Attenuated

The very first time I heard Eric Clapton, he was screaming. His band screamed right along with him.

That was "Layla". It was a sound I wanted more of. It is one of the songs that affects me today the same way it did when I first heard it, all those years ago.

Funny, that's the precise feeling Clapton talks about in this song, even though it could not be more opposite "Layla" in spirit.

This is Eric Clapton with "Rock and Roll Heart".

Merry Pranks For A Monday

Nothing going on here, just Georg Solti conducting the Wiener Philharmonic in a sparkling version of Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegel".

About Yesterday

Riddle me this:

Who was ejected
For restaurant rage,
When he learned I'd escaped
My Twitter cage?

#MondayMonday

The Great Interpreter

There aren’t many live recordings of legendary singer/guitarist, Red Allen, available so I’m glad to see his recorded work on YouTube. Red was one of the greatest interpreters of songs in bluegrass, and this performance is no exception.

The album this comes from, Keep On Going: The Rebel and Melodeon Recordings is an essential compendium of his work. Bonus: It features the work of some stellar sidemen including fiddler, Scotty Stoneman and banjoist, Porter Church.

The song is “Hello City Limits”.

Harmonious

Of the brother duos so popular in the 1930s, The Monroe Brothers had speed. Bill and Earl Bollick, collectively known as The Blue Sky Boys, had beautiful, intricate harmonies like these.

This is “Happy Sunny Side Of Life”.