Terry Reid: River
No apologies for revisiting this great song. I’ve always loved the title track from the 1973 album by Reid, who in my view could have achieved much more in his … Continue readingTerry Reid: River
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Kevin Coyne: River of Sin
Another cut from the 1974 Blame it on the Night album. Love the demented cackling at the beginning.
Danger on the Barbary Coast
A FRIDAY evening tradition when I worked in Blackburn in the 1970s was a crawl around a group of eight or nine run-down town-centre pubs known collectively as the Barbary … Continue readingDanger on the Barbary Coast
Wink Martindale: Deck of Cards
One of the cheesiest records ever made but I love it. It is a spoken word song written by country musician T Texas Tyler based on an entry dated 20 April 1762 … Continue readingWink Martindale: Deck of Cards
Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead: Watching The River Flow
This fairly rare clip is apparently from a rehearsal in May 1987.
Iron and Wine: Tree By The River
Live-in-the-studio version of the song from 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean.
Transports of delight
LAST weekend I went to an agricultural show in Great Harwood not far from us. As often at these events there was a display of classic cars, but what interested … Continue readingTransports of delight
Dennis Wilson: River Song
Opening track from Dennis’s 1977 solo album Pacific Ocean Blue. Some nice footage here.
Don and Dewey: I’m Leaving It All Up To You
This rather odd number was written by and recorded by Don ‘Sugarcane’ Harris and Dewey Terry in 1957. It got nowhere. The American duo Dale and Grace took it to … Continue readingDon and Dewey: I’m Leaving It All Up To You
Fairport Convention: London River
I had more or less lost interest in the Fairports by the 1988 album Red and Gold but this is a fairly jolly live performance. Sorry about the wobbly picture.