The country roots of jazz legend Charlie Haden

A track from Charlie’s album “Rambling Boy” (title track)

“Ramblin'” with Ornette Coleman

Charlie and the Portugal concert

A talk by Charlie Haden

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Yes, country and jazz music are cousins


Note: The eye-opening article by Geoffrey Himes to which I referred is here: “Jazz and Country Fusion: The Searchers.”

Two supplementary videos below

Country Jazz Guitarists – A compilation by Ment Morris

Guitarists:

George Barnes
Chet Atkins/Les Paul
Jimmy Bryant
Roy Nichols
Hank Garland
Leon Rhodes
Jimmie Rivers
Andy Reiss
Redd Volkaert
Jim Campilongo

The Jazz on the Tube video that got this conversation started

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https://www.jazzonthetube.com/vic-hobson-and-the-roots-of-louis-armstrongs-music/

“Country” Eddie Durham was one of the key quarterbacks of the swing
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/ed/

Ornette and the Texas Hillbillies
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/ornette-in-amarillo/

When Robert Johnson played that Italian wedding in Newark
https://www.jazzonthetube.com/bruce-conforth-and-the-real-robert-johnson/

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Sponsor an artist’s birthday video page

We love jazz and we love jazz musicians.

Unfortunately, our landlord and grocer – being the philistines they are – only deal in this thing called money.

Much as we would like to create a page for every worthy musician, our core work keeps our hands full and our bank account tapped and making new pages and maintaining them costs real money.

The solution?

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Three ways to do it

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Even more important we will include the link in the birthday mailing every year on his or her birthday – in perpetuity.  $35.00

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Option #3 – We will do everything, as in option #2, and we will also put a link to your artist’s site or store. A permanent link on Jazz on the Tube pointing to your artist’s site or store is a big value to them. $100.000

You have the choice of having your name on the page as the sponsor of the page or of being anonymous.

You can also dedicate the page to a colleague, friend or loved one.

Example:  This page dedicated to the memory of Joani McCarthy.

What’s the next step?

Decide which option you want to go with and contact us. Write to: contact@jazzonthetube.com

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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