So as I mentioned, yesterday was the anniversary of the annihilation of the Japanese city of Nagasaki (in 1945). Forgetting your opinions of the morality of the United States' actions in that matter, it inspired a really sarondically cool song -- "Old Man Atom," the 1950 hit version of which by folkie Sam Hinton I was a huge enthusiast of as a kid, and hence I posted it yesterday.
That said, there was a competing version -- by Roy Rogers' country backup band The Sons of the Pioneers -- which I had never heard previously, and offer here in the spirit with which it was recorded.
You usually don't associate that kind of black-humor irony with early bluegrass outfits, but hey -- this is America. Anything can happen.
Wow, this a actually made it on the radio ? Hinton take on the talking blues perhaps inspired by Guthrie, later a Dylan technique. How the hell did Roy and Dale receive this song ? rob
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5 comments:
Wow, this a actually made it on the
radio ? Hinton take on the talking
blues perhaps inspired by Guthrie,
later a Dylan technique.
How the hell did Roy and Dale receive this song ?
rob
Reminds me of " Big John"
rbm
wikipedia tells me "sons of the pioneers" is active today with roy "dusty" rogers jr a member - vocals, mc - upcoming shows in the south and southwest
I like the Sam Hinton version best.
Is "talking blues" the original "rappin'/hip-hop"?
Doctored Captain Al
Sort of. :-)
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