My Top Five Records Gunter Woodson

Today on the podcast we have Mo Pittle.  He picked these five records: 
GREATEST HITS VOL 1 - EAGLES
MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK - BLUES BROTHERS
REAL TO REEL - ROGER CLYNE AND THE PEACEMAKERS
1984 - VAN HALEN
LEGEND - BOB MARLEY
He’s the owner of Jewboy Burgers here in Austin, Texas.  The Jewboy Burger website state, “born in Cleveland with ties to Philadelphia and Washington, DC was raised in El Paso, Texas. Not the first place you’d expect to find Jews, but they’re there. Growing up among the Homeboys, he became affectionately known as “El JewBoy.”  By trade, Mo is a copywriter and he told me, and I quote, “I like to be around cheeseburgers and nice people.” 
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Today you have the pleasure of learning more about Slade Cleaves.  He picked these five records:
 
SWORDFISHTROMBONES – TOM WAITS
NEBRASKA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECORDINGS - WOODY GUTHRIE
MISSION OF THE CROSSROADS PALMS - STEVE FORBERT
DEAR DANGER- BILLY HARVEY
 
Joseph Hudak of Rolling Stone Country calls Cleaves “a master storyteller, one influenced not by the shine of pop-culture but by the dirt of real life.”
 
While he released a handful of recordings during the early '90s, he gained significant notice with No Angel Knows, which was released on Rounder's Philo subsidiary in 1997. Joined by former Lucinda Williams guitarist and producer Gurf Morlix, and combined his interest in folk songs, early rock and roll, and traditional country music into an amalgamation of styles becoming known at that time as Americana.
After reading in Rolling Stone about Bruce Springsteen's inspirations for the Nebraska album, he climbed into his parents' attic to rediscover the treasure trove of albums which he recalled hearing as a child – Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry - and which became his guide to becoming a stellar songwriter.
After signing with Jimmy LaFave's Music Road Records, he issued Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away (2009, featuring liner notes from fan Stephen King), the two-disc Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge (2011), and Still Fighting the War (2013), produced by beloved Austin guitarist Scrappy Jud Newcomb. The album was praised as "one of the year's best albums" by American Songwriter and "carefully crafted, . . . songs about the struggles of the heart in hard times" by the Wall Street Journal. The New York Daily News called his music "a treasure hidden in plain sight," while the Austin Chronicle declared, "there are few contemporaries that compare. He's become a master craftsman on the order of Guy Clark and John Prine."
I would like to mention that there are no advertisements in this podcast.  I have a truckload of fun doing this but it takes at least 20 hours to research, listen, record, edit, and produce each episode.  If you are willing to help, you can support on my Patreon which is https://www.patreon.com/MyTopFiveRecords
Close your eyes.  You’ve got your top 5 records on your iPhone and you are doing chores around your house.  What 5 records do you have?
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Hear what Chuck says about how Dusty Springfield "Dustifies" things and how Alejandro Escovedo defines punk music.  He's had a stellar career and has had his compositions and co-writes recorded by many artists including Alejandro Escovedo, Bruce Springsteen, Heart, Peter Wolf, Kim Richey, Arc Angels, Micky & the Motorcars, Chris Knight and Kelly Willis.
I would like to mention that there are no advertisements in this podcast.  I have a truckload of fun doing this but it takes at least 20 hours to research, listen, record, edit, and produce each episode.  If you are willing to help, you can support on my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/MyTopFiveRecords 
Here is Chuck's website if you want to sign up for his newsletter or find out where he is playing: http://chuckprophet.com
 
 

Want to understand your musical heroes better?  Search no more. This is the place!  Here what Miles has to say about jazz and he said, “Rock demands your attention”. So true!  He’s got some killer stories to boot.  Love how he sings things and melodies.  While you are at it, check out the podcast image.  He sure can write songs but he ain’t so good and carving his initials in to my table.
 
http://www.mileszuniga.com/
http://www.fastballtheband.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mileszuniga/
https://www.facebook.com/mileszunigalovesyou/
 
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Want to understand your musical heroes better?  Search no more. This is the place!  Today’s episode of the My Top Five Records podcast features Jo James.  Jo has worked and performed with some of the industries top acts and also received the honor award at the 100% Music Songwriting Contest.  You may have seen him featured on Season 17 of The Voice.  John Legend said, “Great raw talent and his voice is lovely to listen to”.  Blake Shelton said, “I love Jo’s voice”.   Once we started talking about Rumors, it started raining and my dog was outside trying to get in here.  Maybe someday I’ll get a better studio with better sound proofing!
 
You can find him on the good ole interweb at:
https://www.jojamesmusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jojamesmusic/
https://www.facebook.com/jojamesmusic/
 
 

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Today’s episode of the My Top Five Records podcast features Jaimee Harris.  Born in Waco, TX, to Austin and now in Nashville, I was stoked to have her in person to do the podcast.  I loved the way that she took the time to revisit her records.  She is a songwriter’s songwriter.  My favorite thing she said was “Fiction is the super highway to the truth.”  So true!!  And as a child, she asked for a Pegasus.  A flying horse. 
 
https://www.jaimeeharris.com/
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