MIXTAPE TUESDAY / OLD AND NEW

GUY DAVIS “WINTERTIME BLUES”
Some salty slide twelve string blues from the incredibly underrated low-voiced bluesman.

RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT: “SOUL OF A MAN”
The newest release from Ramblin’ Jack – a stripped down, raw take on this old spiritual.

COTTON JONES: “BLOOD RED SENTIMENTAL BLUES”
Some of the coolest harmonies out there. Can’t get enough of this record.

TALLEST MAN ON EARTH: “WHERE DO MY BLUEBIRD FLY”
This Swedish rising folk star would have fit in perfectly with Mr. Zimmerman at the Gaslight in the village circa ’63

JIMMY McGRIFF: “KEEP LOOSE”
Nearly crashed my car yesterday when I heard the ear-blistering solos in this early release from the late great Hammond organist.

WAYNE HANCOCK: “WE THREE (MY ECHO, MY SHADOW AND ME)”
The unofficial heir to the Hank Williams throne, Hancock’s nasal delivery and sweet pedal steel accompaniment do it just right.

SHE AND HIM: “BLACK HOLE”
She and Him, featuring M. Ward and the honey-voiced Zooey Deschanel always puts a smile on this face.

MARK O’CONN0R: “LIMEHOUSE BLUES”
If there’s a better fiddle player than lightning-bowed Mark O’Connor, let me know.

BESSIE SMITH: “MEAN OLD BEDBUG BLUES”
Nothing worse than bedbugs. Nothing like the sweet hiss of those old 78s.

COTTON JONES AND COMPANY