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Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 01-17-2017, 09:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,054
Posted By Merickson
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 01-13-2017, 05:16 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,054
Posted By Merickson
I have an odd question. Next Friday, I have...

I have an odd question.

Next Friday, I have a radio show celebrating Lead Belly's birthday and I need to know how to pronounce "Fantastic Negrito"

Is it
n[eh]gr[ee]to
or
n[ih]gr[eh]to
or...
Forum: General Music 01-01-2017, 02:46 PM
Replies: 4,741
Views: 546,109
Posted By Merickson
Four O' Clock Blues - Mississippi John Hurt We...

Four O' Clock Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
We Will Rock You
Goodnight Irene - The Weavers at Carnegie Hall
Better World A' Comming - Woody Gurthrie - Hard Travelling
I Still Miss Someone - Earl...
Forum: General Music 12-25-2016, 10:09 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,450
Posted By Merickson
I'm a fan of folk and really like ballads that...

I'm a fan of folk and really like ballads that tell a story. But a story isn't a requirement.

There are songs that express themes, but don't tell a story. This Train Is Bound for Glory is an...
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 12-22-2016, 08:36 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 12,078
Posted By Merickson
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
Forum: General Music 12-18-2016, 05:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,643
Posted By Merickson
For me it would be either The Band - Live at...

For me it would be either

The Band - Live at the Academy
The Weavers - either Best Of Vanguard or Carnegie Hall
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Grateful Dead
Forum: General Music 12-10-2016, 01:13 AM
Replies: 1,364
Views: 476,394
Posted By Merickson
Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt
Forum: Name that Tune 12-07-2016, 09:07 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,014
Posted By Merickson
Not precisely. Titanic, Ira Hayes, Reuben...

Not precisely.

Titanic, Ira Hayes, Reuben James aren't particularly activist songs. (Neither is D-Day Dodgers neither Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho, which are on the list, but I didn't mention...
Forum: Name that Tune 12-07-2016, 08:42 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,014
Posted By Merickson
The overall issue isn't Michael Brown himself. He...

The overall issue isn't Michael Brown himself. He became a symbol (not the most sympathetic symbol) for the fact that in today's America, blacks are being shot and killed by cops at an alarming rate....
Forum: Name that Tune 12-07-2016, 07:21 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,014
Posted By Merickson
Thanks for the links. That should help me quite a...

Thanks for the links. That should help me quite a bit.


The official story is that in 1914, Joe Hill murdered John Morrison and was justly executed.

But the song tells the other story, that...
Forum: Name that Tune 12-06-2016, 10:26 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 4,014
Posted By Merickson
Black Lives Matter music?

Hello all.

I'm into old school folk, not so much into more modern music.

I'm putting together a playlist of songs about events, for a radio show.

"Titanic"
"Run Come See Jerusalem"...
Forum: General Music 12-06-2016, 07:14 AM
Replies: 472
Views: 63,452
Posted By Merickson
I love this picture of Pete Seeger ...

I love this picture of Pete Seeger
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ab/93/1a/ab931a7bc458798a279ad0b7618960a8.jpg
Forum: General Music 12-04-2016, 11:30 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,858,689
Posted By Merickson
I wonder what Hendrix would have done with Stars...

I wonder what Hendrix would have done with Stars & Stripes Forever. :)

But to support my thesis, how many variations of any of his songs could Hendrix play?
How many variations on Arkansas...
Forum: General Music 12-04-2016, 11:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,646
Posted By Merickson
When Pete Seeger wrote it in the late '50's, it...

When Pete Seeger wrote it in the late '50's, it would be hard to make allusions to changes that haven't been seen yet.

The timelessness and appropriateness of the lyrics are a tribute to...
Forum: General Music 12-04-2016, 11:10 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,858,689
Posted By Merickson
Unpopular opinions: 1) CCR's Proud Mary is...

Unpopular opinions:

1) CCR's Proud Mary is better than Tina Turner's
2) Chet Atkins is a better guitarist than Hendrix
Forum: Jazz & Blues 12-04-2016, 08:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,236
Posted By Merickson
One approach would be to find a city that meets...

One approach would be to find a city that meets the criteria "places where there is an important artistic dynamic (and jazz in particular)" and go to any school near by.

The music doesn't have to...
Forum: Country, Folk & World Music 12-04-2016, 08:24 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,054
Posted By Merickson
Lead Belly is oddly paired in my mind with AP...

Lead Belly is oddly paired in my mind with AP Carter.
Both were conduits of music from the people to commercial scene.

What is a Lead Belly song? He didn't write Goodnight Irene or Rock Island...
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