Nice to have a dialog with someone about the music. I will follow up on your Jessie Sykes recommendations. Found the first Third Mind album on Tidal and listened to a good bit of it late last night into early this morning. Will return to it. I am usually not big on covers but what a selection Dave Alvin chose there. Great songs and they've definitely brought something fresh to them taking a page from Miles' book. ALSO, "Dolphins" led me to Fred Neil and that opened up a whole new area. So more thanks for that.
Yup...the original "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" goes back to '63. Had a Japanese made transistor radio glued to my ear in those days listening to 77 WABC out of NYC playing all the hits. I remember that song very well.