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Carlin George
Carlin George came up in the late 1960s with a raw vocal style and lyrics that didn't shy away from sensitive topics. That kind of friction seemed to fuel his...
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Carlin George came up in the late 1960s with a raw vocal style and lyrics that didn't shy away from sensitive topics. That kind of friction seemed to fuel his underground following more than it hurt it.
He worked with a band that included Les Carson on lead guitar, Danny 'Mad Dog' Malone on bass, and Billy 'the Kid' Smith on drums. Their records from that period, like 'American Flag' in 1970 and 'Carlin George & the Backstabbers' in 1972, kept that confrontational, guitar-driven rock sound. Later material, such as 'The Ballad of the Boston Strangler' in 1975 and a 1995 album called 'The Resurrection of Carlin George', showed he was still writing and recording decades later.
Beyond the famous seven-words track, he put out other spoken-word pieces like 'Hair Poem' and 'The Paradox Of Our Time' that continued his style of direct, sometimes provocative commentary. The music wasn't polished or aiming for broad radio play, but it found listeners who responded to that unfiltered approach.
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