“Tupelo Joe, went to the show,
Tupelo Joe, he ain’t no schmo,
Tupelo Joe, go cat, go…”
“Tupelo Joe” – Chuck E. Weiss [2014]
He’s been name-checked on two albums by Tom Waits (‘Nighthawks At The Diner’ & ‘Small Change’) and inspired Rickie Lee Jones’ biggest hit (“Chuck E.’s In Love”) but in spite of such adulation from his pals, Chuck E. Weiss has largely remained an enigma. On the Comeback Trail® this week, we spotted Chuck E. with his first new album since 2006. Produced by BFF’s Tom Waits and Johnny Depp, ‘Red Beans And Weiss’ is an extraordinary gumbo of Rockabilly Blues Dada or, as Bill succinctly describes it: “unhinged”. Curious? Check it out in this edition of JR.
And speaking of BFF’s: America’s Janelle Monáe and New Zealand’s Kimbra have buddied-up for a glitzy medley of Aretha Franklin’s “Rock Steady” and Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” ahead of their shared ‘Golden Electric Tour’ of Australia and New Zealand next month.
We also have fresh sounds this week from the Nigerian/English music collective, Ibibio Sound Machine with a self-titled debut of multi-cultural polyrhythm, built around the vocals of Eno Williams.
There was more movement on the Comeback Trail this week with the welcome return of David Gray. His new album, ‘Mutineers’ isn’t out until June but we do have a preview for you. And also emerging from that dusty thoroughfare was bona-fide legend, Leon Russell. He may look more like Gandalf with each passing year, but he’s still a wizard at the piano, breathing new life into an old Robert Johnson Blues classic from his 37th album, ‘Life Journey’.
As well, we go back to the Roots in this edition, with new releases from Australia’s Neil Murray, Canada’s Ray Bonneville and America’s Rodney Crowell.
Happy ‘International Record Store Day’ everybody!
David Gray: “Back In The World” (preview from the album, ‘Mutineers’)
Leon Russell: “Come On In My Kitchen” (from the album, ‘Life Journey’)
Ray Bonneville: “Shake Off My Blues” (from the album, ‘Easy Gone’)
Lake Street Dive: “Bad Self Portraits” (from the album, ‘Bad Self Portraits’)
Neil Murray: “Whispering Casuarina” (from the album, ‘Bring Thunder And Rain’)
Janelle Monáe and Kimbra: “Rock Steady/Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” (new single)
Ibibio Sound Machine: “Let’s Dance (Yak Inek Unek)” (from the album, ‘Ibibio Sound Machine’)
Chuck E. Weiss: “Exile On Main Street Blues”/”Tupelo Joe” (from the album, ‘Red Beans And Weiss’)
Lorde: “Glory & Gore” (from the album, ‘Pure Heroine’)
Rodney Crowell: “The Flyboy & The Kid” (from the album, ‘Tarpaper Sky’)
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