Sandy Bull: Blend Part One
Early (1963) improvisation from the man who taught John Martyn how to Echoplex. Reminds me of the great V M Bhatt.
Author: Alan Ashworth
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The Smiths: William, It Was Really Nothing
It took me a long time to warm to Mozza and Co, but I got there in the end.
Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt: Ganges Delta Blues
From the delightful 1993 album A Meeting by the River, which won a Grammy.
Lowe Life
LAST week’s column mentioned that Nick Lowe regarded Randy Newman and Bob Dylan as the two greatest songwriters. Praise indeed, because Lowe himself is no slouch. He is one of a very … Continue readingLowe Life
Taj Mahal: (Clara) St Kitts Woman
Lovely stuff from Taj, who’s still going at 77. This is from his 1974 album Mo’ Roots.
Laura Cantrell: Two Seconds
Is this the least glamorous backing band you’ve ever seen?
King Crimson: Book of Saturday
Lovely song from 1972’s Larks’ Tongues in Aspic.
Lucinda Williams: Right in Time
Live version of the song from her classic 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road https://am-records.com/2019/08/05/sausage-seller-makes-good/
Nick Lowe: I Trained Her To Love Me
Definitely the creepiest song Nick has ever written.