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

[tomcat]

Lonnie Donegan - despite being a heavy influence on the 50's British bands such as the Beatles, somewhat obscure now and definitely old:

I'd refer you to the Mark Knopfler tribiute song,"Donegan's Gone". Lonnie's style is skiffle, and he was an influence (sort of) on Knopfler.

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[Hope]

With the spelling 'shjips' I thought for sure these guys were from Sweden, but nope, San Franciso (I just like droning, psych guitars).

 

[EasyEd]

I liked this song and went to a bar (called the LightHouse - had a disco floor) near college to hear them play. This was the ONLY song they played that I liked:

 

[Scud49]

Mary McCaslin - "Old Friends" - great stuff, but songs like this now seem to be getting extinct:

 

[Hope]

One of my favorite musical artists

 

[Hope]

Emmylou Harris covered this song on her 1995 album, Wrecking Ball.

 

[nwhoopfan]

One of my favorite musical artists

Most of her songs sound like they are from 50 or 100 years earlier than they actually are. She's an old soul. Puts on a fantastic concert!

 

[Kaizen]

Another version of Me & bobby McGee by Pink ... old not obscure

 

[Scud49]

David Blue - he wrote "Outlaw Man" and recorded it in 1973. He gave it to the Eagles who made it rather well known, but Blue did the original:

 

[Ozimoto]

Warren Zevon isn't particularly obscure, but I think this song probably is...

 

[Bigboote]

This is from my favorite of the 60's folkies:

 

[Scud49]

Ozi- your Warren Z. post reminded me of this one - Frank and Jesse James from his very first album. Love the piano intro and throughout the song:

 

[Ozimoto]

Here is one that is both old, and I would think obscure although the DJ on an oldies website plays it quite often.

 

[meyers7]

Lonnie Donegan - despite being a heavy influence on the 50's British bands such as the Beatles, somewhat obscure now and definitely old:

Warren Zevon isn't particularly obscure, but I think this song probably is...

Mix Zevon and trains and you get

Nightime In the Switching Yard

 

[Scud49]

Getting kinda old now, I'd say it's not obscure or forgotten about, Joni Mitchell's The Hissing of Summer Lawns from 1975:

 

[Bigboote]

This is one of the most beautiful progressive rock songs. The lyrics, music, vocals, drumming, and orchestration are absolutely brilliant.

 

[Bigboote]

And this from Gentle Giant's first album, not released in the US. Another lovely song, but GG mixes a little noise in with it.

 

[Scud49]

Here's an artist and song that seem to be getting quite obscure - the late, great, Steve Goodman and the "20th Century is Almost Over":

 

[Hope]

So who's the girl talking to Iggy Pop, and why does Johnny Depp look so pissed"

Who is seated with Michael Caine at 2:22?

 

[Scud49]

Tom Scott and the LA Express - "Spindrift" great fusion jazz, but I think it's fading fast into obscurity:

 

[noirwestern]

From all the way back to '75, Mr Tom Waits singing The Heart of Saturday Night on the still young SNL.

 

[Scud49]

Greg Kihn Band - definitely old, but given the quality of some of their songs, should never have been obscure, but they are:

 

[Bama fan]

This is one of the most beautiful progressive rock songs. The lyrics, music, vocals, drumming, and orchestration are absolutely brilliant.

I bought this album years ago. I am always delighted to see the many references to literature and history and such in the work of many British bands and comedians. This album has songs entitled "Pilgrims Progress" "The Wreck of the Hesperus", and "The Milk of Human Kindness". I suppose it is the result of the educational system and the culture there.

 

[meyers7]

So who's the girl talking to Iggy Pop, and why does Johnny Depp look so pissed"

Who is seated with Michael Caine at 2:22?

Cool pictures.

 

[Bigboote]

I bought this album years ago. I am always delighted to see the many references to literature and history and such in the work of many British bands and comedians. This album has songs entitled "Pilgrims Progress" "The Wreck of the Hesperus", and "The Milk of Human Kindness". I suppose it is the result of the educational system and the culture there.

They had a lyricist! Keith Reed IMO was one of the best lyricists of the rock era, although I can't think of that many at the moment.

 

[Bigboote]

In honor of Walpurgisnacht, here's another from Procol. I'd been listening to this for years before I found out that Walpurgis was a real person.

This is a live version I just discovered. I love seeing how bands create their music, especially when they knock it out of the park, as they do here.

 

[Bama fan]

They had a lyricist! Keith Reed IMO was one of the best lyricists of the rock era, although I can't think of that many at the moment.

He was rather unique in that he was not a performing member of the group. I believe he was a poet by avocation. I recall him being a fan of Bob Dylan. Of course most songwriters were. I read an article about Reid in a Jewish cultural magazine a few years ago. BTW, I love the story about the group taking their name from that of a friend's cat.

 

[Bama fan]

In honor of Walpurgisnacht, here's another from Procol. I'd been listening to this for years before I found out that Walpurgis was a real person.

This is a live version I just discovered. I love seeing how bands create their music, especially when they knock it out of the park, as they do here.

I watched a Swedish language series yesterday that featured a story that revolved around Walpurgisnacht. So I googled it and read that it is a celebration of spring named after Saint Walpurga , an eighth century abbess from Francia. Something new every day!

 

[nwhoopfan]

Folk occupies a fairly small niche these days, but even given that I think this group is virtually unknown. It's a shame, they have a really nice sound.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Same with this group (apparently this is a John Hiatt song?).