DJ Hairy Larry Presents Anna and the Tanks Playing White Rabbit
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2024-11-10
Anna Lowery
Thanks Marty, today we’re going to feature a song from the sixties recorded live at Blues Fest in 2024!
Jefferson Airplane had a hit on “White Rabbit” in the sixties. I remember it, which means I probably wasn’t really there. The lyrics are based on Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland stories. The twist is they reference sixties psychedelic culture and the importance of remembering what the doormouse said.
Now, the twist on the twist is that “Alice in Wonderland”, a children’s novel written by Lewis Carroll in 1865, actually had all those drug references in it. Alice was taking pills, eating mushrooms, and drinking tea. And if you read “The Annotated Alice” you will find that there’s a lot more in there too, topical parodies, political references, and, of course, nonsense poetry.
So I love that Anna and the Tanks are bringing it all back. The song that was big twice in the sixties, the 1860s and the 1960s. The literature runs deep enough that the song is still topical today.
Anna and the Tanks are the host band at Blues Fest. That means they do a lot of work. Doug Butler, their guitarist, provides the sound and does all the setup with the help of Anna and Joseph. When Doug played solo, on September 29, I introduced him as the man who brought Blues Fest back. They also helped with the KASU Arkansas Roots Stage at the Beatles At The Ridge Festival in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Anna and the Tanks are.
Anna Lowery – vocals and percussion
Joseph Lowery – bass and vocals
Doug Butler – guitar and vocals
John Ollis – drums
They’re all from Jonesboro.
And here they are now singing “White Rabbit”
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And that’s Anna and the Tanks singing “White Rabbit” at Blues Fest on October 6, 2024. Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more Anna and the Tanks, Eilen Jewell, Melissa Carper, Angie Owens, Lady Day and The Prez, and Amy Helm.
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