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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]The Limeliters - The Midnight Special
The Limeliters have been around since 1959. This track comes from their album Fourteen Folk Songs (pretty straightforward), which was released in the early 60’s. You should take note: squeezing 14 tracks onto a single vinyl album is an impressive feat. Although, you’ll see how this is possible once you notice the tempo at which this song is recorded. Trust me, all of the others are just as fast.
Just so you know, there’s some heavy academia behind this group. The leader, Lou Gottlieb, received a Ph.D in Musicology before starting this band. They broke up in 1963, but got back together for some reunion tours in the 1970’s, and still perform to this day, although members have come and gone (and passed away). Basically, the Limeliters is like a folk music version of Justice League of America; the name and legacy remain, while the members often change.
More on The Limeliters can be found on Wikipedia and their official site, the latter of which is impressive both for its flash design, and goofy pictures of old guys holding banjos, dress shirts tucked into jeans.
A smattering of their work can be found on iTunes as well.
Personally, I think this version of “Midnight Special” is even creepier than the CCR version heard in Twilight Zone: The Movie. Are John Landis and Dan Aykroyd true respectable geniuses, just lunatics, or both?
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