BROTHER DEGE PREMIERES NEW VIDEO FOR HIS
TRACK “TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG” – THE SONG QUENTIN TARANTINO HAND-PICKED FOR HIS
NEW FILM “DJANGO UNCHAINED”
TRACK “TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG” – THE SONG QUENTIN TARANTINO HAND-PICKED FOR HIS
NEW FILM “DJANGO UNCHAINED”
Brother Dege (“deej”) (aka Dege Legg) is one of
the best-kept secrets in the Deep South. A musician, writer and Southern enigma,
Dege is the haunted face of 21st century Delta
blues. Like the possessed offspring of Faulkner and Son
House, he plays slide guitar in the age-old tradition of the blues greats, yet
manages to breathe new life into this revered Delta idiom.
the best-kept secrets in the Deep South. A musician, writer and Southern enigma,
Dege is the haunted face of 21st century Delta
blues. Like the possessed offspring of Faulkner and Son
House, he plays slide guitar in the age-old tradition of the blues greats, yet
manages to breathe new life into this revered Delta idiom.
The reclusive
Louisiana Cajun’s song “Too Old To Die Young” was recently selected by
Quentin Tarantino to appear in the soundtrack of his new film
Django Unchained, which just opened in theaters on Christmas
day.
Tarantino was recently interviewed on SiriusXM Radio’s
show Little Steven’s Underground Garage last week where he discussed all
of the music track-by-track from Django Unchained. Here’s what he
had to say about Brother Dege’s song “Too Old To Die Young”…“I was listening to
the radio and this song (“Too Old to Die Young”) came on. And I said, ‘wow…
that’s pretty damn good.’ I could see a cool ass action scene going to this. I
thought it could be really, really groovy. So I had my music supervisor get me
the CD. And frankly, every track on the Brother Dege CD could have been
in the movie. It works and has a badass score sound to it. Almost every song [on
the album] could be a theme song. It’s like a greatest hits album. But this song
‘Too Old to Die Young,’ it’s pretty damn badass. And it’s used in the movie in a
pretty damn badass way, I’ve got to say.”
show Little Steven’s Underground Garage last week where he discussed all
of the music track-by-track from Django Unchained. Here’s what he
had to say about Brother Dege’s song “Too Old To Die Young”…“I was listening to
the radio and this song (“Too Old to Die Young”) came on. And I said, ‘wow…
that’s pretty damn good.’ I could see a cool ass action scene going to this. I
thought it could be really, really groovy. So I had my music supervisor get me
the CD. And frankly, every track on the Brother Dege CD could have been
in the movie. It works and has a badass score sound to it. Almost every song [on
the album] could be a theme song. It’s like a greatest hits album. But this song
‘Too Old to Die Young,’ it’s pretty damn badass. And it’s used in the movie in a
pretty damn badass way, I’ve got to say.”
The soundtrack for Django Unchained is out
now.
“DJANGO
UNCHAINED” SOUNDTRACK LISTING:
UNCHAINED” SOUNDTRACK LISTING:
1.
Winged
2. Django (Main Theme) – Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts
3. The Braying
Mule – Ennio Morricone
4. In That Case, Django, After You…
5. Lo
Chiamavano King (His Name Is King) – Luis Bacalov, Edda Dell’orso
6. Freedom
– Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton
7. Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga’s And
Gummy Mouth Bitches
8. La Corsa (2nd Version) – Luis Bacalov
9. Sneaky
Schultz and the Demise of Sharp
10. I Got a Name – Jim Croce
11. I Giorni
Dell’ira – Riz Ortolani
12. 100 Black Coffins – Rick Ross
13. Nicaragua –
Jerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny
14. Hildi’s Hot Box
15. Sister
Sara’s Theme – Ennio Morricone
16. Ancora Qui – Ennio Morricone and
Elsa
17. Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable) – James Brown and 2Pac
18.
Who Did That To You? – John Legend
19. Too Old to Die Young – Brother
Dege
20. Stephen The Poker Player
21. Un Monumento – Ennio
Morricone
22. Six Shots Two Guns
23. Trinity (Titoli) – Annibale E i
Cantori Moderni
Winged
2. Django (Main Theme) – Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts
3. The Braying
Mule – Ennio Morricone
4. In That Case, Django, After You…
5. Lo
Chiamavano King (His Name Is King) – Luis Bacalov, Edda Dell’orso
6. Freedom
– Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton
7. Five-Thousand-Dollar Nigga’s And
Gummy Mouth Bitches
8. La Corsa (2nd Version) – Luis Bacalov
9. Sneaky
Schultz and the Demise of Sharp
10. I Got a Name – Jim Croce
11. I Giorni
Dell’ira – Riz Ortolani
12. 100 Black Coffins – Rick Ross
13. Nicaragua –
Jerry Goldsmith featuring Pat Metheny
14. Hildi’s Hot Box
15. Sister
Sara’s Theme – Ennio Morricone
16. Ancora Qui – Ennio Morricone and
Elsa
17. Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable) – James Brown and 2Pac
18.
Who Did That To You? – John Legend
19. Too Old to Die Young – Brother
Dege
20. Stephen The Poker Player
21. Un Monumento – Ennio
Morricone
22. Six Shots Two Guns
23. Trinity (Titoli) – Annibale E i
Cantori Moderni
“Too Old To Die Young” is from Brother Dege’s
critically acclaimed album Folk Songs of the American Longhair,
which in 10 smoking, original tracks, recharges the cannon of the Delta Blues
for the next century. Recorded in a shed in southern Louisiana, the album bursts
with barn-burning slide and Dobro drenched tunes that reel, rip and scream like
a master class in backwoods songwriting, while taking epic swings into the
ambient darkness with Paris, Texas-like passages into the great unknown. It’s
haunted, it’s harrowing, and it rocks.
critically acclaimed album Folk Songs of the American Longhair,
which in 10 smoking, original tracks, recharges the cannon of the Delta Blues
for the next century. Recorded in a shed in southern Louisiana, the album bursts
with barn-burning slide and Dobro drenched tunes that reel, rip and scream like
a master class in backwoods songwriting, while taking epic swings into the
ambient darkness with Paris, Texas-like passages into the great unknown. It’s
haunted, it’s harrowing, and it rocks.
Avoiding traditional DIY, indie career moves and
following his own quirky southern sensibilities, Dege is known for playing
guerilla shows in gigs in the swamps, open fields, low rent motel rooms and even
public bathrooms. In addition, he has supported himself at various times by
driving a cab, working in auto shops and, more recently, homeless
shelters.
Brother Dege is also putting the finishing touches
on his second album How to Kill a Horse (due early in 2013) which
promises to push the slide and the traditions of the Delta blues far into the
darkness of the millennium.
HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT
BROTHER DEGE:
BROTHER DEGE:
“Fans of slide guitar,
Southern gothic, or plain old rock & roll attitude need to run, not walk,
and check out Brother Dege ASAP. Brother Dege is a case study in how one guy
with a steel guitar and minimal accompaniment can out-rock a roomful of electric
bombast, given the right songs, the right skills, and the right voice. Brother
Dege has‘em all.” – POPMATTERS
Southern gothic, or plain old rock & roll attitude need to run, not walk,
and check out Brother Dege ASAP. Brother Dege is a case study in how one guy
with a steel guitar and minimal accompaniment can out-rock a roomful of electric
bombast, given the right songs, the right skills, and the right voice. Brother
Dege has‘em all.” – POPMATTERS
“[Four Stars] In lesser
hands all this might easily sound contrived, but instead it’s genuinely powerful
and compelling stuff. ‘The Girl Who Wept Stones’ and ‘Dead & Gone’ might
have been ripped from the Son House songbook, though the seven-minute epic
‘House of the Dying Sun’ is the real keeper.” –
UNCUT
hands all this might easily sound contrived, but instead it’s genuinely powerful
and compelling stuff. ‘The Girl Who Wept Stones’ and ‘Dead & Gone’ might
have been ripped from the Son House songbook, though the seven-minute epic
‘House of the Dying Sun’ is the real keeper.” –
UNCUT
“Both ancient and modern,
like an indie rock cover of something Lomax may have recorded a hundred years
ago.” – BLOGCRITICS
like an indie rock cover of something Lomax may have recorded a hundred years
ago.” – BLOGCRITICS
“Brother Dege brings the
ghosts of kudzu-covered swamp rats to life in your speakers. Find the darkest
spot in your backyard, light some candles and turn it up.” – THE BIG
TAKEOVER
ghosts of kudzu-covered swamp rats to life in your speakers. Find the darkest
spot in your backyard, light some candles and turn it up.” – THE BIG
TAKEOVER
“Those willing to step into
the Brother Dege abyss will likely reap its rewards.” – OFFBEAT
MAGAZINE
the Brother Dege abyss will likely reap its rewards.” – OFFBEAT
MAGAZINE
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