Looking forward to better times in ’21, so the Dawg tracks through twenty cuts that are L.A.F.L – Love At First Listen. Too many to include tone hounds – but here’s some of the best. What are your LAFL (pronounced La Fel) cuts? Happy New Year!!
Cuts from Lou Reed, John Butler, Chris Wilson, Chris Whitley, John Hiatt, North Mississippi Allstars, Sly and Family Stone, Mary Gauthier, David Francey, Buddy Guy, Charlie Mussellwhite, Moreland N Arbuckle, Joni Mitchell, Tome Waits, Jeff Lang, Violent Femmes, James Blood Ulmer, Malcolm Holcombe, Paul Butterfield, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM
** Australia
1. Lou Reed / Paranoia Key of E / Ecstasy
2. ** John Butler Trio / Treat Yo Mama / Sunrise Over Sea
3. ** Chris Wilson / Go Go Gaugin / Spiderman
4. Chris Whitley / Frontier / Hotel Vast Horizon
5. John Hiatt / Love’s Not Where We Thought We Left It / Master of Disaster
6. North Mississippi Allstars / No Mo / Electric Blue Watermelon
7. Sly and the Family Stone / Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey / Stand!
8. Mary Gauthier / Falling Out Of Love / Mercy Now
9. David Francey / All Lights Burning Bright / Seaway
10. Buddy Guy N Junior Wells / A Man Of Many Words / Play The Blues!
11. Charlie Musselwhite / Just A Feeling / Delta Hardware
12. Moreland N Arbuckle / 18 Counties / Flood
13. Joni Mitchell / Amelia / Hejira
14. Tom Waits / Tom Traubert’s Blues / Small Change
15. ** Chris Whitley N Jeff Lang / Dislocation Blues / Dislocation Blues
16. Violent Femmes / Add It Up / Violet Femmes
17. James Blood Ulmer / Death Letter Blues / Memphis Blood – The Sun Sessions
18. Malcolm Holcombe / Outta Luck / Pretty Little Troubles
19. Paul Butterfield Blues Band / Just To Be With You / The Original Lost Elektra Sessions
20. Stevie Ray Vaughan N Double Trouble / Texas Flood / Blues Explosion (Montreux Jazz Festival 1982)
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Hey Salty, now I know you know your music…Playing Chris Whitley! We’ve been diehard fans of Chris since the early 90’s…my wife sang “Look what love has done” to me ..us on our wedding day in Strawberry Fields/NYC way back when..we decided to cover it on our brand new cd Alias Smith & Jones…https://youtu.be/CvJdtXGHIHY check it out if you have a moment…Have a great week !
Thanks Salvatore, that’s a great story… will check out the band for sure. Keep on keeping on!
Ciao Australia e Salty Dog vi seguo da molto tempo siete fantastici .Buon 2021
Thank you Felice – Happy New Year and here’s to a better 2021!