Bloodlines Mailing List archives June 8-10, 1997
from the John Stewart email list
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Bloodlines-digest Tuesday, June 10 1997 Volume 01 : Number 011
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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997
From: ddunet@concentric.net (Michelle Stevens)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
>Hi,
>
>I'm still kind of new here, but I'd like to try something. I'm a big music
>collector. I'm curious what other kinds of music John Stewart fans are
>listening to and what they would recommend specifically to other John
>Stewart fans.
Nanci Griffith (she may not be recording much longer)
Cheryl Wheeler (wonderful music and funny, poignant lyrics)
Mary-Chapin Carpenter (just her early stuff)
Iris DeMent (up and coming)
Pierce Pettis (a real sleeper)
Elvis Costello (don't say it)
These are my top guns (other than Stewart). I am lamenting their location
right now as they are packed away and I will not see them for another two
months. You guys will have to help me survive! (Fortunately I have Stewart
tapes)
Michelle Stevens,
Your friendly webmistess and Bloodlines mailing list manager
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mstevens@world.std.com or ddunet@concentric.net
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"An angel on the road shoulder knows the way home"
- --JS
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 97
From: "Barbara Kalben" <BKalben@msn.com>
Subject: Kingston Trio
For those in the Northwest, the Kingston Trio, Glen Yarborough and the
Brothers Four will be appearing at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup,
Washington (206-845-1771) on Saturday, September 13 at 6:30. I have my
tickets!
Bobbie Kalben
BKalben@msn.com
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Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997
From: alleycat@cruzio.com
Subject: Re: Nik Venet in ZigZag Review
Bluesy33@aol.com wrote:
>
> << I think the versions of
> songs on Phoenix concerts are much better than the versions on
> California Bloodlines. >>
>
> yes.....more natural......loosened up.......
>
I'd say Blue's got it exactly right. Hasn't John himself said that when
he recorded "Bloodlines" he had not yet "found" his voice??
Catherine just back from a week in Wyoming
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "R.Geddes" <geddes@mcb.net>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Nick D'Amato <damato.4@osu.edu> writes
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm still kind of new here, but I'd like to try something. I'm a big music
>collector. I'm curious what other kinds of music John Stewart fans are
>listening to and what they would recommend specifically to other John
>Stewart fans.
>
Run rig..Scottish band, brilliant live!
Capercaille..ditto.
Neil Young.
Bruce Springsteen.
Nancy Griffith.
Mike Scott. (now Waterboys are defunct)
Could be considered a bit away from JS , but I love the next few:
Incredible String Band. (Forget anyone else..they WERE the "Summer of
'67.."Sgt Pepper" has nothing on "5000 Spirits", I have constant
"arguements" with my son over that statement!!)
Robin Williamson.
Oyster Band.
Rankin Family.
Levellers.
Electronic.( guitar work is excellent)
Horslips.( late lamented Celtic rock band!! Check the web for excellent
site)
Just a few of my varied tastes after John Stewart, who will always be
first!!
Rod.
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Anders Gezelius" <anders@axiell.se>
Subject: Hallo from Sweden
Hello fellow Bloodliners!
I'v e been lurking for quite some time now, and decided it was time to
present myself to the group. What really got me off the ground was the
letters from Dr Vinyl and Rick. I was really thrilled to find out that
someone besides myself were great fans, not only off John Stewart but off
Harry Chapin and Phil Ochs as well.
To me, these three have always been in a very, very special division.
I4m very glad that John is still alive and very active, it seems as if
people I like have a tendency to leave this life far too early. In the
group just below these three I'v felt great sadness for people like Steve
Goodman, Stan Rogers, Townes Van Zandt. There are lots off others, but just
the same. By the way, I have reasently discovered a new name to me and
totally unknown in Sweden who is rapidly climbing up my personal chart:
John Gorka. He's really got it!
But this is John Stewart time. I've been a fan for years and years. It all
started way back when the Trio-album Nick Bob John came into my hands. And
the rest is history. My personally greatest moment as a Stewart-fan came
quite some years ago. I had heard the absolutely unbelievabel roumor that
John Stewart was coming to my country. I was at that that time in a
position that I could somehow use to bring about a consert in my own home
village.
I had the privilage of meeting John at that time and to introduce him from
stage. It was a very good show, a very small crowd, a very strange place
for John with the late evening sun as only spotlight flickering behind the
pinetrees.
John was accompanied there by the famous Andy Fergus from Scotland and it
was a real treat to meet him too.
John, do you remember the evening? For you I guess it was just another
show, maby a strange one, but to me, and to those of my friends and your
fans who were there, it was a night we always will remember and often talk
about.
At that time I was quite active as a singer myself and used to try to bring
more people to listening to JS by singing his songs and in some cases put
swedish words to some of them. (I really dought that you got any new fans
from that, John)
One last thing that made me write: In Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland
there is a TV-Show that is running for something like 10 weeks now. Teams
from each country are running against each other in a contest to determine
what team has the best knowledge of popular music from maby 1950 up till
today.
As the opening secuence runs The Monkees, singing Daydream Believer.
I4v finally come to the end and I hope you can stand some bad spelling and
strange language here and there.
John, when will you be back in Sweden?
Anders Gezelius
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 97
From: Battery Express! <battery@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
John has been the greatest listening pleasure and influence on my own
music, but I also enjoy listening to:
Buffy Sainte-Marie (making a strong comeback in Canada)
Judy Collins
Joan Baez
Gordon Lightfoot
Glenn Yarbrough (also on Folk Era)
Iris Dement
Ian Tyson
Kate and Anna Mc Garrigle
Ralph McTell (British folk singer making it back to the US)
Eric Anderson
Crash Test Dummies
Cheryl Wheeler (must be seen and heard live)
Nancy Griffith
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: Steve <Loboaw@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Stewart Songs On T.V.
Since it's the anniversary of Secretariat's triple crown victory, let
me throw one more JS-TV appearance. After the victory, perhaps as part
of a story on the "big horse's" retirement (almost have to be, to allow
time for the song to be written and recorded following its win of the
last race), a national news program had a story on the horse. Part of
the segment was film of the horse in a race; camera mounted on the rail
for a close-up and in slow motion (as I remember), so you could see him
punding the earth. And they used some of "Let the Big Horse Run".
Definetly goosebumps time. I also recall they did NOT attribute the song
or the singer.
It might have been done on Charles Kuralt's Sunday morning show, but I
recall it as being during the early evening. At the time I tended to
watch NBC, so I'm guessing that's what it was.
I was never much on horse racing and not a fan of thoroughbreds-horses
bred to run past what their limbs and hearts could do sucked, imho. But
Secretariat was special and the song caught it all. I always hoped,
after he got sick and had to be put down, that someone would do a
retrospective of him and use that footage again with John's song.
Wouldn't need any narration, just "lemme see the big horse run!"
- -Lobo (AW)
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: Merle Stringfield <t_mstrin@qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: Stewart Songs On T.V.
Hi Phil,
I must have spaced out during the "Tea time with Goldie" segment!!!
Merle
><< I remember the Tonight Show appearance with John Denver hosting. In fact,
> it was the first time I ever laid eyes or ears on JS. But I don't quite
> remember what he sang. If I had to guess I'd say ``July,'' but I wouldn't
> bet much on it. Anybody? >>
>
>July it was.
>
>Merle, you forgot Let the Big Horse Run on the Smothers Brothers (how could
>you?).
>
>Phil
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: Merle Stringfield <t_mstrin@qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: Stewart Songs On T.V.
Hi Ned & welcome to Bloodlines!!! Interesting comment about no longer
having a favorite JS album......for me, its always the one thats playing!!!
Merle
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 97
From: "Luke N. Havumaki" <lnhfbo@polaristel.net>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
My favorites (solo artists) in a baseball motif.
John Stewart is the obvious starting pitcher
Guy Clark is Catching
Bill Morrisey is on first
Cheryl Wheeler is at second
Jimmy Buffet is wasting away at short
Jimmie Dale Gilmore is at third
In the outfield we have the late
Ricky Nelson - Check out his Epic years CD "Stay Young" GREAT stuff
Neil Young - The folkish stuff Long May You Run, etc.
Bruce Springsteen
Relief Pitcher : John Hiatt
Luke
There is a train and it runs by my room
And the train is called reality and it's coming way too soon.-John Stewart
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: jalderson@journals.uchicago.edu
Subject: Re: Music Exchange -Reply
How about the Wolfetones? Very political Irish band -- check out "Live Alive Oh!"
- --Jane
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Nick D'Amato" <damato.4@osu.edu>
Subject: Re: Turning Levis into Gold
Hey,
I don't think that doing a commercial says anything about an artist. I
have an Uncle who was in a fairly well known band in the early 70's, he wrote
and sang a commercial for these panty-hose called "Turtles" and the song
went something like "Turtles never run...". It was a big discussion topic
during the holidays, and he got razzed a few times, but he was pretty proud
of it. I think John Stewart is the perfect artist to do a commercial like
that about Levi's. I vaguely remember it now that you've jarred my memory.
NED
- -----------------------------------------
At 11:20 PM 6/8/97, you wrote:
>I posted the question to the AOL board about this Levi's commercial over a
>year ago. I wasn't sure that John had done it. I never saw a TV commercial -
>only a radio spot. It was very obviously John's voice or an impersonator. I
>practically drove off the San Rafael bridge when it popped on the radio one
>day. I only heard it a couple times and was never able to confirm that it was
>John until last year. The year must have been about 79 when I was living in
>Rodeo, spending a lot of time over in Marin with friends (and visiting my
>dear Melanie in Berkeley) at the time in the East Bay.
>
>This is a dim memory, but John's voiceover went something like: "San
>Francisco. 1849. They were looking for gold...."
>
>Ron
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Nick D'Amato" <damato.4@osu.edu>
Subject: Re: Nik Venet in ZigZag Review
It is interesting, over the years I've met three basic types of John Stewart
Fans:
1. The ones who only have a copy of "bombs away dream babies" in their
collection, many of which are Fleetwood Mac fans and discovered John that way.
2. The ones who only have a copy of "California Bloodlines" in their
collection, and don't know much about anything else.
3. The fans like the ones on this newsgroup who have almost everything.
I personally like his mid-70s period alot. I think that the level of
development in the music was pretty high between '74 and '79.
The lyrics of this period were a little more subtle, and he was trying
some interesting production techniques.
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Nick D'Amato" <damato.4@osu.edu>
Subject: Re: Stewart Songs On T.V.
Hey,
That's a pretty good way to put it. :-)
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At 06:47 AM 6/9/97, you wrote:
>Hi Ned & welcome to Bloodlines!!! Interesting comment about no longer
>having a favorite JS album......for me, its always the one thats playing!!!
>Merle
>
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: Merle Stringfield <t_mstrin@qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
It would be impossible to list all the music that I listen to, but here are
a few of the biggies (we won't even count JS;Beatles;Eagles;byrds etc)
Tom Russel
Jerry Jeff Walker
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Wallflowers
John Haitt
Indigo Girls
Rosanne Cash
Hank Jr.
Dillard & Clark
Hootie & Blowfish
Kate Wolf
Thanks,
Merle
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: DMotley@aol.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Well, here's my 2 cents worth. My top 5 recording artists of all time (in
order) are:
1. John Stewart
2. Stephen Stills
3. Neil Young
4. Grahm Parsons
5. Van Morrison
Keep it flyin' , Mott
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Bob Elliot" <slowcoach@easynet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Hallo from Sweden
Hi Anders
Welcome to the list.
You don't happen to come from Garphyttan do you? The reason I ask is
that I have a tape of that show and, during the concert, a Swedish
guy gets on stage and sings "Wheatfield Lady" with John's band; great
song.
Bob Elliot
> I had the privilage of meeting John at that time and to introduce him from
> stage. It was a very good show, a very small crowd, a very strange place
> for John with the late evening sun as only spotlight flickering behind the
> pinetrees.
==
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk./~slowcoach/basement/bobs.html
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: "Bob Elliot" <slowcoach@easynet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Apart from John I've always liked to hear
Mickey Newbury
Johnny Cash
Tom Waits
John Prine
Gordon Lightfoot
Bob Elliot
==
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk./~slowcoach/basement/bobs.html
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: Bluesy33@aol.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
JS is the man.........but I do let Robert Earl play when I need some
Texas......Blue
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: paul rybolt <paulkris@erinet.com>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
NED, thanks for this. I've been wondering for awhile what else we all
like to hear. This is the second group I've been on. The first was a Van
Morrison list. I'm a great fan of Morrison's music but his list
consisted alrgely of people with attitudes. This list is great. It's
sort of like extended conversations with your friends; and we can all
learn a lot from our friends.
1. JS, of course.
2. Ian Tyson
3. jerry Jeff Walker
4. Van Morrison
5. Tony Joe White
6. The Subdudes
7. Tracy Nelson (formerly Mother Earth, now independent artist)
8. Charley Musselwhite
Now, I need help. Can anyone tell me how to order Tony Joe White's
recent music? I saw him on Nashville now several years ago and remember
that he is now marketing his own music. I'm also looking for re-issues
of Fred Neil's Bleeker and McDougal and Everybody's Talkin.
paul
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: "L.A.Hazard" <lhazard@nr.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
This is easy to start but hard to stop.....
Bruce Cockburn (far and away one of my top ten)
Greg Brown (love his voice and his pictures of smalltown life)
Dan Bern (Sounds like Dylan at times - but stands strong on his own)
Phil Ochs (They are getting ready to release a box set of his stuff)
Pierce Pettis (Wonderful albums - Wonderful songs)
David Wilcox (Prefer his earlier stuff - new stuff is good)
Nanci Griffith (In my top ten)
Meredith Brooks (song "Bitch" has got to be one of the best all around
positive takes on being human.)
Kate Wolf (I wish she was still around)
Bob Franke (Wonderful - in my top ten)
Iris Dement (Haunting voice - cuts to my heart)
Sam Phillips (I like her songs - what can I say)
T-Bone Burnett (Great stuff- Great Producer - Great songs)
Peter Case
Tonio K.
Patty Larkin
Tom Russell (Love his voice - and his stories)
Katy Moffat
Bill Miller
Darden Smith
Jonatha Brooks
Cheryl Wheeler
Christine Lavin
Arlo Guthrie
John Gorka
John Prine (Top ten from way back)
Dar Williams
Bob Neuwirth
Austin Lounge Lizards (satire - funny guys)
Kevin Welch
Lazarus (couple of albums in the early 70's - Beautiful harmonies)
Maura O'Connell
John Hiatt
Van Morrison
Janis Ian (Breaking Silence - one of my all time favorite albums)
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Eddie From Ohio (There is an Eddie -but he's not from Ohio - a great band
from Virginia)
Fred Small
Chi Coltrane
Judy Miller
and I'm gonna stop now.....but the list is incomplete!!!!!
These are some of the discs that get played at least monthly. I would
highly recommend ALL of the artists.
L.A.
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: Danhodges@aol.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
I like many of the artists already named - would add:
Joe Ely
Tom Petty
BoDeans
The Replacements
Bruce Cockburn
Sonny Landreth
Dan H.
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997
From: Eddie Armstrong <Eddie@eddiea.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Hi Bob
>Apart from John I've always liked to hear
>Mickey Newbury
>Johnny Cash
>Tom Waits
>John Prine
>Gordon Lightfoot
Excellent taste!
My list would be:
JS
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
John Prine
Jerry Jeff Walker
Kris Kristofferson
Nanci Griffiths
Mickey Newbury
- --
Eddie
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 97
From: "Luke N. Havumaki" <lnhfbo@polaristel.net>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Prior to this one I devoted a list to solo artists: Now the groups
The Beatles (I got up on stage in 3rd grade and sang "She Was Just
Seventeen" I married an older woman, so that started it)
The Bobs (A capella with humor)
Crash Test Dummies
Gear Daddies
Monkees (I live in the past a lot)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
KT
Simon and Garfunkel
The Byrds
Flying Burrito Brothers
Eagles
Forgotten off my first list
Jackson Browne
Leo Kottke
Luke
There is a train and it runs by my room
And the train is called reality and it's coming way too soon.-John Stewart
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: RGodwin495@aol.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange. . .re. Nanci
In a message dated 97-06-09 00:36:15 EDT, you write:
<< Nanci Griffith (she may not be recording much longer) >>
WHY?????!!!
IMHO, Nanci is reaching another peak in her career...just bought and
listened three times over her new release "Blue Roses From The Moons".. .
Gulf Coast Highway, Battlefield, Is This All There Is?, Morning Train,
Waiting For Love, Saint Teresa of Avila. .pure vintage stuff!!
and to qualify this post as on-subject, does this also mean no more JS/NG
duets??
Please expound on your above prognostication, Michelle. ..thanx in
advance.....
...Rickster
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: wingless-angel@juno.com (Robert J McConnell)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Hey All,
I Like what I see in the music exchange. Here's one that will
blow your mind R.E.M. Yeah I know how can you understand what they say
but just listeing to that origanal voice of Mike Stipe! I've been a
Kingston fan since age 12 and JS after that. You might say I've lived a
lot of my life through them. It took awhile to get into other stuff but
when I first heard "Murmers" and especially "Radio Free Europe" I said
JEEZ what's this so I baught every R.E.M. I could. Could also be the
fact of their name. I have seizures and boy is there a lot of R.E.M. in
my life!
Wingless Angel Still Surviving(Robert)
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: alleycat@cruzio.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Luke N. Havumaki wrote:
>
> My favorites (solo artists) in a baseball motif.
>
> John Stewart is the obvious starting pitcher
> Guy Clark is Catching
> Bill Morrisey is on first
> Cheryl Wheeler is at second
> Jimmy Buffet is wasting away at short
> Jimmie Dale Gilmore is at third
> In the outfield we have the late
> Ricky Nelson - Check out his Epic years CD "Stay Young" GREAT stuff
> Neil Young - The folkish stuff Long May You Run, etc.
> Bruce Springsteen
>
> Relief Pitcher : John Hiatt
>
> Luke
Very nicely done, Luke, and now I'm at the plate:
Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills, Paul Simon, Lyle Lovett,
Robert Earl Keen, Dwight Yoakam (just for pure FUN), Waylon Jennings,
Nanci Griffith, Rosanne Cash (she's gotta be an angel), Marc Cohn. I
also listen to a lot of Irish music: Planxty, Christy Moore, Luka Bloom,
Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Donal Luny, Kevin Burke. And the Chieftans; saw
them in Dublin one night and right after the concert the streets were
cleared due to a bomb threat. It was a memorable Irish evening.
There's a lot of great music out there.....current favorites come and
go...........only J.S. remains constant. Catherine
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: clhunt@csn.net (Chris and Liza Hunt)
Subject: Music Exchange
A quick list -
PPM
Tom Paxton
Jimmy Buffett
Bob Dylan
John Denver
Willie Nelson
Nanci Griffith
Just the ones I couldn't live without!
I just got John and Buffy Live at the Turf Inn, Scotland - Wow!
Liza
Chris & Liza Hunt
246 Blake Street
Salida, Colorado 81201
719-539-6122
www.colorado.com/chaffee
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: clhunt@csn.net (Chris and Liza Hunt)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
GREAT LIST! Can't believe I forgot Jackson Browne - Duh!
Liza
>
>Forgotten off my first list
>Jackson Browne
>Leo Kottke
>
>Luke
Chris & Liza Hunt
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: clhunt@csn.net (Chris and Liza Hunt)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
All of these and STING - this is too hard! I keep reading your lists and
thinking "Yeah, missed that one!"
Liza
Chris & Liza Hunt
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: clhunt@csn.net (Chris and Liza Hunt)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
I'm sorry - one more! Last one I promise - Pete Seeger! Ta-Dah! I feel
stupid for not getting him in the first tme - that's it for me...just ditto
all your lists!
Liza
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: Pjhayesofc@aol.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
In no particular order, off the top of the head:
John Hiatt
Steve Earle
Lucinda Williams
Nanci Griffith - her new album is awesome
Richard Thompson
Neil Young
Warren Zevon
*Freedy Johnston*
Wilco
Dave Alvin
Los Lobos
Robert Earl Keen
Both Elvises
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997
From: ddunet@concentric.net (Michelle Stevens)
Subject: Re: Nanci
> WHY?????!!!
>Please expound on your above prognostication, Michelle. ..thanx in
>advance.....
Well, Rick, rumor has it that she may leave music behind in order to
concentrate on her literary endeavours. Don't quote me, it's just what I
heard. (I probably shouldn't outta have said anything at all.)
Michelle (so close to California I can almosts taste it)
Michelle Stevens,
Your friendly webmistess and Bloodlines mailing list manager
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997
From: ddunet@concentric.net (Michelle Stevens)
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
>Hey All,
>
> I Like what I see in the music exchange. Here's one that will
>blow your mind R.E.M.
I LOVE "Einstein on the Beach".
Michelle Stevens,
Your friendly webmistess and Bloodlines mailing list manager
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Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997
From: alleycat@cruzio.com
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Chris and Liza Hunt wrote:
>
> I'm sorry - one more! Last one I promise - Pete Seeger! Ta-Dah! I feel
> stupid for not getting him in the first tme - that's it for me...just ditto
> all your lists!
>
> Liza
Don't stop now Liza............we've got all night.
Mr. Seeger deserves to be at the top of everyone's list. Catherine
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Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997
From: earlkctsr489@webtv.net (Earl Knoob)
Subject: AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE - OR BLOODLINERS REUNION
OK gang the contract is in hand, ATT is getting rich off phone calls
between Steve Gordon and myself. I'm gonna go WAY out on a limb and
hope you guys (and gals) support this deal and make it happen.
First of all, by opening up the concert portion to the general public, I
can offer a lower price for all of this. The concert will go for
$20.00, the workshop for $35.00. Buy both and it's $50.00.
Bloodliners would recieve preferred seating at the concert.
The package deals we have created can save you money as well as the
time and hassle of figuring all this out yourself. Three types of
packages are available based on the accomodations in Chama.
All of the following packages include:
rental car for 3 days (from Albuquereque, NM)
3 nights lodging
train ride on Satrday
dinner on Saturday night
concert Saturday night
songwriter's workshop on Sunday
The "budget package" would include basic motel accomdations and economy
rental car for $290.00 single occupancy. Each additional person
$119.00. Each additional child is $69.50.
"Middle of the Road Package" would include
mid-size rental car and nicer motel or cabin accomodations, $418.00
single occupancy, each addtional adult $135.00, each addtional child
$74.50.
"Luxury Package" includes Bed & Breakfast accomodations and luxury
rental car, $537.50 single occupancy, $149.50 each additional adult,
$114.50 each addtional child.
For those of you who wish a combination of oneor more of the above
packages or those living near by, who won't need motel, rental car, or
just want to attend the concert and/or workshop, please email :
JSweekend@webtv.net
for more details.
Stay tuned for possible great airfares to Albuquerque.
If you are ready to sign up call my wife, Carmen (who is the brains
behind this shindig) at:
Chama Central Reservations
1-800-585-7092
SEE YOU IN CHAMA AT THE BLOODLINES FAMILY REUNION LABOR DAY WEEKEND
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)))))))))).
By for now.....
earl
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997
From: "R.Geddes" <geddes@mcb.net>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
How could I have forgotten Gordon Lightfoot on my list???
I forgot Jackson Browne too!! Especially "Farther On" which is one of
my all time favourite songs. (thats about angels too!!)
Oh, and Sandy Denny & Fairport convention.
Rod.
- --
R.Geddes
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Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997
From: Mark Austin <tae69@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: Re: Nanci
Michelle Stevens wrote:
> Well, Rick, rumor has it that she may leave music behind in order to
> concentrate on her literary endeavours. Don't quote me, it's just what I
> heard. (I probably shouldn't outta have said anything at all.)
> Michelle (so close to California I can almosts taste it)
>
> Michelle Stevens,
At her recent London shows, Nanci herself said that this was her last
tour. I too have heard that she wants to concentrate on writing books
instead of songs.
Mark
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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997
From: Martyn Emerson <martyn@nyx.nwnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Music Exchange
Nick wrote,
>Here are two suggestions from my "attic". Two old fairly obscure folk artists
>quite different from John, but I think complementary:
>
>1. Aztec Two-Step : http://emusic.com/browse/0/35728/all1
> A folk duo from around 1970. They have one really good album called
> "Azec Two-Step" (my friend diescribed them as a cross between
>Simon&Garfunkle
> and the "Jayhawks". I 'm not sure. Their album has just been
>re-released and
> they have a couple newer ones I haven't heard yet.
Just dug out "Aztec Two-Step' (1972) from my cobwebbed vinyl vaults. As I
remember, this LP aroused my curiousity because I recognized the weird name
from a Ferlinghetti poem, and felt I had to hear a song with the grandiose
title "The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty (On The Road)".
Guess it must have been during my Beat phase. The song didn't really live
up to it's title - I'd have done much better buying another Bird or early
Miles LP. But on relistening to this LP for the first time in 20 years, I
recall why I found it worth a few more spins than the average speculative
purchase.
My own 'Music Exchange' list would just duplicate a lot of names that have
already been mentioned. But reading the Elektra back-catalog list on the
inner sleeve of this album reminded me of a few people on that label that I
really liked, and whom might possibly be up a Stewartista's street. So,
limiting myself to Jac Holzman signings:
David Ackles: Anyone know what happened to him? I have his eponymous
debut LP (aka "The Road to Cairo") and "American Gothic." Very fine songs.
Paul Siebel: Never managed to find copies of his two albums, but someone
kindly sent me a tape of them, which I treasure.
Bob Gibson: Recently deceased, I've heard. I saw Roger McGuinn for the
first time in twenty years just this weekend, doing a "my back pages" set.
His version of "Daddy Roll 'Em" and attendant early Chicago reminiscences
had me searching out "Gibson & Camp at the Gate Of Horn" when I got home,
rather than any old Byrds vinyl. If Kingston Trio recordings are anything
like as fine as this, I'm regretting never having dug further back than
Signals.
Judy Henske: Reliant again on a homemade tape from a kind friend for
highlights of her early folky LPs, as I only have her weird Zappa-label
excursion, plus the one subsequent effort I know of. But such a voice!
The "Singer/Songwriter Project" album: this '65 vintage Elektra issue
featured Richard Farina, Patrick Sky, Bruce Murdoch, & David Cohen (later
known as David Blue). Farina's "House Un-American Blues Activity Dream"
really does live up to it's name, and other material I've been able to
find from these guys has proved most rewarding.
The likes of the Dillards & The Incredible String Band have already been
mentioned, I think. Phil Ochs & Tom Rush are there too, of course. I'd
probably better spare this particular group my enthusiasm for other Elektra
artists like Tim Buckley, let alone Love, Country Joe & The Fish, and MC5.
Just a humble effort to offer something other than a bare list of names.
Martyn
Manchester, UK
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