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Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
"Keep Your Lamp(s) Trimmed and Burning" is a traditional gospel blues song. It alludes to the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, found in the Gospel of Matthew at 25:1-13, and also to a verse in the Gospel of Luke, at 12:35. The song has been attributed to Blind Willie Johnson, who recorded it in 1928; to Reverend Gary Davis, who recorded it in 1956; and to Mississippi Fred McDowell, who recorded it in 1959. The song has been included in several hymnals. Lyrics The song is in call-and-response format. As is common with traditional songs, lyrics vary between performersin this instance, often very widely. A usual first verse is: "The world" and "the time" relate to the apocalyptic prophecies of the New Testament. "The work" can do so also, but suggests that the song may derive from an African-American work song. Recordings Recordings by people with Wikipedia articles include: * 1928 Blind Willie Johnson * 1956Reverend Gary Davis * 1959 Mississippi Fred McDowell * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gospel Blues
Gospel blues (or holy blues) is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment. According to musician and historian Stefan Grossman, "holy blues" was coined to originally describe Reverend Gary Davis's style of traditional blues playing with lyrics conveying a religious message. Davis and Blind Willie Johnson are considered the genre's two dominant performers, according to Dick Weissman. Other notable gospel-blues performers include Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Washington Phillips. Blues musicians who became devout, or even practicing clergy, include Reverend Robert Wilkins and Ishman Bracey.Wardlow, G., and Komara, E. M. (1998). ''Chasin' That Devil Music: Searching for the Blues''. San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. pp. 43, 45. . Bluesmen such as Boyd Rivers, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Sam Collins, Josh White, Blind Boy Fulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Tuna (album)
''Hot Tuna'' is the debut album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, released in 1970 as RCA Victor LSP-4353. It was recorded live at the New Orleans House in Berkeley, California in September 1969. It peaked at #30 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. Context and content Hot Tuna began as a means of relaxation for Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady while on tour with Jefferson Airplane, eventually becoming a separate entity within that band to the point of performing as its opening act. In the beginning, Hot Tuna would play in the style of electric Chicago blues often augmented by Airplane members, such represented by a cover of B.B. King's " Rock Me Baby" on the live Airplane album ''Bless Its Pointed Little Head''. For their first album, Kaukonen and Casady decided on a semi-acoustic set rooted in the country blues of the pre-World War II era. The Reverend Gary Davis had been an early influence on Kaukonen, and two of his songs were included on the album, with an additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Bird,
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Word Album
''The Word'' is the debut album by an instrumental jam band supergroup The Word. The musicians: Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar), John Medeski (keyboards), and the three members of North Mississippi Allstars - Luther Dickinson (electric guitar), Cody Dickinson (drums, washboard), and Chris Chew (bass guitar). Track listing # "Joyful Sounds" – 3:45 # "Call Him by His Name" – 4:11 # "Blood on that Rock" – 3:22 # "Without God" – 6:51 # "Waiting on My Wings" – 8:19 # "At the Cross" – 2:40 # "I'll Fly Away" – 7:19 # "I Shall Not Be Moved" – 2:37 # " Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" – 2:02 # "Untitled" – 6:08 # "Joyful Sounds Reprise" - 0:49 (This track is hidden, or unlisted, on the original CD release.) Contributing Artists John Medeski, Robert Randolph, North Mississippi Allstars North Mississippi Allstars is an American blues and southern rock band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is currently composed of brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Harris
Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid-1990s. He was featured on the 2003 PBS television mini-series, ''The Blues'', in an episode directed by Martin Scorsese. Biography Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for language studies in Cameroon in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in Napoleonville, Louisiana under the Teach For America program. His debut solo album ''Between Midnight and Day'' (1995) was produced by Grammy nominee/composer/producer Larry Hoffman, who discovered him in 1994 in Helena, Arkansas. The record included covers of Sleepy John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Nights And Long Days
''Late Nights and Long Days'' is a 1993-CD album by the noted British folk musician Wizz Jones and his son, Simeon Jones. The album was recorded at Airwave Studios, London in 1989 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11) and Metcalfe Studios, London in 1992 (remaining tracks). The CD was reissued circa 2008 on Jones' private ''Wizzydisc'' label, with 2 "bonus" tracks, as ''More Late Nights and Long Days'' Track listing #"Black Dog ( Jesse Winchester)" #"Nathaniel" (Wizz Jones) #"Night Ferry" (Wizz Jones) # "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (trad/Reverend Gary Davis) #"Two Hundred Miles Away" (Wizz Jones) #"Magical Flight" (Alan Tunbridge) #"Massacre at Beziers" (Alan Tunbridge) #"Mother It's Me" (Wizz Jones) #"Cannot Keep From Crying Sometimes" (trad/Davey Graham) #"Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning" ( Bert Jansch) #"You Can Count On Me To Do My Part" (Mose Allison) Bonus tracks on "More Late Nights and Long Days" #"The Grapes of Life" #"Young Fashioned Ways" Personnel *Wizz Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Ties
''Traditional Ties'' is a third album by the progressive bluegrass band Hot Rize. It was the first Hot Rize album released by Sugar Hill Records, following the band's earlier releases with Flying fish records. Critic Thom Owens called the album "arguably their best effort ever". The song "Walk the Way the Wind Blows", written by Tim O'Brien and included on ''Traditional Ties'', was covered by country music artist Kathy Mattea. Her recording reached #10 on the ''Billboard'' Top 40 Country listing. Track listing # Hard Pressed (O'Brien) 2.36 # If I Should Wander Back Tonight ( Flatt, Scruggs) 2:38 # Walk the Way the Wind Blows (O'Brien) 3:38 # Hear Jerusalem Moan (trad.) 2:54 # Frank's Blues (Edmonson, Wernick) 2:37 # John, Lost (trad.) 2:32 # Montana Cowboy (Park) 2:42 # Footsteps So Near (Forster, O'Brien) 4:09 # Leather Britches (trad.) 2:34 # Working on a Building (trad.) 3:29 # John Henry (trad.) 1:47 # Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (trad.) 2:46 Personnel * Nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Rize
Hot Rize is a bluegrass band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Established in 1978, Hot Rize has appeared on national radio and TV shows, and has toured most of the United States, as well as Japan, Europe and Australia. History Hot Rize started performing January 18, 1978, with Tim O'Brien on mandolin and fiddle, Pete Wernick on banjo, Charles Sawtelle on bass and Mike Scap on guitar. Scap left the band with Nick Forster (electric bass) joining in April, thereby allowing Sawtelle to switch to acoustic guitar. That established the four-man line-up that lasted over 20 years: O'Brien on mandolin, fiddle and lead vocals, Forster on electric bass, harmony vocals, and emcee work, Sawtelle, on guitar and occasional lead vocals, and Wernick as "Dr. Banjo". Their first, self-titled album was recorded in 1979 with follow-up ''Radio Boogie'', released in 1981. The band issued six studio albums before disbanding in 1990. That year they received the first Entertainer of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splashdown (Hot Tuna Album)
''Splashdown'' is a Hot Tuna album released in 1984 containing the tracks from a previously unreleased live acoustic performance that had been played on the short-lived radio station WQIV in the mid-1970s. During the recording, news of the Apollo–Soyuz mission returning to Earth after the first USA-USSR rendezvous in space reached the station, and the astronauts' radio transmissions were played at the same time as Jorma and Jack continued with "Police Dog Blues." The transmissions mixed with the song were preserved for this release as the last track of side 1. The album was Hot Tuna's first release on Relix Records, and one of the first Relix releases. Jorma Kaukonen was signed on as a solo artist to the label as well. In 1997 an expanded version of the album was released as Splashdown Two. Critical reception On AllMusic, William Ruhlmann wrote, "At the time, Hot Tuna recently had released its ''America's Choice'' album, but this set harks back to the group's 1970 debut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Dose (Hot Tuna Album)
''Double Dose'' is the eighth album by the American blues rock band Hot Tuna, and their third live album. The album was originally released as a double-LP as Grunt CYL2-2545. After their 1977 tour, Jorma Kaukonen moved on to a solo career and Jack Casady joined the new wave band SVT. Hot Tuna would not perform together again until 1983. The album had its highest peak at #92 on the Billboard charts. The group recorded the album as a cost-saving alternative to a studio album. However the mixing process considerably raised the album's expense. Producer Felix Pappalardi heavily edited the concert tapes and had Kaukonen re-record his vocals for sides 2 through 4 at Wally Heider Studios. Track listing All tracks written by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted. Personnel Side A *Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar Side B/C/D *Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar *Jack Casady – bass *Nick Buck – keyboards, backup vocal on "Talking 'Bout You" *Bob Steeler - drums Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Fashioned Love (John Fahey Album)
''Old Fashioned Love'' is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1975. It is credited on the cover to John Fahey & His Orchestra. History In a similar manner as his previous Reprise releases with accompanists, ''Old Fashioned Love'' did not sell well. For his part, Fahey remarked that he had never worked with such sympathetic, understanding musicians as he did on this release. The front cover is a 1901 photograph of Anna Held, the wife of impresario Florenz Ziegfeld. Woody Mann plays duets with Fahey on "In a Persian Market", "Jaya Shiva Shankarah", and "Marilyn". Guitarist Stefan Grossman responded to "The Assassination of Grossman" with his own composition, "The Assassination of John Fahey" on his album ''Thunder on the Run''. "Dry Bones in the Valley" was shortened by one minute on subsequent CD reissues. The 1930s title song, written by Frank Loesser and Fritz Miller, was the theme song of Fritz Miller and his Orchestra. Criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's A Mean Old World To Try To Live In
''It's a Mean Old World to Try to Live In'' is a 1975 gospel blues LP by American street-performing musician Reverend Pearly Brown (191586, vocals, guitar and harmonica, active in Macon, Georgia) on the Rounder label. Track listing ; Side 1 # "How Long Has It Been Since You've Been Home" # "The Day Is Past and Gone" # "It's a Mean Old World to Try to Live In" # "What a Time" # "Pure Religion" # "Help Me to Understand" ; Side 2 # "How About You" # "Nothin' but Joy" # "Another Child of God Gone Home" # " Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burnin'" # "Please Mommy Stay Home with Me" # "Peace Will Prevail" # "Goodbye" ; Bonus tracks on CD re-release Rounder 82161-0221-2 These are placed between "Peace Will Prevail" and "Goodbye" in the original release order. # "Steal Away" # "You Got to Move" # "I Know the Lord Will Make a Way" # "Sometimes I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long" # "Motherless Children "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time", also known as "Motherless Children", is a gospe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |