OT: The Old, the Obscure, and The Forgotten - Round 2

[Bama fan]

This is not obscure or forgotten but I thought it was appropriate to post today which is the 50th anniversary of the tragic shootings at Kent State.

So terribly sad. A very dark day in my life. I was in school in Meadville, Pa. We were 100 miles away from Kent, but our campus felt the anguish profoundly.

 

[Bama fan]

It's old now and getting obscure too - but what a great rocking performer and tune:

Get up from out your chair!

 

[Bama fan]

This caught my ear today. I was 12 when it came out in 1963 , and I was in love with a girl that summer! Too bad she did not know me. We would have been magic together. The Tymes were from Philly and this was their first hit, #1 here and in the UK.

 

[Bama fan]

A group called The Staves cover The Boss. They are a barrel of talent.

 

[nwhoopfan]

A group called The Staves

I was guessing they are siblings, looked them up, sure enough. Nice blend they get.

 

[Hope]

Victoria Legrand, vocals

 

[Hope]

I think that's Fred Astaire

 

[uconnfan68]

Some of the instrumentals from way back when were awfully good:

I can hear a little Quicksilver in there...

 

[uconnfan68]

This is not obscure or forgotten but I thought it was appropriate to post today which is the 50th anniversary of the tragic shootings at Kent State.

I was in Navy boot camp when this happened. I couldn't believe the reactions. Precursor to today's divisions.

 

[Scud49]

Neil Larsen, pretty much unknown to most over the past few decades, but boy he put out some great jazzy instrumentals over the years:

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't think Townes Van Zandt was ever very well known to the general public, but he was a musician's musician, a highly respected songwriter. Plenty of others covered his tunes. "Pancho and Lefty" and "If I Needed You" in particular are classic country tunes. When John Prine died recently it got me to thinking about TVZ. Anyway here he is doing one of his songs.

 

[nwhoopfan]

These guys had a following, but they didn't hit it big. On some of their songs they are straight out channeling Buck Owens, they make no bones about it (same w/ Dwight Yoakam; that Buck guy was fairly influential). Other songs go in a different direction. They started with dual singers, one of them left. I think they are still around but it's not the same without the other guy.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I thought Kim Richey was poised to break out, but Nashville wasn't feeling it and she faded into obscurity. Too bad, she had some great songs in the 90s. Wrote a hit for Trisha Yearwood though (Believe Me Baby I Lied). I'm sure it's true of most of the music industry, but in particular Nashville/the country music establishment has really whiffed on some talented artists and pushed some generic stuff. I tuned out decades ago.

 

[Scud49]

Van Morrison isn't obscure or anything of course, but I think his work with the Chieftains is kinda obscure- which is a shame, because their collaboration produced some gems, like this one, Star of The County Down:

 

[Hope]

At a club some friends and I would challenge guys to sing this karaoke style, which is nearly impossible, unless you are Steve Perry. We would laugh and laugh, but you had to admire any man who tried (especially if he showed up wearing leather pants and a blousy-style shirt).

 

[Hope]

One thing I like about the tv show Billions is that they play pretty good songs I've never heard before, and they fit perfectly into the right scene at the right time, for the right mood, or uh, whatever. This one, I think, has a nice beat to it.

 

[Mdoggie]

 

[Scud49]

Willis Alan Ramsey, "Satin Sheets" from his one and only album.

I think a number of people have covered it, but I love his laid back style:

 

[Bama fan]

Willis Alan Ramsey, "Satin Sheets" from his one and only album.

I think a number of people have covered it, but I love his laid back style:

Where did the University of Alabama "A" come from in the upper left corner?

 

[Scud49]

Where did the University of Alabama "A" come from in the upper left corner?

No idea, maybe the guy who posted it on YT put it there...?

 

[MSGRET]

Here's an oldie that had so many different perspectives over time.

 

[Scud49]

This is quite the piece of music, buried deep in the Derek and the Dominos catalog. I love how you can discern all the instruments pretty cleanly, and I think the last 50% of the song is extra impressive:

 

[Kaizen]

A very old, almost forgotten song ....by Cat Stevens

 

[Bama fan]

Here's an oldie that had so many different perspectives over time.

Just like Ginger Baker!

 

[Bigboote]

Victoria Legrand, vocals

That's really beautiful, Hope. I looked them up and found out they're a Baltimore band.

Here's one I discovered recently, no longer together, who were from Frederick: