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Rabbit Factory Soul Revue with Ronnie Spector

I'll be in Milwaukee (!) for my 1st wedding anniversary but my fellow NYers should check  this out.

"After two sold out summer soul revue-style shows in 2007, Chicago-based southern music label The Rabbit Factory, Inc. returns with a bigger and better line-up. Not since Atlantic Records foray into the American south or the golden age of soul music at the Apollo Theatre and Chicago’s Regal Theatre has the gritty sound of southern soul appeared up north with such force as with the Rabbit Factory Soul Revue. The vintage “chitlin circuit”-styled bill features classic southern soul artists performing with an eight-piece dance band, Wiley & the Checkmates, from Oxford, MS."

"The July 6th show will feature the core Rabbit Factory Soul Revue of The Checkmates performing with Herbert Wiley, the legendary Roscoe Robinson (Blind Boys of Alabama), Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson (Spooner Oldham/Muscle Shoals) and Hermon Hitson (Jimi Hendrix/Isley Brothers/Joe Tex). This line-up has been receiving rave reviews from its high profile performances at SXSW and the Ponderosa Stomp. The show itself is part of the popular JellyNYC McCarren Park Pool Party series, opening for Ronnie Spector." Sunday, July 6th... Doors at 2PM.

Video: Helium "Superball"

Helium- "Honeycomb" from "The Dirt Of Luck"

God I love this album. Probably my favorite "indie-rock" record of the 90's (not that I'm a big expert on 90's indie-rock, having mostly lost interest by that point). I had a cassette of this that I listened to constantly on a tour of Scandinavia and Europe I did with Russ Tolman just before it got released. A great mix of hi-fi and lo-fi sounds, interesting instrumentation, and great songs (and lyrics). Produced by Adam Lasus, who accidentally gave the record it's title when he mis-heard it as "The Dirt of Luck" and (bandleader) Mary Timony liked that better than her original title "The Bird of Luck" (the cover art is a painting of a bird, presumedly the Bird of Luck). With my former Dumptruck bandmate Shawn "The Weasel" Devlin on drums and Ash Bowie of Polvo on bass. Video is for the song "Honeycomb". Buy The Dirt of Luck.        

Sonny King "I Cried For You" (Scopitone)

Sonny King "I Cried For You" (Scopitone).mov
Sonny King "I Cried For You" (Scopitone).m4v

From The Wikipedia: Sonny King (April 1, 1922 – February 3, 2006) was an American lounge singer. He was born as Luigi Antonio Schiavone on April 1, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the sidekick of Jimmy Durante for 28 years until Durante's death in 1980. They appeared together on the Ed Sullivan Show five times in the 1960s. King shared a New York apartment with Dean Martin when the two were struggling entertainers, and is credited with introducing Martin to a young comedian Jerry Lewis. Though not an official member, he was close friends with many Rat Pack entertainers and appeared in the Rat Pack movies Robin and the Seven Hoods and Sergeants 3. King moved to Las Vages in the early 50's and was a fixture on the strip, and local clubs until his death. Blessed with a powerful voice and a quick wit, Sonny King could charm and entertain young and old. He died on February 3, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada of cancer, aged 83.
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"Shindig" Episode 8. Part 1

"Shindig"  Episode 8. First aired: 11/4/1964. Production Code: 8-SHIN-64

The Righteous Brothers - "In That Great Getting' Up Mornin'"
Glen Campbell - "Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall"
Ketty Lester (with the Blossoms and the Eligibles) – "You Can Have Him"
Gene Pitney - "I'm Gonna Be Strong"

"Shindig"  Episode 8. Part 1.mov (Quicktime)
"Shindig"  Episode 8. Part 1.m4v (iTunes)
"Shindig"  Episode 8. Part 1.flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

Burt Bacharach and Stevie Wonder (1973)

From Burt's 1973 TV Special "Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3". Featuring Peter Ustinov as Ludwig van Beethoven. Stevie's chromatic harmonica version of "Alfie" (one of the greatest pop songs ever written, according to me) is simply amazing.
Burt Bacharach and Stevie Wonder.mov (Quicktime)
Burt Bacharach and Stevie Wonder.m4v (iTunes)
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Spike Priggen T-shirt based on his music video "I Know Everything," which features clips from "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones."

The funny thing is, I didn't do this, and I have no idea who the guy is who did.

I was alerted to it by a commenter (thanks!) who found it on someones Flickr stream.

Anyway, the video is here if you wanna check it out.

"I Know Everything" by Spike Priggen (Video)

I asked my friend Carey Burtt if he would be interested in helping me make a video for a song from my new CD. He came up with this idea about setting it to the Jim Jones story and made this video (using footage from the Jim Jones TV Movie "Guyana Tragedy" ) as kind of a live-action storyboard for a proposed music video that we would produce (with me in the Jim Jones role!). I decided that it would cost a fortune to make that video, but that his little storyboard video was pretty cool in and of itself. So here it is.Digg It
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Spike Priggen "I Know Everything".mov
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Spike Priggen "Hideaway".mp3
SpikePriggen.com
Spike Priggen Myspace page
Spike Priggen @ Allmusic Guide
Spike Priggen "There's No Sound In Flutes!" on iTunes
Spike Priggen "The Very Thing That You Treasure" on iTunes
Spike Priggen "Stars After Stars After Stars" on iTunes
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Scopitone: Barry Young "One Has My Name"

In a world of sleazy Scopitones this very well may be the sleaziest. You see, the one who has his name is his wife (not his daughter, thankfully, that would be TOO sleazy) and the one that has his heart is his GIRLFRIEND. Maybe I should have a category for Sleazy Scopitones. And one for "Guys Who Sing Like Dean Martin" which this would also fit right into.
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Barry Young "One Has My Name".mov (Quicktime)
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The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection – The Capitol Years (1962-1965)

On June 10, Capitol/EMI released the first complete collection of The Beach Boys’ early Capitol Records singles, spanning the years 1962 to 1965.  The Beach Boys: U.S. Singles Collection – The Capitol Years (1962-1965) will be released in a highly-collectible, limited edition boxed set of 16 CDs and as a digital collection.  Each of the de