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The Blues According To Lightnin' Hopkins

 

Thanks to pal Jody for bringing this incredible video to our attention.  Click here to watch the 1967 film of Lightnin's visit to his hometown in Centerville, Texas.

Update!  More Lightnin' from SShark here.

Jungle 45 of the Week!

UN-GOWA!

Recent Additions To The Ichiban New Bin

Frances Burnett - Sweetie  (45) 

Thanks to Greg O for the dancin' disc.  Anybody know anything about Frances Burnett?  I'd love to hear more.

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EMANUEL LASKY - WELFARE CHEESE

FRUIT FROM A TO Z

BEN HUGHES - SACK

Adopt Your Favorite DJ!

Act now to adopt your favorite WFMU DJ! For one low payment of $365 you can adopt Debbie D, Rex, Mr. Fine Wine or Dave the Spazz. Offer expires March 13, 2011. Must like monkeys.

Details here.

On The Air With Greg Cartwright Vol. 3

The Goo Goo Man Of The Hour is Greg Cartwright!!!!!  Greg graduated to Studio A for Round 3 of spinning the obscure hits on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban.   Don't miss Round 1 and 2.

Big thanks to Greg and all of the Reigning Sound; Lance, Dave, DA and Jason for playing the sold out WFMU benefit at Maxwell's on the heels of playing a sold out show at the Bell House.  Join the party by listening to Terre T's archive of the live simulcast.  And if you believe in free form radio, support it!  We're a dying breed.

DJ Greg O (mp3)

Larry McDowell - Patty, Do You Remember?
John David - Cloudy Sunshine
Jim White - Crying Out Loud
The Ausbon Sisters - Forever And Ever
Dorothy Berry - Crying On My Pillow
Dan Nix - I Know
Jerry Naylor - I Found You
Shake - Chesterfield Blues
Terry Fox - Leave Us Alone
Rick Lancelot - Homeless Heart
Sunliners - Well One
Original Dukes - Ain't About To Lose My Cool
Reperata & The Delrons - Take A Look Around You
Charles Over - Barbara
Gary Stewart - Walk On Boy
The Checkmates - Talk To Me
Georgia Louis - Walk With Me Lord
Tikis - Somebody's Son
Royal Playboys - Goodbye Bo
The Barons - Money Don't Grow On Trees
The Ideals - Cathy's Clown
Henry Lumpkin - Don't Leave Me
Jamie Hurt & The Merriteens - Big Brass Horn
Larry Herman & The Fabulous Prophets - Gertrude
Mr. Wiggles - Home Boy
Pastels - Cause I Love You
John David - Miscount
Don Lee - Biloxi Mississippi

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This Weekend At The Fool's Paradise Twin

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Introducing Waylon Jennings (clip)

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Louis Armstrong Goes Country

Louis Armstrong - Miller's Cave

Believe it or not, Louis Armstrong really did go country. It happened with the 1970 release of an LP named Louis "Country & Western" Armstrong and from what I can tell from this 45, the experiment produced very enjoyable results. Here's his take on Miller's Cave, a tale of infidelity and retribution that was a huge hit for Hank Snow in 1960.

ROUGH ROADS

Do Twist!!

シャンパン・ツイスト (mp3)

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