Finally got to sing at Peter’s Biergarten, a beautiful, open-air, European style venue here in Winona, Minnesota. Had a lovely time. Here’s a fun video Kitty filmed for me. Hope to play for them again – was too much fun!
This is an old Clarence Williams Washboard Band number, from 1934. I recorded it on my album “Wizard Oil”. Give it a listen!
Cheers,
Jack
Growing up in Minnesota there’s a few truths I learned over the past hundred years. If you’ve never been to the Land of 10,000 Lakes, I’d like to share with you these truths right now. They are as follows: This is one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs. Fun to sing. Here’s a video that…
I’ve been picking old hokum blues and ragtime jazz by the great Blind Boy Fuller for as long as I can remember. Pretty sure I popped out singing, “Rag, Mama, Rag.” Fuller’s real name is Fulton Allen and he’s a good ol’ North Carolina boy. Born in 1904 in beautiful Wadesboro. God’s country out that…
Heigh-ho, everybody, heigh-ho! A new episode of my behind-the-scenes tour and travel vlog series, “On The Road Again with Jack Norton” just dropped on my YouTube channel! Come visit an awesome used bookstore in Wisconsin, I share a story about songwriter Townes Van Zandt and more goofy fun on the road. Thanks for watching! Cheers,Jack
Here’s a video I’ve been wanting to make for a long, long time. Growing up in Minneapolis, Tiny Tim lived across the street from me. He was my babysitter, gave me my first ukulele, eventually became a friend and a mentor. Thought it would be nice to go sing a tune at his grave. Show…
Well, friends, we did it! We made it to episode #7 of our new weekly podcast! Uff-da, this is a good ol’ good ‘un! The latest episode of Jack Norton’s Old-Time Radio Show was released this morning. Here’s some info on the new show… Travel Back in Time to the 1920s and 1930s! Travel back to the…
Let’s keep today’s blog short and sweet. I’m making a concert film and I need a big ol’ audience to make things look amazing. After all, who wants to watch a concert film without an audience? Here’s details and info (as well as mildly-disturbing story about Al Capone): And if you don’t feel like watching,…
