The Chicago R&B coverage includes an in depth exploration of Chicago's local after school TV show Soul Train show – which ran from 1970-1979 – and a conversation with Chicago's radical Sounds of Black. Plus 30 pages exploring all aspects of truck driving music including lengthy interviews with Jerry Reed and Joe Stampley. Also features Dave Dudley, RedSovine, Del Reeves, Red Simpson, Stompin' Tom Connors, CW McCall, Starday Records, Sweet Charles Sherrel and more. Plus Flavor Flav interviewed by Nardwuar, Incredible Stage Wrestling, Joe E., and tons of comix and countless reviews. Magazine
A huge look at a song we totally love – the fantastic "16 Tons", a great postwar tune about the struggles of labor – originally penned by Merle Travis, made famous by Tennessee Ernie Ford, and presented here in a number of different versions – along with some other related mining tunes too! The package is even more lavish than previous entries from the CJRO label – with a big booklet of notes that are all in color, filled with images, and annotated with plenty of information both on the song in the spotlight, and on the culture of coal mining and it's struggles in the US. The set features a whopping 23 tracks in all – versions of "16 Tons" by Johnny Cash, Merle Travis, Bo Diddley, Johnnie Taylor, George Davis, Jimmy Murphy, Lou Monte, and others – alongside other tunes that include "Hazard Kentucky" by Phil Ochs, "Coal Miner" by Nappy brown, "Dream Of The Miner's Child" by Marty Robbins, "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean, and "The Cajun Queen" by RedSovine. CD
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