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"String Theories" (Podcast Title)
Strings, Violin vs Fiddle. A brief nod to St Paddy's to start things off witha Pogues connection-
Well, it seemed high time I salute the fiddle, and maybe contrast it with violins and string Sections in soul music, particularly in Memphis and Detroit, as Motown and Stax really injected some of the most influential soulful string parts in popular music... Just my opinion, which I attempt to explain in tonight's edition of Veritable Infusion.
As usual, some historic nuggets pop up, about recording techniques and the legendary theatre-cum- studio on McClemore Avenue in Memphis... Some Detroit - Memphis connections pop up as well...
TRAX:
Bettye Lavette- Dirty Old Town
The Pogues - Streams Of Whiskey, The Boys from County Hell, taken from a live cd called "Sink That Bottle", recorded with Shane on some European tour...
*Bob Cussen Bluegrass Band- Sugarfoot, Horse Mountain Breakdown, Flop Eared Mule, Shucking The Corn, Clinch Mountain Backstep,
*Origin
