Wow! Check this tribute to Taj Mahal from Keb Mo and the National Orchestra of Poland
Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder’s band Rising Sons was signed to Columbia Records and they recorded an amazing album of reworked blues numbers. Columbia shelved it so they promote The Byrds instead. Our loss.
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
"It’s coming up on 12 years since Rik Mayall died. And apparently there was one fact that always bugged him.
He could never work out how he ended up with a (minor) criminal record when he was young.
Mystery solved.
And, not altogether surprisingly, Keith Allen was involved. [Lily’s dad, actor, pop star (ahem!) comic and all round mentalist!]
Keith is guesting on the next episode of the new 90s-flavoured podcast
from Martin Deeson (the original Editor-at-Large of Loaded magazine).
This is what Allen confessed:
Early on in his alternative comedy TV career, he attended a counter march,
protesting at the National Front one taking place.
But he managed to get arrested and taken to the police station.
When the charge sergeant recognised him “from off the telly”
it became clear the copper had got it slightly wrong and thought he was Rik Mayall.
Keith promptly launched into his mate’s stand-up act and played along.
With unintended consequences.”!!!
Keith
“Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” is a song by American singer Paul Simon. It was released as a single in 1987 from his seventh studio album, Graceland (1986). The song features guest vocals from the South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
“Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” was written when Simon went to South Africa. While he was there, he gathered various music from locals. Upon returning to New York in the spring of 1986, Simon finished the album with the artists that came back with him from South Africa. But "Diamonds" wasn’t originally planned for inclusion on Graceland. It was only after Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed the song on the May 10th episode of Saturday Night Live that Simon decided to delay the planned July release date of the album to do a full studio recording (and accompanying music video) of the track and include it on the record.
12 May 2001 - Kolner Dom, Roncalliplatz, Cologne, Germany support: Seeed soundcheck: Superman (Mills vocal) / I’ll Take The Rain (Instrumental) / Pop Song 89 / Daysleeper / At My Most Beautiful / The Great Beyond (aborted) set: The Great Beyond / What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? / All The Way To Reno (You’re Gonna Be A Star) / Cuyahoga / Electrolite / I’ve Been High / Daysleeper / The Lifting / Find The River / Imitation Of Life / I’ll Take The Rain / At My Most Beautiful / The One I Love / She Just Wants To Be / Walk Unafraid / Losing My Religion / Man On The Moon encore: So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) / It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
The Emil Ernebro Trio
You Are My Sunshine!