RTP-area local music and culture

["Calvin Powers" <calvin AT cspowers.com>]

Taproot Radio News
#120<http://www.taprootradio.com/2007/07/taproot-radio-news-120.html>

Rotation #120 - July 23, 2007
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Howdy,

I saw a post on the Guitar Town mailing list about a petition to cal for the
induction of Gram Parsons into the Country Music Hall of Fame. This seems to
me an excellent idea. GP's long term influence on country and country-rock
is huge. Please take a minute to sign the
petition<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/531164998>.


As always, the full rotation for the week is
online<http://www.taprootradio.com/2007/07/taproot-radio-news-120.html>.


Dig Deep,
Calvin
Video: Thanks to Taproot listener Linda Maxwell for sending in this link of
a rare video by Elizabeth Cotten.
" Freight 
Train<http://www.taprootradio.com/2007/07/freight-train-by-elizabeth-cotten_07.html>"
by Elizabeth Cotten

"Christine's 
Tune<http://www.taprootradio.com/2007/07/christines-tune-by-gram-parsons.html>"
by Gram Parsons

Calendar: July 24: Detroit Cobras at The Cat's Cradle
July 26: Marah at The Cat's Cradle
July 28: Belmont Playboys @ The Hideaway
July 28: Backsliders @ Raleigh Downtown Live

See The Taproot
Calendar<http://calvin.powers.googlepages.com/taprootcalendar>for more
upcoming shows.
Listener Polls: In last week's poll, we asked what kind of musician is Gram
Parsons and vtes were equally split among rock, blues, and pop.
Interestingly enough, he didn't receive a single vote for being classified
as an "americana" artist.

In the spirit of promoting Gram Parsons bid to be inducted into the Country
Music Hall of Fame, this week's poll is to rate Parson's
bands<http://www.taprootradio.com/2007/07/rate-gram-parsons-bands.html>
.
This Week's Focus Tracks: Just Around The Bend / Ron Armstrong / Just Around
The Bend / 2:24
I Ain't Right / Shoestring Strap / Mudgrass / 4:28
Ambiguous / Graham Parker / Don't Tell Columbus / 4:29
Everybody Knows / Ryan Adams / Easy Tiger / 2:26
Kicks In The Sun / The Gourds / Noble Creatures / 3:48
Worth Dyin' For / Gurf Morlix / Diamonds To Dust / 4:42
Firewater / Joe Ely / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (P) 2007 / 4:10
Radio / The Hackensaw Boys / Look Out / 3:29
Low Tolerance For High Maintenance / The Bourbon Dynasty / The Bourbon
Dynasty / 3:42
No Bad News / Patty Griffin / Children Running Through / 4:02
Walken / Wilco / Sky Blue Sky / 4:27
Fight Fire / Southern Culture On The Skids / Countrypolitan Favorites / 2:10
Freedom's A Stranger / Scott Miller & The Commonwealth / Reconstruction /
4:11
Come Back to Shelby / Two Cow Garage / Three / 3:47
Methamphetamine / Son Volt / The Search / 4:02
Some Other World / Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price / Last Of The
Breed [Disc 1] / 3:26
Mama Said / Ruthie Foster / The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster / 5:00
On Palastine / Mofro / Country Ghetto / 4:26
West / Lucinda Williams / West / 5:44
Baby Can I Crawl Back to You? / Blaze Foley / Cold, Cold Wold / 2:08