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exotica-digest          Monday, July 26 1999          Volume 02 : Number 459



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Western Swing
Re: (exotica) Billy Tipton (was Western Swing)
(exotica) Western Swing, Bluegrass & Exotica
Re: (exotica) Western Swing
Re: (exotica) Western Swing
Re:  (exotica) Airchecks:Radio:Reel Top 40 Radio Repository
(exotica) Re:=) this?
(exotica) (sort of off topic) Lauryn Hill "Everything is Everything" video
Re: (exotica) Western Swing
RE: (exotica) Re: El Chicles
Re: (exotica) Western Swing
(exotica) peter thomas presents....
Re: (exotica) Re: Test Card Classics......
(exotica) Texas polka (out of One from the Heart)
SV: (exotica) Andrew Edgar
Re: (exotica) legal low-power FM possibility
Re: (exotica) legal low-power FM possibility
(exotica) The Hellers On Ebay
RE: (exotica) CD Changers -- Opinions???
(exotica) The Byrds and the C.H.I.M.P.S(C.H.U.M.P)
(exotica) Michael Uhlenkott's Tiki art
SV: (exotica) The Byrds and the C.H.I.M.P.S(C.H.U.M.P)
Re: (exotica) Western Swing
Re: (exotica) Andrew Edgar
(exotica) Exotic Italy
RE: (exotica) Western Swing
RE: (exotica) CD Changers -- Opinions???
(exotica) Martin Denny -- Quiet Village
SV: (exotica) Western Swing
Re: (exotica) Yet another exotica poem
(exotica) Western Swing / CD Changers
(exotica) Hawaiian version of Quiet Village?

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:28:45 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

> >Can anyone describe the difference between bluegrass and western swing
> please?

I'm not close to being an expert on either genre, but I'll add the stereotypes
that I have.  When I think of bluegrass music, I think of a small huddle of
musicians playing fiddles, mandolins, bass fiddles, acoustic guitars, and other
such stringed acoustic instruments, with the only percussion being an
occassional clanging together of two spoons.   The Washington D.C. area has the
largest fan base of bluegrass fans in the U.S., and the events I have been to
have tended to be either day-long mild-mannered outdoor festivals or an indoor,
intimate setting (often at locations that do not sell alcohol)  This is probably
similar to the early 60's folk scene.

When I think of western swing, I always picture a full drumset being used, and
the setting has moved indoors to a large hall with a more 'rowdy' crowd and more
beer being sold.  The emphasis has shifted from the audience appreciating
'individual musicianship' to getting out on the large dance floor and swinging
your partner around.

In between the two genres (but leaning towards bluegrass), I place Contra Dance
Music, which features various energetic line dances while an all acoustic band
(usually no drums) supplies the music.

I'm sure there are lots of exceptions that I'm not aware of.

Vern




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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:34:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Billy Tipton (was Western Swing)

Two side notes:
Apparently when Billy died, her wife and children were as surprised as
everyone else to find she wasn't a man.  The kids were all adopted and
apparently he used to insist on having the lights off.  If ya know what
I mean.  :)

Also, if anyone likes kick-ass riff jazz, check out the Billy Tipton
Memorial Saxophone Quartet.  They are an all woman (except for the
original drummer) sax quartet that play really excellent hot, groovish
jazz.
Not exactly exotic, but it's pretty impossible to not get up and dance
when it's playing.

Anyway,
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:32:10 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Western Swing, Bluegrass & Exotica

Eegad, such a lot of misconceptions about country music.

I'll have to add some contrarian opinions to Bruno's take on Bluegrass and
Western Swing.  Western Swing can hardly be called a City music -
it's...well, Western.  Played in dinky honky tonks across Texas and Oklahoma,
and later California.  I wouldn't call it a narrow phenomenon either.  It was
an incredibly popular dance music for working class whites west of the
Mississippi from the '30s through '50s.  It incorporated string band
fiddling, hot jazz rhythms, jazzy guitar, jump blues arrangements.  In other
words, it was a magnificent bastard genre.

Much like Bluegrass.  While early country was one of the main tributaries,
Bluegrass proper begins with Bill Monroe.  He took Appalachian music (fueled
by scottish and english ballads) and mixed it with strings bands, and blues
styles and formed a new, jazzy style defined largely by himself on mandolin,
and Lester Scruggs on Banjo.  Over time it became synonamous with hot picking
banjo licks (like the theme to "Deliverence" or "Beverly Hillbillies"), but
in recent years the vocal element (Alison Krauss) has come to the fore.

There are some clear connections between country music and exotica.
Primarily through steel guitar (Speedy West did many exotica cuts, as did
Jerry Byrd and most of the other great steel guitar players).  Alvino Rey
played pop, country and exotica.  I got into exotica through the backdoor,
after listening to lots of surf guitar (which has a strong connection with
country guitar instrumentals - particularly the Bakersfield sound which was
developing on the Telecaster concurrently with surf guitar's evolution on the
Strat).

Let me add my vote for "open ears" as the definining virtue of this list.
I've heard some very odd country music, using fuzz guitars, or with odd
lyrics which clearly qualify as the kind of odd music that exoticats desire.

- --David


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:11:20 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

In a message dated 7/25/99 12:46:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I haven't answered your question.  Bluegrass is mountain music and Western
 swing is more city music.

 Enough about country music today. >>


most bluegrass is instrumental (right???) and Western Swing is instrumental
but with a dance beat.

does this help.

tiki "thank god i'm an exotica-country boy" bob


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:14:01 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

In a message dated 7/25/99 2:29:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< When I think of western swing, I always picture a full drumset being used,
and
 the setting has moved indoors to a large hall with a more 'rowdy' crowd and
more
 beer being sold >>


also geographic.  bluegrass is based on the "blue grass state" which is
Kentucky and western swing has a western state origin (Texas, Oklahoma,
Nevada, etc.)

more to add to the confusion,

tiki bob


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:49:43 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Airchecks:Radio:Reel Top 40 Radio Repository

In a message dated 7/23/99 6:15:44 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Right
>now I'm listening to Radio Jingles from the mid 1960s  for WLS radio in
Chicago

I just got my mitts on a tape of a 20 minute segment of old radio jingles for
WABC in NYC b/w a collage of their WAB(eatle)C promos from the same period.
Relentless stuff


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 18:44:41 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re:=) this?

In a message dated 7/23/99 2:28:44 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Or, do what I did...which was blow my wad(goodness!) at Other
>Music....before I could even GET to Footlight

But OOOOH when you do get to Footlight......Almost all vinyl. Almost all
plastic bagged. The entire shop is just easy listening, soundtracks and torch
singers of the unknown variety. But like the man says, you pay dearly.......


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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 21:44:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Fish Wich <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) (sort of off topic) Lauryn Hill "Everything is Everything" video

Has anyone else seen the video for Lauryn Hill's song
Everything is Everything?  In it, the island of
Manhattan is made into an Lp record rotating around
the Empire State Building with streets as the grooves.
 The Brooklyn Bridge is the tone arm with a needle at
the end.  Every so often a hand drops from the sky to
do some scratching, tripping up the people on the
sidewalk.

I'm not sure about regular MTV but Muchmusic and MTV2
are playing the hell out of it.  Even if Lauryn Hill
isn't your thing the video is still pretty cool.

Regards,

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 03:41:18 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

At 06:11 PM 7/25/99 EDT, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>most bluegrass is instrumental (right???) and Western Swing is instrumental
>but with a dance beat.

Wrong.  Neither of them is mostly instrumental.



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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:57:30 +0100
From: Andrew Edgar <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: El Chicles

My local record shop has a copy of this if you want I will buy you it and
forward it




>        I recently bought, a couple of LP's one The Snake, by El
>Chicles,

    hark! that's a Belgian band (i think...)
    there was a recent release "The Best Of" on
    Selection Club that i can't find anywhere...

        Johan


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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 03:14:46 PDT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

>
>  Has anyone read "Lone Star Swing" by Duncan McLean?  It's a pretty
>interesting
> > book about a Scot travelling around Texas in search of authentic
>Western
> > Swing.  He doesn't find a whole heck of a lot of it, but it's an
>interesting
> > book.  He even talks to some of the orignial Texas Playboys (some of
>whom have
> > since passed.)
> > Michael Zadoorian

i only read one brief passage of this that i read years ago, he's out in
some songwriter's ranch at 11 in the morning, the guys drinking from a
pitcher of iced chocolate milk and vodka. he gets a phone call from some
younger songwriter, when it's over he goes 'he's a good young writer, but
he's not quite on it yet. he'll be there when he's had his first divorce'. a
friend of mine was 'sent to nashville' to write songs for country producers,
unfortunately he doesn't have a commercial bone in his body and fucked up
songs about urban drug abusers don't really go down too well apparently.
anyway, i love country music. the only pop music i listen to is country
music. the likes of will oldham, the handsome family and calexico (who i saw
in kilkenny recently, they played sundown by lee and nancy as an encore) are
american primitive / gothic / exotics (respectively). they may not be exotic
to the americans on the list, i recall johan being uncomfortable  with
someone talking about jacques brel (too belgian), but they certainly are to
me.  i feel the tex mex border desert listening to calexico and it's a
holiday from grey ireland, like listening to denny. with evil twisted
lyrics.
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 05:25:16 PDT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) peter thomas presents....

...a load of old shite unfortunately. the septuagenarian who ran the shop
thought i was fierce unhip for getting this 'peter thomas orcestra presents
big band tunes' and tried to persuade me to got for some bert kaemfert
instead. but i would not be deterred. there's just one pt original (and a
barely listenable version of delilah) the rest of the record is AWFUL.

also despite the best advice of the list i got a phase 2 sampler for a harry
roche constellation version of hawai 5-oh. nice, but where's the second good
cut phase 2 are supposed to have (ok there's a cheesy hammond version of
'age of aquarius', though i'll still listen to the original japanese cast
recording for preference).

and an a&m sampler with baja marimba band featuring julius wechter doing
list favourite legrands windmills of your mind and claudine longet doing a
misguided 'sexy' take on scarborough fair. no honey, it's not sexy and it's
not meant to be. the herb alpert 'tlks to the animals' might make it to a
kids music tape.

oh and finally got a copy of switched on bach, i refuse to pay real money
for a record like this. the swingle singers doing bach however. that's a
very different story. achingly beautiful for a sunny morning like today. i
used to feel guilty about liking them so much (the i listen to shite music
ache) untill i found out that iannis xenakis uses them for his recordings.
godlike.

i crave your indulgence for my blathering
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:44:20 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Test Card Classics......

Let's go out to the Lobby . . . . . . . .=20

Technically, that's a snack-bar ad for the dreaded "hard top" theaters.....=
..shame on you!!!

- - Nate




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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 13:48:35 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Texas polka (out of One from the Heart)

Dom Ciccone said " Looking forward to seeing this Brian Marshall & his
Tex-Slavik Playboys. Its a, get this, Texas Polka band. You learn
something new every day. According to the Boston Globe there were Polish
settlements in Texas back in the 1850's and it's closer to the
old-country stuff that Chicago polka."

I was in southern Texas,  around San Antonio for a few days about 8
years ago,  driving around (went to the folk life festival actually,
very good) listening to the local radio stations, as you do.  I was
looking for Country and Tex Mex music,  there was very little country,
but a lot of what I at first took to be Tex Mex,  but when you heard the
announcers,  they were not speaking Spanish.  For some reason I got the
idea  that they were Hungarian,  but I think the general term Germanic
or Middle European does it.  Tex Mex thrived on the fact the some of the
finest German accordion makers moved out to Texas at the turn of the
century.  In fact I could hear surprisingly little Spanish language
music.  So I think that really the Texas Polka thing should be no
surprise considering the better known Tex Mex music.

Sorry for the clumsiness of all that sentence construction.

And on the subject of Texas Polka,  theres a song by that name on the
bizarre Texas Funeral album by Jon Wayne (aka John Whayne?).  I would
recommend as murky, clumsy, drunken, fuzzed up country.

Mr Engineer,  Faders up

El Maestro Con Queso

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:52:45 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SV: (exotica) Andrew Edgar

>Sorry If I pissed you off Magnus, guess I'm now persona non grata on =
the
>list


Well why should you be that
I just you came in and made a lotta noice

exoticats on this list is people I care about that speaks
about music with passion

If you want to discuss, i first recommend an excursion into the true =
exotica of the 50s, which you told me wasnt your thing. I think most of =
us have that music closest to us, me anyway. And it was most surely the =
thing that made this list in the first place.

But, I feel really bad about my sour email about you, sorry. It wasnt =
right.
Dont leave because of me please, Edgar.

Magnus






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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:02:58 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) legal low-power FM possibility

In a message dated 07/25/99 10:15:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< The FCC is accepting public comment on legalizing low-power FM stations:

 http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/prd/lpfm/

 Ron... your move.
  >>

Actually I think they said, "Ron ! ! ! !  Don't move ! ! ! !"

Oops.

Tiki Bob


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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:10:07 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) legal low-power FM possibility

In a message dated 07/26/99 10:07:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Actually I think they said, "Ron ! ! ! !  Don't move ! ! ! !"

 Oops.

 Tiki Bob
  >>


On recollection, it was:  Ron  ! ! !   Don't move ! ! ! !  You FM bootlegging
bastard or the Telefunken gets it!

Oh God, I just responded to one of my own post.  I guess I like to hear
myself type.

Tiki Bob


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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:31:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) The Hellers On Ebay

While browsing, I spotted this scarce LP up for sale on Ebay:

THE HELLERS
Singers...Talkers...Players...Swingers...& Doers
Command RS 934 SD

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=137035592

Hugh Heller is the man behind it all.  President of HELLER-FERGUSON INC,
producers of radio and television commercials.

There is also a little 10 inch promo (not on Ebay) starring THE HELLERS and
JOHNNY SPOTS, PRIVATE EAR (Ben Chandler) titled:

Creative Freakout - Advertising Protest Songs

Go bid now!







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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:39:29 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) CD Changers -- Opinions???

Would any member care to make a comment (or comments) regarding their=20
prefrences/experiences with CD changers?

I broke down a few years ago and retired my single play technics for a
5-disc Sony carousel.  I generally DESPISE Sony, but found that they =
had the
best product for the price at the time (4 years ago).  My CDs are in =
great
shape, the carousel is very gentle to them.  That's just as long as you
insert them properly and lay them gently upon the revolver.  It is not
designed for rapid change, tho.  I tried to DJ a party with it and got
frustrated pretty quickly, I wanted my single player back that night.  =
But
for sheer EZ-listening, load it with your UL discs and hit shuffle.  =
You
will not need to put down your wahine to change discs all night.=20

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:38:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Byrds and the C.H.I.M.P.S(C.H.U.M.P)

Foist of all, in the "What Were They THINKING
Category..."  I had the EXTREME displeasure of hearing
the Byrds 1990-91 recording of the dreaded Bette
Midler hit "Wind Beneath My Wings."  I guess what
Charlie Watts said about Brian Jones holds true for
that Bloated David Crosby"drugs werent' good for 'im."

Now...to LANCELOT LINK, SECRET CHIMP!  I am so mad
about that show, what little I've seen(I have the View
Master reels to keep me company, no cable!)..and I
need to know if a soundtrack was ever put out to
it???!?  Great action-now-sound-crime-jazz backings!
Jane "monkeywoman" Fondle

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 17:51:27 +0200
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Michael Uhlenkott's Tiki art

 http://www.jett.net/~gyra/mu/mu.html

Here's another brave attempt of me to turn you guys on to tiki art. This
time the exhibition of Michael Uhlenkott at the Herb Lane (web) Museum.
Michael is a multi-talented guy. For instance did he write most songs
for the legendary Californian band "Monitor". He was a Tiki revival
pioneer of the first hour. He and his pals started collecting tiki stuff
way back in the early 80s, if not late 70s. He also was in "The Tikis" I
believe.
I understand he does these graphics with the computer, but I haven't
found out how they come at your living-room wall. Anyway, you can check
it out and contact him yourself if you want.

Mo

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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 18:07:30 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SV: (exotica) The Byrds and the C.H.I.M.P.S(C.H.U.M.P)

>Now...to LANCELOT LINK, SECRET CHIMP!  I am so mad
>about that show, what little I've seen(I have the View
>Master reels to keep me company, no cable!)..and I
>need to know if a soundtrack was ever put out to
>it???!?  Great action-now-sound-crime-jazz backings!
>Jane "monkeywoman" Fondle


there is a soundtrack

"Lancelot Link and the evolution revolution" or something like that

spot it now and then at the fleas, will buy it for you next time.

Magnus



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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:23:27 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

I'm going to attempt to ramble incoherently about the distinction between
bluegrass and western swing.

Bluegrass is a relatively modern term (C 1940s) given to a commercialized
version of traditional folk musics of the southeast. The term "bluegrass"
comes
from Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys. Bill Monroe definitely did the most
for the music -- his contribution as a songwriter and mandolinist, and his
position as a mentor to countless bluegrass musicians (not unlike the roles of
Miles Davis or Art Blakey in their revolving cast jazz combos) is unrivaled.
Many of Monroe's bandmembers became hugely successful in their own right -
most
notably, the group of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

Before Bill Monroe's time on the WSM Grand Ole Opry (a popular radio show
which
showcased country artists), and his band's association with the music, what we
call "bluegrass" was commonly referred to a "hillbilly music." I think he was
playing on the show as early as the 30s, but I'm not positive on any dates.
Anyone know?

The style's roots go back to the British isles. Many songs in the Celtic
tradition are identical in Bluegrass, only they have different names. This is
especially true for what Bluegrass musicians call "fiddle tunes" - reels and
the like that focus on the fiddle. The immigrants from these places to
America's southeast brought this music with them. Bill Monroe packaged it for
the radio public as "Bluegrass."

The music's roots also include African-American influences. Particularly, the
banjo which was brought to America by enslaved Africans. In areas (typically
mountain areas around the plantation South) where escaped and freed slaves
lived among poor whites, the banjo began to undergo transformation to the
modern 5-string version used in bluegrass. Also, certain rhythmic influences,
song subjects, and other styles began to trade hands. Though bluegrass and
variants (like "Old Timey" - a sort of non-commercial, anti Bill Monroe, more
traditionally "pure" variant of southern american folk music) are often
considered "white" music, they both owe *a lot* to the influence of African
culture.

Incidentally, "Old Timey" music is rawer, less slick, and sounds more
"mountain
home" than the commercial bluegrass sound. The banjo is also typically a bit
different design and played differently in Old Timey ("frailed" as opposed to
"three-finger" or "Scruggs" style). Email me privately if anyone cares to know
the difference.

Bluegrass instrumentation can typically include guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass
violin (plucked, never bowed), mandolin, and dobro (essentially a lap steel
guitar). Instruments are usually not electric, though modern bluegrass bands
often cheat with an electric bass. The rhythm is typically 4/4, or
occasionally
a waltz 3/4. Improvisation is central to the music - the songs are very simple
and the musicians take turns on "breaks" where they improvise over the chord
changes.

I know less about Western Swing... Like bluegrass, it is a commercial,
radio-influenced form of more traditional musics. Western Swing owes
(obviously) an influence to big band jazz sounds of the 30s and 40s, and also
to German and polish music (in the form of polka influence). At least, that's
what I've read, though I don't always hear it in the music.  Mexican culture
also had a big influence - Texas was the birthplace of Western Swing. The
instrumentation typically includes electric pedal or lap steel - a big
focus of
Western swing. Western swing, in fact, has a lot of electrification - electric
guitar, pedal steel. It also sometimes has some drums, which you will never
find in bluegrass, except in some 1970s "Newgrass" groups.

Western Swing is also sometimes called "Panhandle Swing," after the region in
Texas (the panhandle) where the music originated. The key to Western Swing is
really its stylized and commercial sound - this is definitely a music for the
age of radio, when Texas musicians could commercialize their music to
appeal to
listeners in New York or around the world. That's a key to this music, and
something that makes it "hybrid" in a sense, and appealing perhaps to exotica
fans in much the same way Martin Denny plays music some people think of as
"Tropical" or "Hawaiian."

I think of Western Swing as a very slick, Hollywood western type of music.
Bluegrass is also a commercial music, but one that emphasizes "down homeness."

Clark


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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:59:22 -0400
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Andrew Edgar

Am I the only one
who thinks
this boring brit
is serious pain?

>>>Are you CRAZY!  Andrew Edgar is the best player the Tijuana Brass ever
had!
Jane Fondle, fan club member and president



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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 10:52:28 -0500
From: "Mark D. Head" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Exotic Italy

Robert McKenna <[e-mail]> wrote:

>also finally heard the jazzanova remix of that morricone track done by
>balanco (they have a new album out), must say i was very disappointed,
they
>used barely any of the vocals which i think were the best thing about
the
>track in the first place.

I agree that the jazzanova remix is a weak entry on "More" by Balanco,
but
I must say, "More" has easily vaulted to the top of my recent favorites
list.
It's filled with outstanding original bossa novas, always one of my
favorite
musical styles.  I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves that
Brazilian groove!



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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:28:28 +0100
From: Andrew Edgar <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Western Swing

> >Can anyone describe the difference between bluegrass and western swing
> please?

For those of you who are  as ignorant about the subject of western swing as
I am/was please follow either of the two links below.

For some information on this subject.

http://www.geocities.com/~jimlowe/western/westdex.html

http://www.wsmonthly.com/index.html




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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:52:51 -0400
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) CD Changers -- Opinions???

To:   "'[e-mail]'" <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]

prefrences/experiences with CD changers?

I broke down a few years ago and retired my single play technics for a
5-disc Sony carousel.  I generally DESPISE Sony, but found that they had
the
best product for the price at the time (4 years ago).  My CDs are in great
shape, the carousel is very gentle to them.


>>Hello...daaahhhlllinnnggss...I probably have the same one as you, the
Sony 5-disc...here are my pros and cons about it!
1.  Pro-  I love to put in,say, a "now-sound" or "vocal jazz"
shuffle...it's nice to hear 5 albums at once!  It has never damaged my CDs,
either.
2.  No repeats!
3.  Con- My CD player MAY be defective, or this could just be a quirk of
these "shuffle-players, but I've had mine since 1993...and every once in
awhile...it either skips on the CDs...or plays :15 of them, and then
repeats or skips ahead!  I hate that!  It might just be dust,
though...Usually dusting it carefully(And the player, too, OH!)...works for
me!
Jane"Stereo Corner" Fondle



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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 12:33:04 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Martin Denny -- Quiet Village

On Ebay,

Who needs CDs?  Reel to Reel of Martin Denny's Quiet Village, bidding at
like $2.50

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=135640890


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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 20:05:15 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SV: (exotica) Western Swing

Thanks for all attempts at defing the difference between western Swing =
and bluegrass.
Much appreciated from me!!!

You are the best, and so is this exotica list

yee hah a go go
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:52:42 -0400
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Yet another exotica poem

from Magy: (It seems I go more and more off topic
Just tell me to stop and I will)

I just want to go on record as saying I love your writing,and appreciate
you sharing it with us!  I doubt anybody wants you to stop, but I thought
somebody should say so "publicly."
Love, Jane Fondle
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 12:58:41 -0700
From: "Stephen W. Worth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Western Swing / CD Changers

Hiya,

I was thinking today and I wonder if anyone else sees the cosmic
connection
between Bob Wills, Cab Calloway and Prez Prado?

Some responses...

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>Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 02:47:50 +0200
>From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: (exotica) Western Swing
>
>Can anyone describe the difference between bluegrass and western swing =
>please?


Bluegrass is more banjos and guitars... more of the hillbilly/Appalachian
folk sort of thing. Western Swing is an amalgamate of cowboy music and
big band jazz. A Western Swing band almost always has a trumpet player,
which very few if any bluegrass bands include. One of the Bob Wills
Tiffany Transcriptions CDs had Wills versions of jazz classics like
Jumpin at the Woodside, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Nobody's Sweetheart
and Dinah. It's not Digga Digga Doo or Caravan, but it's darn close!

"AHHHH! HAH!"
          -Bob Wills

See ya
Steve

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>Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 08:26:11 EDT
>From: [e-mail]
>Subject: (exotica) CD Changers -- Opinions???
>
>Would any member care to make a comment (or comments) regarding their
>prefrences/experiences with CD changers?

I have a Sony carousel changer that holds 200 discs. You can set it
to randomly play songs in groups of 25 cds. I have it organized into
musical styles and I love to be able to switch from Country to Big
Band to Rock n Roll to Latin Mambo at the push of a button. It can
also be a study in contrasts to set it to play randomly for all 200
discs.

See ya
Steve

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>Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 15:48:15 -0400
>From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Re: (exotica) Western Swing

>I don't really like happy party music much in any genre.  I'm more into the
>melancholy and emotional.

Wills' Faded Love never fails to bring a tear to my eye.




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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 13:20:26 -0700
From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hawaiian version of Quiet Village?

Any recommendations of "Hawaiian" recordings of Quiet Village? You know, steel
guitar, vibes, ukelele, etc.

Something available on CD is what I'm looking for. I imagine there might be some
good version on "small" Hawaiian labels. "Hard to find" stuff like that would be
fine.

Thanks folks,
Kevin Crossman
The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai (major update last week)
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