If You've Got the Time . . .

My early education in Zappa took a great leap the first time I heard this song (and the LP Just Another Band from LA).  Yes, it resembles in some ways what could be a high schooler's vulgar musical project and as Frank says himself in this version, many of the jokes are strictly from LA local culture of the period.  But now (and maybe for different reasons than in 1972 and those sentimental as well as musical) it still has much musical, lyrical and humorous merit.

Well anyway. . .  if you have 40 minutes to spare, our good friends at YouTube bring you this performance of Billy the Mountain . . .

[And yes, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan (aka Flo and Eddie) and aka The Turtles perform the lion's share of this piece.]



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Tonight's headliner. . .

. . . at Brewer’s Alley Songwriters’ Showcase. . . 

Tony Denikos, (pronounced "Deh-nigh-kiss"), writes, records and performs some of the most refreshingly down-home Americana music in the country.  A native of Laurel, MD, Tony's wide range of influences include artists such as John Fogerty, John Prine, Lowell George, Graham Parker & Bruce Spingsteen

Tony recently released his third CD Already Gone (2009). It immediately charted at #2 on the Euro Americana Charts and at #7 on the Freeform American Roots Chart.  Already Gone is a collection of 11 distinctive tunes that explore the entire spectrum of Americana music. This CD is full of cutting lyrical wit, breathtakingly personal storytelling and foot stomping backbeats. There are stories here that everyone can relate to about love, working class attitudes, hope, regret, forgotten patriots and unwitting heroes.  Fans of roots guitar and fine musicianship will appreciate the world class cast of players, including:  drummer Timm Beiry (Nils Lofgren, Danny Gatton); bassists Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam) and Dave Jacques (John Prine, Emmylou Harris); keyboardist Phil Madeira (Emmylou Harris); and, guitarists Gantt Kushner and Warner E. Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers). 

You can catch Tony performing his songs at venues and festivals from New York to the Carolinas � including venues such as Rams Head on Stage ,the Maryland Seafood Festival, Columbia Festival of the Arts, the Vintage Virginia Wine Festival and many others.  He performs solo or with a band - always presenting to the listening world a writing style and performance uniquely his own.  His songs will stay with you long after the lights fade to black....  

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