Route 78 West

8/27/2006

Show #284 Tan And Fit

SHOW AUDIO

track artist, song-label, format

01     Jim Reeves, I've Lived A Lot In My Time-RCA, LP
02     The Louvin Brothers, In the Pines-Razor Tie, CD
03     Hank Snow, Down Where The Dark Waters Flow-RCA, LP (1945)
04     Eddy Arnold, Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair-Bear Family, CD
05     The Carter Family, Gospel Ship-Columbia, LP (thanks George)
- break 10:18 am
06     Patrick Sky, Many A Mile-Elektra, LP (1965 original version)
07     Woody Guthrie, Ain't Gonna Be Treated This Way-Everest, LP
08     Bob Dylan, Barbara Allen-Columbia, CD (1962)
- break 10:37 am
09     Richmond Fontaine, Capsized (demo)
10     Graham Lindsey, Matchbook Song-Spacebar, CD
11     Lefty Frizzell, Treat Her Right-Bear, LP (1955)
12     Marty Robbins, My Isle Of Golden Dreams-Columbia, LP (CL1087)
13     Jim & Bob, St. Louis Blues-Arhoolie, CD
- break 10:56 am
14     Lonesome Brothers, One Plate Guy-Capivating, CD (new)
15     The Delmore Brothers, Happy Hicky The Hobo-JSP, CD
16     Blood Meridian, Try For You-V2, CD (new)
- break 11:08 am
17     Fred Eaglesmith, Alcohol & Pills-Sawdust, CD
18     Austin Lounge Lizards, The Car Hank Died In-Watermelon, CD
19     Fred Eaglesmith, Mrs. Hank Williams-Sawdust, CD
20     Hank Williams, Ramblin' Man-Proper, CD (1951)
- break 11:25 am
21     Halden Wofford & The Hi-Beams, My Baby Hates Honky Tonks-CD (new)
22     The Riptones, Big Timber-Bloodshot, CD
23     The Shadows, Tonight-CD
24     The Beloved Invaders, Sealed With A Kiss-Meela Records, CD
- break 11:38 am
25     Ryan Adams, Strawberry Wine-Lost Highway, CD
26     Gravenhurst, Black Holes In The Sun-Warp, CD
27     Pearl Jam w/Neil Young, Longroad-Epic, 45 (1998)
- break 12:00 noon (goodbyes & Jonny Trash comentary)
28     Hüsker Dü, Love Is All Around-SST Records, 45

Notes:

Jeff returned after a few weeks of tanning and gave compliments to Ukulele Loki and Doc for the fine show last week. Uncle Jeff took it as a challenge to continue on the same note.

Ukulele Loki seemed refreshed considering his busy theater run and recent performance at the Oriental Theater. Loki commended the Oriental for supporting the arts of old time minstrel, burlesque and death defying antics.

After a few Folk songs and a Bob Dylan ballad listeners were treated to Capsized, a new Richmond Fontaine trak. It seems Jeff had got the Fontaine approval to play this one a few weeks ago during their trip through Denver.

So, today heard a pleasant mix of Old Old Time Country, Folk and even a few modern tunes for the sake of keeping up with the times. Conversation ping-ponged throughout and even reached to the edges of religion and backed off fast.

I enjoyed Patrick Sky, The Louvin Brothers and Blood Meridian, but I'm sticking with Hank Williams' Ramblin' Man as the gem of this show. I know Doc Martin would approve. Jeff says, "...it's the rock star mentality before they even had a word for it... alcohol and pills... die young and leave a beautiful memory."

Yep, misery and bad luck is what the old-timey country songs are made of and to just leave you without a surf-going-back-to-school-rescue set would be a musical crime. No crime committed.

Stay tuned for another history packed Route 78 West show next week courtesy of Vagabond Danny.

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