Artist	Song
The Occasionals (Think of the Good Times: The Tucson '60s Sound, Dionysis, 2002)	BREAKAWAY (Dudo/Ponce/Ruiz/Hubbard/Lemons)
Julie Roberts (Julie Roberts, Mercury, 2004)	JUST 'CAUSE WE CAN (Rogers/Stapleton)
Will Hoge (Blackbird on a Lonely Wire, Atlantic, 2003)	HEY TONIGHT (Hoge)
Ry Cooder w/Little G (Chavez Ravine, Nonesuch, 2005)	THREE COOL CATS (Leiber/Stoller)
Little Joe Washington (Houston Guitar Blues, Dialtone, 2003)	BOSSA NOVA, PART 2 (Washington)
Rilo Kelly (More Adventurous, Brute/Beaute, 2004)	PORTIONS FOR FOXES (Lewis/Sennett)
Keller Williams (Laugh, Sci Fidelity, 2002)	VABEEOTCHAY (Williams)
My Morning Jacket (It Still Moves, ATO, 2003)	MAHGEETA (James)
Rising Sons (Rising Sons: Featuring Taj Majal and Ry Cooder, Columbia,1965/1992)	SPANISH LACE BLUES (Kincaid)
Peter Case (Bee Line, Vanguard, 2002)	GONE (Case)
Richmond Fontaine (Post to Wire, El Cortez, 2004)	THROUGH (Richmond Fontaine)
Bobby Darin (It's You or No One, London, 1963)	I GUESS I'M GOOD FOR NOTHING BUT THE BLUES (Darin)
Dukes and Gannon (Six Shooter, Atomic Pop, 1999)	IF I WAS LOSING YOU (Gannon/Dukes)
Tandy (The Bloodroot Transcriptions, Yellow Slipper, 2001)	MIGHT SHINE AGAIN (Ferrio)
Au Pairs (Playing With A Different Sex, RPM, 1981	IT'S OBVIOUS (Foad/Hammond/Munro/Woods)
Joe Flood (Cripplin' Crutch, Diesel Only, 2001)	ALL THE SAME TO YOU (Flood)
Percy Mayfield (Poet of the Blues (1950-1954), Specialty, 1990)	GET WAY BACK (Mayfield)
John Martyn (Sunday's Child, Island, 1974)	LAY IT ALL DOWN (Martyn)
Tony Furtado (Roll My Blues Away, Rounder, 1997)	MUDVILLE (Furtado)
Po' Girl (Po' Girl, Hightone	BACKSTAIRS DOWN (Klein)
Richard and Mimi Farina (Reflections in a Crystal Wind, Vanguard, 1965)	CHRYSANTHEMUM (Farina)

Comment:

Work has been slow, so there's some available mix time. This one has been brewing for awhile, but some new CDs floated into my life which inspired me to finish it. I am dead dog tired, so there won't be too much insight in these notes, but I'll give it a try. (1) This collection of Tucson Garage music is sooo good, so much fun. Much better than I expected ... which begs the question about why I acquired it in the first place but ... look for it to fill out your garage band collection. (2) On first listens this sounds just like another country gal singer, but the song selection and production are just a little bit above the usual ... Julie might just transcend CMT (3) Will Hoge is a little more rock n roll than I my usual but it stands up (4) A new Ry Cooder record is nearly a holy occasion for me. Since this one is about my "homeland" it's even more special. I've only had this for a couple of days, but it's really really great. (5) Damn good blues with a slightly tropical twist (6) I inherited Rilo Kelly on my computer but this is damn infectious
(There's blood in my mouth/
'cause I've been biting my tongue all week/
I keep on talkin' trash/ but I never say anything/
And the talkin' leads to touchin' /
and the touchin' leads to sex /
and then there is no mystery left.)
(7) Another inheritance and excellent music is it (8) Still another legacy -- great stuff (9) More Ry -- killer slide with a 60s rock feel (10) The always great, underrated Peter Case (11) Not sure how I feel about this band, but this has enough country twang to keep me listening --- always a pushover for pedal steel (12) Thanks to Kevin Spacey for letting me fly my Bobby Darin freak flag proudly -- he comes close to the saloon song style of Frank Sinatra on this cut (13) I don't even know where this disc came from but this one is catchy (14) More alt country madness -- nice guitar and banjo -- kinda like the Byrds (15) Some youngster at work reminded me about the most excellent Au Pairs (16) Joe Flood is a local Brooklyn guy (17) Percy Mayfield cooling out all the country flavor (18) Mush mouth Martyn, but he can sure play (19) more slide guitar - definitely a Ry discipline (20) some necessary female energy with a little ominous banjo -- like a hillbilly film noir (21) and some dulcimer as a digestif.

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