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My guest mixer this week is Steve Shelley
Steve occupied the drum stool in Sonic Youth for 26 years and has played with musicians such as Michael Rother, Howe Gelb, Tom Verlaine, Ron Asheton and Mark Kozelek.
He also founded a label called Smells Like Records (now Vampire Blues), and has been instrumental in promoting the careers of artists such as Cat Power, Blonde Redhead and Lee Hazlewood.
Described on a Reddit thread as ‘the best drummer in rock history’, his most recent release is Orcutt Shelley Miller, with Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy) and Ethan Miller (Comets on Fire/Howlin' Rain).
(YouTube playlist at the bottom of the page)
The second best drummers? John Bonham / Dennis Davis
What makes Ringo a Great Drummer - Tribute by Sina
The New Untitled Tim & Steve Show
Hit the ground running
1. Marsha Hunt - (Oh, No! Not) The Beast Day
Steve's original HTGR choice: Eden Ahbez - Full Moon
Something old
2. The Staple Singers - Medley: Too Close/I'm On My Way Home
‘FAITH AND GRACE: A FAMILY JOURNEY 1953-1976’
Something new
3. Abe Partridge - Pop Country Is For Posers
Meet the Folk Singer (and Former Preacher) Behind the Smash Alabama Astronaut Podcast
Something borrowed
4. Dale Hawkins - Ruby (Don't Take Your Love To Town)
Something Blue
5. John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat - The World Today
‘Hooker ’N Heat’: A Fiery Collaboration Between Two Blues Legends
Take It Down
6. Drive-By Truckers - Checkout Time in Vegas
Around The World
7. Erasmo Carlos - Sorriso Dela
Left Of Centre
8. Vernon Wray - The Loser
Wildcard
9. Jimmy Campbell - Half Baked
Jimmy Campbell: Liverpool’s Greatest Songwriter (With Two Possible Exceptions)
Finale
10. The Dixie Cups - Two-Way-Poc-A-Way
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