Thursday, October 13, 2016
Jimmy Russell at El Farol Friday
THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Musical Birthday Salute to Lenny Bruce
Today would have been the 91st birthday of comedian, First Amendment fighter and major jazz nut Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known as Lenny Bruce.
Lenny was a comic, not a musician. But his love for jazz led to some interesting musical collaborations.
He even produced a television pilot (The World of Lenny Bruce) that featured performances by jazz stars of the day including Cannonball Adderly, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and Buddy Rich (see clip below.) But, of course, none of the gutless prigs running the networks would touch any show hosted by a foul-mouthed lunatic like Lenny.
And here's a final musical connection: Lenny's last gigs were with Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention at the original Filmore Auditorium on June 24 and 25,1966. Those who saw the show reported that Lenny was not in good shape. He died of a drug overdose about six weeks later,
Let's start with a strange beatnik poetry interlude called "Psychopathica Sexualis from Lenny's 1959 album The Sick Humour of Lenny Bruce
Here is Lenny singing -- and doing some shtick with -- a bittersweet little song about loneliness.
As promised, here's a clip from Lenny's TV pilot. "I feel from jazz," he declares as he introduces Buddy Rich.
And to conclude, here's Stan Ridgway covering Bob Dylan's tribute to Lenny
Happy birthday, Lenny!
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
WACKY WEDNESDAY: Take me in, tender woman
This weekend, on the heels of the release of the infamous Donald Trump "hot mic" tape in which he brags about being able to kiss and grope women without their consent because he was “a star," another Trump video begin popping up on Twitter. These were videos from earlier this year in which the Republican nominee reads a poem about a "tender woman" who shows mercy to reptile who seems to be in pretty bad shape.
Here is one of those speeches. (Note: The original Yotube I posted was taken down. I'm replacing it with one that CBS News posted in April 2017.)
As interpreted by Trump, the snake is a metaphor for Syrian terrorists and the "tender woman" are the foolish liberals who "would take them in."
But the people posting the video over the weekend were doing so to taunt Republicans who were practically tripping all over themselves trying to flee from Trump. Their message: They knew damn well what this guy was before they took him in.
Though Trump has repeatedly -- and incorrectly -- identified the writer as Al Wilson (a soul singer who covered it in 1968), the lyrics he's reading are a variation of a song written in the early '60s by jazz singer Oscar Brown, Jr. that was based on one of Aesop's fables.
The arrangement for Al Wilson's version of Brown's song sounds a whole lot like the one Johnny Rivers recorded a couple of years before that on his 1966 album, And I Know You Wanna Dance.
Johnny's was the first version I ever heard, so I've got a soft spot for it. Here's a live version
And here is a fairly recent one by French rocker, Rev. Tom Frost from his 2013 album, Bloody Works. I'm pretty sure that Debra Paget, the dancer in this video never went furniture shopping with Trump.
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Sunday, October 09, 2016
TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell
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OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Gimme Some Truth by John Lennon
Purple Merkin Power by Purple Merkin
Mojo Workout by King Salami & The Cumberland 3
Hey You by Simon Stokes & The Heathen Angels
Stella by The Havishams
Bleed Me by The Upper Crust
White Glove Service by The Grannies
Voodoo Moonshine by Deadbolt
Bald Head by Bobby King & Terry Evans
Blood on the Keys by James Leg
I Wanna Be Your Busyman by The Fadeaways
Stormy Weather by The Reigning Sound
Obeah Man by Meet Your Death
Burn She Devil, Burn by The Cramps
Degenerate by DD Owen
Give Me Back My Wig by Hound Dog Taylor
Cannibal Island by The Young Rochelles
Midnight Queen by Iron Lizards
Mutants of the Monster by Christopher "CT" Terry & Micheal Denner
Come Down by James Arthur's Manhunt
Cloak of Many Colors by Wolf Moon
High on Drugs by The Fleshtones
Unease and Deviance by Johnny Dowd
Swollen Colon Lament by Figures of Light
I Shot the Devil by Gravelroad
Waitin' on My Sweetie Pie by NRBQ
Crawl Throuh Your Hair by New Mystery Girl
Pig Pig by The King Khan & BBQ Show
Diamond Man by Lonesome Shack
Rebecca Rodifer by Gaunga Dyns
Summer's Almost Gone by The Doors
Last Kind Words by Geeshie Wiley
I Had a Dream by Dex Romweber
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by The Moroccos
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FOLK REMEDY PLAYLIST
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
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Welcome Table and Prayer by Alice Wine
Howard Hugh's Blues by John Hartford
Blow the Man Down by Woody Guthrie
Ramblin' Man by Steve Young
Summer Wages by David Bromberg
The Boll Weevil by Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur
Love Song of the Dump by Washboard Hank
Don't Lie Buddy by Josh White
That'll Never Happen No More by Howard Armstrong
Do You Call That a Buddy by Martin, Bogan & Armstrong
Wine Spo-Dee-Odee by Kell Robertson
Wild Bill Jones by Eva Davis
Just Like a Monkey by South Memphis String Band
Luther Played Guitar by Stan Ridgway
I Want My Mama by Salty Holmes
Your Past is Going to Come Back and Haunt You by Emily Kaitz
Good Morning Judge by Louis Innis & His String Dusters
How Lee Sin Ate by Dr. West's Medicine & Junk Band
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate by The Hoosier Hotshots
She Lived Down by The Firehouse by R. Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Stealin' by Dave Van Ronk's Ragtime Jug Stompers
Collegiana by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Friday, October 07, 2016
THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST
Friday, Oct. 7, 2016
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
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10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
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OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens
Too Much by Rosie Flores
Two String Boogie by Wayne Hancock
Swamp Pigs by Dash Rip Rock
Hard Times by Martha Fields
These Arms by Dwight Yoakam
Church on a Saturday Night by Arty Hill
Baby I Like You by Southern Culture on the Skids
Zoysia by The Bottle Rockets
I'll Be There (If Ever Your Want Me) / Make the World Go Away by Willie Nelson
Sweet Georgia Brown by Johnny Gimble with Merle Haggard
Take Me to the Fires by The Waco Brothers
On the Verge by The Royal Hounds
The Ballad of Charles Whitman by Kinky Friedman & The Texas Jewboys
Ladies Love Outlaws by Waylon Jennings
Second Fiddle to an Old Guitar by Jean Shephard
Another Clown by Mose McCormack
Please Tell That Clown to Stop Crying by Neil Hamburger
I Just Can't Be True by Webb Pierce
You're Not Here by Washboard Hank
Drunken Lady of the Morning by Michael Hearne
Long Black Veil by Dale Watson
Roly Poly by The Pine Valley Cosmonauts with Brett Sparks
Jimmy Joe, the Hippie Billy Boy by Ed Sanders
Flatland Farmer by Terry Allen
Almond Grove by The Flat Five
Long Limbed Girl by Nick Lowe
Diamond Joe by Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur
Wild Heart by Modern Mal
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets
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Thursday, October 06, 2016
THROWBACK THURSDAY: A Great Song About a Great American Road
Venerable old Route 66 undoubtedly inspired more music than any other ribbon of asphalt built in the last century.
Although there have been several songs written about that highway, most of these have been overshadowed by the mother song of the Mother Road, Bobby Troups' ``Get Your Kicks On Route 66.''
Troup, a jazz musician married to the late singer Julie London, wrote the song in 1946, traveling down the road on a trip west. Much of the lyrics are a simple recital of towns along the highway.
`It winds from Chicago to L.A.,
More than 2,000 miles all the way,
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Now you go through St. Louie, Joplin, Missouri
And Oklahoma City is mighty pretty.
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino.''
Here's a version by the songwriter
Nat ``King'' Cole had a hit with it in 1946 ...
But he was hardly the last to record it.
Route 66 historian David Kammer, who lives in Albuquerque said in 2001 that he was aware of more than 120 different versions of the song.
There are jazz, country, punk-rock, goth-rock, zydeco and raw schmaltz versions.
Here are some of those, starting with The Stones
Wayne Hancock takes it to the country
The late Buckwheat Zydeco did it
British synth-rock group Depeche Mode recorded a version.
The Cramps kindly kept it sleazy.
Here's a take by a Japanese blues band
And then there's this by Tom Trusnovic & Monkeyshines
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Wednesday, October 05, 2016
WACKY WEDNESDAY: Great Moments in Rock 'n' Roll Oratory
Allow me to get a little self-indulgent on this Wacky Wednesday.
I have to give a speech in Albuquerque today. I won an award from the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. It's the first time in awhile that I've had to give an actual speech, so I thought I'd study some classic oratory from the world of rock 'n' roll.
The first example that came to mind was the short but strange speech by Bob Dylan when he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1991 Grammy Awards. Jack Nicholson introduced him.
Then there was Mike Love's inspirational words when The Beach Boys were inducted into The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. After talking about the beauty of harmony, he rips into Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Diana Ross and Bruce Springsteen. Love later explained that he hadn't meditated that morning (His section starts at the 3:50 mark.)
I actually do admire the following speech by Frank Zappa. It wasn't an awards show -- it was a Congressional hearing on the dangers of dirty lyrics in rock songs. Frank stood up for liberty and against the "sinister kind of toilet training program" being advocated by Tipper Gore and her minions.
(If you want to see the rest of Zappa's testimony -- with questions from hostile senators -- Part 2 can be found HERE , Part 3 HERE and Part 4 HERE)
Zappa greets John Denver at U.S. Senate Porn Rock hearings 1985 |
Sunday, October 02, 2016
TERRELL'S SOUND WORLD PLAYLIST
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016
KSFR, Santa Fe, N.M.
10 p.m. to midnight Sundays Mountain Time
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OPENING THEME: Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by The Hombres
Matchbox by Jerry Lee Lewis
Like a Bad Girl Should by The Cramps
Tracking the Dog by Meet Your Death
St. Michael Shuffle by James Leg
Hank Turns Blue by Folk Devils
Geraldine by The A-Bones
Full Grown Boogie by Frigg a Go-Go
Please Judge by Roky Erikson with Okerville River
Pablo Picasso by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Never Enough Girls by The Sloths
The Other Side by Motobunny
Real Wild Child by Deke Dickerson & The Trashmen
Go Away by The Plague
Magical Colors by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Thin Man by Archie & The Bunkers
Where Do You Roam by Dex Romweber
Bessie's Blues by John Coltrane (for John Greenspan)
Hardcore Jollies by Funkadelic
Gelatinous Cube by Thee Oh Sees
High and Dry by Whiskeydick
What Happens When You Turn the Devil Down by The Mystery Lights
I Fuck Alone by The Grannies
New Structures by Nots
Last Laugh by Johnny Dowd
Everybody Knows by Concrete Blonde
Got a Little Secret by Leonard Cohen
They Took You Away by Gregg Turner
Free Money by Patti Smith
I Don't Want the Night to End by Phoebe Snow
CLOSING THEME: Over the Rainbow by Jerry Lee Lewis
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Friday, September 30, 2016
THE SANTA FE OPRY PLAYLIST
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
KSFR, Santa Fe, NM
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10 p.m. to midnight Fridays Mountain Time
Host: Steve Terrell 101.1 FM
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OPENING THEME: Buckaroo by Buck Owens
Swamp Fox by Southern Culture on the Skids
Jump in the River by Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Shot a Bird, Hit Me a Stump by Pete Krebs & Danny Barnes
Hold the Phone by Hank Penny
What a Woman Wants by Rhonda Vincent
Lampshade On by The Dustbowl Revival
Inside View by Dale Watson
Small Bouquet of Roses by Wayne Hancock
Little Community Church House by The Boys from Indiana
Satan's Jeweled Crown by The Louvin Brothers
John D. Loudermilk Tribute
Break my Mind by The Flying Burrito Brothers
I Wish It Were Me by Homer Henderson
Bad News by Johnny Cash
Tobacco Road by Southern Culture on the Skids
Sittin' in the Balcony by Eddie Cochran
Heartaches by the Number by Willie Nelson
Don't Stay Away 'Til Loves Grows Cold by Brennen Leigh
Pigsville by The Waco Brothers
Death Penalty Set
Sing Me Back Home by Merle Haggard
The Green Green Grass of Home by Kelly Hogan
They're Hanging Me Tonight by Marty Robbins
Turn it On, Turn it On, Turn it On by Tom T. Hall
Tom Dooley by Bobby Bare
Karla Faye by Audrey Auld
Sam Hall by Tex Ritter
Me and Rose Connelly by Rachel Brooke
Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair by David Bromberg
Lay My Lily Down by Bob Weir
Sweet Mama by Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur
He Calls That Religion by Maria Muldaur
I Threw Your Picture Away by Miss Leslie & Her Juke Joint Band
What Good Can Drinkin' Do by Martha Fields
CLOSING THEME: Comin' Down by The Meat Puppets
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