OT: The Old, the Obscure, and the Forgotten

[Kaizen]

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

Some more country singers that didn't catch on big. I think these were part of the Nashville scene but didn't find a big audience. This one is a beautiful duet by 2 not real well known singers (Kelly Willis and Kevin Welch).

 

[Scud49]

The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir had a side gig with a band called Kingfish - they did some very tasty stuff back in the 70's:

 

[Kaizen]

A very old blue song. So old so blue it almost makes me fall in sleep ...
But we are #BleedBlue right?

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir had a side gig with a band called Kingfish

Jerry Garcia had a side project as well--with some giants of folk music--called Old & in the Way.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Speaking of side projects, this included among others members of Wilco, The Jayhawks and Soul Asylum.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This group is from Vancouver, BC. I used to see them all the time at clubs and festivals in Seattle. They've long since had a complete turn over among their members, the lead singer is the only thing left. I haven't seen them in years, wouldn't be the same anymore. Man I had a big thing for that fiddle player (Shona le Mattee). She always had the most peaceful, blissed out look on her face while she was playing.

 

[Scud49]

Jerry Garcia had a side project as well--with some giants of folk music--called Old & in the Way.

Yes, you bet - Jerry Garcia, Peter Rowan, David Grisman, etc- I believe they did a few albums. "Land of the Navajo" was on their first, a great tune and it got a good amount of FM airplay back then:

 

[Golden Husky]

"Take Me Back to Sorrento"
--Ernesto De Curtis, 1898

Its' not obscure to Ralph Kramden...or Mrs. Manicotti.

 

[JordyG]

Genya Ravan and Ten Wheel Drive.

Back in the time when Blood, Sweat and Tears was new and jazz rock was a thing, there was Genya Ravan, who (if you look it up) had quite a history as a pathfinder in women's rock and roll. Anyway, they were on tour and played my college ballroom back in 1970 and I was blown away by them. Probably the first concert where I really connected to the music.
They cut a couple of albums but never got anywhere.

Saw them once. Big, dynamic band.

 

[Scud49]

Quicksilver Messenger Service - pretty talented group back in the 70's, one of the members did prison time for some infraction, and wrote a pretty good song about it all:

 

[Waquoit]

I know this song as a Brooks & Dunn hit. The original sounds great. The remake barely bothered to change anything from this version.

Thank you for confirming my thought at the time. I'm no country fan and I loved the original. And all I know about Brooks & Dunn was this inferior cover version. It made their career. I never liked Brooks & Dunn.

 

[uconnfan68]

Quicksilver Messenger Service - pretty talented group back in the 70's, one of the members did prison time for some infraction, and wrote a pretty good song about it all:

One of my favorite groups.

 

[Yorkeez4]

Old version of a song most know.

 

[Waquoit]

I gave it a like because I remember it fondly as a kid. But it was a Billboard #1 hit! For 5 weeks! Obscure?

 

[Jingo]

Some consider Gee to be the first rock and roll song.

 

[Jingo]

The Crows ballads were even better:

 

[Scud49]

I gave it a like because I remember it fondly as a kid. But it was a Billboard #1 hit! For 5 weeks! Obscure?

I'd say it fits into the old and forgotten categories pretty well - kinda like me.

 

[Bigboote]

Joan Baez "STEWBALL" -

This is a widely performed song, both in the UK and Ireland. I first heard it by Steeleye Span as Skewball. Here’s an Irish version. I saw Andy Irvine solo a couple of times in the 80’s. He’s one of the best musicians I’ve ever seen.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

luv me sum 'new wave' beats.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

and if you may think 80's drops aren't old, consider that the time gap between say, rudy vallee (30's teen pop star idol) and, say, 60's jimi hendrix is the same as new wave till now.
have sum.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

ah, what the heck....trifecta! (editorial note: we could seriously use some more fun girl bands today...)

 

[Scud49]

The Corrs - so big in Europe, but obscure here. Tremendously talented family, here doing "Toss the Feathers" with special guest Mick Fleetwood: