[Dixielandjazz] The Asylum Street Spankers was Western Swing as OKOM

[Rick]

"Four or Five Times" has been recorded by many 
Western Swing guys, most recently by Buddy  
Emmons  ---"The World's Greatest Pedal Steel 
Guitarist."

None of them can touch the original, done by 
McKinney's Cotton Pickers -- with some of the best 
scat singing you ever heard  (Ken Burns not 
withstanding.)    That's the one that Bob Wills 
listened to, before his band did it!

Trad Jazz at it's best.  (I'd attach it but that 
doesn't work.)

rick Jolley


On 1/9/2011 7:38 PM, Stephen G Barbone wrote:
>
>
>> Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> On 8 January 2011 17:27, Stephen G Barbone 
>> <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Is Western Swing OKOM? Before reading the 
>>> below, check out:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YUI15MuoRY&feature=related 
>>>
>>
>> Beforehand, after their After You've gone, I 
>> answeed "yes."  Now,
>> having listened to other numbers, Im' not so sure.
>
> I don't disagree Marek. IMO, Western Swing as a 
> definition has the same problems as OKOM or 
> Dixieland as a definition.  Virtually impossible 
> to really nail down the exact definition of them 
> that would suit everyone.
>
> Example, Bill Haesler doesn't seem to appreciate 
> today's version of Western swing when he says 
> that he stops at 1942, meaning (I think) that 
> those prior to that are OKOM but perhaps not the 
> later versions. If so, then he doesn't 
> appreciate bands like The Asylum Street 
> Spankers, even though they play "Tight Like That"
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOQ2yBoDOVs&feature=related 
>
>
> or "T'ain't Nobody's Business"
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_AwAtB09M&feature=related 
>
>
> It certainly is MKOM though not necessarily 
> anyone else's KOM
>
> I draw a lot of inspiration from performances 
> such as these, and the many other YOUNG bands 
> that make this music relevant to young 
> audiences. Asylum Street fills up the local 
> Philadelphia venue (World Cafe Live) when they 
> make their rare appearances here. I am always 
> the oldest fart in their audience and can't help 
> but wonder what would happen if they played at 
> an OKOM jazz Festival, but I think they are 
> about to disband.
>
> Their biggest hit was: "Stick Magnetic Ribbons 
> on Your SUV".   (which offends some, but is IMO 
> great Satire)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmsOIjzQ1V8&feature=related 
>
>
> And then there is always the X rated "Scrotum 
> Song". <grin>  Wot, says Haesler, I thought that 
> was JaDa. Caution before listening. You may be 
> offended.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJbsTOtqg&feature=related 
>
>
> Point being it is the message as well as the 
> music that gets to today's young people.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences 
> for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find 
> the online archives, please visit:
>
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz 
>
>
>
>
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>