Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies
African blues meet New York in Otis Taylor; new music from the Cowboy Junkies; Providence folk duo Atwater-Donnelly; pure roots rock from Dave Edmunds; eclectic geek rockers They Might Be Giants; a new, best-of collection from The Pixies. Featured Artist: Fats Waller.
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Fats Waller, Cowboy Junkies, The Pixies
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
- Artist: Fats Waller
- Album: The Centennial Collection [RCA]
- Song: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Fats Waller was one of the great stride piano players with an exuberant and comical charm. Now, 100 years after his birth, Waller's work is showcased on a new collection from Bluebird.
505 Train
- Artist: Otis Taylor
- Album: Double V
- Song: 505 Train
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One Soul Now
- Artist: Cowboy Junkies
- Album: One Soul Now
- Song: One Soul Now
The Cowboy Junkies sound has scarcely changed in nearly twenty years of making music, but it remains inimitable.
The Blackest Crow
- Artist: Atwater & Donnelly
- Album: The Blackest Crow
- Song: The Blackest Crow
The husband and wife duo, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly met at a coffeehouse in 1987, were married two years later and today make great traditional folk music together.
I Hear You Knockin'
- Artist: Dave Edmunds
- Album: From Small Things: The Best of Dave Edmunds
- Song: I Hear You Knockin'
Dave Edmunds, firmly rooted in roots rock, here performs all the instruments and does all the vocals on a tune included on a new best-of compilation.
Am I Awake?
- Artist: They Might Be Giants
- Album: Indestructible Object [EP]
- Song: Am I Awake?
They Might be Giants are John Flansburgh and John Linnell, two artists making quirky rock with a sense of humor.
Here Comes Your Man
- Artist: The Pixies
- Album: Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
- Song: Here Comes Your Man
The Pixies were one of the most influential alt rock bands of the late '80s with a crunching blend of punk, indie guitar rock and classic pop.
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