
Liza Jane by The Dyes
Moth Man by Apache Tomcat
Good Intentions by Mean Motor Scooter
Don't Run, We're Your Friends by The Scaners
Starry Eyes by Gregg Turner
I'm So Thankful by Reigning Sound

(Background Music: Turkey Trot by Satan's Pilgrims)
Thank Your Lucky Stars by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies
I Like U But Not Like That by The Darts
I Tripped Over the Ottoman by The Dead Milkmen
Gluttonous by The Supersuckers
I Am a Pilgrim by Coco Robicheaux
(Background Music: We Gather Together (performers unknown) )

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