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Maria Muldaur and David Torkanowsky, "Don't You Feel My Leg"

Mon, 12/29/14
Authored by David Stafford
Maria Muldaur and David Torkanowsky, "Don't You Feel My Leg" Maria Muldaur and David Torkanowsky performed "Don't You Feel My Leg" during our recent Fall Fund Drive. They did not know beforehand that we were now videotaping live shows, but they were gracious enough to allow ... Read more

Davell Crawford, "Silent Night"

Wed, 12/24/14
Authored by David Stafford
Here's Davell Crawford rendition of "Silent Night," recorded at Tipitinas on December 19, 2014 during WWOZ's 34th Birthday Party, as well as a Flickr album of photos from the event. Read more

Lucinda Williams: Tiny Desk Concert

Wed, 12/31/14
Authored by David Stafford
Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles and the daughter of former Lousiana poet laureate Miller Williams, brings her unique mixture of rock, blues, country, and Americana to this NPR Music Tiny Desk concert. She plays four songs from her beautiful new double album, Down Whe... Read more

Mahalia Jackson, "Silent Night"

Mon, 12/22/14
Authored by David Stafford
While the performance speaks for itself, I can't really tell you much about the provenance of this video; if you know, leave a comment. The YouTube poster tersely notes that it's from 1961 but provides no other details. Silent Night was the title of Jackson's 1962 Christmas... Read more

Paul Sanchez, "I Got Drunk This Christmas"

Fri, 12/19/14
Authored by David Stafford
"This is a New Orleans Christmas song," says Paul Sanchez, "Which means it involves drinking...." Here's "I Got Drunk This Christmas," which appeared on the Red Beans and Ricely Yours CD/DVD project, recorded live at Papa Roux’s in Indianapolis in 2008.   Read more

Shine Delphi with Blind Boy Paxton, "You're A Mean One Mr Grinch"

Wed, 12/17/14
Authored by David Stafford
Wandering minstrel Shine Delphi and and multi-instrumentalist blues musician Blind Boy Paxton team up on "You're A Mean One Mr Grinch," the theme song from the Dr. Seuss holiday TV classic. The footage here is from the recording sessions for Best of Street New Orleans, Xmas... Read more

Bob Dylan, "It Must Be Santa"

Tue, 12/16/14
Authored by David Stafford
This video delivers: Bob Dylan in a wig and series of funny hats A Christmas song, written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks, first released in 1960, and recorded in polka-style for Dylan's 2009 album Christmas in the Heart A random, madcap party motif A guy swinging fro... Read more

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, "Spirit In The Dark" live, 1971

Fri, 12/12/14
Authored by David Stafford
For your weekend viewing pleasure, here's 25 minutes of "Spirit In The Dark" by Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, recorded in San Francisco at the Fillmore West on Mar 6, 1971. It's from a recording called Live at the Fillmore West by King Curtis, whose band, complete with t... Read more

Kelcy Mae, "The Fire"

Thu, 12/11/14
Authored by David Stafford
Check out New Orleans-based alt-rock/Americana singer/songwriter Kelcy Mae's official music video for "The Fire," from her 2013 EP The Fire and 2014 Double EP Half-Light.   Read more

Pete Seeger, "Forever Young"

Tue, 12/09/14
Authored by David Stafford
The late Pete Seeger, who passed last January, and the Rivertown Kids do "Forever Young," from Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International, a monumental 4-disc set of Dylan covers released in 2012.     Read more

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