Glenn Morrow is a Hoboken, N.J., music treasure. He owns the influential 31-year-old Bar/None label (Yo La Tengo, They Might Be Giants, Feelies, dB’s, Of Montreal). His bands, such as the Individuals and “a,” have helped put the Mile Square City on the indie-rock map for equally as long. His latest project is Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help, which has a new self-titled album. Morrow will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week.
Morrow: What a gift for anyone trying to research a song. Take “Corrina Corrina,” which worked its way from acoustic country-blues and country into jump-blues and folk, getting covered by Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Dean Martin, Rod Stewart, Steppenwolf and Mountain. It even got up to number nine by Ray Petersen, a star of the Donna Reed TV show! And if you really want to lose your mind, listen to all the permutations of “The Hucklebuck,” that ‘50s dance craze that pre-dated the Twist. Playlist
