CD REVIEWS
On the Air: Her Best TV
Performances Patsy Cline (Hip-O)
Say you’re jonesin’ for some never before heard tracks from country queen Patsy Cline? Check out this gem, featuring 14 audio record- ings of Cline's live television performances. Some of these memorable appearances include a performance of her all-time classic country hit "Walking After Midnight," on the TV show Country Style U.S.A. in February of 1962. Also included are her multiple appearances on Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry beginning with her debut on February 7, 1962, as she performed her 1961 Top Ten hit "Crazy," a song written by Willie Nelson, as well as her 1962 hit single "She's Got You," a song that reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Singles chart, No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary charts, crossing over to the pop charts, hitting No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On February 28, 1963, Patsy Cline made her final television appearance on the popular coun- try music TV show The Glenn Reeves Show to perform Bob Willis' "San Antonio Rose" and her 1961 hit "I Fall To Pieces," which went to No. 1 on the Country Singles chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Only five days after her performance, Patsy was killed in a plane crash at the age 30. Patsy Cline remains one of the greatest and most loved country singers of all time, and Patsy Cline On The Air, which also includes an essay by renowned author and editor Holly George- Warren, is a wonderful document of her power as a live performer.
- Michael Buffalo Smith Raise Up
Larry Graham and Graham Central Station
(Moosicus Records)
Texas native Larry Graham moved to California as a young boy, tutored by a musically- talented mother who introduced him to all things show business. As he grew up, he fell in love with the electric bass and would go on to make history when he joined Sly and the Family Stone in the1960s, adding his trademark deep bottom bass to the mix. In the 1970s, he produced the band Hot Chocolate and then reformed the band as Graham Central Station (GCS). That string of 1970s GCS albums have become the gold stan- dard for funk bass, and for funk music period. A few years ago, Prince tried to revive the career of Graham by producing and playing on an album called GCS 2000. Now, Graham is back with a brand new album called Raise Up that continues the tradition of bringing the funk. On the project, the reconstituted Graham Central Station successfully redo a few old GCS stan- dards, such as “It Ain’t No Fun To Me,” “It’s Alright” and “Now Do U Wanta Dance.” And, the group brings a white-hot version of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” to the table as well. But the good news is that the new tunes hold up and they are fun and slamming. The highlights include the title track and the extra funky “Movin’,” which are two of the three cuts that Prince appears on, the soulful mid-tempo song “One Day” and the appropriately titled “Throw- N-Down The Funk.” For lovers of the funky bass of Larry Graham, you won’t have to look far on this album to find his pluckin’, hog-nose bottom four-string keeping the groove on the right path.
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