TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

Sunday, May 31, 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! terrell(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :

OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
I’m Down by The Beatles
Get Down by Lucy & The Rats
I’ll Be Gone by The Oblivians
Zombie Outbreak by Alien Space Kitchen
When I Win the Lottery by Camper Van Beethoven
There Goes the Neighborhood by The Bus Boys
The Acid Song by Loudon Wainwright III

Tears, Stupid Tears by Nick Shoulders
Magical Colors by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Green Manlishi by The Flesh Eaters
Dancing on My Knees by The Yawpers
Don’t Taser Me Bro by Carbon/Silicon
Cootzie Coo by Charlie Feathers
Christianity is Stupid by Negativland

Shortin’ Bread by The Cramps
Gimme Dat Harp, Boy by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
One Kind Favor by Canned Heat
Tajo by Cankisou
Black Shiny Beast by Buick MacKane
American Woman by Butthole Surfers
I’m Gonna Dig Up Howlin’ Wolf by Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper

What Would You Do by Trixie & The Trainwrecks
Duct Tape Love by He Who Cannot Be Named
Six Long Weeks by the A-Bones
Getting On with It by Mini-Mekons & Robbie Fulks
Big Zombie by Chivalrous Amoekons
Boodle De Bum Bum by Carolina Chocolate Drops
She’s Fine, She’s Mine by The Pretty Things
Nagazsaki by Cab Calloway

Hot Tamale Baby by Buckwheat Zydeco
Amos Moses by Primus
Bad Man by The Electric Mess
Masturbation Blues by Candye Kane
Fighting’ Side of Me by Bryan & The Haggards with Dr. Eugene Chadbourne
Cyrano deBerger’s Back by X
On Broadway by Neil Young
Wooden Heart by Brave Combo

Goon Squad by Elvis Costello
I Got Mine by Dan Hick & The Hot Licks
Drinkin’ Thing by Gary Stewart
That’s How I Got to Memphis by Solomon Burke
Good Bread Alley by Carl Hancock Rux
The Donor by Judee Sill

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Happy Birthday Gary Stewart

Honky-tonk crooner Gary Stewart, one of the strongest new voices on country radio in the mid 1970s, would have been 75 today. 

Happy birthday, Gary!

Born in Kentucky, Stewart's family moved to Florida when he was a teen. He started playing in country and rock 'n' roll bands and writing songs. 

Stewart had a high, soulful voice with a tremolo that couldn't help but pierce your heart. It's on full display in his best known for two songs, both sung from the perspective of a cuckolded alcoholic.

The first, from late 1973, was called "Drinkin' Thing."

A few months later, he followed this with a song with an only-in-country-music title: "She's Acting Single, (I'm Drinking Doubles)."

Stewart didn't write these. They were penned by Wayne Carson, who also wrote The Box Tops' "The Letter" as well as "Always on My Mind," recorded by both Willie Nelson and Elvis Presley.

But Stewart had his first taste of national success through his songwriting.

He was playing a gig at the Wagon Wheel saloon in Okeechobee, Florida, where he had a chance meeting with one of his honky-tonk heroes 

"And there in Okeechobee, in walks Mel Tillis, Stewart said in a 1992 interview with the Phoenix New Times. "He took me aside and said, `You're good, son. But the key to getting there is writing.'"

So with his bandmate -- and police officer -- Bill Eldridge, Stewart wrote several hits for country stars. starting with Stonewall Jackson, who recorded their "Poor Red Georgia Dirt" in 1965.

In 1969, Cal Smith recorded Steart and Eldridge's "You Can't Housebreak a Tomcat."



But after Stewart's mid-70s success, things started going downhill for Stewart. He broke his leg in a car wreck in 1980. He told the New Times, "The damned doctor set the damn thing about 60 degrees out of whack. It didn't heal right, so the new doctor had to saw the damn thing in half and reset it. ... Now my one leg is a half-inch shorter than the other, and it always hurts like hell."

He already was fond of drugs. But his chronic pain increased his chronic consumption of painkillers.

According to a 2017 story in Oxford American:

His consumption of uppers, Quaaludes, and prescription painkillers became even more prodigious, and bleaker. He was hospitalized for overdoses at least three times. After a few ill-conceived duds in the early 1980s, RCA dropped him in 1983. 

Stewart's only son committed suicide in 1988, which devastated the singer,

But by the end of the decade he began recording agin for the (late lamented) independent label Hightone. He did three albums for the company between 1988 and 1993.

On Nov. 26, 2003, Mary Lou, Stewart's wife of 43 years died of pneumonia. Just weeks later, Stewart ended his own life.

In closing, here's "Ten Years of This," a song that Stewart co-wrote with Wayne Carson. According to the Oxford American, Bob Dylan told Stewart "he couldn’t stop playing it, over and over again. "

TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST

UPDATED: ADDED THE THIRD HOUR TO MIXCLOUD. 

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Sunday, May 24, 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! terrell(at)ksfr.org

Here's my playlist :
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Lost on Xandu by Lenny Kaye & The Fleshtones
Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) by The Ranconteurs
Obeah Man by Meet Your Death
You Can’t Judge a Book by Bo Diddley
Nervous Breakdown by Destination Lonely
Zombie Cop by Mean Motor Scooter
I Am Gonna Unmask the Batman by Lacy Gibson

Strange Life by X
She Only Loves My ’32 by Elvis From Outer Space
Norman Bates by The Tailgators
Fireflyby Southern Culture on the Skids
In a Young Man’s Mind by The Mooney Suzuki
Magic Potion by The Open Mind
I Kissed a Ghoul by Nekromantix
White Lightnin’ by The Big Bopper
Hope You Don’t Mind by Johnny Dowd
OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres

LITTLE RICHARD TRIBUTE SET

Heebie Jeebies by Little Richard
Long Tall Sally by Wanda Jackson
Tutti-Fruitti by MC 5
JennyTake a Ride by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
I’m Just a Lonely Guy by Little Richard
Slipping’ and Sliding’ by The Band
Kansas City/Hey! Hey! Hey! by The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There by Jerry Lee Lewis with Little Richard
Good Golly Miss Molly by The Sonics
Lucille by NRBQ
Rip It Up by Elvis Presley
Elvis is Dead by Living Colour
Groovy Little Suzie by Little Richard

Piece of Crap by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
She’s Wild by The Vagoos
We’re a Bad Trip by Mondo Topless
I Am Well and Missing You by Women of the Night
Soteria by TAD
Boogie the Church Down by Juke Joint Pimps
Highway Junkie by The Yayoos

Peppermint Man by Dick Dale
Clever Way to Crawl by Persian Claws
Tear the Club Up by The Dirtbombs
Rooster Blues by James Luther Dickinson
Fucked Up World by Jimbo Mathus
Charlottesville by Jesse Dayton
Mr. Hitler by Billy Childish & The Blackhands
They Saved Hitler’s Cock by The Angry Samoans
Hitler Song by Lead Belly
Der Fueher’s Face by Spike Jones
Nazi Punks Fuck Off by Eugene Chadbourne

Cherry Bomb by Joan Jett & L7
No Place in Space by The Scaners
How Can I Make Her Mine by Lyres
Gotta Get Fired by The Sloths
Blue Jean Vincent by Havana 3 AM
A Real Indication by Thought Gang
Booze Farm by Boris McCutcheon & The Salt Licks
They Crowned an Idiot King by Swamp Dogg
Jeannie’s Afraid of the Dark by Robbie Fulks
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis

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A Very Magical Big Enchilada

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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.