No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Wynonie Harris.

We know that rock ‘n’ roll was not a human invention, that it was the work of the Holy Ghost. When, in an article called “Women Won’t Leave Me Alone,” published in the October 1954 issue of Tan, Wynonie Harris bragged that he “started the present vogue of ‘rocking’ blues tunes,” he failed to mention the Holy Ghost, who had chosen Harris to serve him in his work. But Wynonie Harris was like that. Not even the Holy Ghost Hisself was safe from the unmoving sword of Harris’s arrogance…

…when I was trying to ascertain how old Wynonie Harris had been when he died, Ralph Bass advised, “Whatever age he was when he died, just double it. That’s the way that motherfucker lived. Every minute, every blessed minute.” Those are good closing words; but better still are those words with which Wynonie Harris closed that story he wrote on the eve of his descent into oblivion: “I don’t mix the Lord with the Devil. They are the two I’m most afraid of. As long as I’m with the Devil, I’m going to shake him down for everything, every dime I can get.”

— Nick Tosches, “Wynonie Harris: The Man Who Shook Down The Devil” from Unsung Heroes of Rock’n’Roll.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 431 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...

Teddy Pendergrass — “The More I Get The More I Want” — Philly Freedom: ‘70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love

Segun Robert — “Big Race” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast times, & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979–1983

Wadadli Riders — “Brown Recluse” — Made In Antigua

R.D. Burman — “Dance Music (From Hare Rama Hare Krishna)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fueled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

The Attack — “Freedom For You” — Point Me At The Sky: 15 Flashbacks to the Golden Age of British Psych

The Dynamites — “Joe” — Sound System International Dub LP

Space Man & The Rockets — “Cave Man Love” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3

Pan Ron — “Why Follow Me” — Dengue Fever presents Electric Cambodia

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Alex Puddu — “Lady Lovesport” — The Golden Age of Danish Pornography 1970 -1974

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs — “Ring Dang Doo” — The MGM Singles 1965-1973

Los Kenya — “Hoculele No. 2” — Siempre Afro-Latino

Bobby Hebb — “Love, Love, Love” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Gazolinn” — “Ziktonik” — Le Bidongaz

Terry Philips — “Wild One” – Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

Ahmed Malek — “Casbah” — Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome

Wynonie Harris — “Down Boy Down” — Bloodshot Eyes: King Records Best Of 1947-1955

Orkes Teruna Ria — “Tak Ton Tong” — Padang Moonrise: The Birth of the Modern Indonesian Recording Industry ⋆ 1955-69

The Gun Club — “Black Train” — Fire of Love

Reme Izabo’s Music Research — “The Same Man” — The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Tappa Zukie &  Prince Philip Smart — “Rush I Some Dub” — Tappa Zukie In Dub aka Tapper Zukie in Dub

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “One Track Mind” — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Eko — “Bowa’a Mba Ngebe” — Africa Airways Four: Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983

Ray Ellis & His Orchestra — “The Sheik” — Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers

Monguito Santamaria — “Work Out” — Hey Sister

Star Quake — “Don’t You Know I Love You (Part I)” — AOTN 45rpm

Los Huracanes — “Aún” — Algo Salvaje: Untamed ‘60s Beat and Garage Nuggets from Spain Vol. 1

The Only Ones — “Language Problem” — The Only Ones

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Samba Creole — “Caporal: Pas Dis Ça!” — Caporal: Pas Dis Ça!

Roxy Music — “Prairie Rose” — Country Life: The Fourth Roxy Music Album

Grand Kalle — “El Que Siembra Su Maiz” — Congo: Rumba On The River

Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev) — “Dream Baby Dream” — Suicide (Second Album)

Errol Brown — “Spinning Dub” — Dubb Everlasting

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Persuasions — “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” — Frankly A Cappella: The Persuasions Sing Zappa

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