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Via Rolling Stone archives 1971
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Sir Douglas Quintet, 1981
Even in the early 80s, the Sir Douglas Quintet had the Midas Touch, in terms of quality if not necessarily commercial success. I Keep Wishing For You comes from noted Texas songwriter Butch Hancock, a member, along with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely, of the Flatlanders. This one gets my vote for 1981 Song Of The Year.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Doug Sahm - She Purt The Hurt On Me
Doug Sahm - She Put The Hurt On Me
Juke Box Music has to be one of my favorite Doug Sahm LPs. Released on Antone's Records in 1988 out of Austin, it gives Sahm the opportunity to send a big wet kiss to the classic R&B and doo-wop sounds that he loved.
She Put The Hurt On Me comes from the pen of Otis Redding and if you'd like to hear his version, here you go.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sir Douglas Quintet: Blue Norther
While it's easiest to find "Blue Norther" on Tribe, the song was actually the flipside of the very first Sir Douglas Quintet single, released on Pacemaker in '64 (the topside was the Cajun stomper "Sugar Bee"). It's the same version as the Tribe version but has an earlier fade.
Shock After Shock @ Fool's Paradise Twin
GRUESOME EXPERIMENTS !
FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS !!
TEENYBOPPERS DEFILED !!!
THIS WEEKEND !!
TWO BIG NIGHTS
OF HORROR !!
FIRST...
See Veronica Lake in Her Final Role !
in
FLESH FEAST
(1970, dir. Brad F. Ginter)
THEN...
TEENAGE STRANGLER
(1964, dir. Ben Parker)
FULL SERVICE SNACK BAR
featuring:
Tasty corndogs! Refreshing beverages! Savory BBQ!
and
- for this engagement only -
GUMMY WORMS !
and
- for this engagement only -
GUMMY WORMS !
*No Outside Food Or Drink*
PROGRAM BEGINS AT DUSK
ONLY THOSE OVER 17 ADMITTED • LEGIBLE PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED
ONLY THOSE OVER 17 ADMITTED • LEGIBLE PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED
THE FOOL'S PARADISE TWIN ACCEPTS
JAMES BROWN BLACK & BROWN STAMPS 
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Doug Sahm Month: Tracker, Tiger, Jagger, Sahm
Sir Douglas's 2nd 45 on Tribe was fronted by this great "Searchin'" styled stalker stomp, here reproduced live on Shindig in July of 1965. Let's take a moment to note that Sir Douglas and the Quintet all have their headcoats on.
When I first came across this song, it was on the Tribe "Best of the Sir Douglas Quintet" album (which I think we'll all agree is a fine way to title your very first LP). I didn't bother to check the song titles when I'd spin it, and I thought that the lyric was "I'm a Tiger". I guess I thought Sahm was hunting this object d'affection down to gobble her up. Certain lines really had to be twisted to get the verses to follow my delusional chorus. When I finally realized that he was saying "I'm a Tracker", the whole thing made much more sense. Thing was, my wife thought it was "I'm a Tiger", too.
Shortly thereafter, a couple of friends, newly married, came to town, and we were driving around the area with a Doug Sahm comp. tape blasting away. This song came on, and was playing for a while, when the bride in the back said, "Why does he keep saying 'I'm Mick Jagger?!?'"
This made even less sense than "I'm a Tiger" but was way funnier.
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The Gowanus All-Stars!
Recorded live at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn on Monday, June 25th. Catch them every Monday this month, except July 16th!
Gowanus All-Stars Live!!
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