Category: Capitol Records

"Squaws Along the Yukon"

Hank Thompson: Western Swing’s Dean of Diction

In my prior post about the Nashville Chowdown LP, I mentioned that back in the early 70s jazz singer Blossom Dearie‘s “exceptional annunciation” was being put to good use in the ‘Singing Rice-ipe’ radio ads. If Blossom Dearie had a male counterpart, that person would undoubtedly be Hank Thompson, whose

January 28, 2013 No Comments

"Tar and Cement"

“Tar and Cement”: Eco-Soul or Soul-Folk?

In the course of putting together a funk & soul mix, I previewed for consideration the songs on a 1960s Capitol Records compilation album entitled, Super Soul-Dees! Volume 2: One song in particular seemed to stand apart from the other tracks: “Tar and Cement” by Verdelle Smith. Certainly, Capitol’s 1960s

January 16, 2013 1 Comment