Creedence Clearwater Revival "Green River" in Andy Williams Show (1969)

 Someone Susan is listening to at the moment is Creedence.  Don't know much about them. Our son does.

Brian Eno - Seven Deadly Finns (Live - 1974)

 Don't know this one. 

Brian Eno - Kings Lead Hat - 1977

 Susan in her youth liked Eno. 

Tyrannosaurus Rex - Salamanda Palaganda 27 juin 1969

 If you go to Glastonbury you have to play early T. Rex well at least we would when we had a car and drove about. 

Glastonbury Town Tourist Map

 My son is coming down for a few days as he lives in Liverpool now. He is planning to go to Glastonbury and so I mentioned this humorous map

Happy birthday Otis Rush

 

Checking on My Baby 1958. This is a really powerful song - only listen if you can handle good blues.

THE FRENCH DISPATCH | Official Trailer

 THE FRENCH DISPATCH brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th-century French city. It stars Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson.

Directed by: Wes Anderson Screenplay by: Wes Anderson Produced by: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson

Dance What You Wanna · The Miracles 1963

 First encountered this song being covered by Little Richard.

Sonny Boy Williamson-That's All I Want

 Don't know the date of this yet but I will find out - it's a good one though. 

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Official Trailer (2021

 New!

Dion - Ruby Baby [TV Apperance 1963]

 Originally by the Drifters. 

Fountain Inn Buckland Dinham

 So this is where I learned to drink cider. The Fountain Inn at Buckland Dinham. Now a house but it didn't look unlike this photo - no sign. There was no bar - they used to go to a room for the drinks. Mainly cider. I remember the experience well. I was about 14. Cider was about 10p and they did cheese and raw onion rolls for about 15p.  I had friends who lived in the village and they didn't refuse to serve you alcohol .Shove ha'penny was played there. We used to cycle out and on the way back would spew. Landlord was called Vic. I think his father Charlie ran it before him. Locals called it Charlie's.  Landlady was Audrey. 

Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver 1981

 Came out 40 years ago today. Didn't really like it but we bought it all the same. We were happy to see him so successful but it was a bit like the end of an era. B-side side was Beat My Guest. Wiki

Wanda Jackson I Gotta Know

 We learnt to love this listening to the WFMU Ichiban stream. 

Elvis Presley - Slowly But Surely 1963

 Good fuzzy guitar on this. 

Cold Anger · Colortapes 1979

 We have this 45. Pretty good, From Bristol. Read about them here

Titanic's last photo

 

This picture is interesting to me as it is taken at Fennell's Bay County Cork. This was a place Susan's Gran was from - she lived in a place called Liner View as you could see the big ships queuing up. Visited it many times.  Susan's Gran Florence from Ireland was lovely. She lived in Frome in later years and had some great memories of the Irish Civil War and all the ships and so forth from the time.  Titanic visited Queenstown County Cork in its last port of call before the Atlantic.

Susan's Gran and Mum at Fennell's Bay County Cork

Sticky Fingers 50th

 Not one of their best but still good. 

The Chocolate Watchband - Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love In) 1967

 I am sure there ought to be a question mark in that title.

The Who - A Quick One (While He's Away) 1968

 One of the best Who clips I reckon. From the Rock n Roll Circus. 

Win or Lose Lew Lewis Reformer 1979

 Single on Stiff that was good. 

Poly Styrene

 10 years ago we lost Poly Styrene. If you haven't seen the recent documentary film I am a Cliche then check it out.

Koko Taylor - Good advice 1966

 Version of the below song.

J.B. Lenoir - "Grandma's Advice/Farmors Råd" - 1965

 From the original half hour 16mm b/w film made by Steve and Ronnog Seaberg and Marshall Matson featuring blues musician, J.B. Lenoir, playing and singing "Grandma's Advice" in his living room on Dante Street on Chicago's South Side. Meant for swedissh television writer Ronnog Seaberg translates it into Swedish. The film was never used in Sweden and remained in the Seaberg's home for almost forty years until it was used by Wim Wenders' in The Soul of a Man in 2003. It was finally shown in Sweden at the Gothenburg Film Festival in January 2004. The New Yorker called it "the film within the film".

The Final Stand | UK Trailer | 2021 | WWII Action

 The Final Stand is a gripping and hard hitting WWII thriller based on the unbelievable true story of the heroic military stand outside Moscow in 1941.

BETRAYED Official Trailer (2021)

 IMDB original title Den største forbrytelsen

We follow the Jewish Braude family's experiences when the Jews are arrested and deported from the camp Berg, on the ship Donau and down to the extermination in the concentration camp in Auschwitz.

Midsomer Norton Town Park

 

This has been gradually getting done in the centre of town with this kind of amphitheatre at its heart. Should be good. 

The B-52's - Deadbeat Club 1990

 "Deadbeat Club" is a song by the B-52's. The song is about the band's early days in Athens when they would hang around in cafes drinking coffee. Because they didn't work or do anything, their parents nicknamed them "Deadbeats". 

Old Codger the Stranglers featuring Lew Lewis and George Melly 1978

 

Saturday night selection. In memory of Lew Lewis who plays harmonica on this with George Melly doing the vocals with the Stranglers providing a punchy rhythm backing. Read about it here

Every Hanna-Barbera TV Series (1957 - 1979)

 A bit of nostalgia of the animated kind. This is like seeing my childhood in 15 minutes.

Sonny Boy Williamson II Eyesight To The Blind (1951)

 I remember the joy I felt when I finally got to hear this. In the old days it was hard to hear things that you wanted to - you could order a record - out of a big book - you could maybe ask a record shop to play a song - which I used to do at Milsom's in Bath as they had a listening booth and stocked blues albums. You could send off mail order which I used to do or maybe you could hear it on the radio but it was not easy like today. 

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Cracking Up 1998

 A little JAMC for you. 

LaVern Baker "Tweedle Dee" on The Ed Sullivan Show 1955

 Read about her here

LaVern Baker - Tiny Tim 1959

 Great rhythm n blues record. 

Lizards and Slow worms

 Today, Shakespeare's birthday is the date associated with the return of the lizards and Slow worms though in reality it's the week or so before. We love both and when we lived in Radstock we would see a lot. Oce we had one crawling up the wall and sometimes they would be indoors. Picture by Susan. 

Born to Lose (1976 demo) Johnny Thunders Heartbreakers

 Today is the 30th anniversary of Johnny Thunders' death. In tribute here's a very superior version of this classic. 

L.A. Woman The Doors full album 1971

 April 19 50 years ago this album was released. Good album. The last with Jim Morrison. 

Jackie Wilson - You Got Me Walking (1971)

 I know we have had this before but it is so good - the song and the clip. 

Today's charity shop purchase - 50p!

 

Below is the original Italian trailer

Eddie and the Hot Rods - Get Out of Denver (Lew Lewis version)

 Some excitement from Southend featuring the late Lew Lewis. 

Davie Allan & the Arrows - Blues' Theme (1967)

 This is a great rockin' instrumental. 

Salt'n' Pepa Push it 1988

 Wiki

This was a great single which we liked in 1988. 

Sid Vicious' leather jacket

 Lewis Leathers posted this and I thought it was interesting. It's a Dominator leather heavily customised. 

Theobold Arms Nunney Catch Frome

 

An occasional series on local pubs. I think this is closed now. The road layout changed which may have been a feature. Listed building 17th century updated in the 19th. I played there with the Bad Detectives in the skittle alley in about 1978 and I remember seeing a ferret hutch out the back. Lots of the punters were Romany and really danced when we did an Elvis song so we did all the Elvis ones we knew. It was close enough to Frome to enable people to walk out from Frome. We had a great time there.  

Tronics - Shark Fucks 1981

 A family favourite of ours.  Something you won't hear on the Radio. We were on a compilation with this song that's how we know it (Messthetics). But it is brilliant. Give it a spin if you don't know it.

Ludella - JIMMY ROGERS and his Trio (Chess 1435) 78rpm 1950

 Classic Chicago blues with Little Walter on harp. We used to have African clawed frogs as pets in the 80s and one was called Ludella after this song. This record has lovely bass on it - blues of this type needs a stand up bass. 

IGGY POP - I'm Bored 1979

 Iggy Pop's birthday. I like this one - saw him about then. 

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar - 1971 - Top of The Pops

 Analysis of the lyrics of this song is here.

The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday Afternoon 1968

 20 years today we lost Steve Marriott in a house fire.

 This film I have not seen before but you have probably seen it but if not then you are in luck. The low-budget promotional video for "Lazy Sunday" was filmed at Kenney Jones 's parents' home on Havering Street in Stepney, east London.Got to number 2. 

Nappy Brown - Coal Miner 1961

 I tried to do a cover of this a few years ago but it's nothing without the sax. 

I Can't Let Go Evie Sands 1965

 Great song. 

Seeing Alfred Hitchcock

 When I was young we went to London for the day and we saw Alfred Hitchcock filming. I think it was this film but I am not too sure.

Lew Lewis Band - Out For A Lark 1977

 Single on UA with various Feelgoods on it. 

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles live - You really got a hold on me 1964

 This is good. 

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON Your Funeral and My Trial 1958

 Sonny Boy wrote some fantastic songs and this is one of them. 

The Wilko Johnson And Lew Lewis Band

 Bottle Up And Go! E.P.

We have this. Pretty good.

• A1Caravan Man
• A2Bottle Up and Go
• B1I Wanna Be Your Lover
• B2Looked Out My Window

Thunderbolt (THBE-001) Vinyl 7” 45 RPM E.P. Released UK 1983 Wilko Johnson – Guitar/Vocals Lew Lewis – Harmonica Russell Strutter – Bass Alan Platt - Drums

Tell Mama - Etta James

 I think this is 1967. Another Clarence Carter composition. 

I Ain't Got You - Jimmy Reed 1955

 I believe this was recorded 55 though not released until 1960. Written by Clarence Carter. A well covered song most notably by the Yardbirds.

Willie Love - Take It Easy Baby 1951

 I like Willie Love. Great songs bits of which appear in later Sonny Boy records as they were friends.

Simpsons do Morrisey/Smiths

 

Lisa has an imaginary friend - a depressed British singer from the 80s. More here

Reigning Sound - "Falling Rain" (Live at WFUV) 2014

 Looking forward to the Reigning Sounds new LP. Here is one of their oldies. 

Worthy Farm Cheddar

 Finally tried this cheddar cheese. Very good indeed. Get it from the Co-op.

Lew Lewis 1979

 - Wait Stop - Boogie On The Street - Don Tcha - Louie Louie

RIP Lew Lewis

 It seems Lew Lewis has died. (Source: Wilko Johnson Facebook). Here is my favourite moment but he was a very talented harmonica player. If you want to see and hear more search Lew Lewis on this blog. He played with the Hot Rods, and his own band on Stiff.

Eddie Cochran - Cotton Picker 1957

 From the movie Untamed Youth. This was on a juke box in France on the flip of Summertime Blues and I grew to love it.

Eddie Cochran - Teenage Heaven (1959)

 Of course today is the anniversary of the day Eddie Cochran was killed in a road accident. 

Mississippi Fred McDowell - Goin Down to the River

 This is someone I can listen to til the cows come home. Read about him here

Short documentary from 1969 on him here

Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty (Official Live | 1980)

 Sound advice for the weekend from Gang of Four. 

The Hightower Brothers - Seat In The Kingdom

 On the subject of Richard Hell and the Voidoids this is the original of the song 'I'm Your Man'. Great bit of gospel. 

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Time

 Susan is a fan of this song and I have to concur. 

Lyrics: Time and time again I knew what I was doing and Time and time again I just made things worse It seems you see the most of what is really true when You're stepping into your hearse Only time can write a song that's really really real The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals And when I want to write a song that says it all at once Like time sublimely silences the whys I know that if I try I'm going to take a fall at once And splatter there between my lies Only time can write a song that's really really real The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals We are made of it and if we give submission Among our chances there's a chance we can choose And if we take it, by uncertainty's permission Then it's impossible to lose Only time can write a song that's really really real The most a man can do is say the way its playing feels And know he only knows as much as time to him reveals

The Fall - Victoria 1988

 Maybe a slightly pointless cover of the Kinks but it was probably fun to do.  I do like this though. 

Reigning Sound :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

 Extensive interview with Greg Cartwright about his much anticipated new album, 

Dr Feelgood at the BBC

 This I have only just discovered. Pretty good. 

Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers (1964)

 Read about this song and the singer here. The last blues hit for the Chess label

Terraplane fixation sleeve

 I always get a little miffed when I read about how brilliant the Smiths single sleeves were. 'An image from a movie and a band name nothing more' they say. 'Yes where did they get that idea from?' I mutter under my breath.

Weekend with Alison Statton, Past meets Present & Midnight Slows and Carnival Headache

 

Rifles

 Susan picked me up a book from our local charity shop on this subject. It's a very popular subject. I am sort of interested. I didn't like the Sharpe tv series but I still watched them. 

My favourite bluesmen

 Sonny Boy and the Wolf.

Grace Brim " Man Around My Door " 1949

 Vocals and harp by Grace Brim. 

SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON No Nights By Myself 1955

 Most of these songs I have on LP but I do have this one on 45.

Me and Napoleon the ferret in 2006

 

Civil War News cards

 So another Civil War memory from when I was really young were these bubblegum cards which also came with Confederate currency. This page is dedicated to them. Quite awash with graphic violence which I probably liked. 

Sonny Boy Williamson II - Little Village 1961

 Some amusing banter (includes swearing) from Sonny Boy and Leonard Chess at the beginning of this. Sonny Boy is my all time favourite bluesman though I have a lot of artists I really like.

"Masters of American Traditional Music — with John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewis" (C) 1978 Seattle Folklore Society

 Some John Lee and  Furry Lewis.

Some Bristol record shops

 Article here

Sally Go 'Round the Roses by the Jaynetts 1963

 One hit wonders from the Bronx. Wiki

The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Trailer

 Hugh Grant has been spotted in Frome buying a sausage roll from Parson's bakery.  To celebrate I thought it would be good to revisit one of his early roles in Ken Russell's Horror comedy. I really enjoyed this film when it came out - nice early role for Amanda Donohoe too. Wiki

Sonny Boy Williamson Unseeing Eye 1959

 One of Sonny Boy's strangest compositions. He was such a good songwriter I think.

The Terraplanes 'Evil Going On' 1981 Bristol Granary

 

So I don't know the exact date of this - 40 years ago. Probably the summer. It was a Battle of the Bands for local what's on guide Out West and I remember we sent a single but I cant be sure of the date. It's an accurate capture of the look of us at the time. I remember we had to pay something like £20 to get a video film of the show at the Granary Bristol. We didn't wait around to hear who won - we didn't bring a load of fans like the other bands had. I remember an argument with Andy during the soundcheck but it got resolved quickly. It was literally just us and a driver so we were a little tense. It was the only time this line up did a gig. 

Marco Pirroni: The John Robb interview

 Quite a long interview but interesting. The Youtube page has a schedule with the interview broken into subjects.

Hound Dog Taylor 'Sadie' 1973

 Happy Birthday Hound Dog Taylor. This is one of my favourites. 

Sonny Boy Williamson - Ninety Nine

Rocker from the master to start the day.

Fox Imagine Me Imagine You 1975

 Just heard this on Atlantic Tunnel on WFMU. Haven't heard this since the 70s - nostalgia!

Hound Dog Taylor

 

Entry in Nothing But the Blues

The Who - A Quick One (While He's Away) 1968

 Good performance and song.

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love - HD Our World Performance 1967

 I remember seeing this in 1967. In black and white then - this is colourised. Broadcast by satellite across the world this was the UK's contribution. I was very young (7) but a Beatles fan.

Great Crested Newt Documentary

 8 minute feature. The post I did on Great Crested Newts so I am going a little deeper. 

The Chess Story 1947-1956

 !31 songs so quite a big chunk but no question about the quality on offer. There is a Volume 2 1957-1964 but it is not quite so interesting though still interesting.

Punks & New Romantics in Kings Road (1981)

 40 years ago at this time I had stopped identifying as a punk and I didn't go to the King's Road any more.  New Romantics didn't really impact us in Frome. It wasn't that we were anti fashion just we were trying to create our own look to an extent. We used the shop Johnsons for key items.  Lloyd Johnson wiki

Metal Urbain "Paris Maquis". TV 1978

 Explosive French punk band. 

Britains American Civil War

 

When I was a child the first historical period I got into was the Civil War. I was given this figure by my Dad when he went to a Labour conference. I was very young and favoured the Confederacy as grey was more pleasing but my Dad explained about slavery. 

Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux Métal Urbain 1981

 

Brilliant compilation of French punk band MU. 

Big Walter Horton 1970

 Copenhagen. 

Big Walter Horton centenary

From https://bobcorritore.com/photos/big-walter-horton-photos/

Some sources say 1917 some 1918 but others say 1921 for his birth.
Walter Horton, better known as Big Walter (Horton) or Walter "Shakey" Horton (April 6, 1921^[2] – December 8, 1981) was an American blues harmonica player. A quiet, unassuming, shy man, he is remembered as one of the premier harmonica players in the history of blues.^[3] Willie Dixon once called Horton "the best harmonica player I ever heard."^[3]

Little Hubert Sumlin with Sunnyland Slim - Come On Home Baby

 Fine fine playing from Hubert Sumlin. 

Little Walter - It Ain't Right 1956

 Cool Rocker by Little Walter. 

CAT STEVENS - Wild World 1971

 Susan likes Cat Stevens. I am not so keen - I remember school assembly having to listen to 'Morning Has Broken' and not liking it. 

Howlin' Wolf - I'll Be Around 1954

 Blistering vocals and fine guitar for this one.

M - Pop Muzik 1979

I liked this - still do. Got to number two but couldn't push Bright Eyes off the top slot. Read about it here

Norton Hill Pit disaster 1908

 

Today in Midsomer Norton was a disaster that took the lives of 10 men and boys. Read about it here

Dr Feelgood - Going Back Home (Live)

 Lee Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson, 10 May 1952 – 7 April 1994)^[1]

Billy Boy Arnold "I wish you would" Blues en Bourgogne 2012

 This is great. It still sounds fresh. Billy Boy Arnold biog

Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 1974

 Did you see that recent documentary about Suzi Quatro? Pretty good. She was not wild in real life if I got that right.  Linking this post to one a bit further down Moskow (the Trowbridge band) supported her at the Locarno. There now you know.

Liliput 'Turk' + 'Split' 1980

 After they couldn't use the name Kleenex they became Liliput. 

Tony Joe White - "Rainy Night In Georgia" [Live from Austin, TX]

 The late Tony Joe White sings the classic

Moskow Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1978

 This was a Trowbridge band from the late 70s. Met them when they came to the punk nights at the Hexagon Frome. They had a record out in about 78 and they got signed to Rialto. They could have been big. Saw them a couple of times but they didn't really have an audience. They got asked to play the Blitz club by Rusty Egan but their manager turned it down.

The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek

 The Fall - Interview, Bombast and Cruiser's Creek

The Tube, Channel 4 TV, 8th November 1985

Great Crested Newt

 Like these creatures. Caught one when I was a child. That would be illegal now. 

The Count Bishops: Speedball ep 1975

Prepunk but great - remember them from my youth - still have the ep

This is now rereleased on pink vinyl as a 7 inch - here

Route 66/ I Ain't Got You Beautiful Delilah Teenage Letter Count Bishops wiki

Guitar Porn

 

Barrett Strong - Misery 1961

 More Barrett Strong greatness. 

Van Morrison and The Chieftains "My Lagan love" 1988

 I was going to post the Dusty version but I opted for this instead. Historical song from the Belfast area.

My Lagan Love - Wikipedia

Where Lagan streams sing lullabies There blows a lily fair. The twilight gleam is in her eye, The night is on her hair. And like a lovesick lenashee She hath my heart in thrall. No life have I, no liberty, For love is Lord of all. And often when the beetles horn Has lulled the eve to sleep, I'll steal into her sheiling lorn And through the doorway creep. There on the cricket's singing stone, She makes the bogwood fire And sings in sweet and undertone, The song of hearts desire.

The Coasters "Searchin'" 1960

 A band I was into during the early 80s was the Coasters. 

BARRETT STRONG - Oh I Apologize [Anna 1111] 1959

 I think this was a B-side to 'Money (That's What I want)' but I am not sure. Anyway I really like it - mainly 2 chords. Strong is mainly known for his compositions these days.  Barrett Strong bio

Dusty Springfield - Look of Love

 Wiki

Who'll Be the Next in Line? - Françoise Hardy

 Kinks cover. 

Halliwell's Film Guide

 Back in the early 80s a book not far from my side was Halliwell's film guide or the Filmgoer's companion by the same author. Nowadays books like this are a little obsolete but I might be wrong. Read more about the books here 

Hoagy Carmichael Hong Kong Blues 1944

 Hoagy Carmichael. As 'Cricket' in the film To Have and Have Not singing Hong Kong Blues. I used to slip this song in when I was spinning discs in the early 80s. Someone my Dad liked.

Dry Cleaning - Strong Feelings (6 Music Festival 2021)

 As I said before Susan likes and noticed this band - here they are recently.

The Troggs - Hip Hip Hooray (1968)

 Susan liked bubblegum music but in its loosest definition. This might be classed as Bubblegum but it is good anyway.

Mells Daffodil Day

 Usually it was the Daffodil festival at Mells on Easter Monday. Has been a bit patchy the last few years but in its heyday was great. You would see loads of people you knew from Frome and Radstock as Mells is in between. Drinking, listening to bands, all that sort of thing. Stalls. Pub full. Vintage cars. Hog  rosts. Reenactments and the Bad Detectives. 

Irma Thomas - Anyone who knows what love is (will understand) 1964

 Wiki

Muddy Waters' birthday

 Muddy Waters wikipedia.

To celebrate it listen to the field recordings by Alan Lomax. Listen to the Complete Plantation recordings here. Here on Spotify It was recorded in the 40s.