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Watch Choir! Choir! Choir! & Patti Smith sing “PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER” in NYC with Stewart Copeland
On April 13, 2019, Patti Smith and Stewart Copeland (on percussion) joined Choir! Choir! Choir! at Onassis Festival 2019: Democracy Is Coming, co-presented by The Public Theatre and Onassis USA. Together, they sang Patti Smith’s anthem “People Have The Power” with a sold-out crowd and Stewart Copeland played percussion, specially a Brazilian samba frying pan!
Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 To Be Released November 1
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 on Friday, November 1.
The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy’s highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits Dylan’s pivotal musical journeys to Nashville, from 1967 to 1969, focusing on previously unavailable recordings made with Johnny Cash and unreleased tracks from the John Wesley Harding, Nashville Skyline, and Self Portrait sessions.
Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) – Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 is available in 3CD and 3LP physical configurations and digital equivalent.
Disc One of Travelin’ Thru, 1967 – 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15 finds Dylan in Columbia’s Studio A in Nashville recording alternate versions of compositions written for John Wesley Harding (October 17 and November 6, 1967) and Nashville Skyline (February 13-14, 1969) while introducing a new song “Western Road” (a Nashville Skyline outtake).
Discs Two and Three of Travelin’ Thru are centered around Dylan’s collaborations with American music icon Johnny Cash including the much sought-after Columbia Studio A sessions and on-stage performances at the Ryman Auditorium (May 1, 1969) for the recording of the premiere episode of The Johnny Cash Show (originally broadcast on ABC-TV on June 7, 1969).
Disc Three closes with tracks recorded on May 17, 1970 with Grammy Award-winning bluegrass banjo legend Earl Scruggs for the PBS television special, “Earl Scruggs: His Family and Friends” (originally aired January 1971).
1967 saw a profound and surprising transformation in Bob Dylan’s musical evolution. With contemporary pop culture becoming increasingly baroque, surreal and psychedelic in the wake of Dylan’s 1965-66 cutting edge trilogy, Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited/Blonde On Blonde, the artist withdrew from public view following a motorcycle accident in July 1966. He’d recorded Blonde On Blonde with a full-band in Nashville in February 1966 but, when it came time to record its follow-up in the fall of 1967, he opted for a simple trio–Dylan (guitar, vocals, harmonica), Charlie McCoy (bass) and Kenneth Buttrey (drums)–to create a sublime minimal sound.
In his liner notes for Travelin’ Thru, Colin Escott writes, “Talking to journalist Matt Damsker about the sound of John Wesley Harding, Dylan said, ‘I didn’t know how to record the way other people were recording, and I didn’t want to… I just didn’t think all that production was necessary.’ He also went for lyrical economy. ‘What I’m trying to do now is not use too many words,’ he said. ‘There’s no line you can stick your finger through. There’s no blank filler.’”
Dylan returned to Columbia Studio A in February 1969 to work on Nashville Skyline.
“Bob asked me to be a guest on the album,” Johnny Cash said later, “and I went to the studio and they just turned on the recorder for about two hours.” Columbia Studio A hosted two Dylan-Cash sessions: February 17 and 18, 1969 with a band that included rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Carl Perkins playing guitar on six tracks (including his own composition, “Matchbox”). One of the more intriguing sonic discoveries on Travelin’ Thru is “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright/Understand Your Man,” as two singular singer/songwriters pay mutual compositional and vocal tribute to each other.
The full-day Dylan-Cash duet session included the first known version of “Wanted Man” and the only version of the song ever sung by Dylan. The following week, Cash made it the opening song at his San Quentin concert. The session provides insight into the shared sensibilities of Dylan and Cash through a variety of covers including two Jimmie Rodgers medleys.
When The Johnny Cash Show was scheduled to debut in June 1969, the host offered Bob Dylan a guest slot on the first show. In the days before and after The Johnny Cash Show taping, Dylan was working on the album that emerged more than a year later as Self Portrait. For the May 3 Self Portrait session, guitarist Fred Carter was brought in to augment Dylan’s usual Nashville band. The “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Ring of Fire” recorded that day are available for the first time on Travelin’ Thru.
Although only one duet with Johnny Cash (“Girl from the North Country”) appears on Dylan’s original Nashville Skyline album, Cash penned the album’s Grammy Award-winning liner notes. A month after Nashville Skyline was released, Dylan made his first live TV appearance in five years on The Johnny Cash Show; that performance is also included here.
Bob Dylan (featuring Johnny Cash) Travelin’ Thru, 1967–1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 15:
DISC 1:
October 17, 1967
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
John Wesley Harding sessions
1. Drifter’s Escape – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
2. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
November 6, 1967
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
John Wesley Harding sessions
3. All Along the Watchtower – Take 3 (Alternate Version)
4. John Wesley Harding – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
5. As I Went Out One Morning – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
6. I Pity the Poor Immigrant – Take 4 (Alternate Version)
7. I Am a Lonesome Hobo – Take 4 (Alternate Version)
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Charlie McCoy: bass
Kenneth Buttrey: drums
February 13, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
Nashville Skyline sessions
8. I Threw It All Away – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
9. To Be Alone with You – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
10. Lay Lady Lay – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
11. One More Night – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
12. Western Road – Take 1 (Outtake)
February 14, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
Nashville Skyline sessions
13. Peggy Day – Take 1 (Alternate Version)
14. Tell Me That It Isn’t True – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
15. Country Pie – Take 2 (Alternate Version)
Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Kelton D. Herston, Norman Blake, Charlie Daniels, Wayne Moss (10 & 12): guitars
Bob Wilson: piano, organ
Peter Drake: steel guitar (13-15)
Charlie McCoy: bass
Kenneth Buttrey: drums
DISC 2:
February 17, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
The Dylan-Cash Sessions
1. I Still Miss Someone – Take 5
2. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right/Understand Your Man – Rehearsal
February 18, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
The Dylan-Cash Sessions
3. One Too Many Mornings – Take 3
4. Mountain Dew – Take 1
5. Mountain Dew – Take 2
6. I Still Miss Someone – Take 2
7. Careless Love – Take 1
8. Matchbox – Take 1
9. That’s All Right, Mama – Take 1
10. Mystery Train/This Train Is Bound for Glory – Take 1
11. Big River – Take 1
12. Girl from the North Country – Rehearsal
13. Girl from the North Country – Take 1
14. I Walk the Line – Take 2
15. Guess Things Happen That Way – Rehearsal
16. Guess Things Happen That Way – Take 3
17. Five Feet High and Rising – Take 1
18. You Are My Sunshine – Take 1
19. Ring of Fire – Take 1
DISC 3:
February 18, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
The Dylan-Cash Sessions
01. Studio Chatter
02. Wanted Man – Take 1
03. Amen – Rehearsal
04. Just a Closer Walk with Thee – Take 1
05. Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 1 – Take 1
Based on Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas), The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away), and Blue Yodel No. 5 (It’s Raining Here) written by Jimmie Rodgers
06. Jimmie Rodgers Medley No. 2 – Take 2
Based on Waiting for a Train, The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away), and Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas) written by Jimmie Rodgers
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Johnny Cash: vocals, guitar
Carl Perkins: guitar (08, 10, 02, 04-06)
Bob Wootton: guitar
Marshall Grant: bass
W.S. Holland: drums
May 1, 1969
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Live on The Johnny Cash Show
Originally broadcast on ABC-TV, June 7, 1969
07. I Threw It All Away
08. Living the Blues
09. Girl from the North Country
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Johnny Cash: vocals, guitar (09)
Norman Blake and Charlie Daniels: guitars
Peter Drake: steel guitar
Bob Wilson: piano
Charlie McCoy: bass
Kenneth Buttrey: drums
May 3, 1969
Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN
Self Portrait sessions
10. Ring of Fire (Outtake)
11. Folsom Prison Blues (Outtake)
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Fred F. Carter, Norman Blake: guitars
Charlie Daniels: guitar (11), bass (10)
Bob Wilson: piano
Peter Drake: steel guitar
Charlie McCoy: harmonica (10), bass (11)
Kenneth Buttrey: drums
Delores Edgin and Dottie Dillard: background vocals
May 17, 1970
The Home of Thomas B. Allen, Carmel, New York
With Earl Scruggs
12. Earl Scruggs Interview
13. East Virginia Blues
14. To Be Alone with You
15. Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
16. Nashville Skyline Rag
Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar
Earl Scruggs: banjo
Randy Scruggs: acoustic guitar
Gary Scruggs: electric bass
Serena Ryder Announces The Christmas Kisses Tour
Toronto-based vocal powerhouse, SERENA RYDER has announced her special holiday extravaganza, The Christmas Kisses Tour. The tour kicks off in Vancouver on November 23 and will feature a selection of songs from Ryder’s Christmas Kisses album.
Serena Ryder is an artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest songwriting, and beautifully electric live performances. She has received numerous accolades, including six prestigious JUNO Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video for “Stompa.”, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music – Original Song. Prior to her chart-smashing album, Harmony (2013), she also enjoyed success with previous releases, If Your Memory Serves You Well (2007), and Is it O.K. (2009), achieving Gold-selling status. In 2012, her single “Weak In The Knees” also achieved Gold Certification.
Serena’s 2017 release “Utopia” spawned the gold single “Got Your Number” as well as the hits “Electric Love” and “Ice Age”. In late 2018, Rolling Stone named Ryder’s critically-acclaimed Christmas record, “Christmas Kisses” as the Number 5 Best New Christmas Album of the year.
SERENA RYDER – THE CHRISTMAS KISSES TOUR
November 23 – The Centre for Performing Arts – Vancouver, BC
December 2 – Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Calgary, AB
December 3 – Winspear Centre – Edmonton, AB
December 15 – National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON – Matinee performance
December 18 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, ON
Nicholas Braun, Greg on ‘Succession” Makes His Network TV Talk Show Debut, And He’s Really A Cool Greg
The star of ‘Succession’ on HBO makes his late night television debut and impresses Stephen Colbert with a story about meeting his new buddy ‘Bill’ in the Hamptons.
This might be the greatest lip synching video of all time – Deep Purple and ‘Hush’ in 1968
Check out this recently discovered film clip of early Mark 1 Deep Purple from October 1968 performing their smash hit ‘Hush’.
Mr. Potato Head Commercial From The 1950s
Discover all the possibilities of the wonderful and wacky Mr. Potato Head! The toy was invented and developed by George Lerner in 1949, and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro in 1952. Mr. Potato Head was the first toy advertised on television and has remained in production since its debut.
Photo Gallery: Rancid with Pennywise and The English Beat at Toronto’s Rebel
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
6 Secrets to Writing an Effective Essay on Music Education
Music education is becoming more appreciated in the American school system. Many schools have been trying to include music education in their curriculum due to the many positive impacts it has on students.
In fact, studies show that attendance rates, performance, and other life choices are much better in schools offering music education. This has further resulted in an increasing number of students choosing creative majors. Consequently, the process of applying for a music college even more difficult.
The field is highly ambitious and so are the schools. In order to create an arresting eye-catching essay, there has to be more to the content rather than just your passion for music. Even after getting into college, in order to keep up with the fierce competition, every student has to stay on top of academics, music theory and performance.
If you are a prospective student or a current one, hoping to create that masterpiece of an essay, you might be in need of some professional academic essay writers. With their help, it is indeed possible to jot down your aspirations on paper. However, if you are looking for extra help to get started on the topic, here is exactly what you need.
1. Work On The Idea
The idea of the paper often revolves around the main topic. Whether you are assigned one or have to choose one, the first thing to do is to add a bit of creativity to it. One can approach the writing in several ways, by offering a general overview of the topic or doing an analysis of a specific focus area.
Depending on the purpose of the article, the approach would be different. If you are writing an admission essay for a music school, then the focus is on you but you have to make it unique. Figuring out the core idea of the content is the most important step towards getting it right.
2. Develop an Outline
The second mistake that most students do is to get into the content of the essay right away. However, what would make the composition better is to work on an outline first. It would give you a better impression on which part you should focus more and help to organize your thoughts.
If you are working on a school essay, developing an outline could also help the studying process to understand the narrative of the content. Start by writing down your ideas, and the basic structure you have in mind that will allow you to put the thoughts in order.
3. Stick To The Format
The format of the essay entirely depends on its purpose. If it is supposed to be a motivational essay for music education, then it is not necessary to adhere to any strict format. On the other hand, if it is an essay for any other topic, then it is best to proceed with a set format in mind. The basic structure followed starts with an introduction, three or four paragraphs of discussion and then the inference.
For topics requiring analysis or even one that involves musical history, remember to include supporting facts to make it sound authentic. The inference is also equally significant where you present your concluding ideas effectively. Music is a very creative field, so even in the most analytical and descriptive articles, there would be a hint of creativity expected.
4. Don’t Stop with the First Draft
Much like any other field of writing, even in music education, it is best to work from a first draft. It allows one to let the ideas flow naturally on the first draft and attend to the refining of the content later. Working with drafts gives you creative freedom without confining yourself to the final results.
While you write, the most important thing is to keep the reader intrigued. Even if you have a dull topic, the narrative style could make it sound interesting to readers. It might require a few rewrites and edits but would certainly polish the final essay.
5. While Putting Yourself on Paper
Admission essays for schools usually have students talking about their passions, hopes, and goals. This is also the one part that nobody else can repeat as it is unique. Because what you need is to distinguish yourself from other candidates through your application.
Music school often seems to demands hard work and resilience. Use it as your secret weapon to talk about the challenges you have overcome in your life and why it would help to succeed in life. Drawing parallels from real-life events and taking inspiration is a great way to reflect your personality on paper.
6. Avoid Mistakes
The last thing you want to do is to have spelling and grammatical errors in your final piece. Remember to double or triple check for any such mistakes. There are plenty of online tools available that could check the grammar, spelling, and readability of any article.
Also, make sure to do a plagiarism check as well for your essay. Many institutions have special software to check this and you do not want to proceed with plagiarised content for any submission.
Creating compelling content might not seem like an easy task, especially in an area like musicology. however, it is definitely not an impossible one. It could be a serious topic or even your ruminations, but with a good narrative style to back it up, the essay could easily grab the right attention.