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Monday Morning Video – Tom Waits

Monday, July 15, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s kick off the week with one of the greats singing one of the greats: Tom Waits performing “Ol’ 55”.

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Tom Waits

Monday Morning Video – Roy Orbison

Monday, April 29, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Hat tip to NPR and their current fundraising drive for reminding me of Roy Orbison’s greatness. Just take a look at the artists who came together to honor Orbison back in 1988. The background vocalists included Bonnie Raitt, kd lang, and J.D. Souther. The band included Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, and T Bone […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, J.D. Souther, kd lang, Roy Orbison, T Bone Burnett, Tom Waits

Bonus Monday Video – Tom Waits

Monday, December 21, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Tom Waits presents two holiday classics – one an original and one a cover.

Filed Under: Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Tom Waits

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2020, Part 3

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUM I’m Learning How to Tell Myself the Truth, John Moreland (from the Old Omens/Thirty Tigers release LP5) John Moreland is still searching for that which eludes him.  I wouldn’t call it happiness, but rather contentmen.  It’s a quest to find understanding, if not meaning, in the world.  Much of his latest release centers […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Andy Frasco, Anthony da Costa, Caleb Caudle, High On Stress, John Moreland, Joseph, Ron Sexsmith, Rookie, The Last Bandoleros, Todd Mathis, Tom Waits, Waco Brothers

Monday Morning Video – Tom Waits

Monday, June 18, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Ah Tom Waits, arguably one of American music’s most idiosyncratic artists but unequivocally one of its most distinctive voices. Here’s a 1986 live performance from Italy that includes so many of his “hits” – “Jersey Girl”, “Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night” and “Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Mathilda)” to name just a few. Classics […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Videos Tagged With: Tom Waits

Monday Morning Video: Joe Fletcher Covers Tom Waits

Monday, September 15, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

We’ll pick up on last week’s Tom Waits video with Twangville fave Joe Fletcher covering Wait’s “Bottom of the World.” Fletcher’s new album, You’ve Got the Wrong Man, arrives next week.

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Joe Fletcher, Tom Waits

Monday Morning Video: Tom Waits Goes "Waltzing Matilda"

Monday, September 08, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Someone recently pointed out to me that we have said nary a word about best online casino Tom Waits over the years. Sometimes the music speaks for itself.

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Tom Waits

Americana 2011: The Sounds

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

MUSCLE SHOALS TRIBUTE SHOW Detroit may have by Motown and the Funk Brothers, but Alabama had Muscle Shoals. Side-stepping which was the better musical factory, it is impossible to ignore the impact that Muscle Shoals has had on American music. This performance provided irrefutable evidence to the greatness of this legacy. The set was loose […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Candi Staton, Cary Ann Hearst, Dan Penn, Emmylou Harris, Etta James, George Jones, Gurf Morlix, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Buffett, Lake Street Dive, Mike Farris, Rachael Price, Rodney Crowell, Shovels and Rope, The Bottle Rockets, The Deep Dark Woods, the SteelDrivers, Tom Waits, Wet Willie, Will Kimbrough

Peter Gabriel, Billy Bragg and Mike Mills Lend Their Voices

Thursday, July 08, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Does anyone remember the childhood game “Telephone?” A group of people pass a whisper from person to person and see how the whisper changes as it moves through the group. The Voice Project is like a musical version, but better. One musician covers another, hopefully inspiring the covered artist to continue the chain. The project […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Billy Bragg, Joanna Newsom, Joseph Arthur, Mike Mills, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Tom Waits

Ain’t Nobody Better Than The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Monday, February 22, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Few cities have as rich a musical heritage as New Orleans, Louisiana. Even fewer have a modest building the mere mention of which conjures up vivid images, both visual and aural. Such is the legacy of Preservation Hall. The building itself is strikingly humble. No running water. No air conditioning. Six spare benches and a […]

Filed Under: Americana, Folk, Jazz, News, Reviews Tagged With: Amy Lavere, Blind Boys of Alabama, Buddy Miller, Jim James, Paolo Nutini, Pete Seeger, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ritchie Havens, Tom Waits

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