Never had heard Blind Willie’s “Married Man”, although been enjoying Ry’s version for years; “Paradise and Lunch” is a classic! The California Trilogy deserves a closer examination: each album is a complete concept, yet they’re definitely tied together by extensive liner notes and those allusions to flying saucers.
Who you call in’ old, (William) Tyler?!? Great one this week, thank you, sir. I just shared a story with one of my youngest kids that I never knew about Ry Cooder. Although I have listened to him since the Boomer’s Story album. Maybe not his best one but there’s a gem or two there. Another note is this reminded me of that tribute album from 1988, Folkways: A Vision Shared (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkways:_A_Vision_Shared) Although focused only on Woody Guthrie & Ledbelly, it has some creative takes on these classic story-tellin’ song. Keep paddling’, brother! \m/
Great to hear from you, brother. Thanks for coming along and for sharing the Folkways info. I did not know about that album. I'll be looking for you soon a little further down the river (Hudson)...
Never had heard Blind Willie’s “Married Man”, although been enjoying Ry’s version for years; “Paradise and Lunch” is a classic! The California Trilogy deserves a closer examination: each album is a complete concept, yet they’re definitely tied together by extensive liner notes and those allusions to flying saucers.
Who you call in’ old, (William) Tyler?!? Great one this week, thank you, sir. I just shared a story with one of my youngest kids that I never knew about Ry Cooder. Although I have listened to him since the Boomer’s Story album. Maybe not his best one but there’s a gem or two there. Another note is this reminded me of that tribute album from 1988, Folkways: A Vision Shared (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folkways:_A_Vision_Shared) Although focused only on Woody Guthrie & Ledbelly, it has some creative takes on these classic story-tellin’ song. Keep paddling’, brother! \m/
Great to hear from you, brother. Thanks for coming along and for sharing the Folkways info. I did not know about that album. I'll be looking for you soon a little further down the river (Hudson)...
exceptional insight. thanks