Monday, 11/1/10

by musicclipoftheday

What was it like to grow up, in the 1950s, in the lonesome state of Oklahoma?

Leon Russell knows.

So does this guy.

J.J. Cale (with Eric Clapton), “After Midnight,” live, Texas (Dallas), 2004

Who supplies the juice here?

It ain’t the guitar god from England.

It’s the grizzled guitar player from the state with the funny shape (:38-1:12, 1:41-44, 2:14-48, 3:36-50, 4:20-44).

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lagniappe

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Last week’s Sinner’s Crossroads (10/28/10) features a lot of wonderful music by the late Albertina Walker.