Lee Clayton - Industry (Live)

 

Clayton grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and began to play harmonica and guitar at the age of seven.^[3] At nine years old, he received his first steel guitar.^[5]

After serving in the Air Force he moved to Nashville in 1968 and began his career as a songwriter. In 1972 he wrote "Ladies Love Outlaws" for Waylon Jennings.^[3] In 1973 he released his first album simply titled Lee Clayton, with which, as Clayton would later say, he was very dissatisfied. In the following years he continued his songwriting. He wrote songs like "Lone Wolf" for Jerry Jeff Walker and "If You Could Touch Her at All" for Willie Nelson. In 1978 his second album, Border Affair, was released. It was critically acclaimed but became a flop at the charts.^[5]

His most successful album was 1979's Naked Child. The songs' style was reminiscent of Bob Dylan and the single, "I Ride Alone", became very notable. In 1979, he went on a big world tour, which became a huge success. In 1981 he released his fourth studio album, The Dream Goes On, which had a harder sound than his previous work.^[5] After that he published two autobiographical books and, in 1990, he released a live album entitled Another Night, which was recorded on September 9, 1988, at the Cruise Cafe, Oslo, Norway.^[3] Also in 1990, The Highwaymen, an outlaw country supergroup comprising Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, had a minor hit with a song of his, "Silver Stallion", which had previously appeared on Border Affair (1978). In 1994, he released the album Spirit of the Twilight. Cat Power also covered "Silver Stallion" on the 2008 cover album Jukebox. In 2008 a new acoustic song "We The People" was 'released' on YouTube.

 Recorded from the 12 inch vinyl record "LEE CLAYTON - ANOTHER NIGHT" Recorded at the Cuise Cafe, Oslo, Norway on September 9, 1988

 https://youtu.be/BLPibYDW85U?si=uvPomfKmlGFHs6b0

 I grew up surrounded by fences electrified and three in a row.
With machine-gun nests at the entrances to town and plants that any minute could go.
They made the first atomic bomb 'cross the hill from where I played.
Me and the dog used to hide in the woods when the guards were checking for strays.
I remember fire engines in the night flyed out (?) and terrified.
Physicists cracking beneath the strain and their children, my friends, terrified.

Industry - that 's why.

My father worked hard for thirty-two years for a sweater, a watch and a clock,
and a heartbeat that doesn‘t push blood very well through veins as hard as a rock.
Three years away from retirement, they forced him to take a new job.
And as the hatchet-man for the company clan, he was hated and he was cursed like a dog.
But he kicked and he clawed, he cursed back and he cried - a tired man running on his pride.
He got the job done though it cost him his legs.
Thanks, Union Carbide.

Industry - father forgive industry.

My brother works now in a sparkling clean room wearing clothes he could take to Mars.
One little tear in that airtight suit and I doubt if he could get to his car.
And ain‘t it funny how all of the big boys seem always packing their bag?
And headed somewhere that the water is clear and the air, don‘t make a gag.

Industry - it makes me sick.

And well, people, we think ourselves blameless,
let's call a spade a spade,
it always takes two to tango, my friend, and we're half, half of this beautiful day.
Mankind has sold out too cheaply for her cars and her colored TVs,
but I guess the price doesn't matter too much,
when you're drug-crazed you're easy to please.

Industry, praise industry - of the people, by the people, for the people.

And yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadows, let us fear no evil - or industry.

Calvin Russell - Contrabendo, live at Trabendo, Paris/France - 05.12.2007

 

Calvin Russell (born Calvert Russell Kosler; November 1, 1948 – April 3, 2011) was an American blues and roots rock singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Early life and career

Russell was born in Austin, Texas, on November 1, 1948. The sixth in a family of nine, Calvin Russell spent his first five years virtually behind the counter at Sho Nuff Café, where his father Red cooked and his mother Daisy was a waitress. At twelve, Calvin took up guitar and joined his first group, The Cavemen. At fifteen, he ran away to San Francisco. He survived on the road thanks to odd jobs and found himself imprisoned several times for petty teenage offenses. Disillusioned with the American model of financial and social success, he marginalized himself and sold cannabis in order to subsist. Arrested several times, he spent ten years behind bars. On leaving one of his stays in prison, he embarked on a journey through the Great South and crossed the Rio Grande to Piedras Negras and El Paso. This is where he really started to write songs and sing from town to town. He lived as a vagrant, but was caught by the Mexican authorities in the winter of 1985 with American weed in his pockets. Indicted for fraudulent importation of narcotics, he spent a year and a half in the jails of the Mexican government. When he returned to Austin in 1986, he worked as a plumber, but continued to hang out in an alcohol and drug environment. He rubbed shoulders with many musicians, including the legendary Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, and Leon Russell. 01 Are You Ready 02 Free In Freedom 03 Don't Want To Go To Heaven 04 Midnite Man 05 When You Smile 06 Wild Wild West 07 Different People 08 Petit Gars 09 The More I Know 10 Crossroad 11 I Want To Change The World 12 Last Night [written by – R. Minus] 13 Soldier 14 Ain't Leaving Your Love [written by – Townes Van Zandt] 15 Rats And Roaches 16 Behind The 8 Ball (featuring – Paul Personne) recorded live at Trabendo, Paris - 05.12.2007 All tracks wriiten and composed by Calvin Russell except as noted. musicians: Calvin Russell - Lead vocal - guitar Jeff Gautier - drums Fred Payonne - bass Eric Sauviat - guitar - vocals Gabriel "Gabe" Rhodes - guitar Markus Bommer - keyboards - vocals

The Charlie Daniels Band - Fire On The Mountain - 1974

 

Charles Edward Daniels (October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter.^[2] His music fused rock, country, blues and jazz, pioneering Southern rock. He was best known for his number-one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". Much of his output, including all but one of his eight Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, was credited to the Charlie Daniels Band.

Daniels was active as a singer and musician from the 1950s until his death. He was inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame in 2002,^[3] the Grand Ole Opry in 2008,^[4] the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009,^[5] and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.^[6]

 ^{https://www.charliedaniels.com/}

1) Caballo Diablo - 4.29 2) Long Haired Country Boy - 4.03 3) Trudy - 4.51 4) Georgia - 3.06 5) Feeling Free - 4.10 6) The Souths Gonna Do It - 400 7) New York City King Size Rosewood Bed - 3.26 8) No Place To Go - 11.24 9) Orange Blossom Special - 3.00

 Band Members: Charlie Daniels - Acustic Guitar - Electric Guitar - Banjo - Fiddle - Slide Guitar - Vocals. Barry Barnes - Acoustic Guitar - Electric Guitar - Vocals. Mark Fitzgerald - Bass , The Coconut - Congas. Fred Edwards - Drums. Antimus Pyle - Congas Taz DiGregono - Keyboards.

Neil Young 1970 After The Gold Rush

 Neil Percival Young OC OM^[4][5] (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, he has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest, On the Beach and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Side one "Tell Me Why" "After the Gold Rush" "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" "Southern Man" "Till the Morning Comes" Side two "Oh, Lonesome Me" "Don't Let It Bring You Down" "Birds" "When You Dance I Can Really Love" "I Believe in You" "Cripple Creek Ferry" Personnel Neil Young – guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes, lead vocals Danny Whitten – guitar, vocals Nils Lofgren – guitar, piano, vocals Jack Nitzsche – piano Billy Talbot – bass Greg Reeves – bass Ralph Molina – drums, vocals Stephen Stills – vocals (credited as Steve Stills) Bill Peterson – flugelhorn

Crosby Stills Nash & Young 1970 Deja Vu

 

CSNY, Déjà Vu to 4 Way Street: August 1969 – April 1971

Retaining Taylor, the band tried initially to hire a keyboard player. Stills initially approached virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood, who was already occupied with the newly formed group Blind Faith.^[19] Ertegun suggested former Buffalo Springfield member Neil Young, also managed by Elliot Roberts, as a fairly obvious choice; though principally a guitarist, Young was a proficient keyboardist and could alternate on the instrument with Stills and Nash in a live context.^[20] Stills and Nash initially held reservations; Stills because of his history with Young in Buffalo Springfield, and Nash because of his personal unfamiliarity with Young. But after several meetings, the trio expanded to a quartet with Young a full partner. The terms of the contract allowed Young full freedom to maintain a parallel career with his new band, Crazy Horse.

Side one 1. "Carry On" 2. "Teach Your Children" 3. "Almost Cut My Hair" 4. "Helpless" 5. "Woodstock" Side two 1. "Déjà Vu" 2. "Our House" 3. "4 + 20" 4. "Country Girl (Whiskey Boot Hill, Down Down Down, Country Girl (I Think You're Pretty))" 5. "Everybody I Love You" 

 Déjà Vu is the second album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and their first as a quartet with Neil Young. It was released in March 1970 by Atlantic Records. Personnel David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash Neil Young Additional musicians Dallas Taylor – drums all tracks except "4+20"; tambourine on "Teach Your Children" Greg Reeves – bass on "Almost Cut My Hair," "Helpless," "Woodstock," "Déjà vu", "Our House," "Country Girl," and "Everybody I Love You" Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar on "Teach Your Children" John Sebastian – harmonica on "Déjà 

 

The Meaning Behind Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Déjà Vu"

Alex Hopper

 

 

“Déjà Vu” is the title track to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s first album as a quartet. With Neil Young now in the mix, the album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

By the time it was released in March of 1970, the band was already apart and working on other projects. Nevertheless, it remains a high point for the supergroup, having sold over 7 million copies. Also on the record are hit singles “Teach Your Children,” “Our House” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.”

 

The late David Crosby penned “Déjà Vu” for the group. Though it wasn’t released as a single, it gave that iconic album its name and has subsequently received its fair share of love from CSNY fans. In light of Crosby’s death earlier this week, we’re going through the meaning behind the track below.

Behind The Meaning

“I’m one of those people who thinks we go round again,” said Crosby back in 2008. “The Buddhists have got it right. It’s a wheel and we get on and get off. I think life energy gets recycled. That’s why I wrote ‘Déjà Vu.'”

In the liner notes of the 1991 box set, Crosby, Stills & Nash, he reiterated that point saying, “The law of conservation of energy applies: life force just doesn’t go away. The identity print gets wiped, mostly, but sometimes there’s a ghost print and some stuff hangs around. How else can I explain knowing how to sing harmonies at age six and having a persistent delusion, all my life, of having been somebody else before.”

While Crosby was a long-time believer in karmic energy, there was a specific incident that inspired the lyrics. In the 2019 book Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he recounted a sailing trip he took on his friend’s boat. Despite it being his first time sailing, it seemed to come easily to him—like he had done it in a past life. 

 

He wrote, “It’s as if I had done it before. I knew way more about it than I should have. I knew how to sail a boat right away. Not an instinctive thing. It doesn’t make sense. I wasn’t thinking about that specifically when I wrote the song. It just came, but in hindsight, the song was informed by those experiences.”

If I had ever been here before
I would probably know just what to do
Don’t you?
If I had ever been here before
On another time around the wheel
I would probably know just how to deal
With all of you

And I feel like I’ve been here before
Feel like I’ve been here before
And you know, it makes me wonder
What’s going on under the ground

Do you know?
Don’t you wonder
What’s going on down under you?

The Album

CSNY took a while to craft the album—which is largely considered their magnum opus. “Getting that second album out of us was like pulling teeth, there was song after song that didn’t make it,” Stephen Stills once said. “The track ‘Déjà Vu’ must have meant 100 takes in the studio. But ‘Carry On’ happened in a grand total of eight hours from conception to finished master. So you never know.”

 Déjà Vu acts as a mouthpiece for the era in which it was released. Though there aren’t many overt references to the ’70s hippie culture, the spirit of the movement is felt throughout the record. The album covers a wide breadth of topics, including love, heartbreak (Crosby’s girlfriend had died in a car accident around this time), and the ongoing culture war.