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Video of the day: John Wesley Harding – Making Love To Bob Dylan

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Wesley Stace (born 22 October 1965) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter and author who has used the stage name John Wesley Harding. Under his real name, he has written three novels. He is also a novelist, university teacher and the curator of Wesley Stace’s Cabinet of Wonders.

The stage name is most likely taken from the Dylan album with the same name (almost…). He has now gone back to using his real name when making music.

Todays very funny and sweet video is from 2012, and the topic is: Is it possible to make love to a Bob Dylan record?

Directed By: Matt Grady / Starring: Janeane Garofalo & John Wesley Harding

John Wesley Harding – Making Love To Bob Dylan:

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Blues, Music Calendar, Soul

Jan 25: The late Etta James was born in 1938

etta james 1 “When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feelings, good feelings, ups and downs, highs and lows, that kind of thing” – Etta James

Etta James – Full Concert – 08/17/91 – Newport Jazz Festival :

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Byrds, Singer Songwriter

Classic Concert: Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn Mar 4 1978 Capitol Theatre

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Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn March 4 1978 Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)

This is a very fine set, good songs from Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn (who also played together in The Byrds) and some very fine covers, among them three Bob Dylan songs.

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Music Calendar, Warren Zevon

Jan 24: The late Warren Zevon was born in 1947

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PRZ-008080 All the salty margaritas in Los Angeles
I’m gonna drink ’em upAnd if California slides into the ocean
Like the mystics and statistics say it will
I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill

~Warren Zevon (Desperados Under the Eaves)

 

Few of rock & roll’s great misanthropes were as talented, as charming, or as committed to their cynicism as Warren Zevon.
~Mark Deming (allmusic.com)
Live in Passaic NJ, 1982 (The Full Concert):

BF: Who are some of your favorite songwriters?
Bob Dylan: Buffett I guess. Lightfoot. Warren Zevon. Randy. John Prine. Guy Clark. Those kinds of writers.
~Bob Dylan (to Huffington Post – May 2009)

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Country, Film

For The Love Of Music The Story Of Nashville documentary

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For The Love Of Music The Story Of Nashville documentary

A very different take on the Nashville history than My Nashville by Bob Harris the BBC documentary that we posted a few months ago, but equally interesting. Great interviews and some very fine historic clips.

From the official website:

For over 130 years, Nashville has evolved into the world’s premier Music City. From the 1800s when the Fisk Jubilee Singers travelled across continents spreading their music, to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and so many others building the foundation of America’s most vibrant music scene. Today, the evolution continues as artists like The Black Keys, Eric Church and Kings of Leon break new ground in the city they all call home. We’ve created a one-hour documentary that tells this story in its entirety through the eyes of the musicians, songwriters, producers and artists who live and breathe the inspiration of this great city.

In the end, this is a film rooted in authenticity. A story filled with passion and truth. A film made simply for the love of music.

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