Spindle Drift & Gun Cotton: August 2011

Saturday, 27 August 2011

'Viola Lee Blues' GUS CANNON (1928) Banjo Blues Legend

So iPods loaded, batteries fully charged, Bat cape freshly pressed and proton pills in large supply...next stop Cobourg Hosp. Here we come....

Freedom Singers - Everybody Talking + Brentford All Stars - Everybody (v...

Must stop looking at hurricane apps, weather trackers and lastest Air Canada flight info...I'll get to Mum if I have to swim!

Comically Vintage

best ironic comic strip humour on the world wide interweb thing!

Thursday, 25 August 2011

Does '50s music still matter?

Very interesting...as a child of the 50's I feel this is right...for now at least.

Ronnie Hawkins-Who Do You Love

Just a great song done by of the original wild man of Rock'n'Roll.

Some blokes went on from Ronnie's band to form a small group that had some success --- as The Band!

Monday, 22 August 2011

Jack Layton's last letter to Canadians - Politics - CBC News

RIP Jack Layton. I great Canadian has left us.

Sunday, 21 August 2011

The Real Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

A summertime party at our place isn't complete without a few tunes for the tragically short Ritchie Valens career. If you have any faves send along as I am making a "Summer Songs for the big BBQ" playlist here, cheers now.

FUTURE by Todd Rundgren

I love the clip/movie that goes with Todd Rundgren's very Eno sounding tune. Both are great takes of looking back at our alleged future.

JACK NITZSCHE -"The Lonely Surfer" (1963)

I have no idea why a small-town Ontario kid like me had such a fascination with "surfer" music ...not really the Beach Boys. This movie was one I saw at the little local movie theatre (The Capitol) and I got hooked.

Saturday, 20 August 2011

JAMAICA FAREWELL ORIGINAL-- HARRY BELAFONTE

My Darlin' Nicci loves this song...me thinks she harbours a little crush on Mr. Belafonte -- to think she threw him over for me...sigh...

Toots & The Maytals - Pressure drop

Just spoke with my son, via that giant interweb speaking thing calld Skype, he was getting ready for a huge BBQ in Trawna...he reminded me of how I would play this song while I did the big hog roast....so replayin'g for memories. Cheers now..

Friday, 19 August 2011

Blood Sweat & Tears - I Can't Quit Her

The time genre of Rock was popular was very short lived. For a long time it was looked on with as much disdain as Prog Rock had until recently. I saw this band with both Al Kooper and then later with David Clayton Thomas. A Canadian who was with them when they had their biggest hits and someone I met a few times in the old Toronto bar band scene. I love Al Kooper's lyrics here.

Wrecking Ball - Amelia Curran

A terrific song by Amelia Curran, a great singer/songwriter from the Rock aka Newfoundland. It's my Canadiana Song of the Day!

Sam & Dave - When something is wrong with my baby

Sam Moore just one the greatest voices in Soul. Sending this out as my iPoddy Playlist tune of the day.

Thursday, 18 August 2011

John Prine steve goodman Souvenirs

It's been a grand on reminiscing time over at the Port Hope page. some memories are great, some not so, and some bittersweet but glad you have them. This song touches my heart --- the tears are bitter...wistful perhaps.

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

I Am Kloot - Northern Skies

This is a gem, a little beautiful song! Was listening to Guy Garvey's show and he played this one again for his listeners. Wish I could skip the adverts though...

Sunday, 14 August 2011

The Sadies - Cut Corners (Official Video)

Back to more current times....The Sadies are on the short list for the Polaris Award.

Great band and much too underrated.

KENNY GAMBLE - STANDING IN SHADOWS

Back to my first love R'n'B/Soul ....one I have in my collection! Danced to it too....lol...

David Wiffen White Lines (1973 Coast to coast Fever)

Hope you all forgive me this indulgence just one more great tunes by David Wiffen. It harkens back to time, for me, when I was making coast to coast runs with the thumb and then my Norton C!

David Wiffen White Lines (1973 Coast to coast Fever)

This the David Wiffen that I knew in early 70's and thought there would be a great musical future for him. He's just such a great voice and a great interpreter of songs.

Alas, such was not the case, he had a few more releases, retired from the biz for a long time tried again in the late 80's and then gave it up for good. Richard Flohil and I were reminiscing about him just a few months ago in our great Paris meet up. We both sighed over it.