Stoned Roots Additional discographical (usually original label, year of release), biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
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Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
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REQ:Request
BED:Music Played Whilst Talking
NEW:New Release
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Time:
4:00
Artist:
The Byrds [Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn & David Crosby]
Song:
Eight Miles High [Live, 1970 / #150 on the "Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs" list]
* - One of the keys to The Ventures success is that many of their album tracks were covers of singles that were just starting to climb the charts when The Ventures recorded them. SO - they were hoping that these singles would be BIG hits when their albums were actually released a month or two later.
In 1974, the writers of NME (The English weekly music mag = "New Music Express") voted the "Blonde On Blonde" album the number-two album of all time. // It was ranked second in the 1978 book "Critic's Choice: Top 200 Albums", and third in the 1987 edition. // * - "LARS" = Like A Rolling Stone"
* - On their 4th album, "The Adventures of Panama Red" (Nov 1973); this was actually recorded before that, on October 8, 1973 at the Boarding House in SF, by Owsley Stanley and Vickie Babcock using eight microphones (four per channel) mixed live onto a stereo Nagra tape recorder. /// PERSONNEL: Vassar Clements – fiddle / Jerry Garcia – banjo, vocals / David Grisman / mandolin, vocals / John Kahn – acoustic bass / Peter Rowan – guitar, vocals
Originally performed by The Great Society starting in early 1966 {Grace Slick's first group, with her husband and brother-in-law (Darby Slick)}, but not officially released till the Jefferson Airplane LP "Surrealistic Pillow", Feb 1967 {recorded Dec 1966}. // Click on the Link above, left to view the video of Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway performing this in the forest dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland.
* - Split between the Old 97's and Funland (Idol Record/ Aug 1995); they both record the same two songs, 'Stoned' (NOT the Rolling Stones 1963 B-side) and 'Garage Sale'
* - One of the keys to The Ventures success is that many of their album tracks were covers of singles that were just starting to climb the charts when The Ventures recorded them. SO - they were hoping that these singles would be BIG hits when their albums were actually released a month or two later.
These recordings come from lost 1981, 1984 sessions with producer Billy Sherrill, which were shelved by Columbia Records, and discovered by Cash's son John Carter Cash in 2012.
* - , on his 1st solo LP 'Laid Back' (Oct 1973); it was released as a single and made the Top-20. Joe Cocker had released a version a year earlier, on his third/ self-titled 'Joe Cocker LP (Nov 1972); this was also released as a single and made the Top-30.
Time:
5:40
Artist:
The Rising Sons [Full billing: 'Rising Sons featuring Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder']
The "Rising Sons" was an attempt to cross Rural Blues with mid-1960 pop music. They released one single when active: 'Candy Man' (originally by Mississippi John Hurt, 1928, as 'Candy Man Blues') in Feb 1966 (ColumbiaRecords)
Dutch beat group from Dordrecht, Holland, active from 1965 to 1968. / * - Full CD title: 'Pseudonym Sampler Volume 1 - Beat, Progessive & symphonic Rock' /// Click on the link/ left, to view the original Dutch single, with a rare picture sleeve
... A pioneering African-American Country singer, she recorded a Country single for Decca in 1969 / Clink on Link above, to view the original shellac single
* - This was their first album not to include any Bob Dylan songs // Click on Link above, left, to view the original single {their last Top-20 hit}, with an iconic picture sleeve; also for the explanations of the variations of different mixes
originally recorded by The Coasters, June 1965 , but better known as a hit for Ray Charles, summer 1966 / Click on Link above, left, to view the original album
* YUP, it was released on "4-20 Day". The same day it was released as a single, Willie performed this song as a statue of him was unveiled in Austin, TX.
Also known by his moniker name, "Sorley the Bard". He is is an Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter, folk artist, busker and folklorist. Playing October 15, 2023 at the Middle East
