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Filmmaker Ward Serril created a short mini doc on Seattle, Kexp and Sub Records called Something in the Water.  I first checked out Sub Pop in college (join the club) listening to bands like the Afghan Whigs and Jesus & Mary Chain and they are one of the few record labels that has consistenly signed top notch bands in the past 20 years.

A quick check of my ipod and so many of the artists are from Sub Pop, Band of Horses, Constantines, Fleet Foxes, Red House Painters, Beach House,  Rapture, Shins, Washed Out, etc. Like any music fan I wish it was a little longer and dove a little deeper but it was a nice overview of the Seattle music scene. If you are interested in checking out some of the other recommended record labels please check the posts on the Trojan Box Set Nyahbinghi and Crate Digging in NYC.

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Here are some vintage Rockabilly gems from the 50s and 60s you might want to check out. If you are at all a fan of Johnny Cash, or 50s era Elvis you might like these.  Only about half were on Itunes   (rockabilly playlist here) so I posted one additional track by Eddie Bond.  Admittedly there is not as much of an opportunity to spin Rockabilly in the city aside of either a very specific event or the occasional bar gig.

1. Billy Barrix – Cool Off Baby
2. Carl Perkins – Put Your Cat Clothes On
3. Charlie Feathers – Loving My Baby
4. Curtis Johnson – Baby Baby
5. Danny Wolfe – Let's Flat Get It
6. Dennis Herrold – Hip Hip Baby
7. Eddie Bond – Rockin' Daddy
8. George & Earl – Done Gone
9. Hayden Thompson – Love My Baby
10. Jackie Cochran – Mama I Know
11. Janis Martin – Drugstore Rock n' Roll
12. Jimmy Edwards – Love  Bug Crawl
13. Jimmy Lloyd – Where the Rio De Rosa Flows
14. Johnny Burnette Trio – Rockabilly Boogie
15. Kenny Parchman – I Feel Like Rockin'
16. Marty Robbins – Long Tall Sally
17. Pearly Lee – Billy Lee Riley
18. Rudy Grayzell – Ducktail
19. Warner Mack – Roc-A-Chicka
20.  Werly Fairburn – Everybody's Rockin'

Eddie Bond – "Rockin' Daddy"

Here is a list of some great vintage country songs, Sean wrote an in depth article here, and the Itunes playlist is here!

1. I've Got a Tiger By the Tail – Buck Owens   
2. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'    – Charley Pride   
3. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
4. Walking In the Dark – Dottie West     
5. Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton     
6. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young – Faron Young     
7. It's Saturday Night – Faron Young     
8. Love Bug – George Jones     
9. Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell   
10. Move It On Over – Hank Williams     
11. East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed     
12. Thank God I'm a Country Boy – John Denver     
13. Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash     
14. Take This Job and Shove It – Johnny Paycheck     
15.  Blue Ribbon Beer – Johnny Russell    
16. You and Me – Kitty Wells     
17. You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man – Loretta Lynn     
18. Louisiana Saturday Night – Mel McDaniel     
19. Honky Tonk Night Time Man – Merle Haggard     
20. Mixed Up Mess of a Heart – Merle Haggard & The Strangers     
21. Elvira – Oak Ridge Boys     
22. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad – Tammy Wynette     
23. You Ask Me To – Waylon Jennings     
24. Luckenbach, Texas – Waylon Jennings     
25. Uncloudy Day – Willie Nelson