RIP Jack Rose

Jack Rose died yesterday of a heart attack, at age 38. He will be missed. This is his 2005 record, Kensington Blues.

1. Kensington Blues
2. Cross The North Fork
3. Cathedral Et Chartres
4. Rappahanock River Rag (For William Moore)
5. Sunflower River Blues
6. Now That I'm A Man Full Grown II
7. Flirtin' With The Undertaker
8. Calais to Dover

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Tiki Tunes Vol. 2

The long-awaited sequel to my first post to this blog. This one even comes with cover scans of all 20 of the LPs that the music is taken from. Another invitation to float away to the sands of a Pacific paradise...

1. Tommy Garrett - Quiet Village
2. Wout Steenhuis & The Kontikis - Patu Patu Ake
3. Roberto Delgado - Sun of Hawaii
4. Bill Wolfgramme - Alo I Talau
5. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - On The Beach of Waikiki
6. Gene Rains - Jungle Drums
7. Les Baxter - Legend of The Island Gods
8. Tommy Garrett - Moon of Manakora
9. Bill Wolfgramme - Malihine
10. Alf Barrie - A Lei of Stars
11. 101 Strings - Hawaiian Bells
12. Weberly Edwards - Ho-Le Waimea
13. Gordon Jenkins - Ke Kali Nei Au
14. The Out-Islanders - Little Island
15. Wout Steenhuis - Silhouette Hula
16. Los Indios Trabajaras - Jungle Dream
17. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - Paradise
18. Hawaiian Beach Boys - Flower Lei
19. Living Strings - Sweet Leilani
20. Al Caiola - Sweet Leilani
21. Gordon Jenkins - Sweet Leilani
22. Roberto Delgado - Sweet Leilani
23. Tommy Garrett - Sweet Leilani
24. Arthur Lyman - Sweet Leilani
25. Big Ben Hawaiian Band - Sweet Leilani
26. The Out-Islanders - Beyond The Reef
27. Al Caiola - Aloha My Tani
28. The Polynesians - Aloha Oe

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And if you like this one, be sure to check out Tiki Tunes Vol. 1!

Cliff's Dance Party

This one is for Cliff, the blackest white guy I know. Photo is Macho Man Randy Savage freestyling for Santa Claus. Happy holidays!

1. Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to The Ounce
2. James Brown - Sex Machine (Live in Paris)
3. Chic - Good Times (12" Version)
4. Heatwave - The Groove Line (Special Disco Version)
5. Mr. Oizo - Gay Dentists
6. Curses! - The Deep End (Holy Ghost Day School Dub)
7. DJ Kaos - Love The Nite Away (Tiedye Mix)
8. Macho - I'm A Man (12" Version)
9. UNKLE - In A State (DFA Remix)

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