This weekend's musical treat

[TwoTankAmin]

Here is a real bonus upon which I just stumbled. It may be the best flash mob performance i have heard/seen on youtube

The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!​

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[TwoTankAmin]

The following is from Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis_by_U.S._jurisdiction

In the United States, cannabis is legal in 40 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose.[2] Despite this prohibition, federal law is generally not enforced against the possession, cultivation, or intrastate distribution of cannabis in states where such activity has been legalized. Beginning in 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration has initiated a review to potentially move cannabis to the less-restrictive Schedule III.[5]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 40 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. Despite this prohibition, federal law is generally not enforced against the possession, cultivation, or intrastate distribution of cannabis in states where such activity has been legalized. Beginning in 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration has initiated a review to potentially move cannabis to the less-restrictive Schedule III.

So tonight I am featuring songs about pot. This is not intended to suggest one should use marijuana even if you live where is it premitted to do so. Members from other countries may live where it is legal and oher where it is not. The same applies to you as well. I am not suggestig you use pot whether it is legal or illegal where you live.

Cab Calloway Reefer Man (1933)




Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

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Toby Keith and Scott Emerick singing the song "I'll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again" during Willie Nelson's 70th birthday celebration.
"Willie Nelson, the country music luminary whose name is practically synonymous with lighting up, said in a recent interview that he has stopped smoking marijuana due to breathing issues."
from https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...stopped-smoking-pot-take-better-care-n1095081

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New Orleans Jazz Vipers- Viper Mad
Recorded by WWOZ at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Center on December 4, 2021.

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Little Feat
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[Rusty_Shackleford]

You forgot one.



If you like the Rolling Stones there is a live version with Muddy and the Stones.

 

[fishorama]

We're having a different music dinner cooking dancing vibe, so I'll catch up later.

 

[GaryE]

I bet there were a lot of songs made up about weed, and played live, but for some strange reason the artists couldn't remember them to record them.

When cannabis was legalized here, the low cliff across the road had an endless array of pickup trucks parked in the morning, with beardie boys listening to Nashville country in clouds of smoke. Now that legalization has become normalized, that's become quite rare. I wonder if there was a flurry of night club songs (I think there was) when alcohol prohibition ended in the USA?

Badly written cliche commercial songs often don't say much, but the good "alternative music" writing often reflects what's going on that's slightly different in interesting ways. 1920s music will stand your hair on end with the PTSD generation after world war one and the deadly flu epidemic effects. It's a wonder any of us got to be alive.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

"Earth to TFF, Earth to TFF, Come in TFF."

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"The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a star cluster in the constellation Taurus, named after the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione in Greek mythology. This cluster is easily recognizable in the night sky and has been significant in various cultures for its beauty and visibility."

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[gimme30]

"The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a star cluster in the constellation Taurus, named after the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione in Greek mythology. This cluster is easily recognizable in the night sky and has been significant in various cultures for its beauty and visibility."

Unless you're holding a camera. Then you'll never see it.

Apologies for the intrusion but I have a soft spot for the Kinks and can't resist

 

[TwoTankAmin]

You thought I forgot again. Just busy and behind on everything.

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success.

The October 1966 to February 1970 lineup of Jefferson Airplane, consisting of Marty Balin (vocals), Paul Kantner (rhythm guitar, vocals), Grace Slick (vocals, keyboards), Jorma Kaukonen (lead guitar, vocals), Jack Casady (bass), and Spencer Dryden (drums), was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.[4] Balin left the band in 1971.[5] After 1972, Jefferson Airplane effectively split into two groups. Kaukonen and Casady moved on full-time to their own band, Hot Tuna. Slick, Kantner, and the remaining members of Jefferson Airplane recruited new members and regrouped as Jefferson Starship in 1974, with Balin eventually joining them.

The Surrealistic Pillow album was released in 1967.
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Also 1967

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And then came Hot Tuna.

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Acoustic Hot Tuna - Let Us Get Together - Live at Fur Peace Ranch from a July 2013 sold out show at Jorma Kuakonen's Fur Peace Ranch
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Jack and Jorma are still playing today.
Hot Tuna - Bardovan Opera House 10-29-25

 

[gwand]

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-monkeys-rhythm-backstreet-boys.html

 

[TwoTankAmin]

Sorry, I am late to the party. So, I will take the weekend off and post again this coming weekend.

@gwand

 

[fishorama]

Well, some sad news to add to this mix. Steve Cropper died today or recently. He was a Stax studio guitarist that played on several favorite songs (sorry, I forgot how to this, help me TTA!)



I tried to do "Green Onions" https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...onions&&mid=96B181142CD6EE33B92F96B181142CD6E

 

[TwoTankAmin]

One of my better friend knew Steve and always spoke highly of him. But what more do we need to know than: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the soul singer Otis Redding and the guitarist Steve Cropper. And then there is this as well:

Collaborations​

With Alabama

• Southern Star (RCA Records, 1989)

With Jimmy Barnes

• Soul Searchin' (Liberation Music, 2016)

With William Bell

• The Soul of a Bell (Stax Records, 1967)
• Bound to Happen (Stax Records, 1969)

With Barbi Benton

• Something New (Polydor Records, 1976)

With Big Star

• Third/Sister Lovers (PVC, 1978)

With Stephen Bishop

• Bish (ABC Records, 1978)

With Frank Black

• Honeycomb (Cooking Vinyl, 2005)
• Fast Man Raider Man (Cooking Vinyl, 2006)

With Bobby and the Midnites

• Where the Beat Meets the Street (Columbia Records, 1984)

With Booker T. & the M.G.'s

• Green Onions (Stax Records, 1962)
• Soul Dressing (Stax Records, 1965)
• And Now! (Stax Records, 1966)
• In the Christmas Spirit (Stax Records, 1966)
• Hip Hug-Her (Stax Records, 1967)
• Doin' Our Thing (Stax Records, 1968)
• Soul Limbo (Stax Records, 1968)
• UpTight (Stax Records, 1969)
• The Booker T. Set (Stax Records, 1969)
• McLemore Avenue (Stax Records, 1970)
• Melting Pot (Stax Records, 1971)
• Universal Language (Asylum Records, 1977)
• That's the Way It Should Be (Columbia Records, 1994)

With Ronnie Baker Brooks

• Times Have Changed (Provogue Records, 2017)

With Jimmy Buffett

• Hot Water (MCA Records, 1988)

With Billy Burnette

• Try Me (Curb, 1985)

With Brian Cadd

• White On White (Capitol Records, 1976)

With Cate Brothers

• Cate Bros. (Asylum Records, 1975)
• In One Eye and Out the Order (Asylum Records, 1976)

With Chicago

• Chicago XXXIII: O Christmas Three (Chicago Records, 2011)

With David Clayton-Thomas

• David Clayton-Thomas (Columbia Records, 1972)

With A. J. Croce

• Just Like Medicine (Compass Records, 2017)

With Patti Dahlstrom

• Your Place or Mine (20th Century Records, 1975)

With Delaney & Bonnie

• Home (Stax Records, 1969)
• D&B Together (Columbia Records, 1972)

With Ned Doheny

• Hard Candy (Columbia Records, 1976)
• Prone (CBS Records, 1979)

With Yvonne Elliman

• Rising Sun (RSO Records, 1975)
• Night Flight (RSO Records, 1978)
• Yvonne (RSO Records, 1979)

With José Feliciano

• Compartments (RCA Victor, 1973)
• For My Love... Mother Music (RCA Victor, 1974)

With Eddie Floyd

• Knock on Wood (Stax Records, 1967)
• Down to Earth (Stax Records, 1971)

With Peter Frampton

• Where I Should Be (A&M Records, 1979)

With Richie Furay

• I've Got a Reason (Asylum Records, 1976)

With Art Garfunkel

• Breakaway (Columbia Records, 1975)

With Cyndi Grecco

• Making Our Dreams Come True (Private Stock Records, 1976)

With Richie Havens

• The End of the Beginning (A&M Records, 1976)

With Levon Helm

• Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars (ABC Records, 1977)
• Levon Helm (ABC Records, 1978)

With Chris Hillman

• Slippin' Away (Asylum Records, 1976)

With Rebecca Lynn Howard

• Rebecca Lynn Howard (Universal Music, 2000)

With Etta James

• Seven Year Itch (Island Records, 1988)
• The Right Time (Elektra Records, 1992)

With Wynonna Judd

• Tell Me Why (Curb Records, 1993)

With Albert King

• Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax Records, 1967)
• Years Gone By (Stax Records, 1969)

With B.B. King

• King of the Blues: 1989 (MCA Records, 1988)

With Al Kooper

• White Chocolate (Sony Records, 2008)

With John Lennon

• Rock 'n' Roll (Apple Records, 1975)

With Ann-Margret

• Born to Be Wild (Cleopatra Records, 2023)

With Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.

• Marilyn & Billy (Columbia Records, 1978)

With Craig Morgan

• Craig Morgan (Atlantic Records, 2000)

With Aaron Neville

• The Tattoeed Heart (A&M Records, 1995)

With Wayne Newton

• Tomorrow (Chelsea Records, 1976)

With Harry Nilsson

• Flash Harry (Mercury Records, 1980)

With John Oates

• 1000 Miles of Life (Phunk Shui Records, 2008)

With Nigel Olsson

• Nigel Olsson (The Rocket Record Company, 1975)

With Roy Orbison

• Mystery Girl (Virgin Records, 1989)

With Dolly Parton

• Heartbreak Express (RCA Records, 1982)

With Wilson Pickett

• In the Midnight Hour (Atlantic Records, 1965)
• The Exciting Wilson Pickett (Atlantic Records, 1966)

With Michel Polnareff

• Michel Polnareff (Atlantic Records, 1975)

With John Prine

• Common Sense (Atlantic Records, 1975)

With Otis Redding

• Pain in My Heart (Atco Records, 1964)
• The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads (Atco Records, 1965)
• Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Stax Records, 1965)
• The Soul Album (Stax Records, 1966)
• Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (Stax Records, 1966)
• King & Queen (Stax Records, 1967)
• The Dock of the Bay (Stax Records, 1968)

With Bruce Roberts

• Bruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977)

With Leon Russell

• Will O' the Wisp (Shelter Records, 1975)

With Sanford & Townsend

• Duo-Glide (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)

With Leo Sayer

• Here (Chrysalis Records, 1979)

With Poncho Sanchez

• Raise Your Hand (Concord Records, 2007)

With Guy Sebastian

• The Memphis Album (Sony BMG, 2007)

With Neil Sedaka

• The Hungry Years (The Rocket Record Company, 1975)
• Steppin' Out (Polydor Records, 1976)

With Paul Shaffer

• Coast to Coast (Capitol Records, 1989)

With Paul Simon

• Songs from The Capeman (Warner Bros. Records, 1997)

With Percy Sledge

• Blue Night (Sky France Records, 1994)

With Broderick Smith

• Suitcase (Mushroom Records, 1992)

With The Soul Children

• Soul Children (Stax Records, 1968)

With The Staple Singers

• Soul Folk in Action (Stax Records, 1968)

With Mavis Staples

• Mavis Staples (Volt Records, 1969)
• Only for the Lonely (Volt Records, 1970)

With Ringo Starr

• Ringo (Apple Records, 1973)
• Goodnight Vienna (Apple Records, 1974)
• Vertical Man (Mercury Records, 1998)

With Rod Stewart

• Atlantic Crossing (Warner Bros. Records, 1975)
• A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
• Foot Loose & Fancy Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)
• Every Beat of My Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1986)

With Livingston Taylor

• Man's Best Friend (Epic Records, 1980)

With Carla Thomas

• Memphis Queen (Stax Records, 1969)

With Mickey Thomas

• As Long as You Love Me (MCA Records, 1977)

With Tower of Power

• We Came to Play! (Columbia Records, 1978)

With The Manhattan Transfer

• Pastiche (Atlantic Records, 1978)

With Wendy Waldman

• The Main Refrain (Warner Bros.

• Records, 1976)

With Dale Watson

• Jukebox Fury (Cleopatra Records, 2022)

With Jerry Lynn Williams

• Gone (Warner Bros. Records, 1979)

 

[TwoTankAmin]

This weekend I am making sure to post early to make up for last weekend's miss. Mark Knopfler is a pretty amazing musician.

"Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is one of the two members who stayed throughout the band's existence, along with the bassist John Illsley. He pursued a solo career after the band dissolved, and is now an independent artist."

ENJOY!

Heavy Fuel - Live [AMAZING INTRO SOLO by Mark Knopfler] Basel 1992
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Dire Straits - The Bug (Official Music Video)
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"The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock project formed by British singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler in May 1986........... The Notting Hillbillies recorded just one album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time, released on Vertigo in the UK (Warner Bros. in the US, reaching #52 on the Billboard albums chart) in 1990, before members returned to concentrate on their primary musical outlets."

The Notting Hillbillies - Setting Me Up (The Late Show, Mar 29th, 1990)
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Like most great musicians, many other great musicians are always happy to play with them.

Neck and Neck is a collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on October 9, 1990, by Columbia Records.

There'll Be Some Changes Made
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He wrote an performed as a solo act.

Why Aye Man (Milan 10.05.2019)
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[TwoTankAmin]

Sorry to be late posting again. But I had to travel way back in time for this weekend's music. It was all from a time before I was born but of which I am still a fan. It is big band music which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s and even found its way into the 50s.

I am partial to Benny Goodman who taught me to appreciate the clarinet. I have seen both of the movies from which two of the songs below were extracted. In the early years of broadcast television there was a lack of programming. So a lot of what was broadcast when I was growing up int the 1950s and into the 60s there were many movies from the past 40 years used to fill the open air time.

"Writen by Louis Prima in 1935, This is not much of a song from WW2 but it is one of the most famous songs from the Big Band era"
"Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973)[1] was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer.[2][3] Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of "Sing, Sing, Sing" elevated the role of the drummer from that of an accompanist to that of an important solo voice in the band."

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"Sun Valley Serenade is the first of the only two movies featuring The Glenn Miller Orchestra (the other is 1942's Orchestra Wives)."
All Aboard!
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So you saw the Blues Brothers 2000 and you think you saw Cab Calaoway.
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Gotta do another Glenn Miller. Get in the mood

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Gotta play myself off with one more by Benny. A film clip of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton performing the jazz song "Stealin' Apples" in the musical film A Song is Born. "The song Stealin' Apples was written by Andy Razaf and Fats Waller and was first recorded by Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra in 1936."

This was Benny's smallest "band."

(3690 p is the best there is, but it is decent.)

 

[GaryE]

When I was a kid, Gene Krupa was always dangled before me as a moral tale. The great and admired drummer who succumbed to heroin.

My Dad was the first timewarped musical fan I ever met. He was a drummer, and for him, the music had died with the big bands. Later, I've developed a love of the smaller jump blues bands that followed the collapse of the big band economy. Roy Milton and his Solid Senders, Louis Jordan, Big Jay McNeely and the whole scene around them was fun pre rock n'roll stuff.

Swing records were played in the house and while teenaged me thought it was boring, it gained a toehold and became more interesting as I explored more. I think a lot of the musical styles we like as we age are based on what people around us liked when we very young. Our brains squirrel away the best parts and loop back around to them.