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"body": "\n\nErnest Kador, better known as **Ernie K-Doe** , is a New Orleans legend. Famous for his hits \"Mother-In-Law\", \"Later For Tomorrow\" and \"Here Come The Girls\", he was a singer, wacky performance character, club owner, radio personality and [Drum Buddy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=vvtssL8WlJA) ally. \"Here Come The Girls\" became a hit after his death but remains a popular DJ cut and dance groover.\n\nA NOLA native and son of a Baptist minister, he started singing in church at seven and sang in gospel groups as a teen. In the early '50s he moved to Chicago and broke into the scene there, singing with the Moonglows on occasion before going back to New Orleans. He recorded as part of the Blue Diamonds in the mid-'50s before launching his solo career. His biggest hit, \"Mother-In-Law\", was written and produced by the great Allen Toussaint (who also plays piano on the cut) in 1960 and went on to be a #1 pop hit for Minit Records. It was quickly followed by another hit (\"Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta\") the next year. He had some great, if underknown, songs, tunes like the doo-wopish \"I Cried My Last Tear\" was another standout for Minit, and the groovy \"A Certain Girl\". \"Later For Tomorrow\" was another Top 40 hit in '67.\n\n\"Here Come The Girls\", his charming 1970 groover, was not a hit at the time but retrospect has looked kindly at it and it has since become one of his best known songs. His local radio shows were quite popular and at one point he was calling himself Mr Naugahyde before donning royal cape & crown as \"Emperor of the Universe\". He was known for his eccentric performances and in '94 opened his own Mother-In-Lounge in NOLA. He passed on from organ failure in 2001.\n\nHere's the Emperor in action in '92 on a medley of his hits, encouraged and accompanied by Toussaint:\n\nHere's his tune \"Here Come The Girls\":\n\nAnd he was part of the infamous Drum Buddy infomercial. The Drum Buddy was a hand-crafted oscillating, light-activated drum machine/synth invented by New Orleans' Robert \"Mr Quintron\" Rolston. I have personally played one of the original prototypes of this fun machine. So, let's check out the infomercial. You'll see the Emperor Ernie K-Doe come in for a version of \"Fever\" around 27 minutes in. But the whole thing is worth watching!:",
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"body": "\n\nHappy birthday to the great **Nina Simone**!! Pianist, singer, anti-war and civil rights activist, an inspiration to generations. This great talent from North Carolina captivated everyone that came in her path or heard her music. A gifted arranger, she could take any tune, or combination of tunes, and turn them into epic statements. Her music melded gospel, jazz, classical, blues and pop, with the clear purpose of many politicized folk artists of her day.\n\nBorn Eunice Waymon, she aspired to be a pioneering black concert pianist and only reluctantly became a jazz singer after racist rejection from a prestigious school. But she turned that voice into a powerful and passionate instrument of protest, and her tunes were often mobilizers.\n\nIn '58 her first hit was \"I Loves You, Porgy\", of which she saw extremely little financial reward. Her 1964 live recording of \"Mississippi Goddamn\" was a seething protest piece, a response to racially-targeted violence in the apartheid US. Despite the record being destroyed and boycotted by Ku Klux Krakkers in the South, it was destined for infamy. After this her music took a decidedly pointed direction in alignment with the civil rights movement.\n\nHer 1972 live concert at Fort Dix military base (found on _Emergency Ward!_), highlighted by a performance of George Harrison's \"My Sweet Lord\" in which she questions God as a killer for sending the soldiers off to die (complete with \"hallelujahs\" from a teenage choir) was one of recorded music's biggest \"fuck you\" moments of protest. After her incredible 1974 album _It Is Finished_ (which included the supremely nasty \"Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter\"), she left the country and declared it a sick place.\n\nIn '92 her autobiography, _I Put A Spell On You_ , was released and is a must-read. She was not afraid to criticize America, nor was she afraid to turn her back on it. In '95 she shot at a record company suit in demand of money owed to her, one of several gun-related incidents from Nina's hands. She died in France in 2003, after a lengthy battle with cancer.\n\nLive at Fort Dix military base, 1972, she was in demand of the soldiers but she had to have her program of music approved by the military before she was cleared to play. No problem: a few back-to-the-roots gospel numbers, pop renditions, a choir of girls from some Jersey projects...how simple and easy would that be? Well...she turned it into beautiful protest. Simply epic and powerful:",
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"body": "\n\nNot necessarily a household name and not quite a flashy player, **Tadd Dameron** was one of the great arrangers in jazz and wrote a few standards. The pianist's own compositions include \"Hot House\", \"Lady Bird\", \"Soultrane\", \"Fontainebleau\", \"If You Could See Me Now\", \"Good Bait\" and \"Mating Call\", but he was an in-demand arranger who worked with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn, Milt Jackson, Benny Goodman, Billy Eckstine and others before the dope got the best of him.\n\nFrom Cleveland, Dameron learned piano from his mother as a child. His saxophonist brother and he would absorb the sounds of swing bands from the '30s, leading to the upstart's interest in pursuing music as a career. He took a few jobs as a pianist, including in trumpeter Freddie Webster's band. After some touring, he went to Kansas City in the early '40s and started writing tunes and arranging for KC legend Harlan Leonard & his Rockets, one of the city's most popular groups. He worked with Jimmy Lunceford and Basie before hooking up with Dizzy in '42. He started ambitiously arranging bebop concepts for big bands.\n\nIn '47 he paired with Fats Navarro, a successful partnership that lasted until Navarro's death in '50, after which Dameron brought in an unknown Clifford Brown. Dameron kept busy with both his own groups and arranging for and collaborating with others, until a late '50s jail stint took him off the scene. After returning in the mid-'60s, he died of cancer at just 48.\n\nCheck out his beautiful albums _A Study In Dameronia_ , _Fontainebleu_ and _Mating Call_ (with Coltrane). Hint: Much of the man's work have been released under other artists' names. Here is a sample from _Mating Call_ , usually available under Trane's name:",
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"body": "\n\nThe much loved Cuban singer **Ibrihim Ferrer** rose to world-wide fame as part of _Buena Vista Social Club_ , but not before a long career in Cuba with, among others, Los Bocucos, Beny Moré and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, with his first Cuban hit record coming in 1955. He had been an orphaned street youth singer who became a Santero, as well as a singer of sones, guarachas and boleros. In 1962 he toured Europe with Los Bocucos and met Nikita Kruschev. He continued his singing career in Cuba, largely shut off to the world. Said Ferrer: \"The music got better after the Revolution because we weren't playing for tourists so much. There was a greater identification between the musicians and the audience, which was Cuban.\"\n\nHe first retired after a 1991 tour of Chile. But he agreed to join the Ry Cooder-produced _BVSC_ in '96, becoming it's cover star and a multi-million seller. After the success of _BVSC_ , he recorded a Grammy-winning solo album at the age of 74, itself selling two million copies, but the Bush II administration government denied him entry to collect his award, citing a rule that categorized Ferrer as a \"terrorist\". He also appeared with Gorillaz and his final album (_Mi Sueño_) was of his beloved boleros. He passed away right before a tour of Europe.\n\nHere's Ferrer, backed by Cachaito, Roberto Fonseca and Manuel Galbán performing \"Perfidia\", a classic written by Chiapas-born composer Alberto Domínguez around 1939.",
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"body": "\n\nPerhaps the original \"freak-folk\" artist, the Bahamian musician & herbalist Tony McKay (aka \"**Exuma** \") was created from a lightning bolt and raised on Cat Island before moving to NYC in the late '50s. He participated in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the mid-'60s, hanging and playing with Dylan, Hendrix, Richie Havens, Peter, Paul & Mary and others. He released his first Exuma album in 1970 and proceeded to create his unique brand of psychedelic folk/funk/island pop with his Junk Band (sometimes members of the Blues Magoos), very much rooted in junkanoo and Obeah culture while also displaying the influence of calypso, soul and US country music. The sometimes sprawling tunes were built around acoustic guitar and his stories of satire and social import, with percussion and sometimes horns and backing bands.\n\nDespite (or more likely due to) his freaky Afro-voodoo records, he was never really too popular beyond his native Bahamas, the UK and New Orleans. But his records have gained cult attraction through the years. He has toured with artists ranging from Steppenwolf to Black Flag to Curtis Mayfield to Peter Tosh. He was the composer of a couple of songs that other people made famous: \"Obeah Woman\" (Nina Simone) and \"Bom Bom\" (Jimmy Castor). Aside from his own songs he covered a bunch of other people's tunes, including a crazy version of Paul McCartney's \"Monkberry Moon Delight\"! He was also devoted to his painting, some of which graced his album sleeves. His lyrics were of a unique poeticism: \"a spider crawled across my face, spreading its web on the human race...\". He was truly one of the most unique artists to ever grace the world.\n\n\"I only know a few chords but I can stretch them out!\"\n\n_Exuma_ , the first album:\n\nAnd _Exuma II_ :",
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"html": "<p><img src=\"/images/exuma_large.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>Perhaps the original “freak-folk” artist, the Bahamian musician & herbalist Tony McKay (aka “<strong>Exuma</strong> ”) was created from a lightning bolt and raised on Cat Island before moving to NYC in the late ’50s. He participated in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the mid-’60s, hanging and playing with Dylan, Hendrix, Richie Havens, Peter, Paul & Mary and others. He released his first Exuma album in 1970 and proceeded to create his unique brand of psychedelic folk/funk/island pop with his Junk Band (sometimes members of the Blues Magoos), very much rooted in junkanoo and Obeah culture while also displaying the influence of calypso, soul and US country music. The sometimes sprawling tunes were built around acoustic guitar and his stories of satire and social import, with percussion and sometimes horns and backing bands.</p>\n<p>Despite (or more likely due to) his freaky Afro-voodoo records, he was never really too popular beyond his native Bahamas, the UK and New Orleans. But his records have gained cult attraction through the years. He has toured with artists ranging from Steppenwolf to Black Flag to Curtis Mayfield to Peter Tosh. He was the composer of a couple of songs that other people made famous: “Obeah Woman” (Nina Simone) and “Bom Bom” (Jimmy Castor). Aside from his own songs he covered a bunch of other people’s tunes, including a crazy version of Paul McCartney’s “Monkberry Moon Delight”! He was also devoted to his painting, some of which graced his album sleeves. His lyrics were of a unique poeticism: “a spider crawled across my face, spreading its web on the human race…”. He was truly one of the most unique artists to ever grace the world.</p>\n<p>“I only know a few chords but I can stretch them out!”</p>\n<p><em>Exuma</em> , the first album:</p>\n<p>And <em>Exuma II</em> :</p>",
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"body": "\n\n_(Clive Chin, left and Bertram Brown, center. Photo by Malcolm Allen)_\n\nJamaican producer **Bertram Brown** was the man behind Freedom Sounds, founded in '75 and operating into the '90s, an important reggae label from the Greenwich Farm ghetto of Kingston. The imprint put out some great music of social concerns by Prince Alla, Rod Taylor, Phillip Fraser, Horace Andy, Ranking Dread, Michael Prophet, Earl Zero and many, many others, with a special regard for neighborhood talents and singers not part of the island's mainstream. These rootsy 45s usually were with the backing of the Soul Syndicate band (often cut at Channel One studio) and accompanied by heavy dubs on the B-sides, mixed by the great King Tubby! Later on Brown formed a few other labels, working with the likes of \"Chinna\" Smith, Frankie Paul and Mutabaruka. Among Brown's labels he founded or co-founded were Libra (which was earlier than Freedom Sounds), High Times, CornerStone and Roots Tradition. He also owned a liquor store. He died in 2008, at just 58, from a swimming accident.\n\nHighly recommended is the _Freedom Sounds In Dub_ collection (anthologized for the Blood & Fire reissue label) of some of the great dub versions of Freedom Sounds material, mixed by King Tubby. In my opinion, these represent some of the absolute top ranking dubs the '70s roots scene ever knew. Check out the collection in full on YouTube:",
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"body": "\n\nOur friends over at the always-tasteful **Paris DJs** have put up a [**downloadable mixtape**](http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Paris-DJs-Soundsystem-presents-Friends-Family-Vol-1) of some of the grooviest nuggets of recent vintage for your listening pleasure. Yes, the **_Friends & Family_** Vol 1 set is your audio update on the dopest sounds of today. Their website has given coverage to so many great contemporary bands of the **funk, reggae, soul, hip-hop, jazz and boogaloo** scenes that it's like they want to do the work for you, keeping you up to date with the freshest arrivals.\n\nAll of the tunes selected here are from late 2016 or 2017. They cover a lot of stylistic ground but the whole thing keeps your head nodding for the entire program (aprox. an hour and 45). And of course we are pleased to be amongst the _Friends & Family_ with a selection from the **Terrificos** 2xLP _Vaya Pa'l Sur / Go South_ ([available from the Peace & Rhythm webshop](https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store/products/los-terrificos-go-south-vaya-pal-sur-2xlp-45rpm)). And P&R artists **Super Hi-Fi** are also here. But there are so many other smoking highlights here. From the likes of reggae icon **Mykal Rose** and the jammy funk of **Lettuce** to the slamming afro-grooves of **Jungle Fire** and **Brownout's** cover of the Mickey & The Soul Generation classic \"Iron Leg\", you get a playlist for car, bar, work or home.\n\nHere is the mix. You will most certainly enjoy this selection!\n\nThanks to Paris DJs for another great mix! Keep an eye out for their various record, CD, download, box set and t-shirt projects, often crowd-funded and including original productions and remixes by **Grant Phabao** and the recognizable artwork by **Ben Hito**. Find out more about **Djouls** , Grant and the Paris DJs team and work [here](http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Paris-DJs-International-Music-Bureau).\n\n<http://www.parisdjs.com/>\n\nParis DJs on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ParisDJsPage/)\n\n \n**Tracklisting :** \n01\\. **RSI-MSK** \\- Rubicon \n(from '[001](http://www.drumetrics.com)' 10 inch, 2016 / Drumetrics) \n02\\. **Mykal Rose** \\- You Never Know (Moog Version) \n(from '[Sidewalk Steppa](http://www.facebook.com/Foreign-Key-Records-168787626501258/)' album, 2016 / Foreign Key) \n03\\. **The Echocentrics** \\- Echo Hotel \n(from '[Echo Hotel](http://www.theechocentrics.com/)' album, 2016 / Nacional) \n04\\. **Club d'Elf** \\- Hegaz \n(from '[Live At Club Helsinki](http://clubdelf.com)' album, 2016 / Face Pelt) \n05\\. **The Azmaris** \\- Yekatit (Mulatu Astake cover) \n(from '[Yekati](http://www.facebook.com/TheAzmaris/)' free download, 2016 / Level One Studios) \n06\\. **Dexter Story** \\- Lalibela (Jeremy Sole Remix) \n(from '[Wondem (Remixed)](http://www.dexterstory.com)' album, 2016 / Soundway) \n07\\. **Los Terrificos** \\- Viva La Robolucion \n(from '[Go South / Vaya Pa'l Sur](http://www.peaceandrhythm.com/pages/terrificos)' album, 2016 / Peace & Rhythm) \n08\\. **Amendola vs Blades** \\- 32nd Street \n(from '[Greatest Hits](http://www.avsbmusic.com/)' album, 2016 / SAZi) \n09\\. **The Olympians** \\- Sirens of Jupiter \n(from '[The Olympians](http://www.facebook.com/theolympiansband/)' album, 2016 / Daptone) \n10\\. **Lettuce** \\- 116th St. \n(from '[Mt. 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And of course we are pleased to be amongst the <em>Friends & Family</em> with a selection from the <strong>Terrificos</strong> 2xLP <em>Vaya Pa’l Sur / Go South</em> (<a href=\"https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store/products/los-terrificos-go-south-vaya-pal-sur-2xlp-45rpm\">available from the Peace & Rhythm webshop</a>). And P&R artists <strong>Super Hi-Fi</strong> are also here. But there are so many other smoking highlights here. From the likes of reggae icon <strong>Mykal Rose</strong> and the jammy funk of <strong>Lettuce</strong> to the slamming afro-grooves of <strong>Jungle Fire</strong> and <strong>Brownout’s</strong> cover of the Mickey & The Soul Generation classic “Iron Leg”, you get a playlist for car, bar, work or home.</p>\n<p>Here is the mix. You will most certainly enjoy this selection!</p>\n<p>Thanks to Paris DJs for another great mix! Keep an eye out for their various record, CD, download, box set and t-shirt projects, often crowd-funded and including original productions and remixes by <strong>Grant Phabao</strong> and the recognizable artwork by <strong>Ben Hito</strong>. Find out more about <strong>Djouls</strong> , Grant and the Paris DJs team and work <a href=\"http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Paris-DJs-International-Music-Bureau\">here</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"http://www.parisdjs.com/\">http://www.parisdjs.com/</a></p>\n<p>Paris DJs on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ParisDJsPage/\">Facebook</a></p>\n<p><strong>Tracklisting :</strong><br>\n01. <strong>RSI-MSK</strong> - Rubicon<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.drumetrics.com\">001</a>’ 10 inch, 2016 / Drumetrics)<br>\n02. <strong>Mykal Rose</strong> - You Never Know (Moog Version)<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Foreign-Key-Records-168787626501258/\">Sidewalk Steppa</a>’ album, 2016 / Foreign Key)<br>\n03. <strong>The Echocentrics</strong> - Echo Hotel<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.theechocentrics.com/\">Echo Hotel</a>’ album, 2016 / Nacional)<br>\n04. <strong>Club d’Elf</strong> - Hegaz<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://clubdelf.com\">Live At Club Helsinki</a>’ album, 2016 / Face Pelt)<br>\n05. <strong>The Azmaris</strong> - Yekatit (Mulatu Astake cover)<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/TheAzmaris/\">Yekati</a>’ free download, 2016 / Level One Studios)<br>\n06. <strong>Dexter Story</strong> - Lalibela (Jeremy Sole Remix)<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.dexterstory.com\">Wondem (Remixed)</a>’ album, 2016 / Soundway)<br>\n07. <strong>Los Terrificos</strong> - Viva La Robolucion<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.peaceandrhythm.com/pages/terrificos\">Go South / Vaya Pa’l Sur</a>’ album, 2016 / Peace & Rhythm)<br>\n08. <strong>Amendola vs Blades</strong> - 32nd Street<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.avsbmusic.com/\">Greatest Hits</a>’ album, 2016 / SAZi)<br>\n09. <strong>The Olympians</strong> - Sirens of Jupiter<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/theolympiansband/\">The Olympians</a>’ album, 2016 / Daptone)<br>\n10. <strong>Lettuce</strong> - 116th St.<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.lettucefunk.com/\">Mt. Crushmore</a>’ 12 inch, 2016 / Lettuce)<br>\n11. <strong>Third Root</strong> - The Revolution Won’t Go Viral feat. <strong>Bavu Blakes</strong><br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.thirdrootmusic.com\">LIBERTAD</a>’ album, 2016 / Third Root)<br>\n12. <strong>Money Chicha</strong> - Lamento en la Selva<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.moneychicha.com\">Echo En Mexico</a>’ album, 2016 / Vampisoul)<br>\n13. <strong>Orgone</strong> - Meat Machin<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.orgonespace.com\">Beyond The Sun</a>’ album, 2016 / Colemine)<br>\n14. <strong>Brownout</strong> - Iron Leg (Mickey & The Soul Generation cover)<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Premiere-Brownout-Iron-Leg-Mickey-and-The-Soul-Generation-cover\">Iron Leg</a>’ free download, 2016 / Level One Studios)<br>\n15. <strong>Ocote Sol Sounds</strong> - A Pesar La Vida feat. <strong>Chico Mann & Quantic</strong><br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://ocotesoul.com\">A Pesar La Vida</a>’ 7 inch, 2016 / Wonderwheel)<br>\n16. <strong>Soul Scratch</strong> - Fireside Lounge<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.soulscratchband.com/\">Pushing Fire</a>’ album, 2017 / Colemine)<br>\n17. <strong>Magic in Threes</strong> - For The Champ<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://themagicinthrees.bandcamp.com/\">IV</a>’ album, 2016 / G.E.D. Soul)<br>\n18. <strong>The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble</strong> - Face<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/TheSureFireSoulEnsemble\">Out On The Coast</a>’ album, 2016 / Colemine)<br>\n19. <strong>Bosq Y La Candela All-Stars</strong> - San José 51 feat. <strong>Tempo Alomar</strong><br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.bosqmusic.com\">San José 51</a>’ album, 2016 / Candela)<br>\n20. <strong>Jungle Fire</strong> - Jambu<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://junglefiremusic.com/\">Jambu</a>’ album, 2017 / Nacional)<br>\n21. <strong>Hard Proof</strong> - Men of Trouble<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.hardproofmusic.com\">Stinger</a>’ album, 2017 / Modern Outsider)<br>\n22. <strong>Black Market Brass</strong> - Half a Cig<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://blackmarketbrass.com\">Cheat and Start a Fight</a>’ album, 2016 / Secret Stash)<br>\n23. <strong>Substantial</strong> - Tony Stanza feat. <strong>Tonedeff and Marcus D</strong><br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.iamsubstantial.com/\">The Past Is Always Present in the Future</a>’ album, 2017 / Hipnott)<br>\n24. <strong>Orkesta Mendoza</strong> - Redoble<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://www.orkestamendoza.com/\">¡Vamos A Guarachar!</a>’ album, 2016 / Glitterbeat)<br>\n25. <strong>Super Hi-Fi</strong> - Verse Chorus Verse (<strong>Doctor Sub</strong> Rmx)<br>\n(from ‘<a href=\"http://superhifimusic.com\">Super Hi-Fi Plays Nirvana</a>’ album, 2016 / Very Special)<br>\nTotal time : 102mn 42s</p>",
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"body": "\n\nI never personally knew **Jack Rose** (although several of my friends did), but I always dug his playing. It brings me back to my fondness for John Fahey and Robbie Basho. I used to listen to his noisy group Pelt back in the '90s as well. It was still a shock to hear of his passing in 2009 at just 38. There have been many tributes to him, rightfully so, and on his date of birth we'll share a few videos here too.\n\nHis music mostly pulled from country blues, ragtime and Indian ragas. \"A lot of people, when they view old-time music, they view it as gentle or nostalgic, which I don't get at all,\" Rose said. \"It was totally bizarre-sounding to me, and messed-up.\"\n\nSelf-taught and constantly working to perfect his sound, he played six-string, 12-string and lap steel, often with open tunings. He was definitely Fahey-influenced, a \"Takoma-revivalist\", if you will. He grew up in Virginia, listening to Mississippi John Hurt and Bukka White records. He played in dronesters Pelt before moving to Philly and switching to all acoustic. He released his first solo albums (on CD-R) in 2001. Aside from Pelt, he also collaborated with Glenn Jones, Jason Bill, Donald Miller and a few others.\n\nHaving just bought a house, he died before his _Luck In The_ _Valley_ came. His final album, it was the final piece of his \"Ditch Trilogy\".\n\nHere's Jack playing live at Ecstatic Yod in Western Massachusetts in 2007:\n\nAnd here's a magical set at Brickbat Books in Philly, a few months before his passing:\n\nFrom his 2005 album _Kensington Blues_ :",
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"body": "\n\nPart Mexican-American and part Santee-Dakota Sioux, the inspired poet/musician/actor/activist **John Trudell** grew up on a reservation in Nebraska and became heavily involved in the Red Power & American Indian Movements and was also a hemp advocate (alongside Willie Nelson). In '69 he was the spokesman & broadcaster for the All Tribes Occupation of Alcatraz Island, which put him right in the FBI's crosshairs. His entire family (including his children) all died in a suspicious fire the day after Trudell burned an American flag on the steps of the FBI building in '79. Soon after, his poetry career started. His first book, _Living In Reality_ , was published in '82.\n\nHe rolled with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt, recorded and self-circulated his '86 cassette-album _A.K.A. Grafitti Man_ (reissued later on CD), toured with Midnight Oil in '88 and Peter Gabriel's Real World in '93 and made recordings with Browne, Jesse Ed Davis, Mark Shark, Bad Dog and others, as well as appearing onscreen in movies and publishing several books.\n\nHe continued his recording & poetry career through the '90s and into the new millennium. Kris Kristofferson wrote \"Johnny Lobo\" in tribute to him and Angelina Jolie produced his 2001 album _Bone Days_. He was subject of a documentary movie (_Trudell_) in 2006. He was a true warrior and he was arrested, attacked, harassed, surveiled (a 17,000 page FBI dossier) and his family murdered. His final book, Lines From A Mined Mind, was a collection of essays, song lyrics and poems published in 2008. His music included blues, Native folk, psychedelic rock and pop backing his words.\n\nAnd the _AKA Grafitti Man_ album:",
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"body": "****\n\n**James \"Kokomo\" Arnold** may be the source of three famous blues songs: \"Milk Cow Blues\", \"Sweet Home Chicago\" was arranged by Robert Johnson from \"Kokomo Blues\", and \"Dust My Broom\" was rooted in \"Sagefield Woman Blues\". He was quite popular in the '30s and played a mean left-handed bottleneck slide guitar in his own time signatures and presented a dynamic voice. He was originally from Georgia but moved north to Buffalo, Pittsburgh and then Chicago in the late '20s, where he was involved in the bootlegging game. He went to Memphis in '30 to make his first recording (under the name of Gitfiddle Jim). He cut 88 records for Decca in a four year stretch ('34-'38). He would occasionally work with Roosevelt Sykes and Peetie Wheatstraw and toured as far east as NYC and down south to Mississippi. He also cut a bi-sexual oriented tune \"Sissy Man Blues\" in '34 (\"Lord, if you can't send me no woman, please send me some sissy man\"). He quit the music biz in '38 and became a factory worker. He had no interest in coming back when asked during the folk-blues revival of the '60s. His tunes still stand and he proved a huge influence on Robert Johnson. His tunes have been covered by Aerosmith, Elvis, The Kinks and many more.\n\nThe OG \"Milk Cow Blues\":",
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"body": "\n\nThe should've-been-better-known out-jazz tenor player (and bass clarinetist) **Glenn Spearman** brought a powerful lyricism and fierce beauty to great records by Cecil Taylor, Emergency (a group he co-founded in Paris with Bob Reid), Raphe Malik, Marco Eneidi, Trio Hurricane, John Heward and William Hooker. He also worked with Rova Saxophone Quartet and his own groups, such as G-Force and his classic _Interstellar Space_ -inspired duo album _Night After Night_ with Don Robinson. He was a major part of the Bay Area avant-garde & out-jazz scenes beginning in the late '60s and was on staff at Mills College.\n\nI have seem him in concert on several occasions and he is much missed. He was actively inspired right up until his cancer took hold, with some of his most interesting records coming out after his death, such as the amazing _Blues For Falasha_ (exploring Judaic roots), _Mindfulness_ (with William Hooker and turntablist DJ Olive) and the blazing _First & Last_ (his last concert, which I attended, with Rashid Bakr & Matt Goodheart). The last time I saw him was on my street, just a few weeks before his death, knocking on Michael Ehlers' door. What a massive talent!\n\nCheck out this live performance in San Francisco, 1991. The rest of the band includes Lisle Ellis & Ben Lindgren on basses and Don Robinson on drums:\n\nA sample of his work with drummer William Hooker and turntablist DJ Olive:",
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"body": "\n\nSam Maghett aka **Magic Sam**! Not just the best barbecue on Chicago's West Side, but also one of my very favorite blues guitar players and singers! From his first record \"All Your Love\" (as Good Rockin' Sam, for the Cobra label) in 1957 until his early death in 1969 (just 32!), his rockin' sound and pleading voice was a staple on the blues circuit.\n\nBorn in the Mississippi Delta into a family of sharecroppers, he built his own cigar-box guitars as a kid and when the family moved to Chicago in 1950 he had his eyes on the prize and joined a gospel group to get his career going. He started tearing up the Chicago blues scene starting in '56 when he first joined the band of Homesick James and was runnin' with young Syl Johnson. In a scene full of massive talents (Luther Allison, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, etc) Sam still stood out with his shimmering tremolo and nasty R&B bands with horns and even a touch of rockabilly in his sound. After serving time from a dishonorable discharge from the Army (desertion), he cut a couple of bonafide classic albums for Delmark, _West Side Soul_ and _Black Magic_.\n\nHe made some tours of Europe, winning acclaim everywhere he went, and was a sure-fire bet to hit the big time. He was rumored to be signing with Stax but a heart attack put an end to everything. His legacy is intact and he stands to this very day as the #1 man in the annals of the West Side sound.\n\nHere's some classic footage of Sam at the 1969 American Folk Blues Festival, improvising a boogie on a guitar he borrowed from Earl Hooker.\n\nHere's a great soul-blues tune from _West Side Soul_ , one of my favorite records:",
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"body": "\n\nThe innovative American psych-folk artist **Tim Buckley** has always been a cult favorite. His music ranged from straight folk and blue-eyed soul to weird jazz and psychedelic vocal experiments. A singer and multi-instrumentalist, he quit college to sign with Elektra and his records included some intense lyrical content, both dark, personal statements and anti-war & topical themes. His classic albums are _Happy Sad_ , _Lorca_ and _Starsailor_. He died of a heroin overdose at 28.\n\nOne of my faves from Buckley, his weird side on full display:",
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Ernie K-Doe / Feb 22, 1936 - July 5, 2001
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Ernest Kador, better known as Ernie K-Doe , is a New Orleans legend. Famous for his hits "Mother-In-Law", "Later For Tomorrow" and "Here Come The Girls", he was a singer, wacky performance character, club owner, radio personality and Drum Buddy ally. "Here Come The Girls" became a hit after his...
Nina Simone / Feb 21, 1933 - Apr 21, 2003
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Not necessarily a household name and not quite a flashy player, Tadd Dameron was one of the great arrangers in jazz and wrote a few standards. The pianist's own compositions include "Hot House", "Lady Bird", "Soultrane", "Fontainebleau", "If You Could See Me Now", "Good Bait" and "Mating Call", but he...
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** James "Kokomo" Arnold may be the source of three famous blues songs: "Milk Cow Blues", "Sweet Home Chicago" was arranged by Robert Johnson from "Kokomo Blues", and "Dust My Broom" was rooted in "Sagefield Woman Blues". He was quite popular in the '30s and played a mean left-handed bottleneck...
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Glenn Spearman / Feb 14, 1947 - Oct 8, 1998
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The should've-been-better-known out-jazz tenor player (and bass clarinetist) Glenn Spearman brought a powerful lyricism and fierce beauty to great records by Cecil Taylor, Emergency (a group he co-founded in Paris with Bob Reid), Raphe Malik, Marco Eneidi, Trio Hurricane, John Heward and William Hooker. He also worked with Rova Saxophone...
Magic Sam / Feb 14, 1937 - Dec 1, 1969
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Sam Maghett aka Magic Sam! Not just the best barbecue on Chicago's West Side, but also one of my very favorite blues guitar players and singers! From his first record "All Your Love" (as Good Rockin' Sam, for the Cobra label) in 1957 until his early death in 1969 (just...
Tim Buckley / Feb 14, 1947 - June 29, 1975
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The innovative American psych-folk artist Tim Buckley has always been a cult favorite. His music ranged from straight folk and blue-eyed soul to weird jazz and psychedelic vocal experiments. A singer and multi-instrumentalist, he quit college to sign with Elektra and his records included some intense lyrical content, both dark,...
Boogie With DJ Studebaker Hawk at Sevenstrong, Feb 18
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Peace & Rhythm's Studebaker Hawk is back to make you move at Northampton's newest spot to get down, Sevenstrong! This Saturday, Feb 18, 10pm-2am.
Disco, funk, boogie, and killer jams from around the world!
FREE admission , records start spinning at 10PM!
Sevenstrong
7 Strong Ave
Northampton MA
01060
Discoteca Latina w/ Special Guest Rob Suave, Feb 23
February 13, 2017
Join us at Sevenstrong for Discoteca Latina! A night for dancers and lovers of Latin music, Thursday Feb 23. Very excited to have special guest DJ Rob Suave coming from Boston to throw down hard for the salser@s! Joining Peace& Rhythm DJs, Bongohead and Studebaker Hawk spinning the finest in...
King Floyd / Feb 13, 1945 - June 6, 2006
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Here's a birthday shout-out to the singing mailman, King Floyd. "Groove Me" was the big hit for this New Orleans soul singer, produced by Wardell Quezerque (and recorded at the same session that yielded "Mr Big Stuff" by Jean Knight!). After writing and singing "Groove Me" (originally a b-side) and...