The Raw Mess Around


Brendan

Programs that unite widely different musical styles around subject matter, sound, or experience of the artists, with a focus on raw, archaic, new, non-conformist, and strange music.

Genre
Raw Folk, Gospel, Funk, Non-American transcendence with a focus on SouthEast Asian, West and North African, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European Sounds, Free Jazz, Psych, Ecstatic Garage Punk, Weirdo Shit comin' from the outside., International, Blues



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Show Description for Sunday 12/16/2007
The great Cast King passed away on December 13th.  We'll be paying tribute to this overlooked, stripped-down country singer, and we'll also be hearing music by Arkey Blue of Bandera, TX, Porter Wagoner, Peg Leg Sam, the Dezurick Sisters, and some stepped-on popular standards.

Track Artist Song Album Label    
Slim Gaillard Make It Do Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years Verve 1952
V/A How Low Can You Go? Dicky Wells' Shim Shammers- Baby, are you satisfied? How Low Can You Go? Anthology of the String Bass Dust to Digital 1933
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V/A Rare Country Blues Too TIght Henry- Squinch Owl Moan Rare Country Blues Document 1930
V/A Good For What Ails You Hezekiah Jenkins- Shout You Cats Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937 Old Hat 1931
V/A Rare Country Blues Walter Coleman- I'm Going to Cincinnati Rare Country Blues Document 1936
Beale Street Sheiks You Shall Stokes & Sane- Complete Paramount recordings in Chronological order Document 1927
V/A Sanctified Country Girls Sister Cally Fancy- I'm Gonna Tell My Jesus Howdy Sanctified Country Girls Wolf 1929
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3 Cast King Wino Saw Mill Man Locust rec. 2005; Cast passed away on December 13th- rest in peace
Bob Wills No Disappointment in Heaven The Longhorn Recordings Bear Family 1964
Gene Autry The End of the Trail Back in the Saddle Again Encore 1935
V/A I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore Blue Sky Boys- Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? I Don't Feel at Home in this World Anymore 1927-1948 MR 1930's
5 Cast King Numb Saw Mill Man Locust 2005
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Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards) Singing a Song to the Stars The Vintage Recordings of cliff Edwards Take Two records 1930
John Coltrane Stairway to the Stars The Coltrane Legacy Atlantic 1959
Lorene Bishop Stairway to the Stars Sun City Girls- 98.6 is Death- Carnival Folklore Resurrection 13 Abduction 1946
DeZurick Sisters Sweet Hawaiian Chimes 78s and Radio recordings of The Cackle Sisters unreleased 1930's
Jenks Tex Carman Ten Thousand Miles (Away From Home) Hillbilly Hula Bear Family 1951
Merle Travis Merry Christmas, pretty baby Rough, Rowdy, & Blue CMH 1985
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Bill Lee If Jesus Came to Your House unknown unknown ubu.com's 365 Days of Outsider Music Project
V/A Musical Madness Tommy Dorsey family- Friendship Musical Madness- A unique collection of spoof recordings by some of America's Best Known recording Artists Bandstand Records 1940; poking fun of country music
V/A Down in the Basement The Corley Family- Give the World a Smile Down in the Basement- Joe Bussard's Treasure trove of Vintage 78s Old Hat 1929; possibly the greatest recording of all time
C.B. Kelton Little Girls Christmas 7'' NAP
Vancie Flowers Paradise 7'' Pampa Bakersfield anti-war C&W
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Ola Louise Temporary Relief of a Heartache 7'' Canyon 1536 Bell ave. Sacramento, Ca
Arkey Blue It's Time that You are Replaced True Blue Certified Country Records year unknown, but this is a very recent record. Arkey performs every week at Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar in Bandera, TX. Arkey is as legit Country music can get.
Andre Williams & The Sadies Pardon Me (I've Got Someone to Kill) Red Dirt Bloodshot Records 1999
Porter Wagoner The Rubber Room The Rubber Room The Omni Recording Corporation 1972
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Peg Leg Sam Ode to Bad Bill Medicine Show Man Trix toast from 1972; played simultaneously with...
Jeb and Cousin Easy Emag Flog EHT 7'' par 7
Andre Williams & The Sadies Psycho Red Dirt Bloodshot Records 1999
Hasil Adkins I Need Your Head Out to Hunch Norton rec. sometime between 55 and 65; this is completely ahead of our time
Meth Jive Beers of prey myspace.com/methjive self-released 2007; local sounds from Butte City, Ca
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Troy Hess Christmas on the Moon 7'' Janalyn Records
Horace Heller Hello World 7'' Dollie Records flipside is the legendary
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Billy Parker Thanks a Lot 7'' Cimarron