There is a Zen saying, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
As a student of the blues, I know when someone is being a teacher, or taking me to school. I enjoyed the lesson on the history of that proverbial blues song "Match Box Blues" given over at Heart on a Stick Blog.
These two comprehensive entries (linked below) will give you all the information that you will ever need about this song and the many artist who preformed it over the years.
The More You Cry (The Matchbox Blues Blues, Pt. 1)
The Further You Drive Me Away (The Matchbox Blues Blues, Pt. 2)
Just to give you an idea of what a treasure these post are, consider the opening note to post one.
[Note 1: These are long. No, seriously. I don't expect anyone to read any of it. But there are 33 mp3s in these two entries and, as they're pretty much taking up all my online storage space, they won't be up very long. A week, maybe. The text and the stitched-together comparison track up will stay up, but grab whatever else you might want while you can.]
These were posted yesterday, so if you want to check out any of the mp3s you better get over there soon.
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