Vicki Anderson sang back-up with James Brown during the height of his career. She was married to Bobby Byrd the man credited with “discovering” James, and the leader of his band The Famous Flames. If anybody was gonna sing about the soul sisters she was the one to do it! – Dennis R. White
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This may be the only Holy Modal Rounders, or Unholy Modal Rounders, song you know. Check out more of them. The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders is an excellent way to expand your collection. – Dennis R. White http://youtu.be/Iwq55kt8x4g
“Dark River” is from the album Idiot Culture. This song was recorded live in-studio in 1990 at Electric Eel in Seattle. It was mixed by Jack Endino and produced by me 20 years after the original recording. This is my proudest accomplishment in all my years in music. The sessions were finally released in 2010 …
East Portland Blog readers will be happy to hear that I have re-released Bigger Than Breakfast the 1988 debut album by PDX band Slack. The band formed at Reed College and went on to do some great work for about three years. The album is produced by Bruce Fowler (Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa) and full …
It still amazes me that the 60s/70s versions of songs like “Bad Sign” by mega-rockstar/cultural theives remain the most popular. No guitar god can capture the punch of a well-written and well arranged song. Apparently they believe their meanderings are more important than horns, keys and soulful back-up singers. Blame this song on the fantastic …
Is it possible this sounds more remarkable now than it did three decades ago? – Dennis R. White . http://youtu.be/dgrlcrij4gc .
There was “disco music” produced by faceless guys all coked-up in the studio. And there was “disco music” made by brilliant stars like Donna Summer. – Dennis White . .
“The Beach Boys” is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian …
GeminiiDRAGON will be performing in PORTLAND, OR on 1/25-26/24 at these locations: 1/25/24 PNC LIVE 2:30 PM1/25/24 Music Millenium Records in Store Performance 6PM1/26/24 MEKONG BISTRO 8PM From the murky bayous of Louisiana comes a fresh face to the global Blues music scene. Vocal dynamo GeminiiDRAGON has channeled her love for late 60s and 70s blues artists and bands of greatness …
Photograph by Joshua Black Wilkins Sunny War will release Anarchist Gospel on February 3rd, 2023 via New West Records. The 14-song set was produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) and features appearances by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Allison Russell, David Rawlings, Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs, Micah Nelson, John James …
LISTEN: RAMBLIN’ SOUL Today, critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has released her new LP, Ramblin’ Soul, via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers. In 2020, grappling with the loss of regular gigs, Carper and her partner, award-winning fiddler Rebecca Patek, moved to a friend’s farm near Austin, working in exchange for housing, organic vegetables, and fresh, country air. The …
While most bartenders throughout history have labored their entire careers in obscurity, some have become famous for their skill behind the stick, some because they wrote significant books on drinks and mixology, some because they were alchemists with mixers and spirits, and some because they were incredible self-promoters – attaining an almost superstar status. But the skill that …
Ital Sunday dinner with the squad by the ocean. Last natural food restaurant open in Port Antonio on a Sunday, and their last plates of food. Tomorrow I am going to likely mix my Dennis Brown cover with Uncle Mike, the man behind Shaggy’s Boombastic that is hosting me here. Then I meet up with …
Seattle guitar stalwart and dare I say legend, Stingshark Sting is laying down guitar on collaborations for ‘Going South’ and ‘Life Yard’. Working with Stingshark and Hold in Fyah is a big deal to me. I am doing some really cool Jamaican collaborations, but this is the part of West Indian Rock where we bring it all back home …
The sun sets. Appreciate every gig. This is Tom Wilkinson‘s last gig with us until after his baby arrives. Every time The Staxx Brothers hit the stage, it’s all kind of a minor miracle that my friends and I built this tradition that is so many albums and unbelievable stories deep, that I have been able to sing …
You might want to stay tuned the next three weeks on my return to Jamaica. I spent every day since my return getting ready to go back, and I am still not ready. How could I be? This cover represents what happened on my first dance with Jam Rock. It was like a novel about …
YOU SEE I KNOW THIS SQUIRREL that is quite obsessed with Van Morrison: As I trade texts with the great Rock & Roll music critic Dennis Cook about the virtual Morrison mix tape he is making for me, for you, and for Mother Earth, I recalled this amazing little story I forgot to tell you. …
Below is a list of worthy anti-colonial (#anticolo) movies—perhaps the best ever made. A cursory Google search has not uncovered a single list of the best anticolo flicks of all time. The aggregated minds of East Portland Blog have come together to generate a list and potentially be the first website to broach this subject. …
Throughout the 1980s, I was obsessed with the Dream Wynndicate. I became friends with nearly every member; Dave Provost, Kendra Smith, Dennis Mehaffey, Mark Walton – and entered into a decades long mutual admiration with Steve Wynn. Our paths have crossed on both coasts and in vans, hotel rooms, stages, and bars across large chunks …
http://youtu.be/qAkubiZhly4 “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest …
Just in case you didn’t see this today: JOHN LYDON’S TOP OF THE POPS ROOTS REGGAE PICKS: http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/john_lydons_top_of_the_pops_roots_reggae_picks/ It’s been interesting to read in the Keith Richards book how very deep into reggae he was/is too. Of course, I knew about Peter Tosh opening for The Stones, living in Keith’s house, and Keith’s pad in …