April 18, 2018

This archive has some issues: The first seven tunes weren't captured and there's a couple of glitches later on. But the music is good!

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PLAYLIST:

Sandy Rothman & Steve Pottier “Forsaken Love” from Bluegrass Guitar Duets on Sierra Records

James King “Old River” from These Old Pictures on Rounder

The Bad Livers “Captain, Oh Captain” from Industry and Thrift

Ricky Skaggs “River of Jordan” from Family and Friends

Rhiannon Giddens “The Angels Laid Him Away” from Freedom Highway on Nonesuch

Mara Levine “By My Silence” from Facets of Folk

KC Groves “Little Rain” from Happy Little Trees

Gathering Time “Too Far to Turn Back Now” from On a Perfect Day

Banjo Nickaru & the Western Scooches “A Hundred Miles” from Get Us Out of Fearland

Anna and Elizabeth “Hop High Here in the Vineyard” from Here In The Vineyard

John Reischman and the Jaybirds “Hop High My Lulu Gal” from The Road West on Corvus

David Lindley “The Johnson Boys” from Banjo Jamboree

Barbara Dane & Doc Watson “You Don't Know Me / You Don't Know My Mind” from Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs

Bluff City Backsliders “Everybody's Talking About Sadie Green” from Bluff City Backsliders on Yellow Dog Records

Jorma Kaukonen “Just Because” from Blue Country Heart on Columbia

Dave Houser, 1946-2018

Dave Houser and Friends “Your Minds On Vacation” from Home Grown vol. 3

Sandy Rothman & Steve Pottier “Black Mountain Rag” from Bluegrass Guitar Duets on Sierra Records

Freddy Powers and Merle Haggard “Wild Party Blues” from My Great Escape

Freddy Powers and Merle Haggard “Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” from My Great Escape

Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy “Adieu, False Love” from Linda Ronstadt Duets

Vandaveer “Pretty Polly” from Oh, Willie, Please... on Alter K

Rhiannon Giddens “The Love We Almost Had” from Freedom Highway on Nonesuch

Rita Hoskins “Cole Younger Killed My Brother” from Silver Stream

The Roe Family Singers “Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden” from Songs of the Mountains, Songs of the Plains

Alan Barnosky “Roanoke Angeline” from Old Freight on Alan Barnosky

Rob McHale “Deep River” from Prophets on the Boulevard on Wooden Door Records

True North “Mighty Bourbon” from Open Road, Broken Heart on True North

True North “Without You” from Open Road, Broken Heart on True North

Vi Wickam and Justin Branum “Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey” from Armadillo On a Hot Tin Roof

Vi Wickam and Justin Branum “My Love is Like a Red Rose” from Armadillo On a Hot Tin Roof

Gary Paul “Relocatin' My Situation” from American Road

Vi Wickam and Justin Branum “Little Rhino” from Armadillo On a Hot Tin Roof


DAVE HOUSER - Local music icon and devoted family man Dave Houser passed away peacefully Sunday March 11th at his home in Oroville. Family and friends are invited to a "Musical Gathering in Dave's Honor," a potluck, Saturday, April 14th, from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. hosted by the Purple Line Winery, 760 Safford St. Oroville, Ca. Dave was born September 29, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio. The family moved to California when Dave was a grade-schooler, and settled in Santa Clara, where he grew up an athlete and early lover of music. When he was 18, Dave took guitar lessons from Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, and developed his great blues, ragtime, folk, and country styles. Dave went to college at Chico State, where he was an event-winning diver for the Wildcats swim team, and earned his degree in business. He played in bands, including the Fat City Ramblers, and taught guitar lessons while putting himself through college. Dave met the love of his life, Robin Huntington when she took guitar lessons from him at Valley Music in Oroville. They were married October 21, 1972 and began their family in Oroville. Dave's guitar teaching included years as an instructor for Butte College. He played in bands and did solo gigs at events and parties, and performed every Friday night at Shakey's for over 40 years. In 1991, Dave and Robin began Houser's Music on Bird St. in Oroville, which they owned and ran until Dave retired in 2007. Dave had a big personality with lots of humor and charm. He influenced and inspired countless people through his love of fun and music. He loved nothing more, though, than his big beautiful family. Dave leaves behind his mother, Nancy, wife Robin, brother Mike, sister Carolyn, daughters Heather, Lauren (Sam), Kate (Nick), and Sophia, granddaughters Emma and Lena, grandsons Lewin and Carson, nieces Laura, Lena, Callie, Amber and Ashley, and nephew Craig. He was predeceased by his father, Lee. "So much music, so little time." (Dave Houser)

Published in Chico Enterprise-Record on Apr. 11, 2018






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