This week’s Mixtape Rewind is a little more twangy than usual, but if you’re going to love me, you have to love my obsession with the banjo. This is the Del McCoury version of 1952 Vincent Black Lightening - the best bad ass country murder ballad of all time! I haven’t heard it in a while, but heard from a friend last night, who must have been in mind when the line “Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme” was written, and tracked it down this morning.

As far as I can tell, this song was originally written by Richard Thompson - but this version is about 800 times better than his, in my fiddle loving opinion.

Anyways, Banjo + Fiddle = Summer. So go read in a park while you still can!

-The Porn Libarian