~ A Guide to Slim Pickens & Dr. Baz first CD RELEASE entilted "Catus" ~
Cactus : a leafless and spikey plant, often producing showy flowers, native of hot dry regions;
Australian colloquial : "ruined, old and burnt-out, beyond repair"; as in : "...this bloody washing machine is cactus!!!!".
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"Cactus" is a foot-stompin' collection of some of our favourite roots music (played in 'cajun cowboy blues' style), plus a couple of choice originals.
Winner of 2004 NCEIA 'Dolphin' Award.
Some musical samples from "Cactus" The links below take you to some samples from "Cactus" for you to download (recommended if you're still on a dial-up modem, or play (broadband best for reasonable audio streaming) : |
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Bring it On Home by Willie Dixon Read some interesting background on the colourful life a great blues artist. He was an imnportant & influential songwriter (ripped-off by some later rock gods) and also a heavy-weight boxing champ. |
Leadbelly sugar-coats his savage tribute to the victims of U.S. Depression era racism, with a cheerful honky-tonk beat. Media coverage of this controversially unjust trial eventually changed race politics forever. Scottsborough Boys by Leadbelly |
Ditty Wah Ditty by the great mystery man of the blues, Blind Blake, (with a profile of what little is known of this enigmatic guitar genius) |
Who Cares? An original. |
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