Band/artist documentaries.

Here's a short (just over thirty minutes) video about Richard Manuel, the pianist/singer/drummer of The Band:

https://youtu.be/7r2w5ioGgqE?si=s7LUHImyLPSiBQQi

Posted yesterday on YouTube, a nice little video the subject of which is one of Americana music’s two MVP’s: Larry Campbell (the other is Buddy Miller). Here tis:

https://youtu.be/29SPfLhJYaI?si=s6KzwVWggTakINCD

Though not acclaimed for his music, his art has long been "music-adjacent": R. Crumb. The documentary is entitled Crumb, made by his friend Terry Zwigoff. His record collection (shown in the film) appears to be entirely 78's (played on a Lenco table, iirc), recordings of "old timey" music from the early part of the 20th century. His view and opinion of the San Francisco bands he was surrounded by (expressed in the film) are really funny. He probably approves of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.

@yogiboy: Speaking of mono Everly Brothers albums, when the brothers moved from Cadence Records to Warner Brothers, they rerecorded all their hit songs in stereo (the Cadence recordings were monaural), and Warners released those recordings on an album entitled The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers (WB catalog no. WS1554). That was the first album of theirs I acquired, in 1969. The fidelity of those recordings is fantastic! The front cover of the LP is emblazed with the proclamation "NEWLY RECORDED."

In the 1980’s I crossed paths with Rhino Records reissue engineer Bill Inglot in the Rhino storefront in Westwood Village. By that time I had numerous Everly Brothers albums that had been reissued by both Rhino and Ace, and found the Ace versions somewhat superior to the Rhino’s. I asked Bill if he had heard the Ace LP’s (and told him I thought the Ace sounded better than the Rhinos he had mastered. How rude!). He replied he had, and agreed with me about the Ace LP’s sounding better than the Rhinos. He attributed that superiority to the better electronic mastering chain Ace had in relation to that of Rhino.

Martin Scorsese developed quite a coke habit in the 1970’s (I believe when he and Robertson were at one point living together in L.A.), and on one binge overdosed, ending up in the hospital.

@yogiboy: I got myself two copies of the Songs Our Daddy Taught Us LP back in the 80’s, but they were reissues on Ace Records (a great UK label) and Rhino. The original is hard to find in good condition, and for years has been in my "Look for" notebook I take with me when I’m out hunting down records. I’m a patient kind of guy, so one day I’ll find a copy.

I buy every good condition original pressing Everly Brothers LP I find, and currently have 29 in my collection (5 on CD). That includes the pair of albums they did in the 80’s with Dave Edmunds producing. Lately I’ve found a few of the brothers solo albums on LP as well. Love The Everly Brothers to death! By far my favorite of the original 1950’s Rock ’n’ Roll acts. Speaking of Edmunds, posted below is a video of "Here Comes The Weekend", a song co-written by Dave and Nick Lowe and found on Dave's "perfect" album Get It. The song is obviously modeled on the EV Brothers, with Dave singing both vocal parts.

I like Norah Jones, and don’t mind Green Day, but I’ve not been terribly motivated to give Foreverly a listen. How is it?

Has everyone heard the story about Scorsese electronically removing the clump of white powder that was clearly visible in Neil Young’s nostril in The Last Waltz? In an interview with one of the performers, the artist said there was a table behind the Winterland stage, on top of which was a giant mountain of cocaine. Robbie Robertson looks kinda wired throughout the film.

https://youtu.be/nlbdmR0HETk?si=rWQIYGGjJ9jfJUry

For those who need prompting, here's the trailer for the Everly Brothers documentary nominated above by yogiboy:

https://youtu.be/QrADLcz_a-0?si=1whsKAhGkVmBqI36

@yogiboy: Thanks for the Everly Brothers tip. I love them, and was unaware of the documentary. Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe are big fans of theirs, and they included a 7" EP in the first pressing of the Rockpile album, in which they perform four of the brothers' songs.

In the 90’s I lived in Burbank, and one restaurant in the neighborhood that I occasionally ate at was located on the ground floor of the building in which was the KROQ studio (somewhere near the top floor). One Sunday night I was having a late dinner, and saw Rodney come in and sit down at a table. I had never seen or heard a word about his physical condition (though I had seen photos of him), and was kind of shocked by what I saw. He was extremely skinny, and walked in a way that suggested pretty severe disabilities. I gained a new level of respect for a guy who didn’t let that stop him from pursuing his Rock ’n’ Roll dreams.

- The Band. About the making of their 2nd (brown) album (Rhino Home Video)

- Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

- Rockpile: Born Fighters

- Muscle Shoals by Greg Camalier

- Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel

- Elvis ’56 (narrated by Levon Helm)

- Professional Drum Shop’s 50 Years

- The Wrecking Crew

- The Last Of The Blue Devils: The Kansas City Jazz Story

- Standing In The Shadows Of Motown