We tend to define famous folks by their most famous achievements (or escapades). But in doing so, the Legend can eclipse important, vital parts of the story.
If I say "Duane Allman," you say "Layla," "Live At Fillmore East" and "motorcycle accident."
The two sentence story is about his ground-breaking and influential work in his two years with the Allman Brothers, his tenure with Derek And The Dominos and his untimely death.
But the two sentence story misses so much great work.
Thankfully, there is a new, comprehensive boxed set, coming out via Concord Records, which tells the story much better, and much more thoroughly than two sentences ever could.
While a 7 disc boxed set undoubtedly has tracks that are more curios that anything else, "Skydog" also has some amazing, mind-blowing tracks that should come out of the museum.
I can't tell you the last time I heard the Wilson Pickett version of "Hey Jude" and I don't know if I knew that Duane Allman was the sessions guitarist on it. But hell, let's bring this one back.
Ditto to his work with Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs and John Hammond.
It's a much better story when you tell the whole thing.
mvyradio is giving away copies of a "Skydog" sampler today, and one lucky winner will get an upgrade, to the full "Skydog" set.
Below, hear the Wilson Pickett version of "Hey Jude," see a trailer for the boxed set that flashes through all the track names, and see a totally random video. When Dave Einstein from Concord Records asked if we wanted to do this give-away, he meant to send a link to the trailer, but accidentally sent this link on how to open a wine bottle with a shoe. Random, but helpful!
Hear the song on Youtube.
See the trailer for the "Skydog" set on Youtube.
Learn how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe, on Youtube.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Van Morrison “Real Real Gone”
Hitting Random on the iTunes playlist . . .
“When you’re tired of what you got, try me.”
Much respect to the artists who acknowledge their influences, and sing about them, to insure that the audience goes hunting for the source.
I know plenty of music from the 60s and before, but only in the context of Oldies radio. So Carl Perkins and Elvis and The Beatles and The Stones and The Doors all entered my listening life at the same time. They were integrated into my consciousness on a level playing field, not as a progression of music styles through the years.
That makes context harder to ascribe to some classic artists. But that’s why I love Van Morrison’s “Real Real Gone.” Though originally recorded in 1980, it wasn’t officially release (or absorbed by me) until 1990. And at the time, I didn’t really know any of the artists Van gives a shout out to.
But it opened the door to those artists. So when I heard “In The Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett, I could see the connection “Real Real Gone” was drawing back to the 60s. When I heard Sam Cooke, I understood better the soul Van was trying to inject into his music.
When Solomon Burke came to town, I had to go see him.
And in a way probably more direct than Van intended, when I hear “Real Real Gone,” the artists whom he was invoking come alive to me in a way they would never have, just flipping past the Oldies station on the FM dial.
Clips of the artists mentioned in this post:
Hear the Solomon Burke concert I went to, in the mvyradio archives
Van is notoriously non-friendly to YouTube, so the only version of “Real Real Gone” I could find this the pictorial tribute to Colin Firth. Enjoy!
Sam Cooke
James Brown
Wilson Pickett
Solomon Burke
Gene Chandler
“When you’re tired of what you got, try me.”
Much respect to the artists who acknowledge their influences, and sing about them, to insure that the audience goes hunting for the source.
I know plenty of music from the 60s and before, but only in the context of Oldies radio. So Carl Perkins and Elvis and The Beatles and The Stones and The Doors all entered my listening life at the same time. They were integrated into my consciousness on a level playing field, not as a progression of music styles through the years.
That makes context harder to ascribe to some classic artists. But that’s why I love Van Morrison’s “Real Real Gone.” Though originally recorded in 1980, it wasn’t officially release (or absorbed by me) until 1990. And at the time, I didn’t really know any of the artists Van gives a shout out to.
But it opened the door to those artists. So when I heard “In The Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett, I could see the connection “Real Real Gone” was drawing back to the 60s. When I heard Sam Cooke, I understood better the soul Van was trying to inject into his music.
When Solomon Burke came to town, I had to go see him.
And in a way probably more direct than Van intended, when I hear “Real Real Gone,” the artists whom he was invoking come alive to me in a way they would never have, just flipping past the Oldies station on the FM dial.
Clips of the artists mentioned in this post:
Hear the Solomon Burke concert I went to, in the mvyradio archives
Van is notoriously non-friendly to YouTube, so the only version of “Real Real Gone” I could find this the pictorial tribute to Colin Firth. Enjoy!
Sam Cooke
James Brown
Wilson Pickett
Solomon Burke
Gene Chandler
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