Got You Covered

From the desk of Peter Crowley:

 

Kelly Hofschneider sat in again, so that's always fun. We played a string of covers, which is sometimes what songwriters do when their brains need a rest. You could say we were doing that, too, just going on instinct. That's what people do on three-day weekends after they've been burning themselves out at work. I know, since it's Memorial Day, we should have brooded a bit over the continuing tragedy of war and all the people who have lost their lives to it. We were thinking about that, as anyone should, but it wasn't that spirit that called us. So we played three-day-weekend music for the happy homefront. Hope you dig.

 

By the way, that's Geoff Muldaur in the photo, which I took while he played an "astounding" (he used that word a lot in our interview) show Sunday night here in Saranac Lake. Unfortunately, he had to take a pass on doing a Ten Dollar studio session. He's fighting the flu, really pushing himself through these gigs, and he doesn't want to push his voice too far by doing extra sessions like this radio show. Totally understandable. It's too bad because he's not only a sublime guitarist and singer; he's an all-around brilliant guy with a stinging wit and tons to talk about - a real good conversationalist. His youngest daughter Clare is a witty one, too; we play her again this week with her band, the Reasons.

 

The Ten Dollar Radio Show - sounds like hearing "Don't worry; got you covered," as you go to pay for your beer at your friendly neighborhood watering hole, and plays for free.

 

This week's playlist:

 

Barstool Boogie - Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks

Dented Fender - Roy Clark

Who Stole My Monkey? - Boozoo Chavis

Congo Mambo - Guitar Gable

Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu - Slim Harpo

Fish to Fry - The Ditty Bops

High Shelf Booze - Eilen Jewell

Sea of Tears - Eilen Jewell

Be So Happy - Heartless Bastards

Everybody Knows - Elizabeth & Catpult

Naive Melody - Arcade Fire

Green River - M. Ward

Rave On - M. Ward

Connection - Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Early Mornin' Rain - Paul Weller

Day Tripper - Sergio Medez & Brasil '66

I Should Have Known Better - She & Him

Happiness Is a Warm Gun - The Breeders

Funk 49 - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Clare & the Reasons

Handle With Care - Jenny Lewis

Hungry Heart - Minnie Driver

The Pusher - Blind Melon

The Weight - Aretha Franklin

100 Yard Dash - Raphael Saadiq

Down in the Valley - Otis Redding

Gonna Move - Paul Pena

Weekend Off - Little Charlie & the Nightcats

Party Lights - Junior Brown

Guitars & Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam

I Confess - The Wagoneers

Bowling Green - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends

Every Kind of Music but Country - Robbie Fulks

Stay a Little Longer - Bob Wills

Hip-Hug-Her (live at Monterrey Pop Festival, 1966) - Booker T & the MGs

 

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