Posts Tagged ‘Gospel’

Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons - “Born Again”

Friday, August 28th, 2009

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Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons - “Born Again”

the son of a baptist minister, cory chisel grew up immersed in the spiritedness of gospel music. a spiritedness that still informs a sound further influenced by iconic artists like howlin’ wolf, aretha franklin, and sam cooke. the native of the upper midwest breathes a refreshing vitality into a sometimes inwardly-focused prosaic genre. we really dig cory (and his wandering sons), if you’re not already up on him, familiarize yourself.

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rating: 7.7

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B3SCI MIXTAPES: Alan Lomax

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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musicologist alan lomax dedicated much of his life to the preservation, collection & recording of folk music. a primary interest of lomax was the folk music of the american south. he recorded prisoners & sharecroppers, balladeers & clergymen. alan lomax had a profound love for this music, something you can really feel in his recordings. here’s a few of our favs:

01. Odetta - “Another Man Done Gone”
02. John Davis - “Moses Don’t Get Lost”
03. Bessie Jones - “See Aunt Dinah”
04. Viola James - “Tryin’ to Make Heaven My Home”
05. Anderson Burton - “God’s Unchanging Hand”
06. Henry Morrison - “Lazarus”
07. Ed Lewis & Prisoners - “Tom Devil”
08. 22 & Group - “Prettiest Train”
09. Mississippi Fred McDowell - “I Want Jesus”
10. Moving Star Hall Singers - “You Got to Move”

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THROWBACK SATURDAYS: Oblivians - “Live the Life”

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

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Oblivians - Live the Life

i want to live the life i sing about in this blog. i love this song so much! lets dance!

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