Excellent points as above. JFK was the original (D) scumbag, make no mistake here. 'Gone with the Wind' stands up. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" stands up as well. America must keep her History.
Happy Listening!
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
I am very fortunate in having heard this amazing song performed live by The Band on their tour in support of the s/t "brown" album. The only other live music experience I’ve had that equals it was hearing Little Village perform John Hiatt’s "Lipstick Traces" on a soundstage in Burbank in ’92. The Little Village album was not so hot, but they sure were!
The Beatles? Saw them in ’65. Hendrix? Saw him in ’68 and ’69. Cream? Saw them in ’67 and ’68. The Who? Saw them in ’68 and ’69. Who else ya wanna name? Sorry, hearing The Band live spoiled me for just about EVERYONE else. Not Iris DeMent, whom I just saw this past Thursday. Stunningly great!
Here’s J.R. Robertson, Eric Levon Helm, and some other guy talking about the song and its’ creation:
https://youtu.be/nVYBW_zCvOg?t=1
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Me, too. I've long told this story about J.S. Bach: When the Voyager spacecraft was launched in 1977, opinions and ideas were solicited as far as what human artifacts would be most appropriate to leave in outer space as a signal of man's cultural achievements on earth. Carl Sagan proposed that 'if we are to convey something of what humans are about then music has to be a part of it.' To Sagan's request for suggestions, the eminent biologist Lewis Thomas answered, 'I would send the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach.' After a pause, he added, 'But that would be boasting.” 😉 |
How our memories are fallible. I just watched that show on You Tube, Chilli Peppers were "live" and Miles was a recorded clip from a previous show. They did not play together, at least on the episode I watched. That said, it was really an incredible series with an amazing lineup of guests. I found Jools Holland as host to be incredibly annoying but the music was incredible
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Night_(American_TV_program)
this will keep you busy for a few hours https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD92B91B57951467B
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