William Foster Hillis

“YOU’LL NEVER LEAVVE HARLAN...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:35 -0700

“YOU’LL NEVER LEAVVE HARLAN ALIVE”……..DARRELL SCOTT

MAYITO RIVERA Y TEMATIK PERFORM EL...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:14:00 -0700

MAYITO RIVERA Y TEMATIK PERFORM EL BEMBE………….DOUBLE HARD AFRO CUBAN SALSA…..MASTER CLASS…….NO LET ME TAKE THAT BACK….THIS IS TRIPLE HARD AFRO CUBAN SALSA………YOU KNOW WHEN PEOPLE THROW THE WORDS AROUND “THEY WERE SMOKIN” WELL,THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN BY THAT…………AIM HIGH WITH MUSIC….IT’S THE ONLY LANE TO BE IN EVEN IF YOU GET RUN OVER FROM TIME TO TIME…..BIG SHOTS ARE JUST LITTLE SHOTS THAT KEEP ON SHOOTIN…………….THIS IS BALLS TO THE WALL…..TRUST AND COME ALONG WITH ME FOR THE NEXT ONE THOUSAND VIDEOS…..ITS A POOR MANS HARDCORE MASTERCLASS IN WORLD MUSIC, CROSS MY HEART.IF YOU DON’T COME OUT OF THIS 100% BETTER MUSICIAN…..IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE…MAYBE YOU COULD BECOME A CAR SALESMAN……HEY, THERE’S NO SHAME IN THAT..PLUS THERE’S NO CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING BECAUSE I’VE GOT YOU COVERED…I’VE GOT YOUR BACK………YOUR GOING TO BE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT A BETTER MUSICIAN….THAT’S A PROMISE BECAUSE THIS IS A MASTER CLASS

WILLIE NELSON………”THE CITY OF NEW...

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:11:00 -0700

WILLIE NELSON………”THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS”……..I DEDICATE THIS TO THE LATE GEORGE JONES WHO DIED THIS WEEK JUST AS A SONG THAT I THINK WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM PEACE OF MIND…..I’D ALMOST FORGOTTEN THAT DEATH WAS REAL…..I FEEL BLINDSIDED BY HIS DEATH ……WE ARE IN MANY WAYS JUST A COMPOSITE OF THE ONES WE LOVE, PIECES THAT FALL AWAY ONE AT A TIME LIKE LEAVES….I DIDN’T REALIZE HOW DEEPLY MUCH A PART OF ME HE WAS UNTIL I LOOKED UP AND HE WAS GONE…..

MERLE HAGGARD AND WILLIE...

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:18:00 -0700

MERLE HAGGARD AND WILLIE NELSON…………”OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE”……..MUSIC OF THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND….”A PLACE WHERE EVEN SQUARES CAN HAVE A BALL”..DEDICATED TO THE LATE AND DEEPLY LOVED COUNTRY STAR, GEORGE JONES , MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND BE IN HEAVEN BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS HE’S DEAD

TOM WAITS AND IGGY POP….”COFFEE AND...

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:47:02 -0700

TOM WAITS AND IGGY POP….”COFFEE AND CIGARETTES”

GEORGE JONES………..(SEPTEMBER 12 ,1931-APRIL 26,...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:14:00 -0700

GEORGE JONES………..(SEPTEMBER 12 ,1931-APRIL 26, 2013) “WHOSE GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES”…..THE VERY TIPPY TOP OF AMERICAN JUKEBOX COUNTRY MUSIC……..MAY HE REST FOREVER IN THE SOFTEST OF OUR MEMOIRIES,PRAYERS AND BEST WISHES…………..YOU KNOW, I READ TODAY THAT “WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH” WAS PLANNING A PROTEST AT HIS FUNERAL ABOUT HOW HE WAS “NO GOOD” AND ALL OF THAT AND I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF,THAT IF YOU’D SEARCHED YOUR HEART AND REALIZED THAT FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL SALVATION YOU NEEDED TO HAVE YOUR ASS KICKED REALLY SERIOUSLY…..WELL, GEORGE JONE’S FUNERAL MIGHT BE AS GOOD PLACE AS ANY TO HAVE THAT DONE…..PERSONALLY, I’D CHECK THAT OFF AS A BAD IDEA BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YA GOTTA DO. THAT’S WHAT GEORGE ALWAYS DID. THAT’S WHAT I’VE ALWAYS DONE…. IT’S WORKED OUT ABOUT HALF THE TIME………..LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM: THIS LUNATIC FRIEND OF MINE AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGH MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND HE’S TALKING ALOT AND RAMBLING ON AND ON ABOUT SOMETHING I HAD ZERO INTEREST IN AND WE’RE BULLSHITTING EACH OTHER TO JUST KEEP FROM FALLING ASLEEP, AND MY FRIEND TRIES TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE AND LOOKS DOWN A SECOND AS WE’RE GOING INTO THIS HAIR PIN CURVE AND I’LL BE A SON OF A BITCH IF WE DIDN’T RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN…..THE OCEAN YAWNING A MILE BELOW ….OUR CAR ALREADY COMPLETELY COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND FLOATING IN THE AIR….. AND KNOWING WE WERE GOING TO HIT THE OCEAN SO HARD THAT WE’D NEVER FEEL A THING……THINKING TO MYSELF “THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE LIKE WALKING THROUGH A MYSTICAL DOOR……THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE DRIVING OFF A CLIFF IN A RED ELDORADO…………I WAKE STRAIGHT UP AND SAT BOLT UPRIGHT IN MY BED WITH THIS THOUGHT…..THIS WAS ONLY A DREAM BUT ONE DAY,THEOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, ‘BA-DA-BING”….. IT’S GOING TO BE FOR REAL…IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO GEORGE JONES ,IN OTHER WORDS,IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE……..SO, LETS MAKE A DEAL, YOU AND I, TO NOT TAKE ANYTHING OR ANYONE FOR GRANTED……ONE COULD BE WAITING FOR THE CURTAIN TO GO UP FOR THE THIRD ACT AND REALIZE THAT IT HAD ONLY BEEN A TWO ACT PLAY…………..MASTER CLASS

MILES DAVIS……..NOV 4TH,...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:07:04 -0700

MILES DAVIS……..NOV 4TH, 1967….BERLIN……..WITH WAYNE SHORTER, HERBIE HANCOCK, RON CARTER AND TONY WILLIAMS………..

JAMES CLEVELAND AND ARETHA...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:53:00 -0700

JAMES CLEVELAND AND ARETHA FRANKLIN…….”PRECIOUS MEMORIES”……..I’M BANKING OUR FRIENDSHIP ON THIS ONE SONG, AND IT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A VIDEO…..IF YOU DIG THIS THEN WE’RE TOGETHER. I”M WITH YOU AND YOUR WITH ME. THE NEXT THOUSAND VIDEOS, TAKEN TOGETHER, HOPEFULLY MAKE A POOR MAN’S MASTERCLASS IN WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN STONE SOMEWHERE LIKE HERE ON MY SITE. I HOPE THIS WILL BE AN INSPIRATION AND PLEASURE FOR ALL OF YOU WHO’VE SHARED SUCH NICE THOUGHTS WITH ME ABOUT THE THREAD AND SOUL THAT HOLDS ALL THE WORLD’S GREATEST MUSIC TOGETHER….I WANT TO SAY, IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS….MASTERCLASS

THE ROMANIAN SOPRANO,ANGELA GHEORGHIU…..”VISSI...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:03:00 -0700

THE ROMANIAN SOPRANO,ANGELA GHEORGHIU…..”VISSI D’ARTE”…..TOSCA…..PUCCINA…………..MASTERCLASS

TARAF DE HAIDOUKS WITH VIOLINIST NICOLAE NEACSU...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:20:00 -0700

TARAF DE HAIDOUKS WITH VIOLINIST NICOLAE NEACSU ……THE TRUE BALKIN FOLK MUSIC OF THE ROMANI GYPSIES………THE MUSIC OF FRENZY……YES, THESE ARE THE SAME “COME HITHER” GYPSIES THAT STEAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME FROM BENEATH THE WATCHFUL EYE OF OUR MOTHERS WHILE WE ARE STILL IN OUR PAJAMAS AND FORCE VIOLIN AND ACCORDION LESSONS ON US IN THE ROMANIAN COUNTRYSIDE……OH, DIOS, ANYTHING BUT THAT!……..

PANGA……….SOLO RUMBA...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:56:53 -0700

PANGA……….SOLO RUMBA DRUMMING……”RUMBITA SABROSA”

THE GRAND MASTER OF TABLA…USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN …...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:35:00 -0700

THE GRAND MASTER OF TABLA…USTAD ZAKIR HUSSAIN … PLAYING A SOLO TRIBUTE ON THE OCCASION OF PANDIT ANINDO CHATTERJEE’S BIRTHDAY AT THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION IN KOLKOTTA INDIA…….THIS IS TOP OF THE TOP OF THE STACK WITH REGARDS TO DRUMMERS AND DRUMMING….IT’S SELDOM WE CAN CALL SOMEONE THE “BEST” AND I KNOW YOU THINK I FORGOT TO SAY “IN MY OPINION” BUT WHAT I FORGOT TO SAY WAS “IN THE OPINION OF ALL THE WORLD’S GREATEST DRUMMERS…….MASTERCLASS

CANDITO FABRE……..CUBAN CHARANGA

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:05:03 -0700

CANDITO FABRE……..CUBAN CHARANGA

OH ATLANTA…….ALISON KRAUSS

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:44:40 -0700

OH ATLANTA…….ALISON KRAUSS

DEAF DANCERS OF CHINA……EXTREME AND SURREAL ELEGANCE...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:52:00 -0700

DEAF DANCERS OF CHINA……EXTREME AND SURREAL ELEGANCE IN MIXING THE FUTURE WITH THE PAST

GAROTCHA………FORMER HORSE MOUNTED BULLFIGHTER...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:44:00 -0700

GAROTCHA………FORMER HORSE MOUNTED BULLFIGHTER JESUS MORALES OF MONTIELA SPAIN,NEAR CORDOBA,PREPARING HIS HORSE FOR THE RING…..VERY ELEGANT…..THE BEAUTY OF UNDERSTATEMENT AND CONTROL….REALY THIS A METAPHOR FOR MUSICIANS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHP OF A PLAYER AND HIS INSTRUMENT WHERE NOTHING IS FORCED BUT ONLY GUIDED AND ALLOWED………. MASTERCLASS

BACH’S PROPHET,THE LATE GLENN...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:53:00 -0700

BACH’S PROPHET,THE LATE GLENN GOULD……………..GOLDBERG VARIATIONS…..FULL STUDIO VERSION FROM 1981…………PEOPLE THROW THE WORD GENIUS AROUND TO MEAN MAYBE SOMEONE SMARTER THAN THEMSELVES BUT IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING…..THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE ON THE PIANO TO BE IN A SORT OF NO WAY TO GET THERE FROM HERE AUTISTIC AND ARTISTIC LA LA LAND THAT MAY BE SAFELY CALLED GENIUS,IN OTHER WORDS, THIS IS GLENN GOULD PLAYING IN THE SAFE COMPANY OF JUST YOU AND ME..HA HA…..NO, SERIOUSLY, IF YOUR HAPPEN TO BE A MUSICIAN, THIS IS FOOD FOR MORE THOUGHT THAN YOU AND I ARE LIKELY ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE……..THE POINT IS THIS. WHERE IS THE BAR IN MUSIC?……WELL, THE BAR IS VERY HIGH

THE FAMOUS ROMANI GYPSY FLAMENCO SINGER JOSE MONJE CRUZ...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:25:00 -0700

THE FAMOUS ROMANI GYPSY FLAMENCO SINGER JOSE MONJE CRUZ ….AKA….CAMARON DE LA ISLA…..PLAYING GUITAR AND SINGING FOR A PRIVATE PARTY…….FLAMENCO, BEAUTIFUL OR NOT, IS NOT ALWAYS EASY ON THE EARS…….JUST LIKE YOUR OWN VOICE. HAVE YOU HEARD YOURSELF LATELY? …..I MEAN THAT WOULD TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO …JUST A THOUGHT…ANYWAY THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE AMONG FRIENDS WHO HAPPEN TO BE ALL ROMANI GYPSYS….WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT IT IS LIKE WHEN ITS DONE AMONG A GATHERING OF AFICIONADOS WITH NO OUTSIDERS TO CLUTTER THINGS UP…..I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS. IT’S A LINK…..IT’S A MOMENT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN TIME AND IN SOME ONE ELSES WORLD AND IT’S A MASTERCLASS

ARETHA FRANKLIN….”OH ME, OH...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:30:20 -0700

ARETHA FRANKLIN….”OH ME, OH MY”………SOULTRAIN 1973

STEEL DRIVERS….”IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 -0700

STEEL DRIVERS….”IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR LOVE”….LIVE AT THREADGILL’S……AUSTIN TEXAS……HARDCORE DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE MOUNTAIN BLUEGRASS FEATURING THE PERFECTLY IDEAL VOICE OF GARY NICHOLS……MASTERCLASS