Topic: Other Musical Interests on YouTube

[eric]

Not sure if this has been brought up before but just in case, check this out:



also:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/yasmin-williams-fingerstyle-guitar/2021/01/21/be624808-5b64-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html

[lindy]

Amazing, Eric, I was just about to post this one from Yasmin:

[Johnm]

Hi all,
If you enjoy Bluegrass gospel singing, go to 16:06 on this excerpt of an old Wilburn Brothers TV show, and see Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys show how to do it. And as a bonus, immediately prior to that, Curley Chalker and Jimmy Capps do a great instrumental number. Jimmy Martin is featured earlier in the show, too, on "Sunny Side of the Mountain". Boy, could he sing, and he always had a good band.



All best,
Johnm

[Slack]

Holy Cow John!  I was not familiar with the Wilbur Bros TV show!   I'll pursue more.  So many discussion points here.... It's amazing that such talented tasty musicians are  so devoid of taste in every other category... haha.

'So kick it again, again, again, and maybe you'll kill my love for you' (speaking of her heart).  I gather Peggy Sue has not had it easy.

Damn... Jimmy Martin... wouldn't we all love to be able to sing like that!

Thanks for the post John!

[Johnm]

I'm glad you enjoyed that, John! Jimmy Martin is a particular favorite of mine, and it's always worth seeing Jimmy Capps and the amazing Curly Chalker--wow! Some amazing clothes on that segment, aren't there?

[eric]

Great stuff, love that brother harmony.  These programs and others like the Porter Waggoner and Dolly Parton Show appear from time to time on broadcast TV retro channels and they're great.  Anyone remember Midwestern Hayride?

[dj]

It's amazing that such talented tasty musicians are  so devoid of taste in every other category

My thoughts exactly.  I loved the music, but more than once I had to close my eyes to shut out those clothes.

Thanks for posting that, John.

[Stuart]

Thanks for the post, John--Great stuff. As for the clothes, it's the "uniform" or "costume," if you will. It's part of the act--and the trade--and perhaps expected. IIRC, Nudie Cohn was the tailor for many of the performers.

It's not something I would wear, but I don't play the game, so I don't make the rules. Maybe if I was in the game, it would be a different story. That's show biz...

[MarkC]

Sticking with gospel, but coming at it from a different direction - “Walk Around,” an early one by The Soul Stirrers:

[lindy]

Obituary for an extraordinary classical music guitarist who was skilled in genres all over the map:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jorge-morel-revered-classical-guitarist-and-composer-dies-at-89/2021/02/14/5ad75120-6d43-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html

Here's the composition that he was arguably best known for:

[Parlor Picker]

I've been enjoying the work of Aziza Brahim for a few weeks now. Apart from the music, check out the stunning photograph on the cover of her latest album "Sahari".

[Rivers]

I met Danny Barnes once in the parking area at a small festival in the Texas Hill Country. I didn't know who he was when I saw him tinkering with his banjo which was still in its open case in the trunk of his car. I strolled by and admired the instrument, it was very nice looking.

He immediately strapped it on and started telling me all about it, where it came from, what he really really liked about it. Then he started playing. Holy cow! My jaw hit the floor. Danny is a natural genius, and considering he didn't know me from a bar of soap, one of the nicest people I've ever met. If you don't know Danny's music, you should!

[Slack]

Great stuff! ...and clawhammer on a resonator banjo is definitely a different vibe.   And my banjo is just sitting there...

[Rivers]

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. Danny's energy transcends how we think about the instrument. On that note, check this out:



Also...

[David Kaatz]

I just heard about Joachim Cooder's latest album - Dave Macon songs done on the mbira, with a band.