Gerüchte, dass die jeweiligen Anrufer (die Telefonate sind zweifellos getürkt) stets von Eddie Gorodetsky gesprochen werden, wollen nicht verstummen. Wenn ja, dann ist Eddy ein prima Stimmen-Imitator. Wer auch immer da redet, köstlich war jedenfalls dieser Dialog:
Bob Dylan: "What's that Tex? Someone needs to talk to me on Line 2? All right. Hello caller, you're on the air. What's your name and where you calling from?"Erst beim zweiten Hören bekam ich mit, was Bob Dylan über Lucinda Williams losließ. Ich fuhr gerade auf der Autobahn und prustete lauthals los:
Tim Ziegler: "Yeah, uh, my name is Tim Ziegler calling from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois."
Bob Dylan: "Why, that's beautiful country. What can I do for you, Tim?"
Tim Ziegler: "Yeah, uh, I've been listening to the show all day, and that song you just played, 'Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door.' Well, you know, you told everyone it was on the King Record label, and, uh, I went to Wikipedia and sorry to tell you, it was on Apollo Records."
Bob Dylan: "Huh! What do ya know? You're probably right, Tim. You know, sometimes we tell you who wrote the song, what kind of music it is, who else recorded it. But, you know, sometimes we don't get it right. I mean, it's important to remember, this isn't a classroom here. This is music we're playing. It's music of the field, of the pool hall. The back alley crap game. The bar room and the bedroom. We don't want to make it dusty and academic. It's full of sweat and blood. It's like life itself. If every once in awhile we get a name wrong, or we tell you it's on the wrong label, it's not going to kill anybody, Tim. Just listen to the music."
Tim Ziegler: "Well, I hear what you're saying. But, ah, you know, it was on the Apollo Record label."
Bob Dylan: "Thanks for your call, Tim."
Tim Ziegler: "Yeah, thanks."
Bob Dylan: "Well, there's no pleasing some people. That was 'Somebody Done Changed the Lock on My Door' by Wynonie Harris on the Apollo Record label. You happy, Tim?"
"Lucinda Williams was named the best songwriter in America by some magazine in 2002.Natürlich geht es bei der Theme Time Radio Hour nicht nur um die Moderation, sondern vor allem (siehe Dialog Bob-Tim oben) um die Musik. Und da hatte die Lock & Key Show einiges zu bieten, was mir neu war und was mir ganz außerordentlich gefällt. Changed The Lock von Lucinda Williams zum Beispiel (was für eine Stimme! was für ein Song!) und Open The Door, Richard von Jack McVea (ich meine, das in Jugendtagen gekannt zu haben, vielleicht trügt jedoch die Erinnerung...) - auch You're Bound To Look Like A Monkey von Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies hat mich köstlich amüsiert. Wie meistens bei Bob Dylan gab es natürlich auch eine Portion aus der Bibel zum Thema, ein schönes Lied: You Don't Knock von den Detroit Cobras.
I must've been out of town."
So, genug geschwärmt, und nun freue ich mich auf die Briefsammlung von dieser Woche. Gehört habe ich noch nichts davon, aber immerhin schon mal auf dem PC gespeichert. Mich erwartet dann:
- Intro
- Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes (1961)
- Write Me A Letter – The Ravens (1947)
- The Letter – The Box Tops (1967)
- Mailman’s Sack – Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra (1952)
- Take A Letter Maria – R.B. Greaves (1969)
- Mail Myself To You – Earl Robinson (1972)
- The Letter – The Medallions (1954)
- A Letter Home – Memphis Slim (1949)
- A Dear John Letter – Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepherd (1953)
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter – Fats Waller (1935)
- No Mail Today – Gene Terry And The Downbeats (1958)
- Tear Stained Letter – Jo-El Sonnier (1987)
- Air Mail Special On The Fly – Jim & Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys (1952-55)
- The Glory Of Love – The Velvetones (1957)
- A Letter To Heaven – Sister Wynona Carr (1949-54 released in 1992)
- Outro
Viel Spaß beim Hören. Ich werde ihn voraussichtlich haben. Den Spaß.