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What is your favorite Kruger Brothers album?
I found out that the Kruger Brothers will be on a cruise I'm interested in. I had never heard them before, but I am now mesmerized by them. I want to know from you cognoscienti out there which…Continue
Started Apr 9, 2012
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Henry Jasen commented on Kim Ruehl's blog post 'When well-meaning topical music goes terribly wrong'
Henry Jasen replied to Terry Roland's discussion 'What Are Bob Dylan's 10 Greatest Songs'
"Some of my personal favorites. I wish I could give a rational explanation, but I can't. Mostly I'm old so I know the early stuff better and I picked some because I like to play them. The order is not a…"
Henry Jasen left a comment for NoDepression
"Thanks,
Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself. I try to avoid snarky comments, but the more contrary thoughts are usually the more motivating ones.
Say hi to Kyla for me, if you have regular contact with her.
Hank"
Henry Jasen replied to Lucky Mud's discussion 'Hee Haw (the Birth of Americana?)'
"Buying a mandolin because my fingers were too stubby to barre comfortably on a guitar.
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Henry Jasen replied to Roscoe's discussion 'Top Five Songwritwers'
"Thank you for explaining the basis for your choices. While I might not agree with them, your reason certainly makes sense to me.
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Henry Jasen replied to Roscoe's discussion 'Top Five Songwritwers'
"This is painfully difficult, as shown by the folks who list way more than five. How does one decide? I picked the 5 whose material I never get tired of and often try to play myself:
Lennon/McCartney
Garcia/Hunter
Steve Goodman
Townes…"
Henry Jasen replied to Roscoe's discussion 'Top Five Songwritwers'
"This list should also include Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan."
Henry Jasen replied to Roscoe's discussion 'Top Five Songwritwers'
"Maybe Buddy Holly belongs even higher on this list. He has an amazing catalog for someone with a long career, let alone someone who died at age 23. His product ranges from 50s Pop, to Rock and Roll, to what sounds like Bubblegum music.…"
Henry Jasen replied to Gary Schwind's discussion 'Favorite "off-the-beaten-path" singer-songwriters'
"Scott Katz is pretty good. This song always struck me as right:
The Wrong SongI was wrong. As wrong as I could be.I was wrong. Anyone could see,I was wrong, and getting wronger with each wordI was wrong; somehow my rightness got deferred.I was…"
Henry Jasen replied to Gillian Turnbull's discussion 'Best Country Duet?'
"It is unimaginable. You can find it on grooveshark."
Henry Jasen replied to Gillian Turnbull's discussion 'Best Country Duet?'
"For a really strange version of "Back Street Affair", check out the Carol Channing and Webb Pierce attempt.
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Henry Jasen replied to Gillian Turnbull's discussion 'Best Country Duet?'
"Check out the Sonny & Cher version. Maybe it was the constant repetition I endured as a child, but I like this version better - well, maybe not the clothes.
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Henry Jasen replied to Gillian Turnbull's discussion 'Best Country Duet?'
"I wanted to mention this also, but I didn't know who sang it. Thanks for all you do for ND.
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Henry Jasen replied to Gillian Turnbull's discussion 'Best Country Duet?'
"I love Lyle Lovette and Francine Reed
The first thing that came to my mind though was Johnny and June doing Jackson. Another that I haven't noticed yet is Sonny and Cher doing "I've Got You, Babe". Am I too old and…"
Henry Jasen commented on Easy Ed's blog post 'From the eye of the storm'
"Thanks Ed. That was a well wrought and accurate exposition of the situation. Here is Brooklyn Heights life is essentially normal. We have power and heat. Our phones work. The restaurants are open and the markets have…"
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Serendipitously Stumbling on Songs that Sound Similar
I was taking my morning constitutional (If you don't know what that is google Harry Truman and search for constitutional) and listening to my iPod on shuffle. I was thrilled to hear Richie Havens singing the Peter Yarrow song - the Great Mandala. Here is the two of them playing it.
That was great, but then the very next songs starts out almost…
ContinuePosted on May 12, 2011 at 9:00am
Joy on Stage - Janis Ian, Natalia Zuckerman, David Grisman with Andy Statman Trio
This weekend my wife and I got out to listen to two fairly different performances in two fairly different venues, but featuring four outstanding artists in great shows. What they shared was that the performers were clearly enjoying themselves. This joy added to the quality of the performance and the connection between the performers and the audiences.
The first show was Saturday night at a church a block from my home in Brooklyn Heights. I wasn't going to miss Janis Ian,…
ContinuePosted on April 11, 2011 at 1:30pm
The Bent Strings
I was cruising Grooveshark.com and I came across a group of 20ish players called the Bent Strings. They play a quality bluegrass with new takes on old standards and some stuff of their own. They're from Greenville, SC and don't have a CD out...yet. Check them out at www.thebentstrings.com/
Posted on November 23, 2010 at 8:30am
Sharing the Soundtrack to my nostalgia
Look, I'm 60 years old. I'm sitting in a nice restaurant in the middle of Berlin, Germany with the family of my friend: a couple and their teenaged son and daughter. It's a nice place, a little noisy and the sound system is needlessly loud in a place where everyone is trying to talk over it and each other. We ask for it to be turned down, and the folks are nice enough to do so. We enjoy a fine meal and as we're getting ready for dessert we can kind of make out Peter, Paul and Mary singing… Continue
Posted on November 2, 2010 at 12:51pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 6:58am on February 19, 2013,
NoDepression said… Hi Henry,
Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your recent comments in a couple discussions here on No Depression. It means a lot to the folks who blog and post other content here to know that it's being noticed and appreciated. Since the majority of content on this site is crowd-sourced, community involvement is what makes everything here on ND possible. So, thanks again for taking the time to post comments - we really appreciate it!
- Lucca at No Depression
- At 3:44pm on August 29, 2010,
Kyla Fairchild said… - Hi Hank- Just happened to see your knowledgeable, well written comment on the "covers" thread. Nicely put!
- At 11:19am on January 4, 2010,
No Depression said… - Hi Henry - Welcome to the No Depression community! We hope you're finding everything okay. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback (here are some FAQs in case anything's confusing). Thanks for joining. Cheers!
Kim
- At 5:54am on December 30, 2009,
Henry Jasen said… - Kyla,
that is very touching. I never think that we have that much influence on anyone, even our own kids. You remember a couple of our favorites. By the way, Judy Collins was very prominent in our collection, but Joan Baez was not. I have been following ND online ever since you got started, but it took a nit-picky kvetch to get me to register.
Terri and I saw John Sebastian and David Grisman at the City Winery earlier this month. Great nostalgia and they can both still pick it. I think we've seen Sebastian live every 3 or 4 years or so since we saw him play solo on our second date in college, 39 years ago.
- At 8:04pm on December 29, 2009, Kyla Fairchild said…
- Hi Hank!! I was surprised and happy to see your comment today! Did you see the post about the Lovin Spoonful awhile back?
http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/what-started-out-to-be-about
It really made me think about you guys and I almost posted a comment that John Sebastian was one of my earliest musical loves. At some point when you lived next door I borrowed a bunch of your albums and recorded them onto cassette tapes. I can't remember all of them but for sure Carol King, John Sebastian and The Lovin Spoonful were among the batch.
I think Donny Osmond might have come slightly before that (not from you!), but those were definitely right at the beginning of my musical discovery and love for music.
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