Let's enjoy some selections by Big Joe Williams, the "king of the nine string".
This first tune features the first Sonny Boy Williamson on harp.
Of course I love the Canadian connection in this tune...and also Willie Dixon on bass.
C W Stoneking is a one-off eccentric of the first order, a 21st-century Australian white man who presents himself, colouration excepted, as a black American minstrel from a century earlier.
... on Housebound Blues, his wife Kirsty Frazer rages against gender inequality, offering a sly reminder that this is very much a modern recording. And if that isn’t enough to break the artfully woven spell, Stoneking rounds things off with The Greatest Liar, a hilarious spoken-word piece of rambling nonsense. Pure hokum, no less.
C.W. STONEKING LIVE - 'Don't Go Dancin Down the Darktown Strutter's Ball' from b-uncut on Vimeo.
After a shaky start
Scotsman
Her rebirth as a bluesy belle on Merchants And Thieves would be bizarre if it did not sound so convincing. Thom may finally have found her niche in the commercial blues rock realm. Her burgeoning musical and personal relationship with young gun blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa should send her on her way, even if he rather dominates as special guest on her comeback single This Ol' World
Gris-Gris is the debut album by Dr. John (Mac Rebennack). Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968. The musical style of Gris-Gris is a hybrid of New Orleans rhythm and blues and psychedelic rock. Despite the New Orleans style, it was recorded in California with several native New Orleans musicians.
Gris-Gris failed to chart in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was re-issued on compact disc decades later and received much greater praise from modern critics, including being listed at #143 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
I know more Gospel than Blues but a friend gave me an album - I was listening to it at the gym today. One of those experiences that sends tingles down your spine. Marvellous!
Today I'd like to feature Alberta Hunter, who reappeared in the mid-70s after a hiatus in her musical career - at age 82.
Two-fisted double jointed rough and ready man...kind of like Mister Anchovy hehe
Nobody knows you when you're down and out. Ain't it the truth?
So what happened during that gap in Alberta Hunter's career? She became a nurse, and only returned to singing when the hospital she worked at retired her.
1. Zonata
2. Ki Ya Gris Gris
3. Voices in My Head
4. Hello God
5. John Gris
6. Party Hellfire
7. I Don't Wanna Know
8. Anutha Zone
9. I Like Ki Yoka
10. Olive Tree, The
11. Why Come
12. Soulful Warrior
13. Stroke, The
14. Sweet Home New Orleans
Arguably his best album so far.
Probably the album which had the greatest effect on me
Wikipedia
The Sky Is Crying illustrates many of Vaughan's musical influences, including songs in the style of traditional Delta blues, Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz blues, and Jimi Hendrix.
The respected American Bluesman Taj Mahal (aka Dadi Kouyate) has spent the last twenty years seeking out the purported African sources of the Blues. His curiosity was ignited by a tune called "Kulanjan1. Queen Bee
A tremendous singer - unfortunately died at 39 years old. Listen and enjoy
Track Listings
1. Mad about the boy
2. What a diff'rence a day makes
3. Everybody loves somebody
4. Unforgettable
5. Baby you've got what it takes
6. Cry me a river
7. I've got a feelin' I'm fallin'
8. Love walked in
9. Smoke gets in your eyes
10. Is you is or is you ain't my baby
11. Our love is here to stay
12. We have love
13. Keepin' out of mischief now
14. Stardust
15. If I were a bell
16. Harbour lights
17. Rockin' good way (to mess around and fall in love)
18. Early every morning (early every evening too)
19. September in the rain
20. It could happen to you
21. T'aint nodody's business if I do
22. Look to the rainbow
23. Every time we say goodbye
Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
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"the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often mentioned as one of "the Three Kings" of electric blues guitar, along with Albert King and B.B. King. A 5* album
1. Pack It Up
2. My Credit Didn't Go Through
3. I Got The Same Old Blues
4. Only Getting Second Best
5. Texas Flyer
6. Pulp Wood
7. She's A Burglar
8. Sugar Sweet
9. I Had A Dream
10. Let The Good Times Roll
An excellent introduction to his music
1. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
2. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
3. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
4. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
5. Dark Was The Night Cold Was The Ground
6. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
7. Bye And Bye I'm Going To See The King
8. Soul Of A Man
9. Lord I Can't Just Keep From Crying
10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
11. You'll Need Somebody On Your Bond
12. John The Revelator
13. Praise God I'm Satisfied
14. God Moves On The Water
15. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
16. Church I'm Fully Saved Today
17. Go With Me To That Land
18. When The War Was On
19. Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There
20. I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
A selection of rare R&B and rockabilly work – co-compiled here with Cut Chemist! 2CD set features 37 tracks in all.
Highlights come from the biggest artists present, including "Feel So Good" by Little Junior's Blue Flames, "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry, and "Rock Billy Boogie" by Dorsey Burnette.
Crawfish Fiesta is an album recorded in 1979 by Professor Longhair only months before his death in January 1980, and released in 1980 by Alligator Records. It features a band of three horns and a guitar and Dr. John as guest guitarist. The album was recorded at the SeaSaint Studios in New Orleans, and won the first W.C. Handy Blues Album of the Year award in 1980
Weather Report was an influential American jazz band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Josef "Joe" Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter (and, initially, by Czech bass player Miroslav Vitouš). Other prominent members at various points in the band’s lifespan included Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Alphonso Johnson, Airto Moreira and Chester Thompson.
Alongside Chick Corea's Return to Forever, Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, the Pat Metheny Group and the early 1970s Miles Davis electric bands, Weather Report is considered to be one of the pre-eminent jazz fusion bands
1."See See Rider" (Ma Rainey, Traditional) – 5:06
2."Basin Street Blues" (Clarence Williams) – 3:10
3."Squeeze Me" (Fats Waller, Williams) – 2:47
4."You Don't Know" (Walter Spriggs) – 4:09
5."Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday) – 5:13
6."Baby Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Williams) – 3:25
7."Kansas City" (Leiber and Stoller) – 3:43
8."Birmingham Jail" (Traditional) – 4:15
9."Love Me" – 4:10
10."Beale Street" (W.C. Handy) – 2:52
11."'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Handy) – 5:45
12."God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Holiday) – 3:14
Heard this story on NPR this morning, Howlin'Wolf:Booming Voice Of The Blues. Thought you might enjoy hearing it.
Howlin' Wolf @ SqueezeMyLemon
A charismatic country blues singer and fingerstyle guitarist of the Piedmont tradition, Precious Bryant is one of Georgia's great blueswomen.
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Making sure you know about Jas Obrecht's new blog. Jas wrote for Guitar Player & Frets from '78 to 98, as well as Living Blues Mag. He's currently republishing his archive of work at his blog, completely unedited.
http://jasobrecht.com/
Tons of serious Blues content that's never been seen before. His latest post is about Son House. Be sure to check it out, and let others know.
