Nina Simone: Gin House Blues
From her 1961 LP Strange Fruit. ‘If this joint is raided, somebody give me some gin.’ /
Author: Alan Ashworth
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Spike Jones: Clink! Clink! Another Drink
Even further back in time for this one, made in 1942. Spike Jones and his City Slickers were among the many performers showcased in ‘Soundies’, short musical films designed to … Continue readingSpike Jones: Clink! Clink! Another Drink
The Bolton Slumberer
IN my early years on the Daily Mail in Manchester I sometimes had to do the late shift, from 7.45pm to 3.45am. Everyone else went home by 2am leaving me and a … Continue readingThe Bolton Slumberer
The Champs: Tequila
Historic clip from 1958, making it nearly as old as I am.
Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar
This was recorded live in Cork in 1980 at a time when Lizzy had three lead guitarists, two of whom did not know the song. Singer and bassist Phil Lynott … Continue readingThin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar
The woke wimmin of Waitrose
WHEN we order a delivery from the nearest Waitrose we usually select the company’s Food magazine because it’s free to loyalty card holders. Mere mortals have to fork out £3.75. On the … Continue readingThe woke wimmin of Waitrose
George Thorogood: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Live in 1984, this gets going properly about the three-minute mark.
Laura Cantrell: The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter
Commencing a short season about the hard stuff, here’s the lovely Laura live in her front room.
Psmith and the BBC psilly asses
DOMINIC Sandbrook in the Mail on Sunday draws attention to BBC Radio 4 Extra and its latest repeat of an adaptation of P G Wodehouse’s Psmith in the City. It is preceded by an … Continue readingPsmith and the BBC psilly asses
Jackson Browne and David Lindley: Before the Deluge
Lovely, understated 2010 version of the Late for the Sky classic, lifted as always by DeParis LaTante.