Let me take you down

[david]

They both sound like rewrites of Stagger Lee, but then a lot of songs do . . .

[manho]

the falcons, you're so fine, 1969:
www.sendspace.com/file/rb8t8q

www.uncamarvy.com/Falcons/falcons.html

[cripes]

Hoy, hoy!

I was doing a little research on Stick McGhee and found out that there's an earlier version of 'Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee' that he and his brother Brownie recorded for Harlem Records in 1946. It wasn't a hit until two years later when it was redone for Atlantic Records. The Atlantic version is probably a better record, but this earlier version is pretty cool.

Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

[cripes]

This is really more of a complaint than a 'can you dig this' kind of thing.

I saw that Sinatra did 'Macarthur Park' and knew I had to hear it. Win/win, right? Wrong.

Macarthur Park-Frank Sinatra

It turns out he only does one section of the song.

As a rule, anything Frank does is ok with me, but this was a real pussy maneuver.

If you're not gonna take the cake out in the rain, stay the hell out of the park, Frankie Wankie.

[manho]

you have to admit that frank is a clever fucker. he's noticed that one verse of the song is my way, pt2. go fer it, as noel might say.

[manho]

this is where pill box hat comes from

lightnin' hopkins, automobile blues:
www.sendspace.com/file/ucxge0


and this is where captain beefheart's whole act comes from

blind willie johnston, jesus make up my dyin' bed:
www.sendspace.com/file/w4fw8d

[digit]

Claude Demetrius

not a well known name but he may have been the real instigator of rock n roll, plus he wrote exclusively about chicks.

cant find a picture of him but here are a few tasty songs from his pen:

aint that just like a woman (chuck copied the riff, boby copied the title)

mean woman blues

hard headed woman

he also wrote the film open the door, richard

[cripes]

I just stumbled across the coolest instrumental....I don't really know much about it. It's from this collection of Norman Petty produced instrumentals. I'm gonna guess it's from '66.

Camelback--Chances

[manho]

"Pick of the week: Bo Diddley, of course"

the english version:
www.sendspace.com/file/xvfxkq

[digit]

these scotch laddies definately have potential. check out "welcome to the real world"

www.myspace.com/room39uk

[Some king]

Going to see ol' Joanie saturday night. D'yer reckon she'll do a Bob song?

[manho]

killing floor. back in the late 60s-early70s killing floor was a live staple of any blue men singing the whites: there's a famous cream/hendrix story based on it. the first version i ever heard was this

the electric flag, killing floor, 1968:
www.sendspace.com/file/bgtnkq

i had it on this album

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rock_Machine_Turns_You_On

a sampler from cbs which was a big hit in england and let you hear stuff from american bands you'd never actually dare to buy (albums were expensive and dangerous - there was usually only one good track on them). so thanks to the sampler i heard the one good track on albums by spirit, moby grape, the peanut butter conspiracy, taj mahal, blood sweat and tears...

that's mike bloomfield playing guitar for the electric flag. i didn't know this at the time, of course, as the information highway was still a wolf-infested path through the woods.

and talking of wolves, here's the original

howling wolf, killing floor, 1966:
www.sendspace.com/file/4zd66f

[digit]

Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Space Guitar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVsNlchp0GE&feature=related

I dont know if he's been mentioned on youtube thread or not but anyway this guy was doing hendrix and page stuff back in 1954. from wiki:

Watson's ferocious "Space Guitar" of 1954 pioneered guitar feedback and reverb. Watson would later influence a subsequent generation of guitarists. Frank Zappa, for example, would cite Watson as one of his all-time favorite guitarists.

[digit]

zappa's ode to bobby brown

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8y0JLPQl94

[digit]

reading the zappa special thats out and in one recollection he raves about his favourite 50s records. not sure if they have come up in the youtube thread yet but these nuggets deserve special mention:

Lee Andrews & The Hearts - Girl around the corner

The Chips - Rubber Biscuit

and for anyone that hasnt seen it zappa on crossfire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc

[manho]

"he raves about his favourite 50s records"

could you post a comprehensive list?

[digit]

the guy (miles of Int Times) only remembers a few, but basically, Zappa played DJ for a night. Apart from the above 2, the only other ones mentioned are :

The Starlites - Valerie
The Gladiolas - Little Darlin
The Spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart
The Thrillers - The Drunkard

he also mentions Da Doo Ron Ron

He was gonna release a golden oldies compilation but there were legal problems and most of the record companies that released them were gone

[digit]

Uncle John Scruggs - Little Log Cabin in the Lane

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgIeaGzeLQ

filmed in 1928, this guy was in his 70's and he is singing the original lyric as it was published in 1871

[manho]

i'm only taking you down a few weeks here...

chamberlain, superstition:
www.sendspace.com/file/pdo6cw

[digit]

howlin wolf, newport, 1966

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoEmB4m28LE

and there are 2 other clips there. son house in the audience.