here is an early version of you`re gonna miss me.
the song was written by roky erickson under the alias emil schwartzie and was originally done by the spades, roky`s first band. it was then redone by roky when he joined up with tommy hall and the lingsmen to form the 13th floor elevators.
Category Archives: Rock ‘n Roll
Billy Lee Riley Tribute at the Silver Moon Club
Incredible video from our friends at the Oxford American: Billy Lee Riley honored by his friends and comrades at the Silver Moon club in Newport, Arkansas, on August 30th, 2009. In attendance a roster of Stomp veterans – Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, W.S. Holland (from Johnny Cash’s and Carl Perkins’ bands), Carl Mann (“Mona … Continue reading Billy Lee Riley Tribute at the Silver Moon Club
Alex Chilton Remembered – Chuck Prophet
Tom Waits once described Alex Chilton as “the Thelonius Monk of the rhythm guitar.” He’s damn right. I heard it all for the first time live in 1986 at the 688 Club in Atlanta, Georgia. I was 22 years old; a kid in a band called Green On Red and we were playing on a … Continue reading Alex Chilton Remembered – Chuck Prophet
Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban!
Whoa, WFMU’s Debbie D and company have gone bonkers over at the Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban site. There are photos of Phil Spector, circa 1958, looking remarkably sedate. A picture of Tennessee Ernie Ford standing atop a pile of coal, advertising “Sixteen Tons.” A portrait of burlesque star Coco Barr brandishing a pair of pistols. … Continue reading Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban!
Scene Report: The RBT Band at Mo’s Chalet in Metairie
Metairie is a place often disparaged by those “not from here.” It is especially disparaged by those not from here who seek to cloak themselves and where they came from in all things New Orleans. By disparaging our hinterlands, they strive to make themselves all the more genuinely New Orleans. Ironically, these self-appointed New Orleans … Continue reading Scene Report: The RBT Band at Mo’s Chalet in Metairie
