Pete Seeger (WikiCommons) Pete Seeger passed away yesterday at the age of 94. A prolific songwriter, performer, and activist, the Song of the Day Department pays its respect with this classic Seeger tune, written in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam War.
The Song of the Day Department is reaching back a few decades to sample this pop/rock number from New York-based Alive 'N Kickin'. Mississippi Mud was released in 1970 on the album Alive 'N Kickin' and, other than the part of Mississippi mud getting thick, I have no idea what this song is about, but it
August is prime vacation time in these parts, those parts being along the Upper Mississippi River, so what better time to feature songs that celebrate the good times to be had along the river? We'll start with one of my personal favorites, Mississippi Mud, by Hank Williams III. There was a time not too long
Doctor G Let's close out mud month with a great tune from Missouri native Doctor G, who penned a poetic tribute to the sticking power of Mississippi mud, to the way it gets on/in you and refuses to let go. You can find Mississippi River Mud on his 2005 CD called Mudcat. Listen to
Jack Williams Mud month slogs ahead with an epic tune from Jack Williams. Big Muddy, released in 2003 on Walkin' Dreams, tells about the hardships of life along the lower Mississippi, a great piece of songwriting. Listen to it through Spotify at this link. Listen to more songs here.
Still June, still signing about mud. Pete Seeger, one of the most influential musicians in the past half century, wrote Waist Deep in the Big Muddy in 1967, a thinly disguised criticism of the war in Vietnam. He debuted the song on a Smothers Brothers show, but network executives stepped in and had it cut
