A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's selection: Dwight Yoakam - "Thousand Miles From Nowhere" 1993
Song peaked at #2 on Billboard charts.
Dwight Yoakam born 1956 in Pikeville, KY - deep down in the coal country. I believe he's famous.
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's medley selection: Bobby Bare (1963) & Tom Jones (1967) - "Detroit City"
What if home is Detroit City?
What if I'm actually in Detroit City as you listen to this?
Back home by next week - God willin' and the crik don't rise ...
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's selection: Bill Laswell - "Ethiopia" 2002
Bill Laswell. Bass player. Born in Illinois in 1955, raised in Detroit, moved to NYC in his 20s.
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Today's selection: Dan Sultan "Kingdom" 2017
Dan Sultan is an Australian musician of aboriginal descent and sometime author of children's books. This cut comes from his fourth album, "Killer".
I forget when and where I obtained this cut; it was released as a digital download so I suspect I got it from Youtube ... but that doesn't explain where I first heard it.
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Today's selection: Python Lee Jackson - "In A Broken Dream" 1969/1972
Python Lee Jackson was an Australian band of the late 60s. They had one "hit" recorded in 1969 - In A Broken Dream - which featured Rod Stewart as guest vocalist. The song was re-released in 1972 on the album of the same name when Rod Stewart had become popular; it peaked at #56 on the US charts.
The band went through many iterations but Broken Dream was their only release to hit the charts. UTube has a version of Rod Stewart performing the song in 1992 with David Gilmour and John Paul Jones. He also placed the song on two of his anthologies. The song has been covered several times, notably by Thunder in 1996.
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Today's selection: Frank Zappa - "Montana" 1973
"Gonna be a dental floss tycoon ..."
The last track on Zappa's "Over-Nite Sensation" album. Tina Turner & the Ikettes provide backing vocals in the middle section.
Ike Turner's response? "What is this ....?"
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's medley selection: Johnny Rivers - "Summer Rain"
Off the 1968 album "Realization", "Summer Rain" is considered one of Johnny River's best songs. Reflecting on the summer of 1967, perhaps one of the best descriptions of the dream of the "Summer Of Love" (which was the summer of riots for yours truly).
Written by the other Jim Hendrix, he was once married to Cass Elliot of the Mamas & Papas. One of the members of The Mugwumps, a group that lasted a few months before the band split to form Lovin Spoonful and Mamas & Papas. Jim Hendrix was not a member of either band.
Hard to find information about Jim; some other guy had a similar name at a similar time.
Johnny Rivers (John Ramistella) was popular in the 60s with 9 songs in the top 10 and 17 in the top 40. Secret Agent Man and Poor Side of Town are two hits for which Johnny Rivers is known.
He is still alive but gave his final public appearance in 2023.
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's selection: Dead Can Dance - "The Host of Seraphim" 1988
Dead Can Dance formed in Melbourne in 1981 and is considered a neoclassical darkwave band. Labels don't tell much - I'd describe this cut as Operatic Tonal Chanting. This cut is off the band's 4th album, "The Serpent's Egg". Something I like as background music when I'm busy with something.
It's not for everyone.
A sample of some obscure - and maybe not obscure - tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today's medley selection: Hoyt Axton - "Della & The Dealer" 1979
... and a cat named Kalamazoo.
Hoyt Axton was better known as a song writer for others: "Joy To The World" (Three Dog Night"), "The Pusher" (Steppenwolf), "Southbound" (Commander Cody), and many others. He also appeared in many TV shows of the 60s - 80s.
He lived in Victor, MT and died at home in Oct 1999 after two heart attacks in the two weeks previous.
Worth what you paid for it: I've lived in both Tucson and Kalamazoo
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