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Dire Straits - Follow Me Home [Rockpalast -79]“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.” -
Diddy: Dirty Money - Coming HomeOriginally posted by T. R. Oglodyte View Post
‪Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey‬‏ - YouTubeRick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Back to Johnny............Originally posted by ampaholic View Post
Sunday Morning Coming Down ~ Johnny Cash
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Selena Gomez - When the Sun Goes DownOriginally posted by susieqBack to Johnny............
Sunday Morning Coming Down ~ Johnny Cash
‪Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down‬‏ - YouTube
‪Selena Gomez When The Sun Goes Down Official Album I Love You Like A Love Song Whiplash Who Says‬‏ - YouTubeRick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Originally posted by ampaholic
'Tis a nice one ... but I'm partial to Kenny!!! (DH name also) 
When the Sun Goes Down ~ Kenny Chesney
‪When the sun goes down by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker with Lyrics and photos‬‏ - YouTube
Is the pic Ashley??? What a Cutie!!
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Yes and yesOriginally posted by susieq View Post
'Tis a nice one ... but I'm partial to Kenny!!! (DH name also)
When the Sun Goes Down ~ Kenny Chesney
‪When the sun goes down by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker with Lyrics and photos‬‏ - YouTube
Is the pic Ashley??? What a Cutie!!
A quad (?)
Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
‪Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me‬‏ - YouTubeRick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Close to a quint, but not quite.Originally posted by ampaholicYes and yes
A quad (?)
Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
‪Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me‬‏ - YouTube
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I need to digress and provide some history on this link.
Back in the early 1960's Odetta did a session for Riverside in which she fronted a first-rate jazz combo of the type commonly used as backup band for blues vocalists in the 1930's - piano, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, string bass, and drums. She then covered a number of classics from blues singers of that era, such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith, following their style. The result was stunning. Odetta's voice was magnificent, and if you didn't know otherwise you could think she was a classic blues singer of that era.
I stumbled across the album when I was in college in St. Louis, prowling through the punch out bin in a record store. (How many of you even know what a punch out bin was? Now we have a whole generation who doesn't even know what a record store was!!) Anyway, they had about 20 copies of the album in the bin. The price was right, so I grabbed one of the LPs, just based on the fact that it was Odetta and it was blues.
I had previously heard Odetta on an early Vanguard release of hers, in which she was singing with just acoustic guitar, doing southern field songs. The typical sort of stuff that one heard in the "Folk Revival" era, and Odetta had become known in the "serious music" crowd for doing "real " folk music, not the "pop" folk of groups like Kingston Trio, New Christy Minstrels, Folksmen, and Mitch & Mickey. So when I got home and put this on the machine I was completely blown away and captivated by it. It moved to the front of my rack and stayed there.
Then I played it for my brother and SIL. They liked it so much I gave it to them figuring I could go back to the store and get another. Alas - the record was gone from the punch out bin. I then learned that the reason it was in the bin was because it had gone out of circulation and the distributor was clearing out all of the inventory. Meanwhile, my brother had a flood in his basement that destroyed his record collection, Odettas included. Periodically I would try to find the record; on the few occasions when I did see a copy floating around it had become a collectors item, with used copies in questionable condition selling for $50 or more.
For many years I really missed the album. Eventually the Riverside tape library was acquired by Fantasy Records, who reengineered the audio and rereleased the material on CD. When I saw the CD it was an auto-buy. Then I made the mistake of playing it for my kids, and one time when I was without a CD player for awhile I let them borrow from my collection. Odetta was grabbed by one of them and I never saw that one again. But being in release I was now able to repurchase it, and I've ripped it into my collection so it will never be lost again as long as my drives and backups are intact.
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And now with all of that intro out of the way, here's Odetta doing "Go Down, Sunshine" ...
Odetta - Go Down, Sunshine“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.”Comment
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Very interesting ... and WHAT A VOICE!!Originally posted by T. R. OglodyteClose to a quint, but not quite.
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I need to digress and provide some history on this link.
Back in the early 1960's Odetta did a session for Riverside in which she fronted a first-rate jazz combo of the type commonly used as backup band for blues vocalists in the 1930's - piano, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, string bass, and drums. She then covered a number of classics from blues singers of that era, such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith, following their style. The result was stunning. Odetta's voice was magnificent, and if you didn't know otherwise you could think she was a classic blues singer of that era.
I stumbled across the album when I was in college in St. Louis, prowling through the punch out bin in a record store. (How many of you even know what a punch out bin was? Now we have a whole generation who doesn't even know what a record store was!!) Anyway, they had about 20 copies of the album in the bin. The price was right, so I grabbed one of the LPs, just based on the fact that it was Odetta and it was blues.
I had previously heard Odetta on an early Vanguard release of hers, in which she was singing with just acoustic guitar, doing southern field songs. The typical sort of stuff that one heard in the "Folk Revival" era, and Odetta had become known in the "serious music" crowd for doing "real " folk music, not the "pop" folk of groups like Kingston Trio, New Christy Minstrels, Folksmen, and Mitch & Mickey. So when I got home and put this on the machine I was completely blown away and captivated by it. It moved to the front of my rack and stayed there.
Then I played it for my brother and SIL. They liked it so much I gave it to them figuring I could go back to the store and get another. Alas - the record was gone from the punch out bin. I then learned that the reason it was in the bin was because it had gone out of circulation and the distributor was clearing out all of the inventory. Meanwhile, my brother had a flood in his basement that destroyed his record collection, Odettas included. Periodically I would try to find the record; on the few occasions when I did see a copy floating around it had become a collectors item, with used copies in questionable condition selling for $50 or more.
For many years I really missed the album. Eventually the Riverside tape library was acquired by Fantasy Records, who reengineered the audio and rereleased the material on CD. When I saw the CD it was an auto-buy. Then I made the mistake of playing it for my kids, and one time when I was without a CD player for awhile I let them borrow from my collection. Odetta was grabbed by one of them and I never saw that one again. But being in release I was now able to repurchase it, and I've ripped it into my collection so it will never be lost again as long as my drives and backups are intact.
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And now with all of that intro out of the way, here's Odetta doing "Go Down, Sunshine" ...
Odetta - Go Down, Sunshine
Counting backwards now............
Sundown ~ Gordon Lightfoot
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A final comment on the Odetta and the Blues album. When the record was released she took a lot of criticism from her fans because it wasn't a "folk music" album. Much the same way that Bob Dylan got booed at Newport because he started playing with an electric guitar. Dylan, of course, ignored them and went on to change the face of American music. Guess it was hard for some small-minded people to appreciate that some artists don't like to be pigeon-holed.Originally posted by susieq View PostVery interesting ... and WHAT A VOICE!!
Counting backwards now............
Sundown ~ Gordon Lightfoot
‪Gordon Lightfoot 1974 - Sundown‬‏ - YouTube
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Moving on to the muzak linky-thingies ...."I'll take Jazz and Blues, Alex, for $500."
Ray Charles - In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.”Comment
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Tunes not on youtube for $1000, Alex ...Originally posted by T. R. Oglodyte
Leon Everette - Sun Went Down In My World TonightRick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Originally posted by T. R. Oglodyte
When You're Smiling ~ Louis Armstrong
‪Louis Armstrong - When You're Smiling‬‏ - YouTube
What a difference a split second can make............ we both posted at the same minute..........guess I'm a hair slower.......
So here's another....
What a Wonderful World ~ Louis Armstrong
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Rick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Originally posted by ampaholic"Jammin' for $500, Alex."
Black Uhuru - World Is Africa. Great Sly and Robbie.“Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.”
“This is a blouse and skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.”
“You shouldn't wear that body.”Comment
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Ozzie for $200, Alex ...Originally posted by T. R. Oglodyte
Black Sabbath - Lord of This World
‪Black Sabbath - Lord of This World‬‏ - YouTubeRick
"You've got as much time to get outta Dodge as it takes to saddle up"
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Originally posted by ampaholic View Post
We Are The World ~ Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson
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