Carly Simon and James Taylor did a good version of this song, but here’s the real thing. It’s all too often that the original dynamite song is almost unknown.

Who’s ever heard of Charlie and Inez Foxx?  What singing! A great CD by them is titled “Mockingbird.”

Mocking Bird by Inez & Charlie Foxx on Grooveshark

Richland Woman Blues by Maria Muldaur on Grooveshark

Left: salad with cucumbers, parsley from garden, cattail shoots

Salmon are biting. My friend Louie said there were 100s of boats out near Pt. Arena last week. Salmon and halibut are around these waters too. I keep being impressed by our local fishermen, who have to make it out a channel through breaking waves to reach the ocean. Not for the faint hearted; every few years a boat gets dumped. Certainly not like motoring out of a wave-free port. Now that I’m back on the beach a lot, I’m admiring the shore fishermen, especially those going after striped bass. Their gear and techniques, a zen-like skill. Hey with all the rotten news all over the world right now, the ocean right here is healthy; glass half-full…I’m pretty miserable (can I whine?); a bike fall didn’t feel so bad until a few days later, I cranked down with a plumbing wrench on a 1-1/4″ pipe union, pain like a hot knife in ribs. Shit! Turns out not to be broken rib, but tear in intercostal muscle. Like my friend Paul says about rib injuries, “Please God don’t let me sneeze.” Puts big dent in my plans to take a skateboard with me to Portland next week…Hey you people who know Portland: I’ve got an extra day or so, want to shoot photos of barns and farm buildings (my favorite architecture) within a few hours of the city; any tips?…I can’t figure out how I never heard of Timi Yuro, the diminutive singer in the ’60s with the huge voice; I gotta admit, I’m in love. She was constrained by Liberty Records but even with Nelson-Riddle type strings backing, she was a powerhouse. One only can wish that she’d had Jerry Wexler or Phil Spector arranging for her. The following song is with Phil:

What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)(12-'62N)stereo by Yuro, Timi on Grooveshark

She sings a little flat, which has a sweetness. On some songs, a lot of similar phrasing to Etta James.”

…the second time I done it on my own…

The Devil Made Me Do It the First Time by Billy Joe Shaver on Grooveshark

We have a world-class radio station right in our neck of the woods, KWMR. I’ve taken to listening to it around dish-doing times of the evening, like 7-8 PM, when they play variety of music I like: bluegrass, country, blues, reggae, rock n roll, celtic…Last night I heard this, what beautiful harmonizing…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWb4SHdfpJM