Archive for July, 2006Sheb Wooley Was In Star Wars?Yep, the singer of “Flying Purple Eater” was in the original Star Wars, all the Indiana Jones movies, the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie as well as older films like Them, Land of the Pharohs and The Green Berets. Or at least his voice was. Click here to learn the fascinating tale of what is now known as the Wilhelm Scream, a scream that Wolley recorded for the soundtrack of the 1951 movie Distant Drums.-MJS Add comment July 28th, 2006 Twang-a-rifficHere’s a nice introduction to the Bakersfield Sound, the hard twangin’ brand of country that players like Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart created in California in the early 1950s. Make sure you check out the section on Mosrite.-MJS Add comment July 28th, 2006 Atlas of Plucked InstrumentsThe Atlas of Plucked Instruments is a work in progress–the sections on mandolin and banjo aren’t ready yet– but it does have some good basic info on more esoteric instruments from around the world like the Cambodian chapey, the Malagasy kabosi and the West African ngoni. Some of the entries give little more than a photo, a name and country of origin, but I’ve found that just learning what some of these instruments are called is the first step to discovering more about them.-MJS Add comment July 27th, 2006 Mandolin GlossaryThe Mandolin Cafe has just launched a new mandolin glossary, which will be updated and expanded in the coming months. If you don’t know what, say, a taterbug is or who Luigi Embergher was, head on over and be enlightened. If you have access to some obscure tidbit of mandolin lore, they’d love to hear about it.-MJS Add comment July 27th, 2006 Lap Steel Skateboard
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5 comments July 25th, 2006 Bluegrass BlogIf you’re looking for a good source of information about the High Lonesome Sound, The Bluegrass Blog is a fine place to start. I learned quite a few interesting things poking around there, such as the Kel Kroydon line of banjos is being revived, Ralph Stanley has a museum and that there is a bluegrass tribute CD to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They also have a weekly podcast called the GrassCast.-MJS Add comment July 25th, 2006 Joni Mitchell VideosHere’s a load of great videos on YouTube of Joni Mitchell on Canadian television in 1965 and 1966.-MJS (via Metafilter) Add comment July 24th, 2006 Got $5500 Burning A Hole In Your Pocket?
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