Summer Mixtape – Songs 4-6
A trio of covers… Wilson Pickett sings the Beatles (w/ Duane Allman on guitar)… The Staple Singers soul up a Buffalo Springfield tune… The Black Keys get bluegrassed… Wilson Pickett – Hey Jude The Staple Singers – For What It’s Worth Pickin’ On Series – Tighten Up
In Honor of Earth Day, The Giving Tree Band
“Hillbilly Jean” The Giving Tree Band’s “stirring musicianship, exemplary songwriting, and emotionally engaged performances” (The Bluegrass Special Magazine) are “leaving audiences all around the country with dropped jaws and a string of incurable rhythms ingrained in their heads” (The Chronicle). The group’s all-acoustic sound has been described as “an ageless music that transcends centuries” (Honest…