Frank Zappa: Halos and Arrows
Another clip from the mighty Funky Nothingness project. Here’s a link to the entire album.
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Frank Zappa: Moldred
Joy unconfined with the release of Funky Nothingness, a three-hours-plus collection of jams and outtakes from 1970, many of which would not be out of place on the magnificent Hot … Continue readingFrank Zappa: Moldred
David Johansen: Frenchette
Forgotten classic from the former New York Doll, recorded live for German TV in 1980 – ‘I get all the love I need in a luncheonette’. I’d forgotten what an … Continue readingDavid Johansen: Frenchette
Willie Nelson and Calexico: Señor
Thanks to Matt for the final instalment in his latest country season. He says: ‘Not sure if this glorious 2007 version of the Dylan song from Street-Legal is technically a … Continue readingWillie Nelson and Calexico: Señor
John Prine and Trisha Yearwood: When Two Worlds Collide
Matt says: ‘There are several fine versions of the Roger Miller composition but this rough-and-ready one from 2016 is among my favourites.’
George Jones and Tammy Wynette: We’re Not the Jet Set
Matt says: ‘This redneck geography lesson made the top 20 country chart in 1974. Dig the unhappy couple’s pronunciation of Tchaikovsky.’
Delia Bell and John Anderson: Flame in My Heart
Matt says: ‘The bluegrass purist from Oklahoma sang this duet on her only album for a major label, produced by her big fan Emmylou Harris in 1983.’
Spoofing in the Red Lion
AT THE end of my first day as a reporter on the Burnley Evening Star in 1974, I joined my colleagues in the back room of the adjacent boozer, the Red Lion. From … Continue readingSpoofing in the Red Lion
Vern Gosdin and Janie Fricke: Two Good People With a Love Gone Bad
Matt says: ‘Two great singers and one great tearjerker of a song from 1993.’
Buck Owens and Rose Maddox: Mental Cruelty
Matt says: ‘California country at its bleakest on this hit from 1961. Silence in court!’