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1) Today& #39;s thread o& #39; stuff is inspired by news of the death of music producer Hal Willner. Among the TV series he worked on was Sunday Night/Night Music (1988-90). My father taped many of its episodes when it was rerun on...I want to say CBC?.
2) I dug through his tapes around the time my musical horizons expanded in high school/early university. My mind was kinda blown. So, today& #39;s thread is a few samples of the series that I enjoyed or influenced future listening.
First up, a little Sun Ra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGYO8dRzZI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
First up, a little Sun Ra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGYO8dRzZI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
3) Next, a short retrospective on Rahsaan Roland Kirk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPATPXGJgKo">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
4) Richard Thompson and Jo-El Sonnier, "Tear Stained Letter" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKZu8o0s9g">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
5) Conway Twitty and the Residents. End-of-show jams of most of the guests were a regular feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vlFDxyckKc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
6) John Cale and Lou Reed with two songs from their "Songs for Drella" album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyZJww8GD14">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
7) A full episode, ranging from vintage footage of Aretha Franklin& #39;s "I Never Loved a Man" to a wild version of the Stooges "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by...well, see for yourself (thanks to @mmmbarclay for reminding me of that one...) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_TbpPacq60&list=PLdMUF75ptwtnWPivUYJG1nZXyacar1GmM&index=22">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
8) Willner& #39;s obit from Variety. https://variety.com/2020/music/obituaries-people-news/hal-willner-dead-dies-music-producer-saturday-night-live-1234573202/">https://variety.com/2020/musi...
