Here are some videos of a tent city / shanty town
that has popped up in the suburbs of Southern
California. I've never seen anything like this in
America since the great depression. At first it
seems as though many of the residents had lost
their houses due to the mortgage crisis, and I am
sure some had, but it seems rather that most here
have just fell on hard times due to the economy in
Souther California in general. The tent city has
been removed by the city and no longer exists to
my knowledge. We only went there a few times, as
our major work is in Los Angeles with the homeless
on Skid Row. Tags :shantytowntentcitysouthernCaliforniaslumghettodepressionrecessioneconomiccollapse
"Shanty" is a song by singer/songwriter Jonathan
Edwards. Edwards had a big hit in the early 70's
with "Sunshine" (go away today). Hearing him play
the blues harmonica while simultaneously strumming
the guitar was a really cool trick I wanted to
learn. It took a little practice to get it
happening. You don't have to be a rocket scientist
to figure what the lyrics are about. Anybody got a
light? Enjoy. - Fret Killer Tags :acousticguitarsingsongshantybluesharmonica
Great ska classic from Desmond Dekker "007- Shanty
Town". Originally 1967.
Taken from the LP "Trojan Explosion".
Hope you enjoy. Tags :DesmondDekkerPyramidTrojanPamaReggeVinyl33rpm