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Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South.
« on: 28 February, 2015, 05:33:13 pm »
I enjoyed last week about Tennessee and Kentucky. This week it's about Alabama and Georgia. A nice mix of music documentary and travelogue, 9.15pm BBC2, there's a James Brown documentary on afterwards.
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lisat

Re: Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South.
« Reply #1 on: 28 February, 2015, 11:16:28 pm »
I switched it on just in time to see Clarence Carter singing Patches which is one if my favourites.
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« Reply #2 on: 01 March, 2015, 08:15:48 pm »
Just watching the James Brown on iPlayer - it is absolutely brilliant, especially how it places him in the social context of the time - a real eye opener (just been reading Natchez Burning, too)

Songs of the south up next, both were hat tip from Jarvis cocker on R6M (just as well as normally I don't watch anything)
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« Reply #3 on: 01 March, 2015, 11:00:36 pm »
Saw it last night and just downloaded the previous episodes
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pcolbeck

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« Reply #4 on: 02 March, 2015, 07:04:14 am »
Excellent program.
And they used "Can’t you see" by The Marshall Tucker Band for the closing credits a song that doesn't get enough airplay over here. Probably does in the Southern US though.

http://youtu.be/gCXQycyN_Vs
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« Reply #5 on: 02 March, 2015, 07:26:24 am »
I didn't enjoy ep. 2 as much as the first one, probably because I am the sort of heathen left cold by most soul, gospel etc. but it was still teh Aces.  Really looking forward to next week though.

For series 2 they can send him to Texas :)
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« Reply #6 on: 02 March, 2015, 07:28:37 am »
He isn't doing Florida unfortunately. Would have been nice to hear some swamp funk.

http://youtu.be/z7CUR2cozts
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« Reply #7 on: 02 March, 2015, 07:29:52 am »
Bootsie Collins is always good value, and was amusing in the James Brown show, I see Mick Jagger was one of the producers.
Reginald D Hunter has to be the politest man in show business. I suppose his Catholic School upbringing has enhanced his Southern courtesy. The fact that his school was 98% white gives him an interesting perspective on racism.

Nice to be reminded that Lynyrd Skynyrd were from Florida, not Alabama.
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« Reply #8 on: 06 March, 2015, 09:28:13 pm »
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 02 March, 2015, 07:26:24 am
I didn't enjoy ep. 2 as much as the first one, probably because I am the sort of heathen left cold by most soul, gospel etc.

I don't think you need to be a Christian to enjoy gospel.  I saw the Blind Boys of Alabama a few years ago and, despite being a born-again atheist, went home dancing on air.
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Re: Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South.
« Reply #9 on: 07 March, 2015, 12:22:13 am »
In the interest of balance substitute "philistine" for "heathen".  No religiosity, or lack of it, was intended.
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Re: Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South.
« Reply #10 on: 07 March, 2015, 07:19:13 pm »
Quote from: Redlight on 06 March, 2015, 09:28:13 pm
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 02 March, 2015, 07:26:24 am
I didn't enjoy ep. 2 as much as the first one, probably because I am the sort of heathen left cold by most soul, gospel etc.

I don't think you need to be a Christian to enjoy gospel.  I saw the Blind Boys of Alabama a few years ago and, despite being a born-again atheist, went home dancing on air.

I'm am atheist, always have been, always will be.  I can't think of many things more uplifting than a full-on Gospel Choir giving it the full beans.

I would certainly go to a church to listen to it.
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« Reply #11 on: 28 July, 2017, 07:32:01 pm »
BBC4 are repeating this series just now, for those who missed it first time around.
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« Reply #12 on: 30 July, 2017, 05:08:51 pm »
There is only one true 'song of the South'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAwhC_btAUU
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« Reply #13 on: 25 July, 2018, 10:34:24 pm »
Songs of the Border starts on Saturday.
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