T. Rex

Moving away from all things Louisiana for once...for some strange reason I have gotten way back into T. Rex recently - in particular 1971's Electric Warrior. For some this may seem way obvious but for those of you who aren't overly familiar with this record I highly recommend it. My highlights are Mambo Sun, Jeepster, Life's A Gas, Rip Off and of course Bang A Gong aka Get It On.

If you are at all interested in pop music from the 1970s - and who isn't? - you should be jamming out to Electric Warrior. I think it was Marc Bolan and T. Rex's finest hour but let me know if I'm missing something.

Clifton Chenier: Louisiana Blues & Zydeco

Hey! I bet you thought this blog was as dead as the musicians we cover (I'm talking to BOTH of you readers out there now).

Well, don't believe the hype.

Chances are if you know anything about Zydeco (and I know very little) you know Clifton Chenier. Dude was basically the king of the genre and the best accordion player you will ever hear. I hadn't listened to him in years until I downoladed his album: Louisiana Blues & Zydeco. As advertised Clifton and his band not only kill it on the Zydeco tunes but the Blues numbers are what really blew me away. I highly recommend this one as a good change of pace, assuming you don't listen to all that much accordion music.

Here's the DL link. Also, somewhere out there should be a video of Clifton performing at 4th ever episode of Austin City Limits - on the same bill as the great Townes Van Zandt. If anyone finds that, hook a brother up.

Cheers!