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Congrats to Irma Thomas and Taj Mahal
2009-05-14 09:01:00 Congratulations to Irma Thomas and Taj Mahal for being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. Please see Irma Thomas Immortalized Among Blues Greats for more details.Simply GrandIrma Thomas[Rounder Records]MaestroTaj Mahal[Heads Up International]Irma Thomas @SqueezeMyLemonTaj Mahal @SqueezeMyLemon
Joe Bonamassa is on Twitter
2009-05-13 20:14:00 The Ballad Of John HenryJoe Bonamassa is on Twitter JBONAMASSA. You can also check out his web official web site at jbonamassa.com.He is on tour in Lithuania and givnig live updates. Check him out.Joe Bonamassa mp3 @Amazon.com
Chastity - Virtue
2009-05-13 11:40:00 Sister Rosetta TharpeWell I guess The Blues is vibrant, sensuous and sexy - so this is a well nigh impossible category to get entries for. My logic here is that I think of vows of chastity, then nuns, and we call them sisters so....Then there is Chastity Brown who is really soul-folk but a nice sound anyway.Any ideas? More About: Virtue
Charity - Virtue
2009-05-13 11:40:00 Alberta Hunter - Nobody Knows you when you're down & OutBlind Willie Johnson - Let your light shine on meI did have a crush on Shirley MacLaine and this film More About: Charity , Virtue
Sonny Boy Williamson I Documentary Clips
2009-05-12 09:01:00 Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1945-1947)Here is a short documentary film on the life of Sonny Boy Williamson, a pioneer of blues harmonica playing. Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Curtis Williamson, was born on 30 March 1914 and he was murdered on 1 June, 1948. He was first popular harmonica player to use the name Sonny Boy Williamson.The film clips below give excellent bio information of Sonny Boy Williamson and shows photos of him and his wife. I think that this film is important because I have noticed that some modern blues fans don't know that difference between Sonny Boy Williamson and Rice Miller. And I believe as a harmonica player it is important to study the playing of Sonny Boy Williamson.Sonny Boy Williamson I @SqueezeMyLemonSonny Boy Williamson I @Amazon.com More About: Documentary , Clips , Harmonica
Stephen Dale Petit
2009-05-11 20:50:00 I love this music!!!!Guitararama More About: Stephen , Petit , Dale
Sloth - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-05-11 11:38:00 This guy is anything but lazy.Well being chilled isn't the same as slothful - my poetic licence!Santana feat. John Lee Hooker - Chill OutUploaded by Brigada_Durruti More About: Sins , Deadly
Greed - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-05-10 21:01:00 Janis Joplin - Can't cope with any other carMuddy Waters - I can't be satisfied. The man! More About: Sins , Greed , Deadly
Ever Expanding Blues Tweeters List
2009-05-09 21:49:00 Man I have been on twitter for about five days now and I am loving it. One thing that I have noticed is that there are quite a few blues music lovers over there. So if you have a twitter account and want to follow people who write, play, listen to and generally love blues music please check these tweeters out.Please understand that this list is a work in progress, I will repost it and make changes as needed. If I have made any mistakes in presenting your info here please let me know. I just want to help create a strong blues community on twitter.There is me, FitzgeraldMy other music blog KK&R Music Blogfngrstylebluesblogger fingerstyleblues.comTheBlues Bloggerblogge r TheBluesBloggerKaren HansonAuthor Today's Chicago BluesBlogger Today's Chicago Blues blogJason RicciMusician Harmonica Player/TeacherJason Ricci's YouTube ChannelTony EyersHarmonica Player/TeacherTony Eyers Harmonica AcademyCarl Abernathyblogger Cal's Juke Joint blogJane Geddisblogger Radio PersonalityCounter-Clo... More About: List
Harmonica Web Site in the Spotlight
2009-05-09 09:01:00 I recently wrote a post on some of the great YouTube tutorials for harmonica players. And I was contacted by Tony Eyers who operates the web site Harmonica Academy. I was pleased to hear from him because I think harmonica fans will want to check his site out.According the his bio;Tony was born in Australia and began playing harmonica in the 1970's, inspired by Jim Fitting while studying at Yale University. He returned to Australia in the 1980's, and became a well known blues player.I spent some time going through his web site and I really like the instruction provided there. Very easy to understand, includes harmonica tabs as well as sound files that help you understand how the riffs being taught should sound. Each lesson builds on past lessons. And even though I have been playing for years and have looked at a lot of different instruction methods I got a lot of good information from going through his instructions. And plan to go back often.For example he has some blues harmonica... More About: Site , Spotlight , Web site
It's the Birthday of Joe Bonamassa
2009-05-08 21:01:00 Joe Bonamassa was also born on May 8, 1977. Being born on the same day as Robert Johnson probably means that the boy was born under a good sign. Can you believe that someone born in the seventies can play the kind of music that this young man can. The coolest part about him is that he shows that long after guys like me are sitting on the front poarch in heaven, young cats like him will be down here working their mojo. And to get a taste of what the man is like today, check this video out >>> Joe Bonamassa - Blues DeluxeLive from Nowhere in Particularclick for info at Amazon.com More About: Birthday
West African Blues
2009-05-08 19:45:00 Guardian 8 May 2009It goes without saying that West African music is at the roots of the blues and has direct links with rock'n'roll, but it takes a duo as exhilarating and enthusiastic as this to make the connection seem obvious. Two years ago, the British guitarist and producer Justin Adams teamed up with Juldeh Camara, a Gambian griot and virtuoso on the one-stringed ritti fiddle, to record Soul Science, an album that deservedly won awards for its fusion of rock energy and traditional African influences. If anything, this follow-up is even better; it's even more confident and refreshingly varied, with songs that echo the raw exuberance of the Clash, the rolling blues of Muddy Waters and the delicacy and grandeur of the ancient griot ballads. It starts with Keli Keli, in which Adams yells: "No passport, no visa," as Camara matches the pounding guitar riff with wild fiddle work and Fulani vocals warning of the dangers facing illegal immigrants, driven on by female backing singer... More About: Blues
It's the Birthday of Robert Johnson
2009-05-08 09:01:00 The Complete RecordingsRobert Leroy Johnson was born on May 8, 1911 and passed away on August 16, 1938. He was probably the most famous and influential of all the pre-war Delta blues musicians. According to Wikipedia;His landmark recordings from 1936?1937 display a remarkable combination of singing, guitar skills, and songwriting talent that have influenced generations of musicians. Johnson's shadowy, poorly documented life and death at age 27 have given rise to much legend.I have many post here at SML about him and his music; you can just click on the Robert Johnson label to see other post about him. Over the years a lot of scholarship has gone into understanding just who Robert Johnson was and how he created his body of work. Some good examples of books that may be of interest to fans of Robert Johnson are;Robert Johnson: The New TranscriptionsSearching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the King of the Delta Blues SingersCrossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Lege... More About: Birthday
San Diego's Gator By The Bay Zydeco Blues Fest
2009-05-07 09:01:00 The 8th AnnualZydeco, Blues , & CrawfishMusic and Food Fest ivalAnd some Very Fine Cajun and Raucous Country Bands!May 8, 9 & 10, 2009 ~ San Diego, CACajun & ZydecoBrian Jack ~ Curley Taylor The Pine Leaf Boys ~Lisa HaleyThe Bayou Brothers ~ Theo & Zydeco Patrol ~ Billy Lee and the Swamp CrittersBlues/SwingSue Palmer ~ Bill MageeMichele LundeenRobin HenkelMother's Day "Country" SundayDanielle Tucker BandEmerald River ~ Three Chord Justice http://www.sandiegofestival.com/ More About: Gator
Humility - Virtue
2009-05-06 11:42:00 Humble Pie - For your love. Always good to hear anything by these ever so 'umble folk.Junior Kimbrough - Lord Have Mercy on MeMississippi Hill Country Blues More About: Virtue , Humility
Wrath - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-05-06 11:38:00 Wrath - to me to get really, really, really angry - to go to war. (or War in the name!)Sunny WarRobert Cray - a controversial video about the war in Iraq. I must have seen him 30 years ago.Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues- from his 1971 album - very angry. More About: Sins , Deadly , Wrath
New Release - Ben Harper - White Lies for Dark Times
2009-05-06 04:27:00 White Lies For Dark Times For White Lies For Dark Times, Ben Harper put his long time band the Innocent Criminals on hiatus and hooked up with a new group: three Austin, TX transplants to Los Angeles called Relentless7, comprised of guitarist Jason Mozersky, bassist Jesse Ingalls, and drummer Jordan Richardson.These 11 tracks are rock and Texas Blues to the bone. I really like the first track Number With No Name, and it starts right there with the slow slide guitar doing blues like Harper does it. A big bassline with more guitar completes the sound and makes it round an fat, just like I like it. It smokes, like good blues rock always does, I can feel the influences of Texas and the Delta. Shimmer & Shine, the set's first single, starts off as hard driving rock song with cool drum breaks, and punches some power chords that rocks. Why Must You Always Dress in Black is blues-rock for sure, with their excellent guitar riffs.Track Listing1. Number With No Name 3:05 2. Up To You Now 5:01 ... More About: White , Release
The Men Behind The Bluesmen: Lester Melrose
2009-05-05 09:01:00 Lester Melrose was born on December 14, 1891 and he passed away on April 12, 1968. He was one of the first producers of blues records. According to Wikipedia;...a freelance A & R man, combining the roles of talent scout and record producer. He started to promote many blues artists who became popular, recording them mainly in Chicago. His first big success was "It's Tight Like That" with Tampa Red and soon-to-be gospel music legend Thomas A. Dorsey, then still known as Georgia Tom.He worked for several record companies simultaneously in the 1930s, including RCA Victor and its subsidiary Bluebird records, Columbia records, and Okeh Records. Among the artists he recorded and brought to the world's attention were Joe "King" Oliver, Big Bill Broonzy, the first Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Minnie, Roosevelt Sykes, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Bukka White, Washboard Sam, Champion Jack Dupree, Jazz Gillum, Big Boy Crudup, Victoria Spivey and Leroy Carr.You can read about Lester Melr... More About: Lester
Anger - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-05-04 11:39:00 Your Cheating Heart - Rob RioNot happy - been let down by his womanWhen tears come down like fallin' rainyou'll toss around and call my nameYou're gonna walk that floor the way I doYour cheatin' heart will tell on youYour cheatin' heart will tell on youBob Dylan - Your No GoodHe certainly sounds pissedLeonard Cohen - Famous Blue RaincoatMarvellous sound More About: Sins , Anger , Deadly
I Feel Like Going To Church - Eric Bibb - I Heard Angels Singing
2009-05-03 10:00:00 On this early getting up morning, I think we need to have a sing along. I went to the trouble of transcribing this one. Becuase I know you are going to want to sing it too.And yes I too hear angels sining.I went down in the valley one dayI heard the angels singingI heard a voice I saw no oneI heard angels singingWhat you recon that the angels saidI heard angels singingYour sins is forgiven and your soul is free,I heard angels singing~I went down in the valley one dayI heard angels singing to meI seen an old devil walk down my wayI heard angels singingWhat you recon that the devil saidI heard angels singingSaid heaven's doors are closed, said go home don't prayBut I heard angels singingI said get back Satan, get out of my wayI hear angels singingAnd I don't want to hear another word you sayOh, I hear the angels singingI hear angels singing~Just when I thought my soul was lostI heard angels singingMy dungeon was shook, my chains dropped offOhhh, I heard angels singingPeople come ... More About: Church , Angels , Feel , Singing
Gluttony - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-05-02 11:37:00 This is really hard - any suggestions??They?re Red Hot,? Robert Johnson Well I guess he is a sucker for those tamales and can't get enough.Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for saleHot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for saleShe got two for a nickel, got four for a dimeWould sell you more, but they ain't none of mineLoving Cup - Rolling Stones Too much drink - can't stop?Just one drink, and you?ll fall down drunk.? More About: Sins , Deadly
It's the Birthday of Charlie Patton
2009-05-01 21:00:00 Charlie Patton , who was better known as Charley Patton was born on May 1, 1891 and he passed away on April 28, 1934. He is best known as an American Delta blues musician.According to Wikipedia;He is considered by many to be the "Father of Delta Blues" and therefore one of the oldest known figures of American popular music. He is credited with creating an enduring body of American music and personally inspiring just about every Delta blues man (Palmer, 1995). Musicologist Robert Palmer considers him among the most important musicians that America produced in the twentieth century. Many sources, including musical releases and his gravestone,[1] spell his name ?Charley? even though the musician himself spelled his name "Charlie."Primeval Blues, Rags and Gospel SongsCharlie Patton's Complete Recordings 1929-34Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton- * - ^[1]Gravestone of Charlie Patton More About: Birthday , Charlie
Temperance - Virtue
2009-04-30 21:01:00 More than you might thinkJoe Bonamassa - Tea For One Rory Gallagher - Too Much AlcoholJorma Kaukonen - Prohibition Blues (formerly of Jefferson Airplane)Nora Bayes - Prohibition Blues. Singing in the 1st World War More About: Virtue , Temperance
It's the Birthday of Rev. Gary Davis
2009-04-30 09:01:00 Reverend Gary Davis , also Blind Gary Davis, was born on April 30, 1896 and he passed away on May 5, 1972. He was a blues and gospel singer and guitarist. His guitar playing was a unique finger-picking style that influenced many other artists.In his prime of life, which is to say the late '20s, the Reverend Gary Davis was one of the two most renowned practitioners of the East Coast school of ragtime guitar; 35 years later, despite two decades spent playing on the streets of Harlem in New York, he was still one of the giants in his field, playing before thousands of people at a time, and an inspiration to dozens of modern guitarist/singers including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Donovan, Grateful Dead, Wizz Jones, Keb Mo, Ollabelle and Resurrection Band among others; and Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg, and Ry Cooder, who studied with Davis.Harlem Street SingerRev. Gary Davis @SqueezeMyLemonRev. Gary Davis @Amazon.com More About: Birthday
Six Strings Down Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
2009-04-29 21:01:00 Someone asked a question about the song Six Strings Down. And it reminded me that I own the DVD A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan , and that song is on it. I had loaned it out to so many different people, because I wanted them to see what other musicians thought about Stevie Ray Vaughan , that I was worried that I had lost it.So I had to go to my DVD collection to see if I could find it. I had not viewed it in a few years. I hate to admit that I own so much music that even putting a lot of it on heavy rotation I still do not get around to listening to a lot of it. So much good blues music, so little time I always say.It is a very cool DVD and the song Six Strings Down is a very cool song. Check out the YouTube video below.This 1996 concert tribute underscores that common denominator through muscular performances from contemporary blues masters who readily (and appropriately) confirm the Texas guitarist as a true peer--it's no small matter that bona fide influences Buddy Guy and B... More About: John , Eric Clapton
The Men Behind The Bluesmen: Ralph Bass
2009-04-28 21:01:00 According to Wikipedia;Ralph Bass (May 1, 1911 ? March 5, 1997), born in The Bronx, New York, was an influential Jewish American rhythm and blues (R&B) record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records. He was a pioneer in bringing black music into the American mainstream. During his long career he worked for such labels as Black & White Records, Savoy Records, King Records, Federal Records and Chess Records, recording some of the greatest performers in black music, including Etta James, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Earl Bostic and groups such as The Platters and The Dominoes. By doing so, he was instrumental in helping to shape their careers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a non performer, as well as the Blues Hall of Fame.In the 1940s at Black and White Records Bass got his start as an A&R man. He produced and recorded, among others, Lena Horne, Roosevelt Sykes, Jack McVea (suggesting he record the h...
Pride - Seven Deadly Sins
2009-04-28 11:39:00 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride & JoyI never need an excuse to listen to more Stevie.Well you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine She's my sweet little thang.... She's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby.... I'm her little lover boy BB King Ten Long Years - or to BB for that matter.Oh, for ten long years, yes, she was my pride and joy Oh, for ten long years, she was my pride and joy Well, I used to call her my little girl and she used to call me her little boySade - Love is stronger than PrideNot the most obvious Blues connection but she 'transports' me.I still really really love you Love is stronger than pride I still really really love you More About: Sins , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Deadly
Jools Holland 20/4/09 Radio
2009-04-27 22:29:00 A couple of good bluesy tunes last weekMemphis Jug Band - K.C MoonI can hear that kazooT-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday More About: Radio , Holland , Jools Holland
British blues
2009-04-27 21:00:00 One of the main reasons that I invited my online friend Ron Moorby to contribute to this blog is because I wanted his take on British blues. I have been a fan of British blues since I started listening to music, but I kind of chuckle because I came to it in the opposite direction from must American music fans.Many, not all, but a lot of blues fans first heard the British blues and then back tracked their way to the classic bluesmen and then maybe to the modern blues musicians. I was hearing the blues in Louisiana, being played by the classic bluesmen in the sixties and seventies when I first started paying attention to music.I was surprised to find out that there were blues musicians from other countries who had mastered the blues. I remember hearing John Mayall and the Blues Breakers and thinking, Wow, those guys are good.And now I keep digging deeper and deeper into the British blues scene learning more and more about the history of the blues in the UK.According to Wikipedia;The B...
It's the Birthday of Ma Rainey
More articles from this author:2009-04-26 21:01:00 Mother of the BluesToday is the birthdate of Ma Rainey. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on April 26, 1886. She wasn't the first recorded female blues singer, but by she very well could have been. She had been performing for years bofore she was ever recorded. She was on stage as early as 1900 (Encyclopedia of the Blues, Gerard Herzhaft). She was multitalented, she sang, danced and acted in a traveling vaudeville show. In 1904 she married the dancer William "Pa" Rainey and adopted the nickname of "Ma" Rainey.Her show was a part of the Tolliver circus and the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. During this time she took a young Bessie Smith under her wing and gave her advice.During her time women were the marquee names in blues music, and Ma Rainey was the most celebrated of them all. That is why she is often called the "Mother of the blues." She had been singing and performing for more than 20 years before she made her first recording for Paramount in 1923.Her best know songs include, ... More About: Birthday 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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