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Thread #4000   Message #1078554
Posted By: Art Thieme
23-Dec-03 - 12:19 PM
Thread Name: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK
Subject: RE: songs on life, times & assassination of JFK
Guest,

That is a new one to me. Had not seen or heard of it before. very interesting.

I would still like to see the lyrics for the Greg Brown song "The Brand New Dodge". What CD is that on.

also...The Testament album Can't Keep From Crying on Testament Records was reissued on CD with a few extra tracks---one an assassination song by Eddie Son House. That song was interesting as a document from a great and original country blues singer---BUT it was not a blues song--and it was not easy to listen to. There was a reason it was left off of the original LP.

Also: The Otis Spann song, "Sad Day In Texas", was beautifully done in a minor key-- and very moving. Just Otis and his piano. Big Joe Williams (my mentor with his 9-string guitar) is on this production also---as is Mary Ross, John Lee Granderson. Some are fine songs. Some were created by various singers because they knew Pete Welding was looking for blues songs about the assassination and they wanted to get on the album. I think some songs from Jim and Fannie Brewer were written with that as the motivation.

Art Thieme

Art