Taj Mahal and Chris Stapleton feat Gregg Allman, with "Statesboro Blues" from Skyville Live

 I think I have said before but it was the Rock Machine Turn You On albums (early compilations) that introduced me to Taj Mahal (Leonard Cohen, Spirit Mody Grape etc!) and that early sales gimmick for mere shillings had Taj featuring a life long favourite number. . . THIS

Gregg Allman, Taj Mahal and Chris Stapleton with "Statesboro Blues" from Skyville Live

Here all those years later with Chris Stapleton and Gregg Allman [the text claims it as an Allmann Bros classic but I see it t’other way round and believe they will have heard to from Taj TBF]

The Sensational Nightingales - "Somewhere To Lay My Head"

The Sensational Nightingales - "Somewhere To Lay My Head”

The Sensational Nightingales from How Sweet It Was a DVD/CD/Booklet set on the golden age of gospel from Shanachie Entertainment.

Birthdays: NATALIE MERCHANT

 Happy birthday to Natalie Merchant, born in Jamestown, New York on this day in 1963.

Natalie Merchant - Carnival

Thanks to Route 

I didn’t use their track as they chose a cover of a Springsteen/Smith collaboration ‘Because The Night’

so this is celebrating with one of her own great songs

Nonesuch Records

JAMES RIGBY - LAST CHANCE SALOON - TUNED - DGDDGD

 LAST CHANCE SALOON - BY JAMES RIGBY

TUNED - DGDDGD

JAMES RIGBY YOUTUBE

LookyHeeyah . . . .

Lonesome Andy & his One Man Band vidoeo of the week . . . Big Bill

 Lonesome Andy & his One Man Band

This weeks video is one of the most famous Big Bill Broonzy classics...

Why here he is . . . . .

Billy Strings and Rushadicus Jam [Rushad Eggleston]

 Now THIS is how to start the week! at once funny, brilliant staggeringly clever and danceable to boot! [go on you know you want to!]

Billy Strings and Rushadicus Jam

Billy with Rushad Eggleston

who would appear to be totally genius level bonkers!?

This Week . . . . . . .

 JESSIE’S FASHION TIPS

Leonard Cohen - Closing Time [Live]

 or let’s finish here as its closing time . . . . . . 

Leonard Cohen

Closing Time

COHEN Café Arte

Sandy Denny - Crazy Lady Blues [ The North Star Grassman and The Ravens] | jt1674

  . . . . might sign off for the day (and weekend) with this from our Sandy, always missed, one of the great voices of British folk music......

https://jt1674.tumblr.com/post/831440315479130112/sandy-denny-crazy-lady-blues

Emmylou Harris - Gold Watch and Chain | jt1674

 

https://jt1674.tumblr.com/post/831443870958125057/emmylou-harris-gold-watch-and-chain