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(Please welcome Rickie Lee Jones and Howie Klein who join us in the comments section today -- JH)
Rickie Lee Jones has been a great friend to Blue America and a committed lifelong political activist. Along with Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher she recorded the groundbreaking Have You Had Enough that Howie Klein adapted so successfully for progressive candidates across the country in the 2006 election, and she's soon be giving a benefit concert in Louisiana. Her career has been remarkably long for someone so young, spanning three decades and consistently breaking new ground. She joins us today in the comments section to discuss her new album, Sermon on Exposition Boulevard, and comes bearing gifts -- a copy of the new single Falling Up (which I have to say I love).
We're also giving away a pair of tickets with backstage passes to one of Ricki Lee's concerts on her new North American tour (as are Crooks & Liars and DownWithtyrany) for the winner of the contest below so please be sure to enter.
Says Howie of the new album:
Rickie described the new album to me in a way that made me think it's going to be a musical about the musician Rickie Lee Jones who dreams that she wakes up in Jerusalem and apparently is Jesus... except that there are strange pieces of today floating around, and in the end, it was about her life after all. Or... his. Hard to say. The music is raw and immediate... Velvet Underground... Patti Smith, and the singing and performances have a foot on the inspirational ground of Astral Weeks or... hmmm... Primarily guitar, electric guitar. Rickie describes herself "doing dove sounds, howling on a donkey, and praying, serenely, always-- with an eye out for any approaching evangelists so I can keep them as far away as possible. It praises the Rabbi's words, and gives harsh commentary to the religion, something the Prophet himself would have approved, no doubt. It's not a Christian work; very little is even said about Christ or Christianity."
It's an album that tackles a subject that secular musicians rarely delve into. And, more than anything, it follows the imagination, fertile imagination, and the heart of Rickie Lee Jones.
"Listening to this record," she told me, "one of the first bloggers wrote about their experience of a Jesus/Jones character, free styles a kind of manifestation... and that is a description in which I feel quite comfortable. The song at the end of this recording called 'I Was There' describes when he/she tells somebody in the room because you've been traveling in so many universes and you manifested here, brother I didn't realize you were talking to me until you broke that bread and I saw that you were.. where have you been that you don't know what's been going on here in Jerusalem, haven't you heard, haven't you heard about the Nazarene? You know, we thought 'we were gonna set Israel free' reminds me of Berkeley, the SDS, children of a lesser God perhaps, or, of the Russian revolution, or, of the Children Crusade...It's been going on for a long time, wars fought under the banner of religion enlightenment torn apart by creeds and manifestos. 'Every generation watches the princes of their nation file away.'"
This is a lonely after hours walk down an empty street, and it evokes another time, could be 1980, could be 86 AD. This person (presumably Rickie) remembering her life from the view of another time in space... Yet it also might be one of the disciples remembering his life through hers... And it works. The broken promises, big hopes, revolutions, misguided, a lost crew, an anthem... the same old story. It is a spell binding performance.
It's an exquisite album from an artist at the peak of her creative abilities, a beautiful and haunting portrait that Rickie Lee sculpts with that unique and evocative voice of hers. I hope you give the single a listen and stop by in the comments and say "hi" and let her know what you think.
Because if you want to enter the contest, you gotta listen to the single. You need to put together a 5 song thematic set of music which includes "Falling Up'", as well as your reasoning (if you like), and send it to downwithtyranny@aol.com. You have 24 hours from the time this posts to create, as Howie Klein says, "an interesting set that your imaginary listeners would love." So give a listen, have a crack at being Blue America dj for a day, and please join Howie, Rickie Lee and me in the comments for this very special edition of the Sunday salon.
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Welcome to Firedoglake, Rickie. I’ve always hoped you’d come on here for a chat. You have a whole community of fans here. I’m eager to hear about the benefit in New Orleans. I remember you telling me it’s about Non-violence. When is it and what are some other details?
RevDeb, you beat me to it! I was going to get by third zed in one day.
Hi, Rickie Lee, and welcome! Glad to see you here, so we can tell you how much we appreciated your participation with Have You Had Enough!
I am glad to be here on this rainy afternoon.
Welcome Rickie Lee,
Really nice article about you in the Boston Globe today.
Welcome, Rickie. We really appreciate all you’ve done for Blue America and the fact that you’re with us here today.
To all commenters: as always, please keep Salon comments on topic. If you want to go off topic, feel free to do so in the previous thread.
The New Orleans benifit came about after I listened to an NPR special about the murder rate in the city. I wanted to be a part of drawing attention to this problem, and singing is the best way I know how to do that.
Hi Rickie- Starting to absorb the new album and it’s truly an album, a realized work, but the songs stand on their own too. Beautiful artwork. We have a date with you here in a few weeks in Northampton MA. WRSI is adding the single fer sher and we’re all looking forward to seeing you. I hear your band is pretty edgy? Who are they?
rickie lee jones @ 5
I’m actually at Howie’s house now. No rain, but lots of CDs.
Hi, Rickie Lee! We’re all glad you’re here, but I have to confess to being a big, big fan. I have some very nerdy questions about your music, so I hope you’ll bear with me.
Question No. 1: One of my favorite releases of yours was 1983’s “Girl at Her Volcano” which I bought on the original 10″ vinyl format.
Who wrote and first recorded “Something Cool”? I love your version, but would like to hear the original someday.
We will be donating our salary to a local grass roots organization combating this terrible problem. I was down there recently doing a film, and talking with all the local folks there, I got the feeling of an unstoppable community, entirely American, and fragile. They need our support. It’s not Katrina, it’s not a dysaster site, it’s people. People there need to know that we are part of building their city again.
I can’t believe a lurker like me gets to comment so early! “Had enough” was such a spectacular success. Thank you so so much!
I am not sure if I am suppose to repond to all comments here, or to you individually, to keep track of them…but
let me say I am so glad to have been a part of stopping the republicans, and the ongoing discussion about the coup that place Bush in office, and his gun slinging side kick, a truly evil man. Ugly indeed.
And the Boston Globe article, we got that today. What did you think?
Welcome Rickie Lee Jones! I have to say, this is truly an honor. When Howie was first putting together the potential vocals list for Have You Had Enough?, he and I spoke and were talking about lead voices and we both had you at the top of our respective dream singers. And I am SO glad that you were able to help us out with the project — it was an amazing vocal from an awesome set of pipes. The LA benefit is wonderful.
I’m just so thrilled that you are here at FDL today. Thanks so much for everything you have done and continue to do.
I love “Falling Up,” Rickie, it sounds like a real hit. I haven’t heard the rest of the album — is it all as accessible as that?
TRex @ 11
Billy Barnes wrote it, and the first recordings included Lilia, from the Little Rascals, I am not sure of her name in real life, but a stunningly appropriate match for that song. Julie London did the version I first heard. Barnes apparently was a newpaper man, and this one song, )kind of like All of the Game which i think was written by the postmaster general or something)was his only.
rickie lee jones @ 14
Different guests have handled it different ways. You just go with whatever you’re comfortable with. There’s no established procedure.
LOVE “Falling UP”!
THANKS for Had Enuf.
I haven’t had enough of “Falling Up”.
Thanks for being here Howie and Rickie.
Rickie Lee, thank you so much for coming to FireDogLake. It is a great honor to have an artist of your stature here.
Boy, what an honor to have you so “close”. Thanks for helping us win in November with the best song I’ve ever heard in any campaign. Thanks too, for this work on helping folks in Louisiana.
Ann in AZ @ 4
That was pretty cool. I didn’t hear it out there in the real world, but I hear it did a good work. How cool to be part of that.
plus squirrel nut zippers, that is one tight band.
Hey Rickie,I dig your music to pieces.
Welcome!
What a great afternoon. Making chicken soup, watching it snow, listening to Pachelbel, and then THIS!
Welcome to the lake. It’s like you are already a resident here, though. We love it and hope you’ll come back often.
Not sure how Howie has guided you on this chat but if you answer publically to each, that seems best.
I asked about the band. Just two more ?s and I’ll sit back and watch.
1. Is the reference to Exposition Blvd in Los Angeles?
2. I saw your show at Largo with Mark Kozelek, I was the one crying at the table in the front. Have you been listening to Sun Kil Moon, his new band, or been in touch at all? That was like an awesome issue of Marvel Team Up seing you two play together.
Jane Hamsher @ 16
Yes, it is.
It is immensely accessible. It it a true rock classic I think. if i can say that. it reminds me of the great fleetwood mac, rolling stone records, many great songs, simple, short, and to the point. with the occasional eight minute rant.
thanks.
Rickie- just a “thank you” for your great work on Had Enough. I can’t count the number of times I’ve listened to it. I seem to remember Howie saying that you “nailed it in one take” or something to that effect- am I remembering correctly? I know zilch about music production, but I also seem to recall that you were doing this with the tapes (?) from Tom and co., not with them there live. I thought that was pretty amazing, but then you are…
thanks for all the good comments, bil, terry, john, christy jan bob and 23, 24 and..
Ricki, the disaster in N.O. had such a strong affect on me. I wrote this at the time.
I grieve for the people of New Orleans. I also grieve for a city I called a friend. The first time I saw New Orleans, I was 18. Like most people that age, we couldn’t wait to walk toward the French Quarter. On our way, we passed an old man with a funny cap who stopped in front of us. He did a little dance and sang a ditty that I cannot remember now. When he ended and said, “you be good boys now”, I knew I was in a special place.
I have been back many times since, exploring the restaurants and viewing historic sites.
At one point, I was living outside the south for many years. After hearing all the stories of New Orleans, a good friend of mine wanted to see it with me. We flew into Memphis and drove through Mississippi down to New Orleans. After spending a few days there, my friend said, you know, someone started a party here and it never ended, the people just come and go.
He was correct. Now, the party has ended. I hope not forever.
Ooooh. I’ve got to track that down.
Any chance of you ever putting “Volcano” up on iTunes? I went looking for it and it wasn’t there.
I was just a high schooler when I got it and it was my first exposure to songs like “Lush Life”. Then, when I heard other people’s versions, they all so seemed so tame and utterly dull. There was none of the appropriate pathos, I thought, when, say, Linda Ronstadt sang it. “This isn’t how it goes!” I protested, “The song is supposed to completely grind to a despairing halt, here!”
The girls I knew there,
with sad, sullen, gray faces,
distingue traces.
You can see where they’ve been…washed away.
By too many through the day.
(Twelve o’clock-tails.)
Effing brilliant delivery. You rock.
Jim Neill @ 25
thanks …. the Largo is like the Cavern in a way, was that the Beatles place? It’s cavenous, and there is this feeling that the joint belongs to you, so you can do what you want. There are no places like that, where the club owner just respects the artists so much. how long ago was this show you refer to?
I remember it, but can’t remember when…
Valley Girl @ 27
thankyou valley girl
it doesn’t take many takes to sing songs, unless you just want to keep singing it.
i think it comes out right the first time,
maybe again the second, but after that it’s imitation.
i am a kind of free styler in a way. i like to make it up, it’s made of the moment. of course the moment is made of many lifetimes.
so it all comes out, if you trust the moment..
Rickie:
I know it’s old news, but “Ugly Man” just tears me up. Wonderful.
Hello Rickie Lee
It’s an honor and a thrill having you here at FDL–it’ s one of my very favoritie places in cyberspace.
I’d like to express my heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for you and your work over the years. I’ve grown with and through your music since I was a 14 year old in 1979. My political awareness has evolved over the years, and your music has been both an inspiration and unwitting reflection of that process as well.
I saw you this past september at Oaklands Art and Soul and you were just beaming light and love. I also spent some time with you about 10 years ago after the tribute show you did with Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman (as part of the Mill Valley film festival movie about you.)
Was there something specific that inspired a more political tone to your music? Was it, perchance, the stealing of the 2000 election, or something before that? Are you hopeful about the future?
Thank you again, for sharing yourself and your music with the world. Many blessings to you!
Howie, I’ve never read a description of an album like the one at the top of this post. Time to hit the store . . .
(Somehow, RevDeb getting the first comment seems appropriate on a thread with this title.)
Hi Ricki!
Thank you for lending your voice to elect Dems to Congress. Any plans for 2008? We sure could use a theme song to sum up our feelings…how about “kick the bastards out?” or, well. Some thing like that.
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Rickie Lee, I downloaded the song and listened through. There was a lot of other confusion going on (8 in my household), so I need to listen again late tonight. I’m really looking forward to hearing the whole album. When will you be coming to New Orleans?
TRex @
30
[nerd alert]
It originally came out on Capitol records in 1957 and was re-recorded with the same session musicians in stereo in 1962 — cool if you can get both vinyl copies :-) Available in 10″ and 12″ — Something Cool is also the title of the album.
of course the moment is made of many lifetimes
Now that is one heck of a quoteable quote! It really resonates.
artists will help save our souls. thank you for years of enjoyment.
The Largo gig with Mark Kozelek was probably 1999 or so. I used to wonder if I’d only dreamed it so thanks for confirming! The Iron Horse in Northampton MA where I work now is much like Largo but Jordi, who played the part of Flanagan out here, has split. We do what we can to keep it magic and the legacy helps. I hope you have good memories of the Horse. I have good ones of you there! So many Iron Horse vets come back and play the larger Calvin Theatre now. Ray LaMontagne, Lucinds… Shawn Colvin played alone w/ her guitar a few nights ago and made the big room small. Loudon still plays the Horse though. “Help! I’m trapped in my career!” he said last time I saw him there. Ha!
rickie lee jones-
i am a kind of free styler in a way. i like to make it up, it’s made of the moment. of course the moment is made of many lifetimes.
so it all comes out, if you trust the moment..
what a beautiful message.
Thank you so much for coming to the lake!
JANE!!!! glad to see you’re up and about - hey ricky lee welcome to the best blog online! i’m a very early fan from back in the day - havent heard the latest cd but will purchase it just because of your great activity in progressive matters
Rickie Lee, thank you so much for your refined and elegant responses. Only if you care to comment, to what would you attribute (in your background) that cultivated your passion for social justice/fairness?
Also again, only if you care to respond, who were the formative influences on you as an artist and a musician growing up?
TRex @ 30
Well, thank alot, I needed alittle of that!
it goes a long way, kind of condensed praise.
i was thinking, funny you say that, about my version of My Funny Valentine. My friend Angelea McClosky was saying she had sung it somewhere, and I was remembering Fiona Apple saying she didn’t want to sing it in front of me on night at the Largo. What a compliment, holy moses. For many years I shunned this performance, considering it, and myself, much too emotional. But I was listening to it the other day and came to the conclusion that it is worthwhile. It is different from any other for it’s commitment to the sorrow of the melody. And using the lyric to explore the melody, often these jazz lyrics engage in hyperbole, or they seem to enjoy looking at their own reflection in the mirror, these lyrics. Hard to sing such self conscience stuff. I like to jump right in to lyrics like that, lyrics that are a challenge. Anyway, Funny Valentine, after all, turned out to be a pretty great performance, in spite of the fact that jazz radio, which doesn’t really exist, never played it or me. The reason I mention this is that I have heard people tell me for many years that i was the instrument that turned them on to jazz standards. The kids came to hear Chuck E and got a big does of Lush Life, it was very cool. So thanks, I am really happy to hear that you heard those songs through me. I love to sing them.
Hi Rickie Lee, Thanks for recording Had Enough? it was fantastic.
AM I eligible to win the passes? hehe
Samwoman @ 34
that was such a great festival, I just loved it. I had one of the best times i have ever had on stage. we played the new stuff, it was really a great day for us.
Hi Rickie,
Great to see you here! Quick question; you and New Orleans seems like a cool match. Will you be hooking up with local musicians for the benefit? Will you be recording it? Ok. that’s two quick questions. OOOPS ;)
Hi Rickie Lee. Thanks so much for your work on “Have You Had Enough?” And kudos to Howie and the Maxwell/Mosher band too. It was a valuable contribution to the cause.
juslin @ 43
well thats good enough by me.
John Amato @
47
Let’s have your big five, fella. You’ll probably be disqualified but it would be nice to know anyway.
rickie lee jones @ 51
We do like to show up for those who support progressive action and are delighted to get the chance to do so here.
Audrey @ 49
I have just submitted the idea to Tipatina’s, who returned enthusiastically. I will do all I can to amke it an event, get people to write about this situation. Not the poverty, the drains, the anything, just the fact that people are killing people at an unpresedented rate in one of our (most beloved) towns, and we have to do something to find out why and stop it.
ricky lee i hope you’re planning on coming to the NYC area soon as i’d love to attend any gigs of yours in this area.
Jane Hamsher @ 52
HI Jane- but on the other hand, wouldn’t the winner be especially delighted to have beat out John Amato? (hehe)
juslin @ 55
Rickie’s tour schedule is linked in the post (above) and… there sure is a New York show. And if you win the FDL contest, you get a pair of tickets and a chance to go backstage and say hi to Rickie in person.
Hi Ricky,
Like others I thank you for your work on “Had Enough”. I can’t tell you how many times I listened to that when I needed a little boost during the campaign season.
I looked at your tour schedule and didn’t see any dates in the Phoenix area. Will any dates be added here?
John Casper @ 44
You’re so welcome.
That EP wasn’t just my entree into jazz, but it was also my gateway into your work. It was an assignment from my English teacher who was my sorta gay mentor. I was telling him about how much I loved the new Haircut 100 single or something and he said, “Go get this record and write me a 5000 word essay about it. You need to get some culture, ya punk!”
I went from that to “Pirates” and have been a fan ever since.
Do you remember a monitor tech named Colm O’Riley? Irish guy? Blue, blue eyes? He lives down the street from me. He came back from touring with you and I was (I’m afraid) a total pain in the ass, “OH my GOD! You didn’t tell me you were going out on the road with RICKIE LEE JONES! What’s she like? Is she, like, the coolest person ever? Tell me everything!”
For the record, he says you’re lovely, terribly hard working, and actually quite shy.
Hey, do I qualify for this contest or not?
rickie lee jones @ 54
That’s excellent! Thank you so much for taking on this important work. Hope it has a HUGE impact. (Still downloading the song on dialup and reading the Globe article between refreshes.)
Bless you.
Omigod I feel like a fangurl.
Thanks for being with us, Ricky Lee.
gaardvark @ 58
the first group of dates does not include Phoenix, but i think it may come up by the end of April…before Europe.
To be honest, it is a question of a promoter bringing us there, offering us enough money and being willing to promote us.
I think our record is going to grow, because no matter what is written about it, people just gotta hear it, and if they do, they are going to recommend it to others, I think.
so hopefully we can play everywhere this year.
I have never been to south america, africa, russia, so many places i hope we can play,
including phoenix.
TRex @ 60
No, but give me a call and I’ll see if I can do something for you, champ.
So, who’s in the band? Anyone we’d know?
She joins us today in the comments section to discuss her new album, Semon on Exposition Boulevard,
Um… Jane, little typo there. :-)
[Mod Note; thanks for the heads up. It should be fixed now.]
I saw someone asked this earlier but haven’t seen an answer.
I have quite a collection of diverse music and am very tuned into folks who speak to social justice. From where does this sense come for you?
TRex @ 60
Well…have you been on Expo Blvd? Not implausible that you’d find that too. ;-)
Rickie- I hope you’ll tolerate another naive question… again, I really appreciated your comments to the effect of being in the moment.
I am probably the least muscially informed person who comments here, so that has me a bit embarrassed. However, I have had a small amount of training in acting, and the “in the moment” thing got pounded into me, even if I couldn’t always do it. So, to me, “in the moment” also means being totally authentic. And, your voice is totally authentic.
It’s struggle for some, but comes naturally to others. I suspect it didn’t take you much to find your voice, but I am interested to know if this was ever an issue for you. (Again, this question comes from a woefully naive perspective; hope you’ll forgive that.)
rickie lee jones @ 64
If “Falling Up” is and indication of what’s on the rest of the record, it most certainly will. I know I’ll be recommending it.
Jim Neill @ 66
the band
peter atanasoff, who wrote the music for alot of the songs on the record
joey maramba, played bass on most of the record
and two new players named.
junior and macoco,
on guitar and drums.
we start in a little over aweek.
when I first heard your music, I was most impressed by your strength. Similar kind of strong that we all adore in Ms. Hamsher.
Spokane Moderate @ 67
Too fast for me, mods.
Valley Girl @ 71
That reminds me– what about the film you just acted in last fall, Rickie? The one in Louisiana. What’s that called and when is it coming out?
Dear Songstress, inquiring minds wish to know, who’s in the session and tour bands… if you will?
Ahhh, strike that, thanks.
ember @
74
Well that’s the biggest compliment I’ve gotten all day.
Valley Girl @ 71
it was a great stuggle. when i started out, most of my voice was contained in a little box, i had no ability to project, i had lots of emotion and high notes, but ran out of air.
I saw a diagram of how to sing in a book and began to practice the techniques, to feel the air in my belly instead of my chest, move the note out of my throat, and this has really save me I think. I sing naturally and rarely have technical trouble, hoarseness or things like that. I did once, coincidentally in New Orleans last time I was there, had to cancel the show. my throat would not open up. Went out and got a tatoo instead.
so yes, it is an evolution, the process of working with art, or anything, love, horses, it’s all a learning thing. it never stops.
Hi Rickie Lee, I see you’re now on New West records. You’ve got some good company in Delbert McClinton and Dwight Yoakam on that record label. :-)
May I guess you’re doing a similar business model, taking them a product and leasing the record to them? I know that’s how Delbert does it.
I’m in a local San Jose band making roots music and we’re making our own record on the cheap. It’s amazing how much of an “old-school” sound you can get if you eschew a lot of modern practices, even when you’re using Pro Tools.
I wish you great success with your new record. Thanks for coming today!
Yes, yes! Colm said you called him “Father O’Riley”! I just remembered that part. He’s such a peaceful soul.
I’m so excited to get your new record, by the way.
I am probably singing better now than I ever have. I remember seeing Sinatra sing at 60, and seeing his high notes were going, but none of his real song, the stuff he put into it, had diminished at all. You can sing as long as you mean it, you can crock out something.
acting, you rely on others, since it’s a minute of work and it’s over. i am just a beginner, but i do know one thing, you have to love being in front of the camera. I think if you love the camera, the rest may follow. I don’t know, I may suck. But i think expressing emotion through film would be alot of fun for me, as long as it is not confusing for my work as a singer.
Sorry to be late to the listening party, this new song is very impressive Ms. Jones. It kind of reminds me of Richard Thompson’s work. As a fan of music in general and someone who grew up with your music, I’d be fascinated to know if you got stuck on an island for a year with an mp3 player, what would we find in your playlist? What rocks your world?
Thank you for all you have done and are doing. Had Enough, too great forever!!
Great song! I’ll have to get the album. I love you’re work. Thanks for everything you do.
As a very shy person, myself, it’s nice to hear that someone like you has the same problem.
I’d continue, but I’m gushing enough.
CNN’s reporting that another chopper’s down.
Guitar_Playing_Bastard @ 80
i dont think we leased this one. i am not sure though. I was just glad to be signed. I had a great record, i brought it to them, andt they got it. It’s all about the music.
we did our record in a little shack on exposition blvd, and it was all on protools,
this thing revolutionizes the music busienss, because it gives the same tools professional have to anyone in the world, any kid can use the same basic technology and make a record now. it’s fantastic. I always hated the elitism of the business. We have it and you don’t. Now anyone can make music. the question is, who will market it. with the internet kids can go directly to their audience. it’s a new world
Rickie,
In college, I wore the needle right through the vinyl on Pirates and Magazine (subsequently replaced by CD). Can’t say enough about “Had Enough” — really appreciate the work and creativity you, Howie, FDL, C&L and Act Blue carried into the November elections.
We are a bit off of the radar for most folks here in Vermont, but the appreciation factor will be off the radar as well if you decide to add a concert at Flynn Theatre in Burlington — or anywhere else along the Green Mountains for that matter — to your schedule. Any plans to play in Vermont?
slainte,
cl
delurking to give a shout out !
Flying Cowboys !!!
gots da chills just being in the same corner of cyber space as Mz Ricki Lee Jones. Thank you ALL, for all you are doing. As you say above..It is a learning thing and it never stops. And of course Mz Jane, so glad you are on the mend..shed many a lurking tear, waiting your recovery. Long Live FDL. Trex, love you to death man. Come to think of it,love the whole place.
now back to permanent lurkitude
The song is impressive, I like the styling. The front artwork has a Frieda Kahlo shimmer to it.
i just got here, but Rickie, i have been a fan of yours since about 1982-1983.
i just wanted to say, ‘thanx for the music’!
as i’m a doddering unsavvy PC person i cant get the gig sched for ms. jones please help me out - thanx
Fini FiniTOOBZ! @ 83
Thompson is a great player. funny, it’s coincidental, because Lee, our producer and the writer of the book, listens to him, and Sandy Denny all the time.
i would take the same old stuff i would ever ever taken
a beatle record, hopefully the stuff pre 1967,
and
astral weeks, veedon fleece,
and
west side story
and
sly and the family stone,
superfly curtis mayfield
marvin gaye, whats goin on?
and
cat stevens, tea for the tillerman
taj mahal de ol folks at home
neil young everybody knows this is nowhere
old laughing lady lp
coleman hawkins my one and only love
bill monroe maybe…
surrealistic pillow, jefferson airplane
jethro tull,,,, nothing is easy
i also like
cat power, outcast,
thankyou..
i did not see it mentioned, but i always love it there. maybe talk to your local promoter!!
juslin @ 91
Here’s the tour schedule
Howie Klein @
94
I also inserted it into the post, should show now if you refresh.
Rickie, thanks for sharing comments. I have all your music and will buy Sermon On Exposition Boulevard. I became a fan when I saw you on Saturday Night Live back in late 70s. I had not heard anyone like you…you blew me away at first sight and sound.
I got a chance to see you in concert at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, just after release of first album. It is still my favorite concert. You created a setting of singing from a building top..very magical.
Anyway, I want to say thank you for all the music.
Wordsmith @ 89
i made the cologe of my face, and then
lee took elements of some art we have around the house and created the cover, thanks.