Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Nuclear Holocaust: Fun for the Entire Family!

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.

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5 comments:

  1. dorethyroad@aol.com8/10/2022 10:54 AM

    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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  2. dorethyroad@aol.com8/10/2022 10:55 AM

    Reminds me of " Big John"
    rbm

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  3. mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jsps8/10/2022 11:01 AM

    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

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  4. Allan Rosenberg8/10/2022 9:23 PM

    I like the Sam Hinton version best.

    Is "talking blues" the original "rappin'/hip-hop"?

    Doctored Captain Al

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  5. steve simels8/10/2022 10:00 PM

    Sort of. :-)

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