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At the outset, Big Rock Candy Mountain seems like a child’s dreamland. So…why all the cigarette trees?
October 21, 2016Pete Seeger recorded his arrangement of “On Top of Old Smoky” with The Weavers in 1951, but the tune had been traveling the Appalachians and Ozarks for over a century. You’re on the Sound Beat. The Weavers recorded the song for Decca Records and it reached #2 on Billboard that year. It’s classic Seeger, his characteristic ...
October 17, 2016There’s not a word in the English language to describe how cool Slim Gaillard was.
September 16, 2016Some guys really know how to make an entrance. And…some need a little bit of help.
June 28, 2016Not to be confused with Big Joe Turner, the “Joe Turner” in this song is actually Joe Turney.
June 3, 2016Simply put, one of tne most revolutionary compositions in musical history.
April 11, 2016