tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post5778863764225060383..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Harmony and SubversionStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-58510455869078414372010-02-16T14:00:46.627-06:002010-02-16T14:00:46.627-06:00I have always thought what took them down was a so...I have always thought what took them down was a song they recorded called "The Ides of March". It was about Billy Sol Estes, and directly connected him, and the illegal operations for which he was convicted and sentenced to, to the president and first lady.<br />Lyndon and Ladybird directed the White House to put the pressure on, and somehow the trio started experiencing problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-52748866556929781642009-04-22T10:17:00.000-05:002009-04-22T10:17:00.000-05:00Gotcha, "Puppy", thanks for that bit of honesty! A...Gotcha, "Puppy", thanks for that bit of honesty! And also... good explanation of why this group was in such a niche. Make perfect sense.scribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-82605896038264050712009-04-22T09:43:00.000-05:002009-04-22T09:43:00.000-05:00Scribbler, I think these guys had a major fish-nor...Scribbler, I think these guys had a major fish-nor-fowl problem. I think that making lovely music undercut their credibility as counter-culture spokespeople, and that their penchant for making people uncomfortable hurt them with the prettier folk crowd. Makes them just perfect for me, of course.<br /><br />My understanding is that they played very well on college campuses and not much at all anywhere else, so you would have had to be in the right place at the right time to have found them. Or have had parents who did, like mine. <br /><br />By the way, you're probably underestimating my age. Most people do. I could not possibly have been at Woodstock, but I didn't miss it by much. We're not all puppies out here in blogland. :)Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-1417955094825151602009-04-22T08:58:00.000-05:002009-04-22T08:58:00.000-05:00Just goes to show ya', Stephanie, (or to show me i...Just goes to show ya', Stephanie, (or to show me in this case) that one is never too old to learn something. I'm embarrassed to admit that before going to your blog this morning I wasn't even aware of this group. The name sounded familiar but not their music. This is amazing because I'm much older than you and was definitely into "protest music" back in the day. But more the Crosby, Stills and Nash, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Richie Havens types and the original cast of characters assembled at Woodstock. These guys have pure folk singer harmony with a powerful political message. Don't know how I missed them. Thank you for posting this and I'll seek out more of their work. <br />PS: The lyrics to Draft Dodger Rag are both hilarious And brilliant.<br /><br />Cheers!scribbler50http://behindthestick.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-88870624733898623002009-04-20T22:24:00.000-05:002009-04-20T22:24:00.000-05:00Massachusetts is a far cry from New York.Massachusetts is a far cry from New York.critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331359234846241164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-89348252781506253392009-04-20T22:15:00.000-05:002009-04-20T22:15:00.000-05:00And this one, of course
http://www.youtube.com/wa...And this one, of course<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wlO-J0v9ZYStephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-4853813748910589102009-04-20T19:40:00.000-05:002009-04-20T19:40:00.000-05:00Oh yes.
They shaped my views while I was growing ...Oh yes.<br /><br />They shaped my views while I was growing up. Had most of their vinyl.<br /><br />When Chad Mitchell left they had auditions. Tom Paxton applied but his voice didn't work. They signed up John Denver.<br /><br />They performed much by Paxton.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UCGRiHE_FAcritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331359234846241164noreply@blogger.com