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Rosanne Cash: “Etta’s Tune” and “Money Road”

My wife and I had the pleasure of seeing Rosanne Cash at the Long Island University CW Post campus in Old Brookville, NY. Tilles Center is a very nice venue and so close to my house that how long it takes to get their depends on whether you make a certain light.

Cash has a wonderful voice. The song above, she explained, is based on the marriage of Marshall Grant, her dad’s first bass player (in the Tennessee Two). Grant and his wife of 65 years, Cash explained, asked each other the same question–about the weather (I forget the exact wording).

The quality of the recording below is not great. It’s about a small area of Mississippi where, she suggested, it is possible to easily walk between where Emmit Till was murdered, the grave of Robert Johnson and the Tallahatchie Bridge (she performed “Ode to Billy” later in the show). At least I believe that is what she said.

Both songs are from the album “The River & the Thread,” in which all the songs are about the south. The band performed the whole record, which was terrific.

Homepage photo of Cash and guitarist/husband John Leventhal: Jonathunder

Our New Things: Links to Music Sites and Info on Analog Tech and Vinyl

TDMB has focused on music and musicians. We will continue to do that, of course. We're also expanding our coverage to include vinyl and analog equipment.

More specifically, we'll look at this huge and interesting world from the perspective of music lovers who want a better experience, not committed non-audiophiles.

Check out is some of what we've written so far:

-- Assessing the Value of Vinyl Records: An Overview

-- 7 Quick Tips on Optimizing Your Turntable Cartridge

-- Why Vinyl Records Continue to Thrive

-- Finding the Best Amplifier

-- Finding the Best Phono Preamp

-- What Speakers Do I Need for My Turntable?

Check out more articles on analog equipment and vinyl.

The site also is home to The Internet Music Mapping Project, an effort to list and describe as many music-related sites as possible.

Our Music

--A Tribe Called Quest to The Dick Hyman Trio (In other words, A to H)

--Indigo Girls to Queen Ida (I to Q)

--Radiohead to ZZ Top (R to Z)

Reading Music

The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.

Here are some books to check out.

Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.

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What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.

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The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").

David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.

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