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Blues Books: A New Series
2008-11-03 14:00:00
I love to read. It feels weird even writing that, it probably goes without saying. At least I hope it shows that I try to do research on this music that we all love so much.I've thought for some time now that I wanted to present my favorite books on the blues. I probably have too many books myself (can you have too many books?), but hey this is a chance for me to change it up a bit and offer more info on the blues.So here goes! The first book that I want to present is Nothing But the Blues : The Music and the MusiciansNothing But the Blues : The Music and the MusiciansClick to see Book @Amazon.comI think that editor Lawrence Cohn, a Grammy Award-winning blues producer, does a good job presenting the history of blues music. This book includes eleven essays that cover the roots of the blues, Texas and Southern blues, Gospel blues (my favorite) along with the urban blues, white country blues, the sixties blues revival, woman of the blues and modern blues are all covered here.I like th...
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I Feel Like Going To Church: The Blues and Gospel Train
2008-11-02 14:00:00
Gospel Train Click image for info @Amazon.com
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Gratuitous Harmonica Playing: Girl With Harmonica
2008-11-01 13:00:00
This is just some gratuitous harmonica playing. And it helps that it is being done by a young lady. I came across this video while searching for something totally different. It reminds me of some of my solo jam sessions, and I like it and and hope you do to.Girl with harmonicaNotes from YouTube;Justine from UK (harmonica), Lukasz from Poland (bass), Javier from Spain (guitar) are playing blues on festival in Poland. Which was organized by association EMKA and members of workcamp in Wieliszew.
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Friday Blues Funny - "SUGAR CHILE" ROBINSON : NUMBERS BOOGIE
2008-10-31 13:00:00
When ever I see a clip of Frank "Sugar chile" Robinson, it makes me feel good. His music is funny, because it is cool to see such a small child playing Boogie Woogie. "SUGAR CHILE" ROBINSON : NUMBERS BOOGIE
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It's the Birthday of Ali Farka Toure
2008-10-30 13:00:00
Ali Farka Toure SavaneClick image for Amazon.comAli Ibrahim ?Farka? Touré (October 31, 1939 ? March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and guitarist.According to Wikipedia;Ali Ibrahim ?Farka? Touré (October 31, 1939 ? March 7, 2006) was a Malian singer and guitarist, and one of the African continent?s most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese?s often quoted characterization of Touré?s tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues". Touré was ranked number 76 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."
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Boogie Woogie History Videos
2008-10-29 13:00:00
Boogie Woogie History - Albert Ammons,Pete Johnson,Meade Lux LewisBoogie Woogie History Part II
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New Release Susan Tedeschi ? Back To The River (Verve Forecast)
2008-10-28 13:00:00
Back To The River - Susan TedeschiClick image for CD @Amazon.comSusan Tedeschi~Hurt So Bad@ the Rhythm & Roots Festival. Charlestown, Rhode Island 9/1/07I was just commenting over at The Blues Bloggers about Grammy Award-nominated singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi. I really like her music so much. Her voice is amazing to me, when you see her and you hear her the two things don't seem to match. I keep saying, "how does all that power come out of such a small woman." I loved her 2005 release Just Won't Burn, it is one of the blues albums in my collection where I can listen to ever song and say that I love it. Not many recording artist pull that off.Her new release Back To The River, is her fifth studio album. It is her first in three years. This is supposed to be a very personal album. She worked with a number of roots music legends, including Tony Joe White and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks. She co-wrote all but one of the album's eleven songs with songwriter Sonya Kitchell. Other...
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It's the Birthday of Blind Lemon Jefferson
2008-10-27 13:00:00
Well actually yesterday was the birthday of "Blind " Lemon Jefferson (October 26, 1894 ? 12 December? 1929)Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon JeffersonBlind Lemon Jefferson mp3s @Amazon.comBlind Lemon Jefferson @Hype MachineBlind Lemon Jefferson mp3s @Elbos Music AggregratorBlind Lemon Jefferson @Amazon.com
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I Feel Like Going To Church: Staple Singers - Uncloudy Day (1956)
2008-10-26 13:00:00
The Best of the Vee-Jay Years @Amazon.comStaples Singers /Uncloudy Day (1956)Staple Singer mp3s @Elbo music aggregatorStaple Singer mp3s @Hype Machine music aggregatorStaple Singers mp3s @Amazon.comStaple Singers @Amazon.com
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New Release Joe Louis Walker - Witness To The Blues
2008-10-25 14:00:00
Witness to the Blues @Amazon.comBlues guitarist Joe Louis Walker , a three-time Blues Music Award winner, has a new release coming out titled Witness ToThe Blues. It includes a duet with acclaimed blueswoman Shemekia Copeland. This is a continuation of Walker's already impressive discography, which includes eighteen albums and two DVDs.He has played with many blues greats such as B.B. King, James Cotton, and Taj Mahal so far. (Release date: 09/30/08)Joe Louis Walker: Rebecca
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Friday Blues Funny
2008-10-24 14:00:00
Not really blues, but funny none the less. At least it made me laugh. I hope you blues guitar players find it funny too.Dana Carvey - Guitar Humor
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Magic Sam
2008-10-23 14:00:00
West Side Soul @Amazon.comMagic Sam - Magic Sam BoogieMagic Sam @Wikipedia

New Release Sleepy John Estes ? On 80 Highway
2008-10-22 14:00:00
Click Image for On 80 Highway @ Amazon.comDrop Down Mama - "Sleepy" John Estes.Man I love Sleepy John Estes, his voice, his playing, everything about him just says good blues music. On 80 Highway features Sleepy John on vocals and guitar and Hammie Nixon singing and playing harmonica and kazoo. This has got me wanting to get a kazoo.Reports on this album say that "this session from July 19, 1974 was recorded just before Sleepy John and Hammie Nixon departed for a tour of Japan. None of these performances have ever been issued?." This is Sleepy John after his rediscovery in the 1960's so he is at full force here. (Release date: 10/21/08)Sleepy John Estes @SqueezeMyLemon

It's the Birthday of Elvin Bishop
2008-10-21 14:00:00
Happy birthday to Elvin Bishop who was born on October 21, 1942 in Glendale, California. He is an American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist.Elvin Bishop - Don't Let The Bossman Get You DownElvin Bishop @Amazon.comElvin Bishop @SqueezeMyLemon
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Blues Movie - Who Do You Love In The News
2008-10-21 09:29:00
It is funny and cool how all of life is interconnected. So I'm reading the home page of Chess.com because I am a chess player. You know the board game chess. Not the record company. And I see a link to a story in the LA Times titled Move over, Truman Capote: Another movie duel to the death? so now I'm wondering what does this have to do with the board game chess. Turns out nothing.The article is about the movie "Who Do You Love " Which is about; "The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s and '60s"And it seems to be getting good reviews.I wrote about the other movie Cadillac Records.I can't wait to see them both, to see which one is the better movie and which one tells the story better.
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New Release 55 Years Of Blues - Delmark Records
2008-10-20 14:00:00
Click image for Delmark - 55 Years Of Blues To continue the series of great Delmark products, Delmark Records ' 55th anniversary, 55 Years Of Blues will include one CD and one DVD.The CD features music by such acclaimed Chicago blues artists as Junior Wells, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Speckled Red, and others. The DVD features video from previous Delmark video releases by folks like Little Arthur, Dave Specter and Byther Smith. It will also include a performance from the anniversary celebration held last March at Buddy Guy's Legends club, Chicago blues legend Zora Young performing "Til The Fat Lady Sings" with Lurrie Bell. (Release date: 10/21/08)Other Cool Delmark Music @ Amazon.com

I Feel Like Going To Church: Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples - O Happy Da
2008-10-19 14:00:00
Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples - O Happy Day
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New Release Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts ? Still Here & Gone
2008-10-18 14:00:00
Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts ? Still Here & Gone (Electro-Fi Records)This is a fine collection of Mark Hummel's live shows from the early ninities until last year. It is a two disc set and includes such noted blues harp players as Hummel, William Clarke, Carey Bell, Lee Oskar, and Magic Dick of the J. Geils Band. The back up band includes guitarists Anson Funderburgh, Rusty Zinn, and Junior Watson. (Release date: 10/21/08)Mark Hummel & The Blues Survivors
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Friday Blues Funny - Bojangles and Fats
2008-10-17 14:00:00
Bojangles and Fats 1935Uploaded by sirarnold
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New Release Lil' Dave Thompson ? Deep In The Night (Electro-Fi Records)
2008-10-16 14:00:00
Lil' Dave Thompson ? Deep In The Night (Electro -Fi Records)Dave Thompson, who is an not very well known, will release Deep In The Night, his second album for the Electro-Fi Records label, in late-October. Backed by his hard-working road band, the collection hopefully will bring the Mississippi Delta blues guitar work the young musician is becoming known for.According to Lil'DaveThomson.com;David Lonzo Thompson was born in Hinds County, Mississippi May 21, 1969. Lil Dave's exposure to music came early and has always been a way of life. His father, the late Sam Thompson played with Willie Foster, Asie Payton, Paul Wine Jones, Eddie Cusic, James Son Thomas and others. Lil Dave's list of influences reads like an anthology of the blues. His family was burned out in legendary Moorhead, MS (Where the Yellow Dog Crosses the Southern) and moved to B.B. Kings hometown of Indianola, MS. But it was in Leland, MS, (Hellhole of the Delta) and home of James "Son" Thomas and other blues legends...
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New Release Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew
2008-10-15 14:00:00
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew Cedric Burnside, the grandson of the legendary R.L. Burnside and the son of the great blues drummer Calvin Jackson, has a pedigree that is pure Mississippi Hill Country blues. At a mere 30 years old, Burnside has been performing most of his life, and is considered one of the best drummers in the blues biz today. Lightnin' Malcolm is an in-demand session guitarist. The two of them together are the "2 Man Wrecking Crew," and their debut album promises to deliver ragged juke-joint thrills, showcasing the chops that the two young bluesmen learned at the feet of masters like Junior Kimbrough, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Otha Turner, and, of course, R.L. Burnside. (Release date: 10/21/08)Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm, "The Juke Joint Duo"

New Release Terry Hanck ? Always
2008-10-14 14:00:00
Terry Hanck ? Always (Vizztone Records)Here is something I have not done enough, posted musicians who are bluesmen and saxophone players. Shame on me. Well I think I can make up for it with this post. Terry Hanck is one of those funcky blues cats that has been around and hopefully will continue to produce good music.This effort comes after his acclaimed 2005 album Night Train. He has help from guitarists Elvin Bishop and Kid Anderson, fellow saxman Steve Berlin, and singer Tracy Nelson.(Release date: 10/14/08)Steve Freund & Terry HanckTerry Hanck & Johnny Cat
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Vanity Fair: Portrait of a Phantom
2008-10-14 03:00:00
Vanity Fair .com's culture and entertainment section has a very interesting article on Robert Johnson titled Portrait of a Phantom Searching for Robert Johnson. It conicals the control for the rights of Johnson's music and even his images. The article does a good job of reporting on the few know images of Johnson and how they were found and where they come from. Specifically the article tells the story of Zeke Schein and a photo that he bought on eBay.The article also gives details from those who were inspired by Robert Johnson's music over the years. For example, Eric Clapton is quoted; ?At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to say, or play,? Clapton writes in his recently published memoir, Clapton: The Autobiography. Thanks to Chal of Chal's Juke Joint for turning me on to this article.
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New Release Paul Reddick ? Sugarbird
2008-10-13 14:00:00
Sugarbirdclick image to see @Amazon.comPaul Reddick ? Sugarbird (Northern Blues Music)I like Canadian bluesman Paul Reddick not just because he is a talented songwriter, but he is a harmonica player as well, which means he has a special place in my heart, like many other blusemen who are harp players.I like how he seems to be well grounded in the blues, going all the way back to the beginning for some of his inspiration and influences. His last couple of albums were well received and they made a statement that he is a real bluesman.I am hoping that his upcoming Northern Blues release Sugarbird will provide more confirmation of his skills. (Release date: 10/14/08)Paul ReddickI'm a Criminal - Paul Reddick + The Sidemen

I Feel Like Going To Church: Shirley Caesar - Hold My Mule
2008-10-12 14:00:00
Just in case you were on your way to church, took a wrong turn and found yourself in a Juke Joint instead (don't act like it can't happen), I am posting a little Shirley Caesar. All I need you to do is "hold my mule" while I dance. Because that's the way I feel right now!Shirley Caesar - Hold My Mule
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New Release Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers ? Inside Tracks (Telarc)
2008-10-11 14:00:00
Inside Tracks click to see @Amazon.comJimmy Thackery & The Drivers ? Inside Tracks (Telarc)Bluesman Jimmy Thackery was a founding member of the Nighthawks, after that he built a significant solo career. Since 1991 he has been leading a trio, Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers, bringing his virtuoso blues-rock guitar style to work on albums Solid Ice and Healin' Ground. Leading his hard-edged, tough-as-nails blues trio, Inside Tracks shows off Thackery's songwriting skills. (Release date: 10/14/08)Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers
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Friday Blues Funny - Boogie Woogie Baby Boy
2008-10-10 14:00:00
This video clip made me laugh and I hope you all enjoy it too. It is from the 1946 Movie; No Leave No Love. Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson is the kid playing the piano. CaldoniaUploaded by redhotjazz1Notes from YouTube; One such was that tiny bundle of Detroit dynamite, "Sugar Chile" Robinson. Born Frankie Robinson, the youngest of six children, in Detroit in 1940, "Sugar Chile" began pounding on the family piano as a toddler - he reputedly banged out a recognisable version of Erskine Hawkins' Tuxedo Junction at the age of two - and by 1945 he had been "discovered" by pianist and bandleader Frankie Carle. Within a year he was asked to play at a Whitehouse party for President Harry Truman, had guested with Lionel Hampton's Orchestra and even appeared performing the title song in the 1946 MGM romantic comedy film "No Leave, No Love". It was not until July 1949, however, that he made his first records for the Capitol label, when, in the consummate company of jazz veterans Leonard Bibb...
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The Men Behind the Bluesmen: H.C. Speir Blues Talent Broker
2008-10-09 14:00:00
To better understand the blues, it helps to understand the roles of some of the supporting and enabling players for the eairlier bluesmen.H. C. Speir was just such a person. He was born Henry C. Speir in Prospect, Mississippi , October 6, 1895 and he died in Jackson, Mississippi in 1972. He was an American "talent broker" and record store owner from Jackson, Mississippi. He was responsible for launching the recording careers of most of the greatest Mississippi blues musicians in the 1920s and 1930s.Blues world.com has a very interesting interview with Mr. Speir titled, Godfather Of Delta Blues H.C. Speir.The Blues Trail.com also has a write up on him @ HC Speir.
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A Bluesmen you probably don't know: Lonnie Pitchford
2008-10-08 14:00:00
Lonnie Pitchford, born on October 8, 1955 was a blues musician and instrument maker from Lexington, Mississippi. He passed away on November 8, 1995.The video below shows him building a one string diddly bo. Notice how he uses a snuff(a type of smokeless tobacco) can for a resonator. Lonnie Pitchford playing and making a diddly boLonnie Pitchford 55 Blues Amazon.com Widgets
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T-Bone Walker- Don't throw your love on me so strong Video
2008-10-07 14:00:00
We are just going to let this one speak for it self.T-Bone Walker- Don't throw your love on me so strong
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