Cool and gray sleepy Sunday morning. Feels like winter is taking hold even though it’s still autumn. Way too many things waiting for me on the to-do list and not much gas in my engine. Need some juice. Something to get the blood racing and the brain cells firing again.
Looking back through my blog, I can’t believe I haven’t played this song in the eleven years or so I’ve been doing this. It never fails to bring back a little life in me. It’s Rock That Boogie from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. They’ve been around for what seems like forever, churning out their high energy brand of piano driven western swing/boogie woogie/ alt country western blues. I am sure there are a few more genres and sub-genres that they fall into but it’s mainly just music for good times.
And that’s just what I need this morning. Here’s Rock That Boogie another favorite, Too Much Fun. Hope it kickstarts your Sunday.
Love “Rock that Boogie” — who doesn’t love a little Western Swing in the morning? One of my favorites for “You HAVE to get going this morning!” music is their version of “Diggy Liggy Lo”, also from the live Armadillo World Headquarters recording. As I recall, their first performance there was opening for Waylon Jennings. It was a rich time in Texas, let me tell you — Jerry Jeff and the Lost Gonzo Band recorded Viva Terlingua! in Luckenbach in 1973.
I was actually going back and forth between playing Commander Cody and Jerry Jeff, who is originally from this neck of the woods, this morning. And “Diggy Diggy Lo” is generally great from whoever plays it. Just plain old good stuff!