11-06-2014, 23:19
Music Head Wrote:listened online
Obviously you have to give this old man some respect. Eighty Two years old, first album in 1957. This is the first one since 1998. Coaxed out of retirement by producer Joe Henry.
We owe Joe Henry zero respect for this. I've always enjoyed Mr. Allison's droll Southern-accented humor. He should have benched himself permanently years ago and not listened to false advisors. Here's some that put you more in the picture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rJqE9ibnfI << too true
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8NwNQ5Rjjo << that melliifluous voice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EngRmYu_vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEEWFTZmNhk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5hw9T9Ozv4 << for those unaware, Parchman Farm was an especially brutal Mississippi prison farm--not nice now; imagine it in the '50's...
BONUS: my kind of supergroup--love'm all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOH8WEqWSHI << interview by Jools Holland--28 minutes of pure delight
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR