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Introducing Slim Pickens & Dr. Baz's debut CD :
"CACTUS"
Cactus : a leafless and spikey plant, often producing showy flowers, native of hot dry regions...
In Australian colloquial usage if a thing is cactus it is:
"ruined, old and burnt-out, broken down, beyond repair";
as in : "...this bloody old truck is cactus!!!!".
"Cactus" is a foot-stompin' collection of some of our favourite roots music (played in 'cajun cowboy blues' style), plus a couple of choice originals.
Winner of 2004 NCEIA 'Dolphin' Award.
Some musical excerpts from "Cactus"
In the boxes below you can play some samples from "Cactus" .
( To download the complete version of these songs as high quality stereo files
go to the online shop).
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Bring it On Home
by Willie Dixon
Read some interesting background on the colourful life of this great blues artist. A one-time heavy-weight boxing champ, Willie Dixon was an influential & inventive songwriter. His songs were later ripped off by a famous group of 'blues-rock gods' but Willie had his day in court.
See lyrics to "Bring It On Home" and read more... here.
Click Here To Listen
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Scottsborough Boys
by Leadbelly
Leadbelly's up-beat tribute to the 9 young victims of U.S. racism during the Depression era, whose controversially unjust trial became a catalyst for change in attitudes to civil rights.
Click Here To Listen
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Ditty Wah Ditty
by Blind Blake,
the king of ragtime guitar and the great mystery man of the blues, (includes a profile of what little is known of this enigmatic guitar genius)
Click Here To Listen
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A dry but catchy original song written by Slim Pickens, inspired by a night at Bangalow Pub.
Who Cares?
by Slim Pickens
Click Here To Listen
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Special on-line price AUD $25, inc. postage. (Add AUD $5 outside Australia.)
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Cactus - debut CD