Lindley Magic

David Lindley and Jackson Browne. DL has worked with a lot of great musicians but you know what? He makes them even better. Oh yeah.

Stay

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Interview with Ry Cooder (1991) about playing with the man – David Lindley.

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This Thing is Wild

I had the 45 and played it over and a over and a over again!

There is no truth to the rumour that the lead singer of the Troggs, Reg Ball, has had his neck replaced in order to make those head movements while performing this song today. And they still do perform it – I just saw them on Detroit Public TV.

Wild Thing – The Troggs 1966

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Another cover – by a group called Fancy 1974

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Another good story site link.

See how the writer of this song is related to Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight at Songfacts.

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Good News/Bad News

It’s Good News Week – Hedgehoppers Anonymous

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Puppettry

(Pulling Strings) I’m Your Puppet -

Original – James and Bobby Purify – 1966

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Box Tops – 1966

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Re-recorded James and Bobby Purify – 1976 UK hit

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James and Bobby Purify story link.

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Roadhouse Blues Combo

What do you get when you fuse Roadhouse Blues by The Doors with Mr. John Lee Hooker? This:

 The Doors & John Lee Hooker – Roadhouse Blues (Custom Video)

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According to mae77 RHB was the last song recorded by JLH before we lost the man in 2001.

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Blinded By the Light

Bluesman, Blind Willie Mc Tell was famous for many reasons. He had a unique voice and played a ‘country blues’ style that he helped bring out of the American south and into our lives. He was part of the John Lomax ‘discovery’ sessions. Lomax was an American music historian who thankfully travelled about the southern U.S. recording musicians that had no means of doing so themselves, in a successful effort to preserve their musical styles and talents.

Blind Willie McTell – Lonesome Day Blues

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Blind Willie McTell was undoubtedly one of Bob Dylan’s best during his mid-career crisis. It was recorded in 1983 but Dylan decided to release Infedels without this classic appearing on it. It was finally released in 1991 on the Bootleg Series. Story link.

Bob Dylan – Blind Willie Mc Tell 1983

 

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Wikipedia version of Blind Willie’s life.

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Everything is Black & White

My 45 of this 60s hit got played into submission. I had the above album which I loved (although I was only 12 and thought it was a bit strange). I also thought VF did the original version of Season of the Witch for the next couple of years.

Vanilla Fudge – You Keep Me Hanging On – 1967

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Vanilla Fudge link

Here’s a little thing from Leon…

Leon Russell – one of the very greatest.

Early Leon

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Middle Years

Joe Cocker Mad Dogs – Cry me a River 1970 – nobody counts to 4 like Leon
(one of the very best concert videos on YT)

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Concert for Bangladesh

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Ripened Leon

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One of Leon’s sites link.

Little Rascals

Good Lovin’ was the first song I can remember that I played over and over that wasn’t on 45. I had a “Best of the Young Rascals” album aka Time Peace and this was the song I liked most by this New York band.

 

Good Lovin’ – The Young Rascals – 1966

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Rascals link

As you can see below, they were into the peace and love thing that seemed to apply to everything we were doing at the time.

Just Go Seek It

Three versions of You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away:

Beatles

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Silkie

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Eddie Vedder

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