LOL August?

Anyone who has actually read these blogs knows that I am always trying to build up the Comedy collection. I have picked up a few DVD's and with this month's order I really tried to flesh out the Comedy CD collection. I will probably give it a rest after this. I picked up a few classics last month, Burns & Allen, Jack Benny, Victor Borge, but this month I went after more modern Comics. Woody Allen, George Carlin, Billy Crystal, Denis Leary, Dennis Miller, Eddie Murphy, Freddie Prinze, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Sinbad, Jonathan, Winters, and Steve Martin should fill the Comedy bin. Hopefully there will be something here to make Everybody Laugh out Loud.

I've also been researching the Blues. Blues is one of those folk art forms that has had various levels of appeal over the years. During the the 20's and 30's when new music publishers were looking for music to record many Blues Folk artists were lucky enough to get recorded even when their music may not have been very popular. Many Jazz artists got their start playing the blues, but it faded in popularity until a resurgence in the 60's when it had a major impact on British Rock and by a round about way American rock. Blind Lemon Jefferson is a Texas Blues Classic, while Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Leroy Carr, Big Bill Broonzy, T-Bone Walker, Son House, and John Lee Hooker should stock the Library's collection great Blues legends and an important piece of American Musical tradition.

AUGUST COMEDY

Woody Allen Stand Up Comic: 1964-1968

Woody Allen on Comedy

Class Clown by George Carlin

Fm & Am by George Carlin

Mahvelous by Billy Crystal

Lock 'N Load by Denis Leary

Off-White Album by Dennis Miller

Greatest Comedy Hits by Eddie Murphy

Looking Good by Freddie Prinze

Born Suspect by Chris Rock

A Night at the Met by Robin Williams

Brain Damaged by Sinbad

Crank(y) Calls by Jonathan Winters

Wild and Crazy Guy by Steve Martin

Lets Get Small by Steve Martin

Latin Music

La voz de Un Angel By Yuridia

Blues

Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson

Charley Patton complete recorded works Vol.1

King of the Delta Blues Singers Robert Johnson

Blues Before Sunrise Leroy Carr

Young Big Bill Broozney

T-Bone Blues T-Bone Walker

Original Delta Blues Son House

Healer John Lee Hooker