Sunday, March 18th
back to church
Bishop Dready Manning (guitar), live, Troy, Ala., 1993
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: guitar
2018
Tuesday, March 6th
timeless
Tommy Johnson (1896-1956), “Cool Drink of Water Blues,” 1928
(Taking a break—back in a while.)
2018
Friday, March 2nd
two takes
“My Back Pages” (B. Dylan)
Bob Dylan, live
*****
Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, et al., live, New York, 1992
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lagniappe
reading table
watching the downpour
from under a temple
bell—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2018
Thursday, March 1st
more
Bob Dylan, “It Ain’t Me Babe” (B. Dylan), live
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lagniappe
reading table
today too, today too
the nettle tree snags
the kite—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2018
Sunday, February 25th
old school
Rev. Campbell and His Wonder Boys, “Home Don’t Seem Like Home No More”
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lagniappe
reading table
my dead mother—
every time I see the ocean,
every time . . .—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
2018
Friday, February 23rd
timeless
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984), “What’s Going On” (M. Gaye, A. Cleveland, R. Benson), “What’s Happening Brother” (M. Gaye, J. Nyx Jr.), live, Chicago, 1972
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2018
Tuesday, February 13th
what’s new
Juana Molina, “Sin Dones,” live, Netherlands (Utrecht), 1/17/18 (published; recorded 11/17)
2018
Wednesday, February 7th
old school
Robert Pete Williams (1914-1980), “Goodbye Slim Harpo,” 1971
*****
Slim Harpo (AKA James Isaac Moore, 1924-1970), The Best of Slim Harpo, 1983*
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*01 – Baby Scratch My Back (1965); 02 – I Got Love If You Want It (1957); 03 – I’m A King Bee (1957); 04 – Little Queen Bee (Got A Brand New King) (1964); 05 – Shake Your Hips (1966); 06 – Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu (1968); 07 – Buzz Me Babe (1960); 08 – Buzzin’ (1963); 09 – Rainin’ In My Heart (1961); 10 – Still Rainin’ In My Heart (1964); 11 – Late Last Night (1960); 12 – Tip On In, Part 1 (1967); 13 – Bobby Sox Baby (1961); 14 – Don’t Start Cryin’ Now (1961); 15 – I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis) (1964); 16 – Strange Love (1958); 17 – Rock Me Baby (1976); 18 – Blues Hang-Over (1960).
2018
Monday, February 5th
sounds of Iceland
I’m not quite sure what these guys are doing but whatever it is they sure know what they’re doing.
ADHD, live, Iceland (Hafnarfjörður), 2014
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lagniappe
random sights
today, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day 