Austin
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THE ZYDECO STOMP
Clifton’s song “Zydeco Sont Pas Salés” is a commonly pointed to as the beginnings of the word Zydeco. “the snap beans aren’t salty” Creole French pronunciation sounds like the word zydeco. Continue reading
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Dreamin’ of the Rolling Stones
Last night, I dreamed of my geriatric self. I was one of several older folks, lying in a row of hospital beds, on one of those long screened-in porches you sometimes see at rest homes. We were all watching TV, waiting for Mick Jagger to come on and perform. Continue reading
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ALLMANS BEGAT the HIPPIE SWAY
The first albums, Allman Brothers Band and Idlewild South were testaments to deep south influences on the soul of rock and roll. As much as Janis Joplin’s gospel, pain-wracked emotional outpouring vocals tied Black southern music to the rock form, Continue reading
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Forgotten Austin: Les Moore
Les came to Austin like so many in the 70s. On his way somewhere else, escaping some repressive, soul-crushing apathetic town or other. Continue reading
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BEATLES OR STONES?
by Jack Reid In 1964 the big bang of the British Invasion music knocked Motown and the Surf music right off the charts of our local radio stations. In San Antonio, these were KTSA and KONO, the teen stations. In January of 64 the charts read like the nation charts, except being in the south,… Continue reading
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The Blacksmith and the Song Smith
This is a chapter of my life’s story. A time and place which was very meaningful for me, and one that has stayed with me all my almost 77 years on Earth. I don’t talk about those Clarksville days much– back in the late sixties and early 70’s in Austin, TX. Maybe, I was afraid that… Continue reading