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“It would take them three seconds to get from California to Houston on light speed.”
- Paris, Texas (1984), dir. Wim Wenders.
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The new Rock’s Backpageshome page celebrates 25 years of Buena Vista Social Club with a trio of pieces: Nicholas Jennings reports on Ry Cooder in Havana, Joel Selvin considers the impact of the album and Wim Wenders’ film, and Fred Schruers hears from Ry and son Joachim about recording with the Cuban veterans…
We’re also featuring the writing of CreemlegendJaan Uhelszki, whose open letter to Smokey Robinson, candid conversation with Suzi Quatro and on-stage jaunt with KIϟϟ are all free to read for a week…
For subscribers, we’ve lined up a Lindsey Buckingham audio interview from 2011, to coincide with the release of his first album since that year’s Seeds We Sow. Hear him talk to Bud Scoppa about his solo career, Fleetwood Mac past and present and his relationship with Stevie Nicks.
Oh, and naturally we’ve added over 50 new articles to the archive this week, including pieces about:
• hooliganism at the Who’s Bristol Hippodrome show;
• “little skinny kid” Jackson Browne;
•A Certain Ratio;
•KurtCobain & co. pondering whether they’re cursed; and…
•Rammstein stoking the flames of outrage in 2019…
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1972 COUNTDOWN… #72 — #70
1972 COUNTDOWN… #72 — #70
A new year, another trawl through some favourite fifty-year old albums, records that still have some pep in their step and are worth a listen for more than nostalgic reasons. Not to denigrate nostalgia, of course. Perfectly valid reason to look up an old friend.
The VC holding from 1972 is edging towards the three hundred mark, making for some difficult decisions. I was getting all frowny about…
Personnel:
- Dave Collins Mastering
- Ry Cooder Quotation Author
- Rick Cox Cello, Composer, Images, Prepared Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
- Jeff Elmassian Clarinet
- Jim Fox Design, Executive Producer
- Shinnosuke Miyazawa Engineer, Mixing
- Thomas Newman Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Toy Accordian, Violin
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Reel Time: Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder ‘Get On Board’ with Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
“I met Ry when he was 17. And what was so amazing about him, even back then, is that he played the music the way it was supposed to be played.” —Taj Mahal, in conversation with RelixandRy Cooder on their new album, GET ON BOARD
The time has finally come for Taj Mahal&Ry Cooder’s two nights at Great American Music Hall with Joachim Cooder! Nearly sixty years after they first played together, Taj & Ry perform music from their new album of music from two Piedmont blues masters who’ve inspired them all their lives: GET ON BOARD: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee.
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