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Saturday Night Classics
Since volunteering to do this a week ago, I have put a lot of thought into it. My first thought was that I would pull from Country & Western or Classical music. Those are the genres I grew up with, and they are what I think of when I think of the classics. And EJ had taken from his favorite era and genre last week.
On the other hand, I wanted to honor Randy. I looked for a song about left-handers since I used to harass him for being sinister. I didn’t find much, and what I found was not what anyone would call a classic. Thus, I turned to lists, such as the top singles for various years and dates. I thought about taking one of the top singles for July of 1962, but nothing on the list jumped out at me as something that was proper and fitting, although Claude King’s “Wolverton Mountain” was tempting. (Did I mention I grew up on Country & Western?)
As I was searching for and listening to possibilities, I had the YouTube up. After listening to one more song I didn’t think would work, I popped back to the YouTube main page. This song was one of those featured on what YouTube was recommending for me. I have no idea why it came up. I was searching for 1960s rock songs, not blues or ragtime from the 1920s. But as soon as I saw it, I knew that was a classic American song. Not only that, but it mentions Tennessee, Randy Weaver’s state. Sometimes, we’re led, and if we’re smart, we follow.
Who will be taking the helm next week? Step forward, or just stand there as the rest of us take one step back. Keeping the tradition alive depends on you. Who has a classic song they want to feature? Are you next?
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Well done! He must’ve listened to the Canned Heat version.
Yeah, that must be it. 🤣
Last Christmas I borrowed The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers from my dad and have been listening to much of it over and over all year. Some great and clearly influential stuff on there (Minglewood Blues, Good Morning Little School Girl, Hound Dog, Smokestack Lightning, Fixin to Die Blues, Big Boss Man, … … …). Your selection above made my “best of” mix “tape”.
Another favorite:
Is there a sign up list for this somewhere?
Not yet. You want to create one and run it?
I learned “Never volunteer” many moons ago. But I would be willing–I have no idea how to do it though.
I’m obviously available on PM, but the directions have to be very explicit. I’m assuming it’s something like “Quote of the Month,” but humor me.
Decided to look up the whistle-instrument on this: ‘quills’, an African version of panpipes.
Yeah. I have a buddy who plays the quills. He also plays just about every other instrument one can imagine. The Reverend Robert B. Jones. Good man, and a very knowledgeable musician.
It’s not that difficult. Just start a post with the dates and ask people to sign up. Since this is weekly rather than daily, you might consider a quarterly post, or keep it monthly to keep it in the public eye. As people volunteer, you edit the list and copy their names beside the dates. Then when they do it, link to the post.
It’s constructing the “post with the dates” part and the “fill in the blanks” part I’ve seen that worries me. Maybe a post on, say, Tuesday, just asking for someone to step up in the comments? I could do that. Then send out a PM reminder on Friday. I can handle that.
I could do one for July and August, and you could copy from there.
Do two in July and we’ll go from there.
Not sure I’m following. Two what in July?
See, this is what you’re dealing with.
Cover the remainder of July, and I can probably figure out August. If not, I’ll let you know.
Good one!
I saw Canned Heat perform this song at The Electric Factory in February of 1969.
They represented this version, of which I wasn’t aware.
But they are honoring the original.
Wasnt my style of music at the time though…
I could, but won’t, play the Woodstock card here. :)
If nobody has volunteered before, I’ll put out the first sign-up sheet on Tuesday.
Not so fast. I’ve already started writing the next one.
So if I make a sign-up sheet, I can put you down for next week?
Simply brillant.
Yeah.
Old, old, old…
Going Up the Country – Henry Thomas to Canned Heat – 40 years.
Canned Heat version to today – 54 years.
To me at work: “Hey, we’re leaving to drive up to something called Woodstock. Wanna go?”
Me: “Nah, I’d have to quit and leave the boss in the lurch.”
OTOH – Missed one of the most significant cultural events of my lifetime.
OTOH – Probably a good ethical choice and also didn’t catch no social diseases.
Yes, or any other sort there in the field of mud and fecal matter.
And you didn’t have to sweat the brown acid, which was not specifically too good.
“I miss mud.” – San Francisco, probably
All mud is fecal matter. Worm poop.
Yeah but there are subtle differences when you’re a connosewer.
Most people who clogged the roads didn’t know what it was going to be until after it had started to be that. I went to a “music and arts fair.”
Awesome post Arahant. I know Randy would really be pleased this is going on. :)