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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 12—“Buffalo Gals” by Bruce Springsteen

    December 13, 2020

    For his first album of non-original work, Bruce Springsteen recorded a loving, joyous homage to Pete Seeger, including a wild take on one of the country’s most familiar songs.

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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 11—“What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” by R.E.M.

    August 24, 2020

    R.E.M.’s 1994 single signaled a new direction for the band at the height of their popularity, and revived a mystery about one of the strangest crimes of the 1980’s.

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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 10—“See Me in the Evening” by Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers

    July 29, 2020

    Loud, messy and unquestionably brilliant, Hound Dog Taylor created a wild engine of noise that’s half Chicago Blues, half proto-punk, and would become the centerpiece of the largest independent blues label in the U.S.

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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 9—“Monster Mash” by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers

    July 10, 2020

    A one-off novelty song that became the National Anthem of Halloween, Bobby Pickett’s 1962 delight secured his everlasting fame, even if he worked most of his life to be remembered for more.

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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 7—“Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me” by Bull Moose Jackson

    June 11, 2020

    In 1949, the Cincinnati label King Records released two versions of this tune: a twangy country version, and a screaming jump blues number by saxophonist Bull Moose Jackson. In the process, they produced one of the skeleton keys to rock and roll.

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    All the Good Songs: TRACK 3—“Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Aretha Franklin

    April 16, 2020

    Performing at the height of her powers in 1970, Aretha Franklin turned Paul Simon’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” into a gospel number of extraordinary power. (image: Robert Altman/Getty Archives)

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    Waxwing Music: Sam Doores

    March 4, 2020

    He’s been the ultimate collaborator in New Orleans’s emerging country music scene. Now, with a brand new solo album, Sam Doores steps out on his own.

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    Waxwing Music: The Secret Emchy Society

    October 25, 2018

    Headed up by multi-talented singer-songwriter Cindy Emch, The Secret Emchy Society has quickly become a cornerstone band of a burgeoning music scene that’s putting marginalized voices at the forefront of an often marginalizing music scene.

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    Waxwing Music: Leyla McCalla

    December 11, 2017

    Leyla McCalla is building her music by fusing everything from Haitian folk music to New Orleans jazz to the poetry of Langston Hughes. Read more from my interview with her here.

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    Waxwing Music: Dom Flemons

    February 22, 2017

    Dom Flemons is charting a daring path through America’s musical landscape. I interviewed him for Waxwing Literary Journal. Read all about it here.

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Nick Fox is a travelling writer, editor, storyteller, explorer and sporting enthusiast with nearly a decade of experience as a tour guide in a variety of locations. He has travelled to all 50 U.S. states (living in 10 of them) and visited nearly 30 countries across five continents. His work has appeared in The Museum of Americana and travellerstales.com, as well as Waxwing, where he currently serves as the music editor. A native Floridian and a longtime resident of both Chicago and New Orleans, Nick currently makes his home on the road.

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  • Derren on All the Good Songs: TRACK 4—“Rock Lobster” by the B-52’sPlanet Claire for me Nick!
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