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Lobos for Kids

Ok this one goes out to Bert! Since he's as big a Los Lobos fan as I am, here is a CD that they put out for children, featuring the spoken word narrative of one of their chicano heroes, Lalo Guerrero.

I wouldn't say it's a "proper" Lobos album, but a one-off experiment, and as such it has a couple of duds, but there's some rockin' music on it too, particularly "Buzz Buzz".

Enjoy!

PAPA'S DREAM

1. La Bamba - Los Lobos, Traditional
2. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
3. Wooly Bully - Los Lobos, Samudio, Domingo
4. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
5. Buzz Buzz Buzz - Los Lobos, Byrd, Robert
6. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
7. Route 90 - Los Lobos, Garlow, B.
8. Corrido for Papa Lalo - Los Lobos, Traditional
9. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
10. La Bicicleta - Los Lobos, Traditional
11. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
12. Cielito Lindo - Los Lobos, Traditional
13. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
14. La Mañanitas Alegre - Los Lobos, Traditional
15. El Pato - Los Lobos, Traditional
16. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
17. De Colores - Los Lobos, Traditional
18. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
19. Las Mañanitas Tapatias - Los Lobos, Traditional
20. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
21. La Piñata - Los Lobos, Traditional
22. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
23. La, La, La - Los Lobos, Paul, Clarence
24. La Bamba - Los Lobos, Traditional
25. (Narration) - Los Lobos,
26. Wooly Bully Banda (Reprise) - Los Lobos, Samudio, Domingo
27. (Narration) - Los Lobos

>>LISTEN

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The Odd Couple

“Jon just works. He doesn’t sleep. He’s like a bat,” says songwriter Richard Buckner, who Langford lured to Chicago to help record an album. “He’s a pure, sweet guy, and I think his art is pure.”

A match made in purgarory..

These are two of my favorite artists doing a very unexpected one-off collaboration.

Mekon Jon Langford and Devotion and Doubt Richard Buckner get together in Sally Timm's pad to lay down some tunage.

Like Ruben Blades said, "La vida te da sorpresas, sorpresas te da la vida, Ay Dios!"..

I debated on whether or not to post this, but I decided I would since it's a tough-to-find cd, particularly for us thirld-world types.

That being said, please, please, PLEASE:

BUY the cd if you hear this and do enjoy it.

NUFF SAID.

Thanks for having me back. enjoy.

Jon Langford & Richard Buckner:
Sir Dark Invader Vs The Fanglord

1. Rolling Of The Eyes (Buckner/Langford)
2. Nothing To Show (Langford)
3. Sweet Anybody (Buckner)
4. From Attic to Basement (Langford)
5. Torn Apart (Langford)
6. Stayed (Buckner)
7. The Inca Princess (Buckner/Langford/Rice/Odom)
8. No Tears Tonight (Buckner/Langford)
9. Do You Wanna Go Somewhere? (Buckner)

Why Obama, by Jon Langford

Little Boy Blue

This here is one of my very favorite records of all of what we call time.

Bobby "Blue" Bland grew up in Memphis, and for a long time he and BB King played together. As a solo artist, he developed a style that was as much soul as it was blues, going from a smooth, Hammondlaced groove to a throatripping scream in the blink of an eye.

Anyway, this is, imho, his bestest of the bestest!! Standouts: Little Boy Blue, St. James Infirmary, I'll take care of you.

Mick Hucknall of Simply Red, surprisingly recorded a tribute to Bobby, which is his new album an his first solo project. It's a very interesting modern-day take on his songs. A little too clean, but worthwhile nonetheless. There's a youtube clip about that after the cut.