Sometimes a mate will send you a little surprise.
I’m happy to pass it on … a different take on an old standard
Which led me to the Chieftains with Ry Cooder
Hope you enjoy these clips.
Cheers
Stand By Me and The Chieftains with Ry Cooder
02 Tuesday Feb 2010
Posted in Entertainment Upstairs
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Emmjay!!
You show me yours–and I’ll show you mine.
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I’m not sure which Ry Cooder LPs (vinyl) I own. As they’re all in a box, amongst boxes.
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Good one Emmjay, I thank Ry Gooder for introducing me to the funky but very refined Cuban music. All those lovely old musicians; the pianist Ruben Conzalez,the sweet Ibrahim Ferrier, Orlando Lopez…
Love them all and I feel like embracing them all (very loosely paraphrased ) 🙂
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that Stand By Me video is brilliant and beautiful! what a great concept. will have to watch Ry Cooder later (supposed to be working)
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Nice, I’m with Big M
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Thanks Emmjay, loved it!
Ry is the master if bringing obscure (to us Westerners) music into the mainstream. I think he said it all near the end, something about being brought up to think of Mexicans as second class people, but, now, I’ve listened to their music I want to embrace them (very loosely paraphrased!)
Another album for me to chase down.
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Glad you like it, Big M.
I really enjoy Ry Cooder’s music. Have done since school. One of my favourites is his collaboration with VM Bhatt – Ganges Delta Blues – magnificent. I also appreciate his collaboration with Gabby Pahinui and Atta Isaacs – slack key Hawaiian guitars. Liquid gold !
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I think my favourite is “Jazz’, which I have on vinyl. Gotta make some time to install a new motor in my turntable (in spite of my rave about networked music on your other story)!
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SO do I ! I bought a copy of “Jazz” on vinyl in the UK in the 1980s. I also bought a copy on CD in the 1990s. “Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now” – funky, lolling along like a Red Setter in spats.
I know certain Pig’s patrons will think I’m joking but I recently bought an Akai USB turntable new for $100 because the first mate has a few hundred LPs to digitise and the old Pioneer ain’t what she used to be. rumble and hiss, slack rubber belt, expensive new stylus required
A job in waiting, Big M.
Some might say that I must be crazy. There are easier ways to get the collection digitised (some even legal). But I think half the pleasure is running the old LPs through the fingers and past the lugs and reminiscing about life when the covers were crisp and new.
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Emmjay, sounds like a great idea. There are plenty of phono amps, with AD converters, around, but the Akai will probably do the trick. There’s plenty of jiggery-pokery involved in this, so, good luck!!
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