Low Cut Connie & Opinions on Billy Gibbons

Inspired by the artists of the 1950s, Low Cut Connie has dedicated itself to bringing the upright piano back to rock ‘n’ roll. The band (a favorite of President Obama) joins Jim and Greg for a conversation and performance. Then a review of the debut solo album by ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons.
Music News
Unless you've been hiding in a cave, it's been impossible to escape "Hello," the new single from British singer Adele. It sold 1.11 million copies in its first week – only Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" has ever sold more in a single week span. Adele is basically a music industry unto herself. In recent years, only Taylor Swift has come close in terms of sales. "Hello," a 5-minute piano ballad, features production by Greg Kurstin, who has also worked with big names like Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson. It remains to be seen if Adele's new album takes her into uncharted territory, or is just a continuation of her previous work.
Tragedy struck a nightclub in Bucharest, Romania on October 30 when the metal band Goodbye to Gravity's stage pyrotechnics started a fire. 32 people died and hundreds were injured. This launched an unprecedented wave of protests against the perceived lax enforcement of laws, culminating in the resignation of Romanian Prime Minster
Low Cut Connie
Philadelphia
Perfectamundo Billy Gibbons

If your only knowledge of Billy Gibbons is through his band ZZ Top's cartoonish videos, you may be surprised to find he is a gentleman, scholar, and connoisseur. He was also one of the first guests ever on Sound Opinions. Through his father, a bandleader in the Houston area, Gibbons was able to meet and apprentice under the famed Latin
Jim
Jim was saddened by the loss last week of Michael Carlucci, a guitarist and fixture of the 1980s
Featured Songs
- Adele, "Hello," 25, XL, 2015
- Goodbye to Gravity, "Atonement," Atonement, Universal Music Digital Services, 2015,
- Low Cut Connie, "Back In School," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Little Richard, "A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!), Vee-Jay, 1964
- Low Cut Connie, "Shake It Little Tina (Live on Sound Opinions)," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Low Cut Connie, "Diane (Don't Point That Thing At Me)," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Low Cut Connie, "Tastes So Good," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015 (0:20)
- Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls of Fire," Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, Philips, 1964
- Low Cut Connie, "Little Queen of New Orleans," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Low Cut Connie, "Boozophilia (Live on Sound Opinions)," Call Me Sylvia, SideOneDummy, 2012
- Low Cut Connie, "Danny's Outta Money," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Jordan Smith, "Chandelier (The Voice Performance) (live)," NBC, 2015
- Low Cut Connie (covering The Gories), "I Think I've Had It (Live on Sound Opinions)," N/A, N/A, 2015
- Low Cut Connie, "Dickie's Bringin Me Down," Hi Honey, Contender, 2015
- Billy Gibbons and The BFG's, "You're What's Happenin', Baby," Perfectamundo, Concord, 2015
- Billy Gibbons and The BFG's, "Got Love If You Want It," Perfectamundo, Concord, 2015
- Red Buckets, "Jane September (Demo)", Jane September, N/A, N/A
- Freddy Martin (feat. Jack Fina), "Bumble Boogie," Melody Time, RCA Victor, 1948
- The Sylvers, "Hot Line," Something Special, Capitol, 1976
- Guided by Voices, "Marchers in Orange," Vampire on Titus, Scat, 1993
- Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In the Wall," The Wall, EMI, 1979
- Patti Smith, "Free Money," Horses, Arista, 1975
- Public Enemy, "Rebel Without a Pause," It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Columbia, 1988
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