Golden Oldies

[Firky]

Paint it Black, one of my favourite tunes. I think it was 65:

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

And that's me nightie night peeps

 

[Firky]

And that's me nightie night peeps

Quality. I had a friend some 40 years older than me who loved that bloke

 

[EddyBlack]

Just in for 64...

 

[EddyBlack]

 

[sojourner]

kitty wells

not obscure at all, and even though he did loads of other stuff, I do think everyone would love this if they heard it. marty robbins - el paso

 

[El Jefe]

 

[dodgepot]

peanuts wilson - "cast iron arm"

 

[killer b]

peanuts wilson - "cast iron arm"

yes yes yes.

plus, bill allen - please give me something

 

[Stanley Edwards]

...

(10 groats - yes, 10 groats!! - to whoever spots the link..)

70's TV detective shows?

 

[Stanley Edwards]

Not so obscure, but worth a mention:

 

[dodgepot]

gin gillette - "train to satanville"
johnny burnette - "lonesome train" (probably not that obscure, really)

 

[El Jefe]

johnny burnette - "lonesome train" (probably not that obscure, really)

So unobscure it's in post 7

 

[dodgepot]

i've got Paulie on ignore.

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

 

[dodgepot]

sorry, Paulie. MG told me to.

anyway - jo ann campbell - "you're drivin' me mad"
joe tate - "it guess it's love"

 

[Paulie Tandoori]

i tried to put MG on ignore but he keeps pestering me

 

[ohmyliver]

Top post-breakup singalong (if you are very drunk) track

Walker Brothers' maaaake it eeeeeeasy on youuuurselllllf (Yeah I know its released in '65, not before '65, but)



*eta* but not very obscure tho

 

[og ogilby]

Tomorrow Night by Lonnie Johnson.



Great song, also covered by Elvis and Dylan.

 

[Voley]

Not obscure, but a gem:


Less well known but also great:

 

[The Groke]

I stumbled across this old film of a Carter Family rendition of the other day.

 

[dodgepot]

i love the carter family.

 

[rutabowa]

Holy Modal Rounders, the crazy hippies

 

[og ogilby]

I've Been Everywhere by Hank Snow.




LOL.

 

[ohmyliver]

Some footage of Leadbelly... doing 3 songs...

 

[Voley]

Baby Please Don't Go

By the originator.

Ta for posting that - that whole clip's just great. I'd only ever heard of him before.

 

[felixthecat]

Wendy Rene - After Laughter as used in Gegen Die Wand

One of my favourites ever

 

[EddyBlack]

It Ain't Right - Gordon Terry

 

[Lazy Llama]

Now that's old....

 

[og ogilby]

Mr Sandman by The Chordettes.



It really has a magical 50's feel to it, and also the same song done by Chet Atkins on the guitar.


Lovely.