Harold Tremblay supported the Deep Blues Fest even before there was a Deep Blues Fest. When I brought LLC to the twin cities in late 2006, he gladly had them on his KFAI radio show.
Set I
off air Harold on air interview KFD interview Big Mama interview Set Me Free interview Wash It interview off air
I arranged for Left Lane Cruiser to have a show at Dick's Bar in Hudson WI.
I recorded with two cameras plus a separate audio recording.
set 1 01 intro 02 KFD 03 Riverwalk 04 Wash It 05 Rollin' And Tumblin' 06 ManHunt 07 Cheyenne 08 She Don't Come 09 Boogie Chillin' 10 Skinny Woman 11 Set Me Free 12 ameriKa 13 Big Mama
set 2 01 intro 02 Shake 'Em On Down 03 Busket 04 Stack Shot Billy 05 Nobody But You > Everywhere I Go 06 Heart & Soul 07 Left Lanetallica 08 Goin' Down South 09 Traveling Riverside 10 Overdrive 11 Slingshot 12 That Ass 13 Miss Maybelle 14 Truck Song
At the Majestic Theatre in Madison WI. I met up with Brenn and Joe of Left Lane Cruiser and bought them tickets to see this show.
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Set I
Thickfreakness Girl Is On My Mind Just Got To Be The Breaks Stack Shot Billy Busted You're The One Elevator Set You Free Your Touch Strange Desire The Flame 10AM Automatic No Trust Have Love Will Travel
encore
Grown So Ugly
Til I Get My Way
1928 Rooster banter Reverend Eviction's Blues Ode To A New Dealer Old Rub Alcohol Blues Public Record Rag Annie Melton Birdman The Country Blues Possessed By The Devil Samuel Grady banter 1922 Dead Cat On The Line West Bank Rag Jesus At The Kenmore Cheap Wine One Eyed Jack Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me introduce Cowboy Dave (joins on washboard) I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground banter Worried Blues banter Mule Rider Sampson and Delilah banter V8 Ford Blues pt. 2 applause to encore Original Stack O'Lee Blues
At the Turf Club in St Paul MN opening for Charlie Parr
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Set I
Hey Good Lookin' Hello Stranger Brave New World Shallow Grave Wildwood Flower ? Lizabeth Brown My Poor Son I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ? Jackson I Want To Be A Cowboys Sweetheart In The Pines ? White Horse ? ? If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day I'll Fly Away
I was able to see Drakkar Sauna and Split Lip Rayfield at First Ave and then get to the 400 Bar in time to record the Heartless Bastards.
Set I
Done Got Old New Resolution Brazen All This Time Valley of Debris Blue Day Came A Long Way Into The Open The Will Song My Maker Searching For The Ghost Swamp Song
The internet sometimes helps me find these names, but I couldn't come up with a thing. Someone opened for Chooglin' and the Buffalo Killers at the Turf Club.
They did say their name after the last song, but all I can make out is "Boot Loops"? Maybe when I listen to the Chooglin' and BK recordings, they'll name them and I can edit this.
This is a terrible recording. At least, it took a huge amount of editing to get it this far along. I had gone from a sony minidisc to a nomad jukebox3 recorder. The njb3 lasted about two years. I recall using an optical input and started creating a lot of noise and little gaps. Anyway, this was the 2nd to last time using that set up before switching to a microtrack recorder.
At the Triple Rock Social Club opening up for Lucero. Pretty sure I only went to this show to see William Elliott Whitmore. I only have three songs from Rocky and didn't record Lucero, so I'm guessing I left early.
Scott H. Biram playing at the River Roots Festival in Davenport IA. It rained for a good part of the show. The sound guy really kept moving the levels around.
"alright. let's get this thing over with"
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Set I
Green Onions/Cold River Graveyard Shift Blues In The Bottle Goin' Home 18 Wheeler Fever Downtown Chicken Been Down Too Long Muleskinner Blues I Can't Be Satisfied Shake 'Em On Down Blood Sweat and Murder Truckdriver I See The Light / What's His Name? Throw A Boogie / Black Betty Ain't It A Shame Church Babies
A friend gave me a sampler cdr that included a few songs from Left Lane Cruiser from Fort Wayne IN. He had pulled the mp3s from their myspace page.
I enjoyed their music so much, I decided to make a road trip down there to see them live.
I have both audio and video recordings. The video from the first set has become corrupted. Video recorders were evolving back then, and no one knew how long the media would last. The equipment would only work for a year or two. I sent a few cameras back for warranty repair, but they never lasted. I tried to burn a dvd right away of all recordings, so I'd have a backup. Maybe I can find that first set video dvd. Here's the audio
Set I
Riverwalk Big Mama KFD Rollin & Tumblin All Night Long Washboard Heart & Soul Skinny Woman Goin' Down South Shake 'Em On Down
Here's the 2nd set. The first six minutes or so aren't much more than set up. I do hold up the setlist to the camera. You might want to skip up to the performance.
Set II
Set Me Free Cheyenne What He Ain't Got She Don't Come Heavy Truck Song Amerika Stack Shot Billy Travelling Riverside That Ass Let My Baby Ride untitled new material jam
I got to the picnic early on Saturday afternoon. I didn't want to miss a thing. The Turner family, neighbors, music fans, were already arriving. Someone was playing an acoustic guitar and I recorded a bit.
This last set I recorded Friday night was really a "jam" with all sorts of musicians going on and off the stage. I decided to name it for Calvin Jackson because I'm pretty sure he played through all of this. The first song is with Blue Mother Tupelo. Sherena Boyce, Lightnin' Malcolm. R.L. Boyce. and others performed too.
I've been thinking back on this weekend and now I'm pretty sure these first recordings were Friday night Aug 25th. I came back on Saturday and recorded the whole day and shot a little video too. I did not come back for Sunday.
This set is the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band late in the evening.
This was the first time I went to the Otha Turner Family Picnic in Gravel Springs MS. My notes aren't too clear, and there's not a lot of internet info available about the event. I'm not exactly sure if it was Fri/Sat Aug 25/26 or Sat/Sun Aug 26/27.
I shot a little video (about a half hour over the two days), but I do have audio recordings of most of the weekend.
In My Time Of Dying Fo' Tell My Why Legend Of John Henry Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning Caney Valley Blues Death Letter Date With The Devil Meet Me In The City Preachin' Blues
At the 400 Bar in Mpls MN. Gleam and Heavies opened.
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Set I
Get Me Religion Graveyard Shift Plow You Under Selling Wine In Arizona Green Onions > Cold River 18 Wheeler Fever You Don't Know My Mind Raisin' Hell Again Been Down Too Long Blood Sweat & Murder Hit The Road Going Home I Can't Be Satisfied > Shake 'Em On Down You Gotta Move unknown instrumental If You Love Somebody Enough Whiskey Long Fingernail Lost Case Of Being Found I See The Light > What's His Name? Church Babies
Neighborhood block party. Scott named this the very first Deep Blues Fest. The last couple songs are cut from this video.
Set I
soundcheck Blues In The Bottle Green Onions/Cold River 18 Wheeler Fever Have You Ever Loved A Woman Single Girl Been Down Too Long I Can't Be Satisfied/Shake 'Em On Down You Gotta Move unknown instrumental Boogie Chillen/Backdoor Medley White House Blues Sante Fe Plow You Under Ain't It A Shame You Must Have That True Religion Dust My Broom I See The Light/What's His Name? Ella Speed Spoonful Pastures Of Plenty Selling Wine In Arizona
Scott Biram and the Heavies were touring through the twin cities and had a day off. I decided to host a block party and have them play for our neighborhood.
The Heavies were now a two piece. I remember Van taking the phone call from Alive Records that afternoon that they were getting signed.
It was quite a day.
Set I
Take A Ride With Me Poor Brown Sugar My Daddy Said Signs Followin' Me Stitched In Sin Leave It In The Road No Easy Money Furor In My Blood All To Hell Down Down Down
At the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp MS
Set I
? I Should Have Quit You ? ? You're So Mean To Me ? Dust My Broom Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out Turn Back The Hands Of Time ? Things Ain't Goin' My Way ? Snake Drive Crazy About You Have Mercy On Me ?
At the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. Dan Auerbach joins in for the last couple jams. I've got some video of that plus the entire set with audio.
This was the first North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic. I motorcycled down to MS. $15 ticket. $5 for a cooler. I tried to pay the guy for my cooler (it held a six pack), he laughed at me and said the charge is for huge coolers that held several cases.
I shot a little video, but got most everything on audio recordings.
I had motorcycled down to MS to go to the first North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp.
I went to Clarksdale the night before and stayed at the Riverside Hotel and went to Red's that night to see Big Jack Johnson. I had approached Big Jack before the show and asked about recording video and he said I had to talk to T (Terry Big T Williams). I found Terry outside and asked, but he was not interested. I shot a minute of the show anyway.
First, here's a little bit of Frank outside the Riverside
The Black Keys at the Randoph Street Festival in Chicago IL.
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Set I
Just Got To Be Girl Is On My Mind Thickfreakness Stack Shot Billy Busted Strange Desire > The Flame 10AM Automatic Grown So Ugly Your Touch You're The One Set You Free No Trust Modern Times
At the King Club in Madison WI. Those Poor Bastards opened and .357 String Band followed.
Set I
John Henry Poor Black Mattie Can't Be Satisfied Lucy's Lament Mr. Charlie Part 3 Dark Clouds A Risin' Boom Boom Room East Blues Graverobber's Blues Jackson Parole Board Blues Skinny Woman
At the King Club in Madison WI opening for Hillstomp. .357 String Band followed but I didn't stay to record.
Set I
You've Got To Look On The Bright Side I Am A Crooked Man Pills I Took Black Dog Yodel Family Graveyard The Accident With Hell So Near Glory Glory Glory Amen Ain't You Gonna Cry For Me? Doggone She's Gone They Don't Make Folks Like They Used To Radio Country
John Henry Poor Black Mattie Can't Be Satisfied Down The Old Plank Road Dark Clouds A Risin' Boom Boom Room East Blues ? Jackson Parole Board Blues Peaches Goin' Down South Lucy's Lament Mr. Charlie Part 3 Stewball Graverobber's Blues
Bruce with the Seeger Sessions Band at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul MN
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Set I
O Mary Don't You Weep John Henry Atlantic City Old Dan Tucker Eyes On The Prize Jesse James Johnny 99 Erie Canal My Oklahoma Home Long Black Veil Mrs. McGrath How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live? Jacob's Ladder We Shall Overcome Open All Night Pay Me My Money Down Bring Them Home Rag Mama Rag You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch) When The Saints Go Marching In Buffalo Gals
Feb 14 Gravity's Gone Never Gonna Change Sink Hole Daddy's Cup Ronnie And Neil Decoration Day Tails Facing Up Uncle Frank Putting People On The Moon Outfit Little Bonnie Marry Me Aftermath USA Easy On Yourself A Blessing And A Curse Do It Yourself Space City 18 Wheels Of Love Wednesday Women Without Whiskey Let There Be Rock A World Of Hurt Shut Up And Get On The Plane Goddamn Lonely Love The Living Bubba Lookout Mountain
American Minor opened for the Drive-By Truckers at First Ave in Mpls MN
Set I
moonlight ride? Don't Jump The Gun Cheaters Nonbelievers Break Twenty Five Miles You Ain't Got To Worry Buffalo Creek Walk On Change You've Got To Help Yourself
