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Monday, January 31, 2022

Norma Waterson dies . . . . . (82) Legendary heart of the royal family of folk dies from pneumonia

So sad to hear that British folk legend and heart of the Waterson/Carthy family clan of musicians died yesterday. . All our thoughts are with husband Martin Carthy, Eliza and all the children. I bought her solo albums alongside her contributions and central heart of the Waterson Carthy Band and had a good collection of Martin's and Eliza's solo works often with her contributions.

Her wonderful daughter Eliza Carthy wrote on Facebook:Not much to say about such monumental sadness, but mam passed away yesterday afternoon, January 30th 2022.”

Norma had been recently hospitalised with pneumonia


Ain't No Sweet Man - live on Jools Holland


Raggle Taggle Gypsies - Stars In My Crown at Union Chapel


Paul Morley interviews Martin, Norma and Eliza Carthy

'A Bunch of Thyme'
 . . . .time with all its labours and time with all it's joys,
 . . . . . . . .



 . . . . . .time it is a precious thing . . . . . time brings all things too an end




Waterson Carthy at The Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 2009
Recorded at the Liverpol Philharmonic Hall on Friday 2 October 2009, The Waterson Family are the first family of folk. A rare chance to see the whole family performing together including Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, Ann Waterson, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Eleanor Waterson and Rachel Straw, Maria Gilhooley, Oliver Knight and Saul Rose.

'Get Back' Peter Jackson film - still hooked!

 

THE BEATLES: GET BACK 

their last live performance on the rooftop of 3 Savile Row

January 30th, 1969

Still can't stop watching 'Get Back' the 7.5 hour Peter Jackson film on the band after the Let It Be debacle of a film and it is mesmerising. 

 #THE BEATLES #GET BACK

thanks to pooneil corners . . .


Sunday, January 30, 2022

THE BEATLES - HAPPIER DAYS

 Random Beatles photos 

The Beatles, February 1967, by Jean-Marie Perier, via snapgalleries, which also features this story from the photographer:

“Brian Epstein had hired me to shoot some record sleeves during the recording of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I had to build a photo studio inside the Abbey Road studio building, in a room next to their recording studio. I stayed there for one week. They needed group pictures of the four, so I had to wait a long time since it seemed there was always one of them hanging around somewhere – talking to the angels!” 


EARLIER DAYS!

The Beatles at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Germany. Photo by Gerd Mingram (1961)





Jane Birkin in 'WONDERWALL' Wonderwall Music is the debut solo album by George  and the soundtrack to the 1968 film Wonderwall, directed by Joe Massot. Released in November 1968, it was the first solo album by a member of the Beatles, and the first album issued on the band's Apple record label. Also the first Beatles solo album I bought and still have (and play)

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the back cover has a photo pf the Berlin Wall

WONDERWALL Trailer 1968



2nd Trailer



John in Kenwood 1965 - while latterly we see Paul more as the artistic one of the Beatles (Sgt Pepper was a Peter Blake and Jann Howarth project elected by Paul and Richard Hamilton also was selected by Paul as the designer of the album package for the White Album) we shouldn't forget perhaps that it was John who had been to art school (despite dropping out) and he also had a strong passion and was drawn to the plastic arts as well as music


THE BAND - THE LAST WALTZ


“Just making music, you know? Trying to stay busy, man.”

The Last Waltz (1978), directed by Martin Scorsese


thanks to O My Soul


After seeing The Band at the Wembley Stadium 'supporting' CSNY and Joni Mitchell they blew everyone else out the stadium for me,  and I hadn't truly realised what a great dance band they were! Boogie and chooglinh all over the place thanks largely to Danko and Helm's rhythm section! My brother and I loved the idea of The Last Waltz although saddened to hear of the split we loved that film . . . . . 

TRAILER:



 

 THE HAWK!
 

Saturday, January 29, 2022

SONG OF THE DAY - WINGS - 'JET'

 


 . . . . just because it cheered me up. From happier times when Paul and Linda were enjoying their  young family in the midst of performing with WINGS!

  • "Jet" was the name of a black pony that Paul McCartney and his wife Linda owned; the pony provided the title for the song. The McCartneys owned a variety of animals, and at the time their brood included a golden lab named Poppy, a Dalmatian named Lucky, and the old sheepdog Martha (from the Beatles song "Martha My Dear"). "Jet" was chosen because the name makes a very stadium-ready title, perfect for throwing your fist in the air when it's performed in an arena. The song is really about freedom; McCartney did something similar when he used an amusement park ride as the title for a song about madness in "Helter Skelter."

    Paul's wife Linda gave some clues to the thought process behind "Jet" when she said in 1976: "He wanted that one to be totally mad. Paul's had a lot of practice in the studio. He's done some very trippy things. Every now and then he remembers how much he loves it."
    Speaking with GQ in 2018, Paul McCartney told the story behind this song: "I was in a songwriting mood and I was up in Scotland. I just thought, OK, I just gotta go somewhere and try and write a song. We happened to have a little pony that was called Jet on the farm. I took my guitar and hiked up this great big hill. I found myself a place which was in the middle of nature, and just sat there and started making up a song.
    I don't know where all the words came from. Well I know where 'Jet' came from - I liked the name. The words are probably about me and my father-in-law. The early days of getting married and when your father-in-law is kind of a nuisance. He's probably the 'Major' in it but it's only a song so you kind of work your things out.


Jeannie Franklyn (again)

 SONG FOR A TAILOR


we have mentioned Jeannie Franklyn before but there is a weblog I visit that looks at muses and girlfriends of stars and musicians that has mentioned her again and it is worth another look for her sake

Famous Muses & Groupies in Rock Music Pt. 44

MUSE: Genie Franklyn (born Jeannie Franklyn)

"Surprisingly, there’s barely any public info on Genie’s background (or at least online) despite her having been popular with celebs socially and running her own successful business. Her birthdate isn’t even public, besides the fact that she was reported to have been age 27 when she died in 1969, so she was born in either 1941 or 1942. We also know that her birthname is Jeannie, but she changed the spelling and came up with the moniker ‘Genie the Tailor’ by the time she started working in Hollywood. Genie is a bit of a ‘Penny Lane’ so to speak. Very well known with the cool crowds in the mid/late 1960s, yet still rather mysterious. Her first big breakthrough was designing and sewing the famous uniforms Paul Revere & the Raiders wore during their concerts and TV performances in 1966. Genie then quickly became in demand from stars all over LA for new clothes, which she happily complied. The celebrities she mainly associated with were musicians and bands, most of whom she also became friendly with. In April 1968, she opened her own boutique in Santa Monica which maintained just as many famous customers. Some of her superstar clients included Mark Lindsay of the Raiders, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork of the Monkees, Cass Elliot of the Mamas & the Papas, David Crosby of the Byrds, Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane, Eric Burdon of the Animals, model/TV host Samantha Juste and folk artist Donovan. One of Genie’s closest friends was Tiger Beat correspondent Ann Moses, whom she personally made a dress for on Ann’s 21st birthday. From the beginning of her career up until her death, Genie herself regularly handmade all her clients’ and her own clothes. 

In summer of 1967, Genie surprised Ann by asking her to go on a double date with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker of Cream. Even though Genie was naturally charismatic and confident with celebs, Eric was apparently one of the very few rockstars who made her starstruck. Ann quickly realized into the night that Genie had a crush on Eric. Genie and Cream bassist Jack Bruce were also occasional friends with benefits, with the music artist later dedicating the title of his 1969 solo album ‘Songs for a Tailor’ to her. Genie also briefly went out with hit musician/songwriter/record producer Jack Nitzsche around late ‘67/early 1968. A shelved 1971 demo called ‘I’ll Bet She Knew It’ Jack once made is said to have been written about her. For many years, Bernie Taupin’s lyrics for Elton John’s 1971 song ‘Tiny Dancer’ were rumored to be referencing Genie (i.e. ‘LA lady, seamstress for the bands’). But in the past decade, Bernie has specifically stated in interviews that the song is a love letter to ‘all’ of the fangirls and groupies he and Elton met when they first visited America in 1970. This would be at least 6 months after Genie’s death, so it’s unlikely they were thinking of her while composing the song. (Though, theoretically, it’s also possible Bernie and Elton learned about her story during their trip through SoCal and the ‘seamstress’ bit is a reference to her.) 

In fall of 1968, Genie began regularly seeing guitarist Richard Thompson of folk band Fairport Convention. Richard was supposedly the most serious boyfriend of the music artists she went out with. A couple months later, she posed for a photoshoot by Baron Wolman for Rolling Stone magazine. At the time, Genie was under the impression the photos were going to be used for an article about Hollywood socialites, with her profile focused on her fashion designs. But they were actually featured in a special spring 1969 issue on the growing goupie phenomenon in the music industry. This annoyed Genie because she considered her relationships legitimate and was interested in more than just partying and hooking up with musicians. She even called and complained to RS editor Jann Wenner about the false labeling, but he just ignored her. A year later in 1970, the article was expanded into a book called Groupies & Other Girls, and still included Genie. 

In May 1969, Genie flew to England to accompany Richard on Fairport’s UK tour. Only a week into traveling, the band’s van crashed off road, ultimately injuring most on board, and killing Genie and drummer Martin Lamble. The tragedy emotionally shook everyone in the band and Richard sunk into a deep depression. Fairport bandmate Sandy Denny wrote the opening track ‘Nothing More’ on her second band, Fotheringay’s 1970 self-titled album about her struggle to reach through to Richard while he shut himself out from everyone. Supposedly two days after Genie died, Jack Bruce received a love letter in the mail from her, which was coincidentally also on his 26th birthday. Jack was allegedly devastated at the news of her death. The last band Genie made clothes for before her premature fate was the Cowsills, only a month earlier in April ‘69. 

Even more bleakly ironic is that Genie’s cousin is famous folk singer Phil Ochs; who also experienced his own tragic death in 1976, when he hanged himself at age 35."



N.B. noting that I too object to the term 'groupie' and the source here is no better IMHO listing Jeannie as such and also mentions and features Jane Asher in relation to Paul McCartney which frankly is ludicrous not least Jeannie's being mentioned thus also! Bad show chaps!

I mention Jeannie here three years ago . . . . .

and also here . . . .








 

Speed - Keanu and Sandra!

So sweet . . . . love this story . When such times we might be forgiven for thinking all of the Hollywood stars are bang at it as they idiom would have it! This . . . . . . . . they both had an immense crush on each other and never told the other . . . . . . until it came out years later! I love it!







When Keanu Reeves appeared on Ellen in May 2019, he watched a clip from Sandra Bullock’s interview on the same show a few months earlier, during which she discussed having a crush on him while they were making 1994’s Speed.


Sandra said that when she reflects on Speed, “I think about how sweet Keanu Reeves was and how handsome he was.” Apparently, he was so handsome that she had a hard time focusing during dramatic scenes. When Ellen asked if they ever dated, Sandra laughed and said, “Never dated him. There was something about me that I guess he didn’t like.”


After seeing this, Keanu said that not only was he unaware of Sandra’s crush but it was mutual. He said, “She obviously didn’t know I had a crush on her, either.”


Friday, January 28, 2022

Sound of the Day - Voodoo Chile - On the Whammy Bar Clavinet!

 

Voodoo Child (Hendrix) - Lachy Doley LIVE - Studios 301 Sessions


#whammyclav April 21, 2021

thanks to the peerless and unique blogger mudwerks

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Studio Albums 1983 - 1991 (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990)

Nice study of the Stevie Ray Vaughan official releases from 1983 to his untimely death at 35 from Urbanaspirines this morning 

Kostas introduces the article thus:

Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. In spite of a short-lived mainstream career spanning seven years, he is 


widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of music, and one of the most important figures in the revival of blues in the 1980s. AllMusic describes him as "a rocking powerhouse of a guitarist who gave blues a burst of momentum in the '80s, with influence still felt long after his tragic death."

 


Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Studio Albums 83-91 - Urbanaspirines

Sorely missed
Enjoy!

Thursday, January 27, 2022

GRACE KELLY - REAR WINDOW - (Alfred Hitchcock)



My favourite Alfred Hitchcock film and I consider it his best bar none not least because of the chemistry between this wondrous creature and star James Stewart. It required both to really act and quite how you act disinterested as Grace Kelly kisses you on the mouth is beyond me and no wonder her husband to be eventually forbade her from acting anymore! It still stands for me as one of the most erotic scenes in movie history when she kisses Stewart. Superb!

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Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954)

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

THE CURE AT GLASTONBURY 2019 + FRESH & ALIVE

 EVERYBODY'S AT IT

SEEKING A CURE  THAT IS . . . . . . . . . . . 

The Cure - Glastonbury 2019 - Fresh & Alive

look at that line up!

Track List:

Plainsong

Pictures Of You

High

A Night Like This

Lovesong

Last Dance

Burn

Fascination Street

Never Enough

Push

Inbetween Days

Just Like Heaven

From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea

Play For Today

A Forest

Shake Dog Shake

Disintegration

Lullaby

The Caterpillar

The Walk

Friday I'm In Love

Close To Me

Why Can't I Be You

Boys Don't Cry


The Cure - Leipzig 1990 - Pictures of You

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

EMILY BARKER (& LUKAS DRINKWATER) 'Room 822' New Video - 'Push The Sky Away'

 The wonderful new lockdown album 'Room 822' from Emily Barker and her fellah Lukas Drinkwater when in quarantine on their trip to Emily's home of Australia I mentioned earlier on its release and was going to talk about it track by track but frankly it is somewhat redundant somehow . . . except perhaps the song I play the most lately is their cover of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' song 'Push The Sky Away' her notes here on Youtube are self explanatory but it is a fine, fine delicately fashioned version and hauntingly well supported by Lukas on basses of different kinds and subtle backing vocals. I just love that one can (well they can!) record things of this kind of quality in a contemporary hotel room. Frankly it is breathtaking  . . . . . . . . . 



Emily says on Facebook:
We knew we were going to do a Nick Cave cover but the difficult question was which one to choose? An obvious choice might have been to do ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’, but we weren’t sure we could do something different or interesting enough. We brainstormed how we might cover ‘Red Right Hand’ and even worked out a key for, and started rehearsing ‘The Mercy Seat’ but the outstanding version by Johnny Cash kept ringing in our ears and everything we tried felt inferior. We trawled Nick’s extensive catalogue and landed upon ‘Push the Sky Away’ – an album, and song, we both adore. We recorded it on a day when the weather outside our window was overcast and we were both feeling particularly claustrophobic and flat. It was around day 5 of our quarantine. It felt like a mantra for the day – to just keep on keeping on, to know it would pass. We buried ourselves in our work and it definitely helped. It’s such a simple and small song in many ways, but it contains multitudes, and can be read in many ways. Lukas starts us off with a beautifully haunting acoustic part, based on a version he’d recorded years ago with his UK duo ‘Jacob & Drinkwater’, and we built the track from there. We retained the sparseness and droney soundscape of the original version, albeit using different instruments.

New album Room 822, recorded in hotel quarantine, Perth, WA. https://emilybarker.com/room822 

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Dylan Song of The Day : : Lay Down Your Weary Tune (Outtake) '64

Bob Dylan, “Lay Down Your Weary Tune,” 

The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Outtake) 24th Oct 1963.

Thanks again to O My Soul

Monday, January 24, 2022

The Cure 1990 - 2019 at the Floppy Wagon . . . . the Voodoo Stomp? You know you'll want it!?

IN NEED OF A CURE?

The Cure - Disintegration - Rare Sessions 2014 Floppy Boot Stomp 

 This is what we want . . . . . . well some of us! 

 . . . . there's a lot of it about . . . . . 

Friday I'm In Love - The Cure Glastonbury 2019



oh you know you will want to . . . . . . . . 

BBC intro to THE CURE AT GLASTO! 2019


BURN

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Second Sound of The Day :: The Brothers Comatose (with AJ Lee) - Harvest Moon

 Now this is the real deal . . . . . . .  a friend sent me links to this via Facebook and very grateful I am to hear this . . . .the Brothers Comatose with A J Lee (sic - the singer possibly) . . . . . .will explore more as I go but thought you had to hear this first . . . . . . . . . 


Links from YouTube

Try these . . . .let's check them out together!
The Brothers Comatose 


I keep finding gems on Facebook so thanks to all on there who have pointed out Nat Myers, The French Family, Andrew Bird [covering John Prine], Richard Thompson' lockdown albums, Amy MacDonald, Norah Jones, Emily Barker, and all. Thanks everyone! 

Sunday's Sound of the Day - 'Linger' The Cranberries


You know I’m such a fool for you


Much missed Dolores O'Riordan . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . one of the most powerful, moving and unique voices in contemporary music


 Thanks to O My Soul