A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Grateful Dead "China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider" 1982
Live at the Oregon Country Fair: "Springfield Creamery Presents The Second Decadenal Field Trip" in Veneta, just west of Eugene.
I liked Eugene back in those days. Crazy was fun then, not dangerous. Times change.
The concert took place on August 28 - I overlooked this fact when I went to post this.
I was at this concert. Drove up from Reno with my girlfriend of the time in a beater 1964 Chevy pickup.. Sat with friends in the booth next to Ken Kesey's. Wish I remembered more of the concert; there was no option for leaving off the "special sauce" at the food booths. Trouble is, those funny cigarettes have been known to cause this effect often known as "the munchies".
Brownies are good. The special sauce wasn't bad either.
Truck blew a rod on the way home; of course I was taking the road less travelled. Contacted our friends in Eugene and spent a few days with them while the truck was being repaired.
An adventure is something you don't want to be doing while you're doing it.
But a memorable time overall. Good and bad at the same time; one of the straws that broke apart my first not-marriage ... but that's a different tale for a different time.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Hevia "Busindre Reel" 1998
Crank this one up. Yee-haw! Bagpipes in a Celtic reel. Starts slow.
José Ángel Hevia Velasco - professionally Hevia - was born in 1967 in Asturias, an autonomous region on Spain's northern coast. The Busindre Reel is probably his best-known composition.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Mazzy Star "Mary Of Silence" 1993
Mazzy Star formed in 1988 out of Santa Monica, CA. Their most famous song was "Fade Into You" of 1993 but as I like to post obscure items, I've selected "Mary Of Silence" from the same album.
I like the composition; I find it reminiscent of The Stooges' 1969 composition, "We Will Fall".
Stooges - We Will Fall
I kind of implied ahead of time I have an off-the-wall taste in music.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Jeff Beck - "Girl From Mill Valley/Rice Pudding" 1969
A "Two for Tuesday" - from the Jeff Beck Group album "Beck-Ola". One of my favorite albums ...
"Girl From Mill Valley" is a Nicky Hopkins tune and performance; "Rice Pudding" is a group effort (with pre-Rolling Stones Ron Wood on bass). Although Rod Stewart performed the vocals on this album, both cuts are instrumentals of different styles.
"Laugh, Laugh" was the first "hit single" of the 1960s to come out of San Francisco in response to the onslaught of the British Invasion.
Laugh, LaughJust A Little
An early "psychedelic era" San Francisco band, their early work was produced by Sly Stone - before he became Sly Stone. Laugh, Laugh was released in late 1964 and achieved it's highest level in February 1965. One of the promotion events for Laugh, Laugh was an appearance on The Flintstones as the Beau Brummelstones. Just A Little was the follow-up hit, released in April 1965 and hit its highest ranking in June 1965, becoming the Beau Brummels' highest rated tune.
The Beau Brummelstones
Although the band released other compositions, none achieved the status of these two songs. The band underwent personnel changes in 1965 due to medical conditions and military induction; the band finally fell apart in 1969.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Dale Ann Bradley East Kentucky Morning 1997
It's where I am if all goes to plan.
East Kentucky Morning is Dale Ann Bradley's first hit. She's been awarded the Female Bluegrass Vocalist six times. Born in Bell County in the SE corner of Kentucky (Cumberland Gap region) as the daughter of a coal-miner Baptist minister. The album of the same name was released in 1997.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Fleetwood Mac "Black Magic Woman" 1968
Back in the dark ages - before fame and fortune struck - there was a band called "Fleetwood Mac". Formed in 1967 and named for the drummer - Mick Fleetwood - and the bass player - John McVie, they formed a British blues band.
Peter Green was the guitar player that replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers whose members also included Fleetwood and McVie. After a bit of swapping musicians, the three joined together to form Fleetwood Mac. One of their first pieces was "Black Magic Woman", first released as a single, then included on 1969's compilation album, "English Rose".
Santana recorded the song in 1970 and was such a success that few people realize that the tune is from early Fleetwood Mac - few people at that time knew of Fleetwood Mac; their huge success came in the summer of 1975 release of the (2nd) self-titled album.
Over the years, only Mick Fleetwood and John McVie have been consistent members of the band. Christine Perfect started playing with the band on their second album in 1968 (and married John McVie the same year) but was not a "member" until the 5th album, "Future Games" when Peter Green left the band.
Just as a side note, I prefer more of the earlier releases than later: "Then Play On", "Kiln House", "Future Games", "Bare Trees", and ... both "Fleetwood Mac" albums.
A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Lanterna - "Silent Hills" 1995
More the name used by Henry Frayne for a project than a "group", Silent Hills was one of his first compositions. Henry is from Champaign, Illinois and was once associated with the University of Illinois. He has since retired from the university and now concentrates on music.
