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Leon Redbone — Gotta Shake That Thing

 (1975)
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ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: Jun 03, 2013 - 12:45
 
Saw LR in the early 1970s in Montréal. It was just him and his guitar and a tuba player to fill in the bottom.
Tuba guy played Flight of the Bumblebee as a solo. Good times.

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza needs remodeling. Still, I Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 21:55
 
 Cynaera wrote:

{#High-five}  I'm surprised romeotuma isn't here yet... Wanna dance? {#Bananasplit}

 
Yes, you are much missed here (and probably all though your world) at RP. R.I.P.



Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Dec 28, 2012 - 11:46
 
 Cynaera wrote:

{#High-five}  I'm surprised romeotuma isn't here yet... Wanna dance? {#Bananasplit}
 


We miss you so much, Ann...

rest in peace...


thalula
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 02:51
 
{#Dancingbanana}groovy

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 06:28
 
 lunatic wrote:
Was able to see Redbone preform w his band and solo several times in the 80s. What a trip!
 
Yep, that was a great show. I'd say Leon is one of those rare performers - Arlo Guthrie being another one - who truly seems to care whether his audience has a spanking good time.

lunatic
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 18:31
 
Was able to see Redbone preform w his band and solo several times in the 80s. What a trip!

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 08:36
 
Love it!!

Bleyfusz
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 02:06
 
She can shake that thing: one more tasty blues metaphor, innit?

lkovathana
(Chicago, Illinois)
Posted: May 22, 2012 - 02:03
 
Y'all can play Leon all night; I'd be alright ... 

George_Tirebiter
(Phoenix)
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 10:36
 
There's just not enough Leon in the world.

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 10:35
 
Been a long time since I've heard from The 'Bone. Good to hear! {#Bananasplit}

bokey
(Left of Centerfield)
Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 04:14
 
I'm gonna upload "Sweeper and Debutante" by George Gritz, anybody who like this will love it.It's a similar style, with a hilarious story line.

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Sep 11, 2011 - 15:54
 
 fredriley wrote:
F*ck me, this is fun! I nearly burst out laughing at first, which would have been embarrassing in my shared office. 8 from the swingin' Nottingham jury.
 
{#High-five}  I'm surprised romeotuma isn't here yet... Wanna dance? {#Bananasplit}

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 06:43
 
 dmax wrote:
I went to a signing of a book by Chuck Jones at an art gallery...also met Mel Blanc. The only member of the hold trinity I missed was Cal Stalling. 
Cool! The two volume Carl Stalling Project recordings are incredible! June Foray is 94, but is still in Santa Barbara, time for a visit. Remarkably, she is still doing voice work on Flapjack for Cartoon Network and is slated for the 2011 Looney Tunes show, now in production.


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 06:39
 
Does an interesting live show, depending on the size of venue and friendliness of the audience.

(former member)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 06:39
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
Love the album cover and the song!{#Lol}
 
I went to a signing of a book by Chuck Jones at an art gallery. Took this album with me and gently slid it across the table for him to sign.

He, very gently, returned it to me and said politely "If I sign something you didn't buy here, they'll break my fingers. But let me tell you, I got to meet Mr. Redbone..." and then told me a nice story about that day. It was a very kind thing to do, to the disappointed guy who hoped for something and was let down.

Addendum: also met Mel Blanc. The only member of the hold trinity I missed was Cal Stalling. 

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 06:38
 
 Rabid_Engineer wrote:

Indeed. Good art is appreciable, regardless of circumstance.

Yes, that means you can appreciate it while witnessing the nuclear holocaust.
 
Are you suggesting this track has been chosen to play at the end of the world? 

Interesting choice.  

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 06:37
 
 Rabid_Engineer wrote:

Indeed. Good art is appreciable, regardless of circumstance.

Yes, that means you can appreciate it while witnessing the nuclear holocaust.

 
Unless you're witnessing it from quite far away, you won't appreciate it for very long.

Rabid_Engineer
(Europa!)
Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 00:49
 
 Saliby_Br wrote:

WAY!!

 
Indeed. Good art is appreciable, regardless of circumstance.

Yes, that means you can appreciate it while witnessing the nuclear holocaust.


Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 05:47
 
 Stingray wrote:
In the streets of New Orleans - any time!

On RP? Today? Now?

NO WAY!!!!

("4")

 
I'm going to hate myself for saying this, but I agree with Stingray here. {#Headache} 4.


Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 05:47
 
 Dragonfly_Launch wrote:
Picture my thing shaking now please.
 
*applies mind bleach*

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Feb 03, 2011 - 05:46
 
F*ck me, this is fun! I nearly burst out laughing at first, which would have been embarrassing in my shared office. 8 from the swingin' Nottingham jury.

moonsaura
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Posted: Dec 02, 2010 - 07:49
 
yeaaaahhhh baby!

Saliby_Br
(Outer space)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 07:26
 
 Stingray wrote:
In the streets of New Orleans - any time!

On RP? Today? Now?

NO WAY!!!!

("4")

 
WAY!!


anotherlistener
(outside Bawlmer)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 07:25
 
Haven't heard Leon in ages, great stuff.  Way to be, Bill.

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: May 25, 2010 - 07:24
 
In the streets of New Orleans - any time!

On RP? Today? Now?

NO WAY!!!!

("4")


sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 14:13
 
Love the album cover and the song!{#Lol}

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 14:12
 
I was just wondering the other day what ever happened to Leon Redbone. 

riffster
(looking for fast transport)
Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 09:11
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
Redbone's origins are shrouded in mystery. According to the Toronto Star in the 1980s, his birth name is Dickran Gobalian, who came to Canada from Cyprus in the mid-1960s and changed his name via Ontario,Canada's Change of Name Act.He has cited his date of birth as October 29, 1929; this wildly inaccurate date was the day of the U.S. stock market crash that sparked the Great Depression. He also claimed to have been born in Bombay during a monsoon to parents Niccolò Paganini (a composer and violinist who died in 1840) and Jenny Lind (a singer who died in 1887).
wiki
 

Love the 'bone - now we need some Mose Allison singing "Your Mind is On Vacation"!

Riff "Whose mind is already on vacation, or at least on the weekend" Ster



a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 13:45
 
Redbone's origins are shrouded in mystery. According to the Toronto Star in the 1980s, his birth name is Dickran Gobalian, who came to Canada from Cyprus in the mid-1960s and changed his name via Ontario,Canada's Change of Name Act.He has cited his date of birth as October 29, 1929; this wildly inaccurate date was the day of the U.S. stock market crash that sparked the Great Depression. He also claimed to have been born in Bombay during a monsoon to parents Niccolò Paganini (a composer and violinist who died in 1840) and Jenny Lind (a singer who died in 1887).
wiki

ambrebalte
(Beijing)
Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 13:44
 
Leon Redbone - Gotta Shake That Thing
Chemical Brothers - Shake Break Bounce
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
The Guess Who - No Sugar Tonight

I like when tunes so different from one another follow each other. It's an experiment for the ears, it brings up curiosity.
This one is funny, gotta shake that thing. Not too sure about the others...

Dragonfly_Launch
(Conway, Ar)
Posted: Jan 19, 2005 - 15:55
 
Picture my thing shaking now please.

n4ku
(here, there and everywhere)
Posted: Jan 19, 2005 - 15:55
 
Fun concert. See him if you get a chance.
steeler
(teetering on the abyss)
Posted: Nov 06, 2004 - 18:58
 
Fun.
Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!)
Posted: Jul 11, 2004 - 17:25
 
Oh, what a treat to hear Leon Redbone here on RP. He and his "thrombone" make his albums an absolute blast. I own 'em all!

Thanks for playing this gem.
(former member)
(Shadow Valley Condos)
Posted: Jun 14, 2004 - 22:10
 
A deceptively wonderful guy.

I still remember his first appearance on SNL. WTF - who IS that weirdo?
And...I have to buy that record...
rascal420
(Truckee, CA - 5000 feet above Paradise)
Posted: Jun 01, 2004 - 16:55
 
Supposedly his real name is Dickran Gobalian. I say go for the Dickran.
ZM_Herb
(28? 33' N 81? 23' W)
Posted: May 06, 2004 - 06:52
 
NICKNAME wrote:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 8


HEY I GOT THIS ONE RIGHT..... saw Leon in a little club in Phoenix several years ago and he was most excellent !!

Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Apr 23, 2004 - 09:03
 
NICKNAME wrote:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 8


But remember, your answer MUST be in the form of a question. Ha!

ABanana224
(Mississippi)
Posted: Apr 23, 2004 - 09:03
 
Yes, yes, I do gotta shake that thing.
Thank you.
This helps me maintain that "Hallelujah it's Friday" tingle.