Evie Sands is one of the most talented and underrated (unknown) soul singers of my generation. Merilee Rush reproduced her original version of Angel of the Morning note-for-note, and Sands’ association with Chip Taylor’s music should have been legendary.
I rediscovered Dire Straits -- and more importantly Mark Knopfler -- just as the pandemic hit. Swear to god, his music kept me sane. ;-) This is the live performance I return to again and again. His best of this superb song, I think. The outro alone, with that little 3-note motif from Bennett, is worth the price of admission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyI9flHHT2Q
Always a kinks fan since seeing them my senior year in HS at the academy of music on 14th Street opening for the DC5. Till the End of the Day became their traditional show opener and when my brother and I went to see them a few years later at Lincoln Center we waited for those first 3 power chords and yelled out "How do you feel?". Ray paused and held his arms up high in an embrace of the crowd and then started the song over. So I guess he heard us. That was also the show where he fell backwards into a speaker stack but kept singing from the floor. I'll bet you were there!
After the show I went home to Harrington Park, not far from Nyack where you live now. I also went to the Filmore to see them open for Savoy Brown but they didn't show; supposedly sick. I was really bummed but got my introduction to a great blues band. Many years later, living now in Syracuse, I went to Borders Books at the Carousel Mall to a CD release by Kim Simmons and was able to chat with him about that night at the Filmore. He didn't recall naturally having probably played a thousand gigs since, but it was nice to meet him. I believe he had married a gal from Oswego and he remained in this area until he passed a couple years ago.
I'm gonna give you two, Greg. Given the Middle East mess – I lived through the 1973 Yom Kippur War in Israel yet am militant about Palestinian statehood – I've been digging into Steve Earle's "Jerusalem" (the most magical spot I've ever visted). It just floored me as a fantastic song, truly a best ever, one time when I heard he and The Dukes (with my friends Eric Ambel on guitar and Will Rigby on drums) play this moving prayer for peace live.
And now for something completely different, just because I'm glad to report that the new Rolling Stones album is pretty good (see my review on my Substack latrer today), one of its best tracks.
Thanks for all the quick replies and comments/dialogue. Keep them coming--I can see that I will have to collect and post maybe all week, not one day!
Not sure how to link here but Bonnie Raitt and John Prine “Angel from Montgomery “. Worth it
Absolutely agree
Evie Sands is one of the most talented and underrated (unknown) soul singers of my generation. Merilee Rush reproduced her original version of Angel of the Morning note-for-note, and Sands’ association with Chip Taylor’s music should have been legendary.
Here’s Johnny Cash, in-the-know:
https://youtu.be/ajZ-IeY9mnA?si=VxzQ6SefRsF2_Nir
I rediscovered Dire Straits -- and more importantly Mark Knopfler -- just as the pandemic hit. Swear to god, his music kept me sane. ;-) This is the live performance I return to again and again. His best of this superb song, I think. The outro alone, with that little 3-note motif from Bennett, is worth the price of admission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyI9flHHT2Q
Here's my Swamp Dogg & Co. playlist... he wrote, performed or produced all of these and I wrote about him in the White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol 2. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p5wcVNokSrMIuAzoZ3wwG?si=345a592082334907
Bob, would you pick ONE of these songs that's on Youtube that I might post?
a street musician in my neighbourhood .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHC3OsUNqY
Thanks for asking. My choice would be this, by the great T-Bone Walker. Without his guitar, there may well have been no Chuck Berry guitar; and without that? Well, you know. https://open.spotify.com/track/5I9dM2pwqMAQm266lUII5P?si=374c2f2e95a14d51
Always a kinks fan since seeing them my senior year in HS at the academy of music on 14th Street opening for the DC5. Till the End of the Day became their traditional show opener and when my brother and I went to see them a few years later at Lincoln Center we waited for those first 3 power chords and yelled out "How do you feel?". Ray paused and held his arms up high in an embrace of the crowd and then started the song over. So I guess he heard us. That was also the show where he fell backwards into a speaker stack but kept singing from the floor. I'll bet you were there!
Regards,
Warren
I was there.. .. https://gregmitchell.substack.com/p/my-back-pages-2-ray-davies-gets-his
After the show I went home to Harrington Park, not far from Nyack where you live now. I also went to the Filmore to see them open for Savoy Brown but they didn't show; supposedly sick. I was really bummed but got my introduction to a great blues band. Many years later, living now in Syracuse, I went to Borders Books at the Carousel Mall to a CD release by Kim Simmons and was able to chat with him about that night at the Filmore. He didn't recall naturally having probably played a thousand gigs since, but it was nice to meet him. I believe he had married a gal from Oswego and he remained in this area until he passed a couple years ago.
"The Dream of a Child," from a glorious, underappreciated album by David Forman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g30RzkCFvtw
Love that someone else remembers Forman's brilliance.
He was yet another far-from-obvious Crawdaddy favorite in mid-'70s. Our faves. in retrospect, pretty brilliant.
https://youtu.be/7NGgoKGE4A0?si=7AI4xmhq97KwWxDP
I'm gonna give you two, Greg. Given the Middle East mess – I lived through the 1973 Yom Kippur War in Israel yet am militant about Palestinian statehood – I've been digging into Steve Earle's "Jerusalem" (the most magical spot I've ever visted). It just floored me as a fantastic song, truly a best ever, one time when I heard he and The Dukes (with my friends Eric Ambel on guitar and Will Rigby on drums) play this moving prayer for peace live.
https://youtu.be/nU278yFdvgQ
And now for something completely different, just because I'm glad to report that the new Rolling Stones album is pretty good (see my review on my Substack latrer today), one of its best tracks.
https://youtu.be/byaDGTF5rLs
Rob, thanks but I posted Steve's song last week!
Great minds think alike.
George Stavis, an early pioneer of progressive 5-string banjo. This is from his Vanguard album, Labyrinths.
https://youtu.be/zPUZUU2G-Wg?si=hOe_n09oTi9__RvG
too late for this round, sadly
I'll wait till the next round.
This mashup of George Michael’s Freedom/Faith (Live Loop) by Cat Jahnke blew me away six years ago, and still does. Amazing.
https://youtu.be/ZhAYvzb8yQs?si=7d9dR2KdvwkHyBMv
https://spotify.link/OdpkJhbk9Db
Here a song I love by Josh Ritter. “Girl In The War” is a beautifully simple and poetic take on war.
Please don't frown
I had to much to dream last night
By the Electric Prunes
Cant get into it here, and is just aged myself 😂
The Silent Comedy, originally from San Diego, "Gasoline". Band is even better live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6zzhSvGeew