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Friday Night Cat FightAuthor: Matt The Cat
Each week, several cats battle it out over the same song. I ask you to listen to the audio file below, which contains a themed music program and concludes with several versions of the same song by many different artists. Listen to both versions in their entirety before deciding which one you TRULY DIG THE MOST! Then vote below and see how your fellow Cat Fighters voted. That's the Friday Night Cat Fight from MattTheCat.com. Language: en-us Genres: Music Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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8/24/12 – “Rock Island Line” Cat Fight Podcast
Friday, 24 August, 2012
Friday Night Cat Fight Podcast “Rock Island Line” This week’s “Friday Night Cat Fight” features the classic American folk tune, “Rock Island Line,” which was first discovered by musicologist John Lomax in 1934. Lomax was making his way through the South recording and preserving folk music for the Library Of Congress. It was at a penitentiary in Arkansas that he came across Kelly Pace and his group and they sang “Rock Island Line” for him. It is documented that this tune was very popular among inmates, who sang it as they worked the prison yards. Leadbelly also heard the tune while in prison and he first recorded it in 1937. The version by Leadbelly up for competition this week, though was taking from a 1940 session he had with the Golden Gate Quartet. There are also five more versions of “Rock Island Line” vying for your vote, including the most popular one to date by British Skiffle sensation Lonnie Donegan. His version was released in 1955 and went to #8 on the US charts in 1956. Charting versions by Don Cornell and Johnny Cash are also featured. Listen to the podcast in full and then decide which version of “Rock Island Line” you DIG THE MOST! Then, voice your choice and vote below. MERCY Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
