Thursday, February 25, 2016

UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSIC: ERIC VON SCHMIDT

Eric von Schmidt (1931-2007) was a staple of the folk music revival of the 1960s and a direct influence on such artists as Richard Farina, Tom Rush, and Bob Dylan.

Try these out for size:

-- Fair and Tender Ladies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBx1TRKIWoY

-- Joshua Gone Barbados:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjeokxEpTHA

-- Champagne Don't Hurt Me, Baby:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3IBv3dsp8w

-- Envy the Thief:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLHCfRDKa0U

-- Baby, Let Me Lay It On You:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ooGMnNPOeE

-- Turtle Beach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m56GWqtVvr8

-- Titanic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Br8E6fXYMo

-- Wet Birds Fly at Night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8nluZmlxW8

-- Gulf Coast Blues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLuLUlWLaE

-- Nobody Knows you When Your Down and Out (with Rolf Cahn):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLuLUlWLaE

-- You Get Old, You Get Wise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_JEdOPtbNc

-- Fast Acne (the ultimate teen-age protest song!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAp86r-4vA&list=PLinwTX9Pvnxh4M1GBnh6R1q68qLxU7Mxp&index=41

-- Wasn't That a Mighty Storm (with Rolf Cahn):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OZBPK2N7qw&index=50&list=PLinwTX9Pvnxh4M1GBnh6R1q68qLxU7Mxp

-- Stewball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzfI088_5XQ&index=94&list=PLinwTX9Pvnxh4M1GBnh6R1q68qLxU7Mxp


2 comments:

  1. Hi Jerry! Thanks for bringing attention to my father's music, it's always great to hear that people are still appreciating it!

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