“I’ve always been crazy but it’s kept me from going insane.”
― Waylon Jennings“Don’t ever try and be like anybody else and don’t be afraid to take risks.”
― Waylon JenningsIf any one performer personified the outlaw country movement of the ’70s, it was Waylon Jennings.
~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
I`ve Always Been Crazy:
Don’t Think Twice, Its Alright (Dylan):
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Chips Moman, now semi-retired and living in LaGrange, Ga., still writes songs occasionally. “I write ’em,” he says, “but I just leave ’em laying there.” (- The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, 2008)
Lincoln Wayne “Chips” Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016) was an American record producer, guitarist, and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.
One of the most important characters in the Memphis music scene in the 60’s. Chips Moman helped start Stax Records, then American Sound Studios, which cut 122 chart hits from 1967 to 1972 — an unparalleled achievement.
In the 1960s, Moman worked for Stax Records before founding the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and later worked extensively in Nashville. As a record producer, Moman was known for recording Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas, and Merrilee Rush, as well as guiding the career of the Box Tops. As a songwriter, he was responsible for standards associated with Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Waylon Jennings, and B. J. Thomas, including the Grammy-winning “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song“. He was also a session guitarist for Franklin and other musicians.
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Famous bootleg .. great sound & concert.
3 songs were chosen for their 2010 album – Greatest Hits Live:
Sat, 12 June 1976:
Swansea, City Football Ground
Setlist:
In the end, however, Bob Marley leaves us with a stark testament: “Redemption Song,” which he sings solo, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. As the artist performs this folk ballad (with its aching cry of “Won’t you help to sing, these songs of freedom/’Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,” so reminiscent of the young Bob Dylan), one feels a man reaching out and grappling with the dreadful possibilities of liberation and disaster. Such a tour de force, like much of Uprising, is as moving as it is deeply troubling.
-Chris Morris (rollingstone.com)
| Released | 10 June 1980 |
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| Recorded | January–April 1980 |
| Studio | Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 35:53 |
| Label | Tuff Gong/Island |
| Producer | Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley |
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Hard time’s is here
An ev’rywhere you go
Times are harder
Than th’ever been befo’
~Skip James – Hard Time Killing Floor BluesCoupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James’ early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
~Cub Koda (allmusic.com)
From Wikipedia:
| Birth name | Nehemiah Curtis James |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1902 Bentonia, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | October 3, 1969 (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Delta blues |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, preacher |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1931 1964–1969 |
| Labels | Paramount, Vanguard,Biograph, Adelphi, Document, Snapper Music Group, Universe, Body & Soul, Yazoo, Genes |
Nehemiah Curtis “Skip” James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Born in Bentonia, Mississippi, he died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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