Runnin', Jumpin', Standin' Still
It's been a long time since I've posted anything on The Forest Heights, so I'm going to take things back. Back to the folk revival of the 60's.
Since getting a job at Red House Records, I have been introduced to a lot of Folk & Blues that I had never heard before. Most of which I have little interest in, for now, but fortunatly I have found some titles that I do like.
At the top of that list of titles appears Koerner, Ray & Glover.
These three met in the early sixties while attending the University of Minnesota. They played the local coffee shops with Bob Dylan, and were signed to Elektra Records in 1963, after they released an album titled Blues, Rags & Hollers on a independant Milwaukee label. In 1964 the trio released Lots More Blues, Rags & Hollers on Elektra Records.
Lots More is purely amazing.
Black Dog
Honey Bee
Keep Your Hands Off Her
Lady Day
A few years ago Rolling Stone Magazine published David Bowie's top 20 desert island records, and Lots More Blues, Rags & Hollers was one. I think I might would want to bring it along. I've listened to it over 100 times in the last month, or two, and I still throw it on whenever I don't know what else to listen to.
In 1969, Koerner & Willie Murphy released Running, Jumping, Standing Still, which isn't really country blues like the Koerner, Ray & Glover stuff, but more like goodtime saloon dittys, with a rock 'n' roll twist. Kinda reminds me of some music by the Doors. That's a good thing.
Though the two songs from Running, Jumping, Standing Still that I like most are I Ain't Blue & Friends & Lovers, and those two are a bit of a departure from the rest of the record.
Bonnie Raitt released a version of I Ain't Blue on her 1971 self-titled debut, but it doesn't match up to the original, and the original barely stands up to this live version "Spider" John recorded live at the World theater, which I was told from people at Red House is really the Fitzgerald theater. I like this live version because his 12-string sounds just amazing. I've been listening to it over, and over again. Very good.
"Spider" John Koerner still lives in Minneapolis, and still plays shows frequently. Everyone at the Red House label already knows him personally, except me. I think I'm going to offer him lunch.
posted by Jared Thiele at
2:56 PM
5 Comments:
rrradical.
Cool to hear about yr new job, when did that start?
Are they in St. Paul?
This is somewhat related, but I've asked before but noone has been able to make my dreams come true...
Can someone up the whole Tony, Caro & John album?
Red House is in St Paul. It's a great place to work.
I started about two months ago, and I only work monday & friday each week, so it still seems pretty new.
a couple weeks ago we started having cocktails on friday. It's always a treat to enjoy a drink on the job.
I might be able to help out the TC&J album.
Whenever we drink at my office everyone always gets real loose, but it's more of a forced loose. I think you could serve them virgin cocktails, tell them there loaded with liquor, and people would still end up with their ties around their foreheads.
Give it a shot!
Last week Ellen, from Red House, brought in a cocktail that is a popular caribbean drink. Rum & Ginger beer. She told me that she didn't make it very strong, but I think she was fibbin, I had a really buzzer boner.
yeah jared you should go meet up with Spider john Koerner and git fizzled and listen to his stories
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