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Tim Brooks & the Alien Sharecroppers Live at the Douglass

Posted on June 14, 2018 by freemont

The tape had to be flipped over somewhere in the middle.

There were many nights when I believed this damned song would never end.

“Shakin’ This Old Tree” by Tim Brooks & the Alien Sharecroppers

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Tim Brooks Live at the Douglass Playing “Here Comes the Sun”

Posted on June 14, 2018 by freemont

So here was this mystery tape with no markings. Guess who was on it.

Sorry, No Title

I played this gig at the Douglass because I remember the rest of the bill. And why else would I record it? Dumassaymarkatape.

The tape is of Joey Stuckey’s old radio show in Macon, and he played some recordings of us from a show at the theater.

“Here Comes the Sun” performed by Tim Brooks.

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“2 New BB Songs, 5/95 Paul”

Posted on June 13, 2018 by freemont

This is from Round Oak, dated May 1995.

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This tape (recorded over Bill Evans? Let’s assume it was my cassette. He must have been out.) has “Watch Your Step” and “Lifeline” complete with vox and guitar, then those two again with neither vox nor guitar. I see a pattern.

Buckwheat, bless her heart, was not told the proper key before she was recorded and done. Tim told me that he forgot to tell her to sing the minor third instead of the major you hear during the “Lifeline” part, and only realized it later after she was gone. So, Tim said, what ever… We thought it was close enough, and Karen sounded fucking good.

These were a couple of my favorites. This was the good time.

Live videos are here and here.

“Watch Your Step”