Dean Martin What’s your favourite song about drinking?
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Covering Wooly Bully
The other day I posted some Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs material, and while I was gathering it, I discovered that Wooly Bully has been covered by some really interesting performers. Let’s start out with Hasil Adkins. Canned Heat Joan Jett and the Blackhearts… Read More
Deep within my heart lies a melody….
Tonight’s Daily Dose features Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Can you listen to this without singing along?
A song about a cat
Let’s listen to Domingo Zamudio, AKA Sam the Sham, with his hit tune about his cat, Wooly Bully. Nothing like Tex-Mex infused Memphis rock ‘n’ roll for a Saturday morning. When I was a kid, this record was kicking around our house. It must have… Read More
It Takes a lot to Laugh….
It takes a train to cry…
Los Texmaniacs
Today’s Daily Dose takes us down to Texas for a heaping helping of Conjunto music by Los Texmaniacs. This first video has some interview bits worked in and gives some good insight into the music. We saw this band at the International Accordion Festival down… Read More
Stockholmsparaden
Button Accordion from Uruguay
Today’s Daily Dose takes us to Uruguay….La Sinfónica de Tambores And now, here’s Los Gauchos de Roldán and one more…
Joe Derrane, accordion player
Check out this fantastic video about Joe Derrane, an Irish-American button accordion player. It was uploaded to YouTube by the MassCulturalCouncil. I love his accordion too, with the square buttons. I’ve never seen one like it. ….and more…
Ruben Ranzo
Here’s a shanty. This is normally sung in English, but I like this version by petraki53 very much.