only rock ‘n’ roll
Carl Perkins (1932-1998), “Honey Don’t” (C. Perkins), live (TV show), 1956
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Sight of that mountain
makes me forget
I’m getting old—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
three takes
“Mystery Train” (J. Parker)
Junior Parker, 1953
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Elvis Presley, 1955
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The Band with Paul Butterfield (vocals, harmonica), live, San Francisco, 1976
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
basement jukebox
Herbie Duncan with Red Wells and his Caravans from St. Louis, “Hot Lips Baby” (H. Duncan), 1958
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lagniappe
reading table
I believe in the soul; so far
It hasn’t made much difference.—Charles Simic (1938-), from “The Old World”
basement jukebox
Johnny Burnette Trio, “The Train Kept A-Rollin,'” 1956
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lagniappe
reading table
distant sight—
in withered fields
a little house’s lamp—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
Johnny Cash, live (Town Hall Party), 1958-59
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lagniappe
art beat: more from Thursday night at the Art Institute of Chicago
Josef Koudelka (1938-), Czechoslavakia, 1963
Nationality Doubtful, through September 14th
only rock ’n’ roll
Gene Vincent (1935-1971),* Eddie Cochran (1938-1960, 40:45-),* live (Town Hall Party), 1950s
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*Set lists (courtesy of YouTube):
Gene Vincent
1. Be-Bop-A-Lula
2. High Blood Pressure
3. Rip it Up
4. Dance to the Bop
5. You Win Again
6. For Your Precious Love
7. Rocky Road Blues
8. Pretty Pearly
9. Be-Bop-A-Lula
10. High School Confidential
11. Over The Rainbow
12. Roll Over Beethoven
13. Over The Rainbow
14. She She Little Sheila
Eddie Cochran
1. C’mon Everybody
2. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
3. Don’t Blame It On Me
4. Summertime Blues
5. School Days
6. Be Honest With Me
7. Money Honey
Happy 4th of July!
It’s easy, sometimes, to take even great blessings for granted, like, for instance, living within walking distance—yes, walking distance—of a wonderful club (FitzGerald’s), where, last night, at their annual American Music Festival (three stages, four days), now in its thirty-third year, I saw these folks.
Joe Hall & The Louisiana Cane Cutters, live, Louisiana (Breaux Bridge), 2009
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Sleepy LaBeef, “Strange Things Happening Every Day” (plus interview), TV show (Late Night with Conan O’Brien), 1994
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The Paladins, “Kiddeo,” live, Netherlands, 2007
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lagniappe
radio
Today, celebrating one of his birthdays (a long story), WKCR-FM (Columbia University) will be playing Louis Armstrong—and nothing but—all day.
basement jukebox
Ray Harris, “Where’d You Stay Last Night” (1956)
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Ronnie Self, “Rocky Road Blues” (1957)
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Johnny Powers, “Long Blonde Hair” (1957)
only rock ’n roll
A lot of early rockers recorded in Memphis, in the 1950s, for Sam Phillips’ Sun Records. Some, like Elvis, became famous. Others, like this guy, didn’t.
Malcolm Yelvington, It’s Me Baby (1997)
Vodpod videos no longer available.
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“Drinkin’ Wine Spodee-O-Dee” (Sun 1954)
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“Rockin’ With My Baby” (Sun 1956)
only rock ’n’ roll
Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore, guitar), TV shows, 1956
“Money Honey”
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“Heartbreak Hotel”
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“I Got A Woman”
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