The Johnny Otis Show
PSoTD (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Willie and the Hand Jive Fifty years old. ...
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The M M & M 1000 - part 5
Music Musings and Miscellany (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
Here’s the latest batch of Music Musings and Miscellany’s unapologetically subjective selection of the twentieth century’s best 1000 singles. This completes the A’s. ONLY ONES – Another Girl, Another Planet / Special View (CBS 6228 1978) Almost makes heroin addiction sound like fun. Guitarist John Perry is the star on this one, with his unforgettable intro, [...]
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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — November 2
The big take over (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and the Hand Jive”
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And a one and a two...
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
...let's get random! Heather Myles - Sweet Talk & Good Lies Mollie O'Brien - Ain't No Ash Will Burn Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Honky Tonk Blues The Johnny Otis Show - Willie And The Hand Jive Lovin' Spoonful - Darling Be Home Soon Merle Haggard - I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am Paul Revere & The Raiders - Steppin' Out Peter, Paul & Mary - Stewball The Rolling Stones - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love...
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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — September 28
The big take over (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and The Hand Jive” I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardley ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals “The Story Of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want...
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Tony Allen to Perform on a West Coast Doo Wop Cruise
ClickPress (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Tony Allen's aunt nicknamed him the Night Owl because he was always staying out late at night.
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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — September 21
The big take over (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and The Hand Jive” I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardley ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals “The Story Of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want...
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival Promises Musical, Actual Fireworks
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
The free seven-hour Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival brings a high-quality parade of performers on Saturday to either the Riverfront Amphitheatre or the Palace Theatre (19 Clinton Ave., at N. Pearl St., Albany), depending on another parade — of tropical storms or hurricanes. Visit albanyevents.org for an update on Saturday morning...
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"It Has Come To Pass... Can You Hear Me Now" KPFA Management Record Of Racist Brutality
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Akilah Zainabu-El, a KPFA Black women apprentice had her own experience with KPFA management. She was physically assaulted by a KPFA staff member, then was physically removed by "Berkeley's finest". They paraded her around the station and then threatened to take me to Herrick Hospital on a 51/50 as a "crazy person". "I was left lying on the sidewalk".
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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — August 17
The big take over (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and The Hand Jive” I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardley ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals “The Story Of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want...
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Paul McCartney Route 66 Songs
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
2:05 p.m. Aug. 8---- I have some road tune ideas for Paul McCartney's home stretch down Route 66. But first here's an interesting comment from roadie Carolyn Hasenfratz, who writes: "On the McCartney Years DVD set, in the commentary...
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Thematic Thursday
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The first post in this series will be a link drop, but you'll like it anyway. Start off with a very influential song, Johnny Otis' "Willie And The Hand Jive" (1957): Next up, The Nashville Teens with "Tobacco Road" (1964): Third, another weekend car radio favorite, Question Mark & The Mysterians' "96 Tears" (1965-66): Like The Nashville Teens, these guys are still playing gigs. Here's a
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Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power
Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Miss Sugar Pie DeSanto “Listen -Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power - MP3″ Greetings all. The tune I bring you today is the very definition of ‘hard as fuck’. I’ll start out by admitting that I slept on the recordings of Sugar Pie Desanto for a long time, knowing her name but not the sounds that she [...]
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Chris Stroffolino’s Top Ten — July 13
The big take over (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
When that old folk song, “Hallelujah I’m A Bum” meets Bo Diddley (R.I.P) (and that ain’t no Johnny Otis whistlin’ “Willie and The Hand Jive” I heard a Bo Diddley tribute on local college station KALX (and they played songs influenced by him, and hardley ANY Bo-Diddley. Ugh. That’s not what we need. We need more BO DIDDLEY (at least they played The Animals “The Story Of Bo Diddley” alongside “I Want...
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Hand Jive and Hand Art
Maggie's Farm (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Johnny Otis, Willie and the Hand Jive (with Lionel Hampton) Hand Art, from here : More hand art photos on continuation page below - Continue reading "Hand Jive and Hand Art"
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