The Jayhawks ha sido uno de los más genuinos grupos del estilo musical llamado Americana. La banda es originaria de Minesota y se hace popular en 1985. Entonces agrupaba a Marc Olson a la guitarra acústica y voces, Gary Louris a la guitarra eléctrica y voces, Marc Perlman al bajo y Thad Spencer a la batería. Ken Callahan sustituiría a Thad hasta 1993. En el 92, agotador año de conciertos, se les une Karen Grotberg para ocuparse de los teclados. En 1995 Olson deja la banda, que pasa a ser liderada por Lourys.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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From [email protected] Sun Apr 27 11:26:49 1997 Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 18:20:20 -0400 From: JD To: [email protected] Subject: Martin's Song by the Jayhawks
Martin's Song The Jayhawks
from "Hollywood Town Hall" (American Recordings, 1992) transcribed by John Davidson and someone else who deserves credit...can't remember who that was...
Intro
GAmDAm x2
Verse 1
GAmDG He's only six years old, that old Killer died. GAmDG Put him down in a great big hole, I'm filling up all the time. GAmDG See the buildings rise up to the sky, Parking meters, traffic cops. GAmDG You'd best watch your record son, they'll come an' lock you up.
Chorus GD I've been working all night. CG I go along into the day. GD Ain't got much money now. CAm7G Got the time ahead, I got the time ahead to pay
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill. Don't talk to strangers, that's all you know. Forty years of Sun death, the daylights still not over yet. You should live to see evening fall, doctors working overtime. Too much of a good thing is not enough, stepping stones, building blocks.
Repeat chorus
The above is the "Hollywood Town Hall" version, on "Blue Earth" the second verse is slightly different, some of the lyrics are difficult to make out but I think it is the following :-
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill. Don't talk to strangers, girl take the pill Forty years of Sun death, acid rain is falling on my head. Bush raids on the rise, doctors working overtime. Too much of a good thing is not enough, stepping stones, building blocks.
From [email protected] Thu May 8 17:31:03 1997 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 21:09:29 -0700 From: Sylmar Converter Station Control Room To: [email protected] Subject: Jayhawks