Unsomnambulist
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Calexico/Iron & Wine - Years to Burn (2019)
What are you listening to? June 2019
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Brant Bjork - Brant Bjork & The Operators (2002)
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The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South Of Reality (2019)
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This is called a cockchafer.The Claypool Lennon Delirium - South Of Reality (2019)
Unsomnambulist
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (2013 Remaster; 1969 originally released)
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Yawning Man - Macedonian Lines (2019)
Zeeba Neighba
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Alt-J - This Is All Yours (2014)
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Fever Ray - Fever Ray (2009)
Well, some might be wondering what gives with recent listening choices like Fever Ray, Alt-J, and Mr. Bungle
No not doing a series/list per se, but I did find myself in the morning thinking of things to play only to find myself continuing to gravitate towards the same artists - Bowie, Bruce, Neil Young, Elvis Costello
So to mix it up, went to Best Ever Albums website, went to #1000 on their list and decided to listen. Some interesting picks that are definitely outside my wheelhouse (some albums I own too like Prince, Elton). Thought I'd do this for awhile but really am not interested in making this a thing and going from 1000 down to 1. Still you might see some wacky picks (for me) for a bit
Well, some might be wondering what gives with recent listening choices like Fever Ray, Alt-J, and Mr. Bungle
No not doing a series/list per se, but I did find myself in the morning thinking of things to play only to find myself continuing to gravitate towards the same artists - Bowie, Bruce, Neil Young, Elvis Costello
So to mix it up, went to Best Ever Albums website, went to #1000 on their list and decided to listen. Some interesting picks that are definitely outside my wheelhouse (some albums I own too like Prince, Elton). Thought I'd do this for awhile but really am not interested in making this a thing and going from 1000 down to 1. Still you might see some wacky picks (for me) for a bit
Ojai Sam
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The Ravens - Their Complete National Recordings (rec. 1947-50, Savoy Jazz comp. 2003)
The first of the "bird groups" set the style that would become doo wop in the coming decades. Let's Do-Wop blog sez:
The Ravens have stood the test of time as one of the pioneering R&B groups. The Ravens were the first group to use a bass and falsetto tenor to lead , rather than just be in the background. The Ravens also were the first group to add dance steps to their act. Before The Clovers and The Orioles, The Ravens would use bits of jazz, blues, and gospel, to create a sound that appealed to more than just White audiences. This seems to time when the term RACE music got started.
The Ravens were formed by Jimmy Ricks, and Warren "Birdland" Suttles, two waiters from Harlem. The two went to the Evans booking Agency to recruit two more singers, Ollie Jones, and Leonard Puzey, and formed the group in 1945. They named themselves The Ravens and started a craze to name groups after birds. The group hooked up with Howard Biggs, who became their musical arranger and wrote many of their songs.
The Ravens first appeared at The Club Baron in Harlem in 1946. That same year the group signed with Hub Records and their first single was a song called "Honey". They released two more singles, the best of the two was a jump tune called "My Sugar Is So Refined". They opened with this song when they appeared on a show with Nat King Cole at The Apollo. Puzey started the song singing lead, but when they switched leads and Ricks took over with his booming bass, he brought down the house. Ollie Jones soon left the group and was replaced by a falsetto tenor Maithe Marshall.
The group signed with National Records in 1947 and released a series of songs with Ricks on jump tunes and Marshall with his clear falsetto singing the ballads. Marshall called himself the "B' side singer. In later years fans of the Ravens would fight to get copies of Ravens records just for the "B" side.
In 1947 "Write Me A Letter" on National Records, became the first R&B record to reach #24 on the national charts, but didn't hit the R&B charts until January 1948. The Ravens were the first group to hit the pop charts before they hit the R&B charts. The groups second release for National established the group and it's sound internationally, the song was a rhythmic version of "Old Man River". It was said to have sold over two million copies. Between 1947 and 1949 the group released a string of ballads and jump tunes for National Records. "Bye, Bye, Baby Blues" reached #13 on the Juke Box chart.
Other bird groups? I'm glad you asked.
The Orioles
The Flamingos
The Swallows
The Penguins
The Wrens
The Cardinals
And a flock more.
Minus ten points if you even think about Roger McGuinn.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
The first of the "bird groups" set the style that would become doo wop in the coming decades. Let's Do-Wop blog sez:
The Ravens have stood the test of time as one of the pioneering R&B groups. The Ravens were the first group to use a bass and falsetto tenor to lead , rather than just be in the background. The Ravens also were the first group to add dance steps to their act. Before The Clovers and The Orioles, The Ravens would use bits of jazz, blues, and gospel, to create a sound that appealed to more than just White audiences. This seems to time when the term RACE music got started.
The Ravens were formed by Jimmy Ricks, and Warren "Birdland" Suttles, two waiters from Harlem. The two went to the Evans booking Agency to recruit two more singers, Ollie Jones, and Leonard Puzey, and formed the group in 1945. They named themselves The Ravens and started a craze to name groups after birds. The group hooked up with Howard Biggs, who became their musical arranger and wrote many of their songs.
The Ravens first appeared at The Club Baron in Harlem in 1946. That same year the group signed with Hub Records and their first single was a song called "Honey". They released two more singles, the best of the two was a jump tune called "My Sugar Is So Refined". They opened with this song when they appeared on a show with Nat King Cole at The Apollo. Puzey started the song singing lead, but when they switched leads and Ricks took over with his booming bass, he brought down the house. Ollie Jones soon left the group and was replaced by a falsetto tenor Maithe Marshall.
The group signed with National Records in 1947 and released a series of songs with Ricks on jump tunes and Marshall with his clear falsetto singing the ballads. Marshall called himself the "B' side singer. In later years fans of the Ravens would fight to get copies of Ravens records just for the "B" side.
In 1947 "Write Me A Letter" on National Records, became the first R&B record to reach #24 on the national charts, but didn't hit the R&B charts until January 1948. The Ravens were the first group to hit the pop charts before they hit the R&B charts. The groups second release for National established the group and it's sound internationally, the song was a rhythmic version of "Old Man River". It was said to have sold over two million copies. Between 1947 and 1949 the group released a string of ballads and jump tunes for National Records. "Bye, Bye, Baby Blues" reached #13 on the Juke Box chart.
Other bird groups? I'm glad you asked.
The Orioles
The Flamingos
The Swallows
The Penguins
The Wrens
The Cardinals
And a flock more.
Minus ten points if you even think about Roger McGuinn.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
Ojai Sam
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"Splish Splash" seemed like a distant memory in 1969. Bobby climbed out of the tub, dropped the diminutive nickname and recorded 10 oh-so-hip songs of his own making. Titles like "Water Color Canvas" and "Hey Magic Man" tell you all you need to know.
on the Sam-O-Meter. A period piece, nothing more.- Status
