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Post by Admin on Apr 9, 2013 7:37:50 GMT -5
Remembering John Denver began with the Chad Mitchell trio, I thought about this
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Post by razzgospel on Apr 9, 2013 12:53:22 GMT -5
I was at Columbia University when they auditioned for a replacement for Chad Mitchell. A friend of mine applied, but he weren't no John Denver. Few were. Everybody into the Poole. Charlie, that is.
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Post by Admin on Apr 13, 2013 11:43:58 GMT -5
Mama's and Papa's
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Post by Admin on Apr 24, 2013 15:08:48 GMT -5
Arlo Guthrie
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Post by Admin on Apr 28, 2013 9:41:57 GMT -5
An old Scottish folk song from thee 1600's recorded by Dusty Springfield.
The Water is Wide
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Post by razzgospel on May 4, 2013 6:24:58 GMT -5
I slept one night in a graveyard in Kankakee, Illinois. It was very quiet. No one bothered me.
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Post by Admin on May 4, 2013 16:10:08 GMT -5
Jackson Browne - I Am A Patriot In many ways, Jackson Browne was the quintessential sensitive Californian singer/songwriter of the early '70s. Only Joni Mitchell and James Taylor ranked alongside him in terms of influence, but neither artist tapped into the post-'60s Zeitgeist like Browne. While the majority of his classic '70s work was unflinchingly personal, it nevertheless provided a touchstone for a generation of maturing baby boomers coming to terms with adulthood. Not only did his introspective, literate lyrics strike a nerve, but his laid-back folk-rock set the template for much of the music to come out of California during the '70s. With his first four albums, Browne built a loyal following that helped him break into the mainstream with 1976's The Pretender. During the late '70s and early '80s, he was at the height of his popularity, as each of his albums charted in the Top Ten. Midway through the '80s, Browne made a series of political protest records that caused his audience to gradually shrink, but when he returned to introspective songwriting with 1993's I'm Alive, he made a modest comeback. Chelsea Girl Born in Heidelberg, West Germany, Jackson Browne and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was three years old, and by the time he was a teenager, Browne had developed an interest in folk music. He began playing guitar and writing songs, which he sang at local folk clubs. Early in 1966, he was invited to join the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whom he had met through the L.A. folk circuit. While he was only with the band for a few months, the group recorded a handful of his songs on its first two records. By the beginning of 1967, he had signed a publishing deal with Nina Music, a division of Elektra Records; Nina helped Browne secure songs on albums by Tom Rush and Steve Noonan in 1968. During 1967 and 1968, he lived in New York's Greenwich Village, where he played in Tim Buckley's backing band. Browne also began working with Nico, who recorded three of his songs on her Chelsea Girl album. When their relationship disintegrated in 1968, he returned to Los Angeles, where he unsuccessfully tried to record a solo album and form a folk group with Ned Doheney and Jack Wilce. Browne continued to play local clubs and his reputation as a songwriter continued to grow, with Linda Ronstadt and the Byrds recording his songs. By the end of 1971, he had signed with David Geffen's fledgling Asylum Records on the strength of his widely circulated demo tape. Jackson Browne Jackson Browne was released in the spring of 1972, spawning the Top Ten hit single "Doctor My Eyes." Shortly after "Doctor My Eyes" reached its peak position, "Take It Easy," a song Browne co-wrote with Glenn Frey, became the Eagles' breakthrough hit. Many songs from his debut, including "Rock Me on the Water" and "Jamaica Say You Will," became singer/songwriter standards, but the album itself didn't establish Browne as a pop star, despite its hit single. On his second album, 1973's For Everyman, he began a long-term collaboration with instrumentalist David Lindley. For Everyman was a commercial disappointment, yet it consolidated his cult following. Late for the Sky Released in the fall of 1974, Late for the Sky expanded Browne's audience significantly, peaking at number 14 on the charts and going gold by the beginning of the following year. Browne's first wife, Phyllis, committed suicide in the spring of 1976, but in the wake of the tragedy he recorded his commercial breakthrough album, The Pretender. The record climbed into the Top Ten upon its fall 1976 release, going platinum in the spring of 1977. In the summer, Browne launched an extensive tour, recording a new album while he was on the road. The resulting record, Running on Empty (1977), was a bigger success than its predecessor, peaking at number three and launching the hit singles "Running on Empty" and "Stay/The Load-Out." With his career riding high, Browne began to pursue political and social causes, most notably protesting the use of nuclear energy. Running on Empty The success of Hold Out, the 1980 follow-up to Running on Empty, was evidence of Jackson Browne's popularity. Though the album wasn't as well crafted as its predecessors, it became his only number one album upon its summer release. In the summer of 1982, "Somebody's Baby," from the soundtrack of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, became Browne's biggest hit, climbing to number seven on the U.S. charts. Divided between love songs and political protests, Lawyers in Love was another hit due to success of the hit singles "Lawyers in Love," "Tender Is the Night," and "For a Rocker." Nevertheless, the album also showcased a newly found social consciousness, which dominated 1986's Lives in the Balance. The album lacked any hit singles, yet its fiery condemnation of the Reagan era won an audience -- the album stayed on the charts for over six months and went gold. I'm Alive Jackson Browne continued to write primarily political songs on 1989's World in Motion, but the record became his first album to not go gold. Browne was quiet for the next four years, working on a variety of social causes and suffering a painful public breakup with his girlfriend, actress Daryl Hannah. He finally returned with a comeback effort in the fall of 1993 entitled I'm Alive. Comprised of personal songs, I'm Alive received his best reviews since the late '70s and the record went gold without producing any major hits. In the spring of 1996, Browne released Looking East, which failed to gain the same attention as I'm Alive. In 2002, he released The Naked Ride Home. Two years later the two-disc The Very Best of Jackson Browne hit the shelves as Browne was being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by fellow Hall of Famer Bruce Springsteen. Around this time Browne took to the road and played intimate acoustic shows around the globe. The 2005 release Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 was compiled from these concerts and appeared on Inside Recordings, an independent label founded by Browne. Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 appeared in 2008, while an album of new material, Time the Conqueror, followed later in the year. Spring 2010 saw the release of Love Is Strange.
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Post by Admin on May 7, 2013 9:13:59 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on May 10, 2013 14:04:16 GMT -5
Bob Dylan - Knocking on Heavens Door
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Post by Admin on May 11, 2013 13:22:56 GMT -5
One Tin Soldier
PROLOGUE
It was late night in Prescott, Arizona and the only visible landmark outside the tiny airport was a bright Shell sign illuminated by a spotlight. Inside the small lobby that flanked the narrow runway, Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor waited for a plane that would take them to the next location. In a month, the filming of Billy Jack was scheduled to begin and the couple, along with a small crew, was scouting the rugged Indian country for places to shoot.
Laughlin had been preparing to make Billy Jack ever since the tale of an Indian outcast had come to him in an unexplained burst of inspiration in a South Dakota motel room some 15 years earlier. Now, three pictures and a changed nation later, the filmmaker was about to finally realize his vision.
As they waited for the flight, some in the group noticed that an owl had swooped down into the bright glare of the spotlight and perched on the Shell sign. It was highly unusual for an owl to make such a visible appearance, and it spooked those in the crowd.
The Navajo regarded the owl as a messenger of death, and though the crew pretended to scoff at such superstitions, no one was about to get on the plane that was due now at any moment.
In Laughlin's party was a friend who had helped them during the scouting trip. His name was Craig Carpenter. Actually, that was his white man's name. He was an Iroquois and years before, he'd had a dream. In the dream he was instructed to walk to the land of the Hopis and assist them as their messenger.
Now, in what seemed the fulfillment of a vision, he was serving as an ambassador for Laughlin's crew. While the crew was scouting a town and negotiating with the town officials, Craig would disappear for a day or two to visit tribal leaders and get permission to shoot in what was once their land. Without the Indian's approval not a foot of film would be shot.
After watching the owl circle and land, Craig went out and sat in a dark part of the parking lot. He spread out his medicine and smoked. Laughlin sat behind him. After a long time, Craig motioned for him to come forward.
Laughlin asked Craig if they should get on the plane.
Yes, Craig said. And he told Laughlin of how he had often tried to convince the Navajos that the owl was not always a messenger of death. It could also be a messenger of other new as well.
In this case, the owl's message, Craig said, spoke of both good and evil. Billy Jack would do more good for the youth of America than any picture in recent times. But there would also be demons that didn't want the message to get out, and for the nest three years, Laughlin would be put through a living hell as these evil forces tried to keep the picture from being make.
The message intrigued Laughlin. He respected things that came from the other world, from the hidden land of the spirits. But the prophesies of good and evil didn't make much sense.
In the excitement to make the film, Laughlin didn't give the owl or its message much more thought. There was too much to do, too many practical things -- like shooting schedules and rehearsals - to worry about. Besides, why would anything go wrong? Laughlin had already raised the money, leased the equipment and hired the crew. And, as with his other three films, he had absolute creative control.
But even in the daylight world, the Indian spirits wouldn't be ignored for long. For the next three years. the ghost religion would wrap the picture in its fold and make it's presence felt at every turn. In hindsight, the owl's message would be disturbingly prophetic. \ On the first day of shooting, a camera would mysteriously go out of focus; later, an actress would be gripped by hysteria; without warning there were threats of permits being pulled. And that was only the start. The real problems would begin after the film was finished, when studio after studio tried to squash its release.
From its conception in the land of Crazy Horse and Wounded Knee during the dawn of the Cold War, to its completion in Hollywood in the wake of the turbulent sixties, Billy Jack would be possessed by spirits and haunted by demons.
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Post by Admin on May 18, 2013 9:09:26 GMT -5
New Frontier/Time to Think - Kingston Trio Track Listings 1. Greenback Dollar 2. Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me 3. To Be Redeemed 4. Honey, Are You Mad At Your Man? 5. Adios Farewell 6. Poor Ellen Smith 7. My Lord What A Mornin' 8. Long Black Veil 9. Genny Glenn 10. The First Time 11. Dogie's Lament 12. The New Frontier 13. The Patriot Game 14. Coal Tattoo 15. Hobo's Lullaby 16. Seasons In The Sun 17. These Seven Men 18. Ally Ally Oxen Free 19. Deportee (Los Gatos) 20. No One To Talk My Troubles To 21. If You Don't Look Around 22. Turn Around 23. Song For A Friend 24. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream 25. Greenback Dollar
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Post by Admin on May 22, 2013 10:11:47 GMT -5
The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
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Post by Admin on May 24, 2013 9:53:36 GMT -5
Joan Baez
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Post by Admin on Jun 1, 2013 10:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2013 7:01:56 GMT -5
Even before Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary epitomized Folk Music to me. I remember listening to all of their offerings.
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