A Very Magical Big Enchilada

Do you believe in magic? If not, you will will by the end of this magical episode of The Big Enchilada. This month I'm featuring enchanting songs from Lenny Kaye, The Fleshtones, Mark Sultan, Magic Sam and more unexplainable treats.

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Here's the playlist:

(Background Music: A Matterapat by Dr. Lonnie Smith)
Say These Magic Words by The Cave Girls
Lost on Xandu by Lenny Kaye & The Fleshtones
Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) by The Ranconteurs
She Only Loves My '32 by Elvis from Outta Space
Magic Potion from The Open Mind
One Way by Johnny Dowd

(Background Music: Lonely Road to Damascus by Milt Rogers & His Orchestra)
Black Magic by Mark Sultan
Norman Bates by The Tailgators
Three-Time Loser by Linda Hopkins
Yona's Blues by The Come N' Go
Kill That Guy by The Von Zippers
99th Floor by Mal Thursday
A Good Problem by He Who Cannot Be Named

(Background Music: The Moocher by The Lancers)
Magical Colors by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Tarzan by Artie Wilson
Lay Down and Die by The Gooeys
You Belong to Me by Magic Sam
White Lighter by Women of the Night
(Background Music: Sewer Surfing by The Vagoos)

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WACKY WEDNESDAY: Happy World Bee Day!

Bee-kini girls with machine guns

What's the buzz? It's World Bee Day! And it's a honey of a holiday.

From the United Nations website.

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. 

 The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries.

To celebrate this festive occasion, here are some of my favorite songs about these insect allies.

Let's start with Lavern Baker.



Fats Domino, according to a legend I just made up, used to look for wild honeys on Blueberry Hill.



Perhaps the greatest bee song in human or insect history is this classic by The Hollywood Flames



Slim Harpo was King



Speaking of kings, even Elvis got stung



This is how Muddy Waters celebrated World Bee Day



Here's Big Al puttin' the Hirt on 'em. (It's called "The Green Hornet Theme" here, but true fans know it's really "Flight of the Bumble Bee.")



Speaking of hornets, before there were Murder Hornets, there were African Killer Bees!

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Updated

Sunday, May 17, 2020
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
9 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
Psycho Train by Sinister Six
White Sand by Boss Hog
Loaded Gun by C.C. Adcock
I Got Fever by X
After the Money’s Gone by The Electric Mess
Tumblin’ Down by Weird Omen
Diamond Eyes by The Black Angels

An Ugly Death by Jay Reatard
Who Shot the Druggies by Lynx Lynx
I Wanna Go by Los Mockers
Dad, Why Did My Friends Explode? By Deadbolt
American Travelust by Charlie Pickett
New Orleans by The Plimsouls with The Fleshtones
Truly Ruly by Hasil Adkins
I Need a Man by Barbara Pittman

UPDATED: Due to some technical failure the lat two hours of Sound World did not air Sunday night.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jamel Reacts

As usual for a Throwback Thursday post, this one features a bunch of videos with great old songs. But this time, neither the music itself isn't nor the story behind the songs isn't the actual point.

This is about a young man -- well, younger than me -- who has become something of a YouTube sensation for his reactions to various music videos, a Los Angeles native named Jamel Griffin, known to his YouTube fans as Jamel aka Jamal. He has a friendly smile, a curious spirit and an enthusiasm for music that's downright contagious.

He's not a music scholar, nor is he a celebrity scenester. You won't learn much about the history of a song or a band by watching his videos. He doesn't dispense deep critical insights. Nor will you pick up any news or gossip about any of the musicians in the videos. Jamel, in doing this project, seems to be giving himself an education by watching all kinds of music videos for the first time -- and we get to see his reactions.

And he says more with his big smile and a simple "Oooo ooo" or "Man!" in acknowledging a tasty guitar solo or poignant lyric than most of us critics can with hundreds of words.

Jamel's videos remind me of one of my favorite moments from the popular podcast Dolly Parton's America last year. In one episode, host Jad Abumrad and his producer delight in hearing the Loretta Lynn song “Fist City” for the first time. They're just amazed at Loretta's song. How could a woman get away with singing those lyrics in the 1960s? Some jaded old cynics may think, how can these kids be making this show about a country music giant when they aren't even familiar with "Fist City"? However, the unfettered joy of their discovery took me back to my wayward youth when I first discovered the song.

And that's how it is with Jamel. His videos that I've seen capture how a song affects his soul.

This is the first Jamel aka Jamal video I ever stumbled upon, Primus' crazy "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver."



While it seems the lion's share of the videos he reacts to are by classic rock bands, Jamel also has done a lot of country videos as well. Here he looks at Patsy Cline.



And here he looks at Charlie Pride, performing his biggest hit. When Charlie walks out to the stage, after being introduced by Marty Stuart, Jamel shouts, "Country!" as if he didn't realize that indeed Charlie Pride is a country music star. And the fact that African-Americans can succeed and excel in a style of music that typically isn't associated with Black people seriously touches him. "Music unites!" he declares.



Jamel is truly moved by Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto." He talks about how it reminds him of his own difficult childhood in South Central Los Angeles.



And he seems absolutely devastated by the raw pain that Johnny Cash expressed so clearly on his cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt."



Unlike most of his reaction videos, in which he considers songs he's never heard before, in this recent one, he pays tribute to Little Richard. It's obvious the late rock 'n' roll titan still amazes and excites Jamel -- as he does all of us who loved him.

CHICKEN SHACK PLAYLIST

Updated with Mixcloud link

Tuesday, May 12, 2020
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
Webcasting!
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays Mountain Time
Substitute Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
Email me during the show! terrel(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

The Music Stopped by Keely Smith
I Don’t Worry About a Thing by Mose Allison
Grandma Plays the Numbers by Wynonie Harris
King Size Papa by Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends
She Felt Too Good by Jimmy McCracklin
Shout Bamalama by Otis Redding
Chicken Shack by Amos Milburn

Mr. Kicks by Oscar Brown, Jr.
Cheese and Crackers by Roscoe Gordon
The Blues is My Business by Etta James
Arabian Love Call by Art Neville
Good Lovin’ by Larry Hanna
I Don’t Want No Funky Chicken by Wiley & The Checkmates

Big Boy Pete by Don & Dewey
The Scratch Part 1 by Ty Turrell
I Got Framed by Harry “The Hipster” Gibson
Wine O Wine by The Gators
Papa Did the Chicken by Little Sammy

RIP Little Richard

Little Richard Tribute   
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Send Me Some Lovin’
Why Don’t You Love Me

Black Beard by The Universals
Holy Cow by Kermit Ruffins
A Chicken Ain’t Nothing But a Bird by Louis Jordan

Little Bad Wolf by The Tra-Velles
She’s Got a Wobble When She Walks by Sugar Boy Crawford
Mr. Pinstripe Suit by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
O’Reilly at the Bar by Floyd Domino & MaryAnn Price
Pull My Daisy by David Amram

Chills and Fever by Ronnie Loe
Voodoo by The Combinations
Death Letter Blues by Cassandra Wilson
Smoky Joe’s Cafe by Swamp Dogg

I just uploaded Hour 2 to Mixcloud

Listen below: