Together at Last
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Is you is…or is you ain’t…
Join me over at SqueezeMyLemon* to rock with Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five. My dad used to talk about this band a lot. He really liked the big sax sound and the boogie-woogie beat.
flight of the bumblebee
whew!
Read about El Parche
I recentlly created a couple posts about the late accordion great Steve Jordan, and today I came across an excellent article about him in the San Antonio Current.
A dose of button accordion…
(wow)
House of the Rising Sun
Join me over at SqueezeMyLemon for a trip down to the House of the Rising Sun.
El Parche
Here’s the late Steve Jordan. Up here in Toronto I know very few people hip to his music. He was a fantastic player.
It’s that song again…
It seems as if every time I tune the radio to CBC Radio 2, I hear a song called Warhol’s Portrait of Gretzky by Hawksley Workman. Considering how much different music is made in Canada every year, it’s remarkable that I would hear this one… Read More
Nice Sweaters and a Jug of Punch
When I was a kid, I used to have a scratchy old record by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. I listened to the record until it was unplayable. Tuffy P and I had a chance to see the late Tommy Makem play a few… Read More
No G in Ramblin’
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott pointed out last night at Hugh’s Room that there’s no G in his name. It’s a apostrophe. He also pointed out that he doesn’t like being photographed while he’s playing, and especially not if there’s a flash involved. He said it causes… Read More
27th Street 