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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/11/12 at 6:09 am to Kafka) Harry McClintock -- The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1928) The Beat Farmers -- The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1986)
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/14/12 at 7:20 pm to Kafka) Washington Phillips - Paul and Silas in Jail (1927) quote: Washington Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) was a Texan gospel singer and musician. Phillips recorded eighteen songs, all between 1927 and 1929, though only sixteen survived. Some of his songs amount to highly specific and detailed gospel sermons, featuring Phillips' voice self-accompanied by an instrument that sounds like a fretless zither. This instrument, which has been variously identified as a Dolceola, a Celestaphone, two Celestaphones tuned in octaves attached side-by-side, or a Phonoharp (and also is considered by some to be an instrument entirely home-made by Phillips) creates a unique sound on these recordings that makes them immediately recognizable.
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dexy82 LSU Fan Madison, WI Member since Sep 2004 1062 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:18 pm to Kafka) somebodys arguing about Elvis on the Jimmie Rogers link quote: he was an overrated half-ass wife beating piece of shite who watered down rock and roll for white people? and died on the toilet. This post was edited on 4/14 at 10:18 pm
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ornagestorm Oregon State Fan Oregon Member since Jun 2008 4501 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 12:32 am to Kafka) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGuXoorp6k&feature=related&hd=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB_fbBfP9yU&feature=related&hd=1
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D Tide Member since Mar 2012 150 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 1:34 am to ornagestorm) Gid Tanner Soilders joy old time fiddle tune Monroe pre "Bluegrass" Monroe brothers
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acgeaux129 LSU Fan We are BR Member since Sep 2007 13825 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 3:03 am to Kafka) bookmarked. thanks for putting this thread together.
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 6:07 am to ornagestorm) Linky no worky Tried to fix them: C.C. Rider - Mississippi John Hurt Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher 1930 Here's a 1932 Betty Boop cartoon where you can see Cab in action (note the opening where he does a variation on the moonwalk).
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 6:40 am to Kafka) quote: "The Story Of American Folk Music" -- (BBC documentary) Bumping this since it got buried at the bottom of a page. I've watched the first 6 segments. This is about the NYC folk scene of the '30s and '40s, featuring contemporary footage of Leadbelly and The Weavers as well as interviews with people like Steve Earle and the inevitable Pete Seeger. It's a very good intro to the subject, again providing you can put up with the political bias.
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ornagestorm Oregon State Fan Oregon Member since Jun 2008 4501 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/15/12 at 10:28 pm to Kafka) quote: Linky no worky Tried to fix them: C.C. Rider - Mississippi John Hurt Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher 1930 thanks, not sure why they did not work I will link these. Fred Astaire - Puttin' On The Ritz, 1930 Josephine Baker,Blue Skies,1921
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/22/12 at 1:25 am to ornagestorm) Roy Acuff - Night Train To Memphis (1943 film clip) This was the rock & roll of the time. It's not hard to hear how this would evolve over a few years into rockabilly. And yes it's a 1943 clip and outside the time perimeters I originally insisted on -- so I'm cheating again. But then I have always considered myself above petty bourgeois morality.
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chilld28 Alabama Fan Get in B Chord and Mash It!! Member since Nov 2009 29527 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/22/12 at 1:47 am to Kafka) The Delmore Brothers Alton Delmore (December 25, 1908 – June 8, 1964) and Rabon Delmore (December 3, 1916 – December 4, 1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duets such as the Louvin Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers (Birch, Charlie and Bill Monroe), the McGee Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers, had a profound impact on the history of country music and American popular music. The brothers were born into poverty in Elkmont, Alabama, as the sons of tenant farmers amid a rich tradition of gospel music and Appalachian folk.[1] Their mother, Mollie Delmore, wrote and sang gospel songs for their church. The Delmores blended gospel-style harmonies with the quicker guitar-work of traditional folk music and the blues to help create the still-emerging genre of country. In addition to the regular six-string acoustic guitar, the duo was one of the few to use the rare tenor guitar, a four-string instrument that had primarily been used previously in vaudeville shows. The Big River Blues Browns Ferry Blues Lonesome Yodel Blues Deep River Blues by Doc Watson The last one is just because I like that version. Doc has been blind since his childhood and I love to hear him play guitar. This post was edited on 4/22 at 1:50 am
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blueslover New Orleans Saints Fan soon to be south of zero Member since Sep 2007 18292 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/22/12 at 2:11 am to Kafka) just getting in on this Kafka, good job I've thought it would be a good radio series to compare many of these original versions to popular remakes that people don't even know are remakes. What led me into bluesology was realizing where Clapton, Zeppelin, ZZ Top, etc were getting their songs from. Not pre WW2 but even more influential to the advent of modern rock was John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, etc Dunno if covered already but Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970 born in Nawlins) is who I would call the father of what we call lead guitar today. Before him guitar was used for virtually only rhythm. enjoy Lonnie My other favorite pre WW2 guitarist is T Bone Walker (1910-1975), started in Dallas and became kinda a father to the L.A. Jazz Blues Sound. Perhaps the first great showman as a lead player. Writer of 'Stormy Monday'! T-Bone Blues disc (1959) is in my Top Ten albums of alltime all genres enjoy T-Bone Lead Belly- every Louisianian should know this music pioneer 1888-1949. As interesting of a life as his music was influential. On wiki I saw this- Lead Belly has been covered by Delaney Davidson, Tom Russell, Lonnie Donegan, The Beach Boys, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis Presley,[16] Abba, Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Harry Belafonte, Frank Sinatra, Ram Jam, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Dr John, Ry Cooder, Grateful Dead, Gene Autry, Odetta, Billy Childish (who named his son Huddie), Mungo Jerry, Paul King, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, Michelle Shocked, Tom Waits, Scott H. Biram, Ron Sexsmith, British Sea Power, Rod Stewart, Ernest Tubb, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The White Stripes, The Fall, The Doors, Smog, Old Crow Medicine Show, Spiderbait, Meat Loaf, Ministry, Raffi, Rasputina, Rory Gallagher, the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Deer Tick, Hugh Laurie, X, Bill Frisell, Koerner, Ray & Glover, Nirvana, Mark Lanegan, and WZRD, among many others. There's a not so easy to find movie of his life ('Leadbelly') made in the mid 70's. interesting 1935 newsreel of him one of his best known some might recognize this from this This post was edited on 4/22 at 2:35 am
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ornagestorm Oregon State Fan Oregon Member since Jun 2008 4501 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 4/22/12 at 10:43 am to blueslover) Belle Baker- Sing You Sinners
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 7:47 pm to ornagestorm) Henry Thomas - "Bulldoze Blues" (1927) Canned Heat - "Going Up The Country" (1968)
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Hugo Stiglitz USA Fan Unfunny gif and meme connoisseur Member since Oct 2010 44967 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 8:50 pm to Kafka) Solid thread. nice resurrection.
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 8:53 pm to Hugo Stiglitz) quote: nice resurrection there will be more in the days to come
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MaximumTiger LSU Fan The fiery pits of Hell Member since Aug 2004 2554 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 10:07 pm to Kafka) Blind Willie Johnson Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
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Kafka New Orleans Saints Fan too wrong; didn't lead Member since Jul 2007 58980 posts Online	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 10:26 pm to MaximumTiger) quote: Blind Willie Johnson "John The Revelator"
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TheDrunkenTigah LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Aug 2011 3766 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/27/12 at 11:06 pm to Kafka) Robert Petway - Catfish Blues John Hurt - Frankie Furry Lewis - Billy Lyons & Stack O'Lee
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Hugo Stiglitz USA Fan Unfunny gif and meme connoisseur Member since Oct 2010 44967 posts	re: Old Timey -- a thread for pre-rock country, folk, and blues (Posted on 6/28/12 at 7:10 am to TheDrunkenTigah) This thread is now bookmarked.
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