Saturday Matinee: Rays
The Ray Beats had a great album, “Guitar Beat.” Get it. The Rays: Silhouettes, 1957. Another great Chess Records group. Ray Price. His Cherokee Cowboys included the likes of Willie Nelson, Roger...
View ArticleSaturday Matinee – Powr
The Powr of One… [via Woosk.] Powr-ful Stuff – the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Soul Powr – JB Towr of Powr.
View ArticleSunday Matinee – Tim, Cab, James, Etta & Dr. John
Nice groove, tip from coldwarrior. Cab Calloway’s “Reefer Man.” Butane James lipsynchs to his classic in front of a bunch of white kids. Note that the footwork is not lipsynched. Etta James was not...
View ArticleJames Brown was Stillborn.
Not to disparage the late Butane James, but being born dead and recovering is one helluva fetus. Aside from that, this compilation is completely awesome.
View ArticleSaturday Matinee – Bustin’ Off The Ice, Japanese Graduation Ceremony, The...
“Ostra zima na Papieskiej w Nowym Sączu!” One Rubber Mallet in Poland. [via] Incomprehensible Japanese Graduation Ceremony is awesome. [via] The Third Degree is an Aussie band specializing in retro...
View ArticleSaturday Matinee – The Green Beret, Butane James & The Flames, & The Shadows
Odd scary animation. I love it. Hardest Working Knees In Show Business. (This one goes out to you, Calo. Chin up always.) The Shadows were smokin’ on Lawrence Welk circa 1960. Have a great weekend,...
View ArticleSaturday Matinee – Aluminum & Mercury Amalgamation, Capybara Soul & Leon Redbone
Okay. I’m impressed. The timelapse is killer. Eddie Murphy‘s James Brown‘s Capybara Hot Tub is awesome [via]. Everybody needs some Leon once in a while, so there you go. Have a great holiday weekend,...
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