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Fatha: Earl Hines
Published on 2012-05-25 02:56:00
WikipediaHines was one of the most influential figures in the development of modern jazz piano and, according to one major source, is "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz" jazz.com - for the informative bio"Fatha" Hines influenced an entire generation of piano players, from Nat Cole to Count Basie and Horace Silver. Perhaps equally important was his ability to nurture the talents of younger musicians, such as Parker and Gillespie. Even late in life, Hine [..] > read more
Billy Walton Band — Deal With The Devil
Published on 2012-05-25 01:12:00
On The Scene '73 - Tom Waits
Published on 2012-05-24 05:06:00
Barbeque Bob
Published on 2012-05-23 14:16:00
WikipediaRobert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931) was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname came from the fact that he was a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two extant photographs of Bob show him playing his guitar while wearing a full length white apron and cook's hat. ... > read more
American Cutie (Audio CD) - Little Feat
Published on 2012-05-22 15:02:00
1. A Apolitical Blues 2. Two Trains 3. Got No Shadow 4. The Fan 5. Texas Rose Cafe 6. Snakes on Everything 7. Cat Fever 8. Walkin All Night 9. Sailin Shoes 10. Dixie Chicken 11. Tripe Face Boogie 12. Willin 13. Cold Cold Cold 14. Fat Man in the Bath Tub > read more
Blues Quote: John Mayall
Published on 2012-05-21 23:47:00
"Once you start collecting records you learn more andmore about jazz and blues."~ John Mayall > read more
Fruteland Jackson -acoustic Blues
Published on 2012-05-21 14:31:00
LastFmFruteland is one of the few Americans dedicated to performing and preserving acoustic blues in its various styles (traditional or contemporary) > read more
Roscoe Holcomb - I am a man of constant sorrow
Published on 2012-05-20 14:17:00
Sam Chatmon - God Dont Like Ugly
Published on 2012-05-20 14:15:00
Johah and the Whale - Louis Armstrong
Published on 2012-05-20 02:27:00
Gaye Adegbalola Solo : Big Ovaries, Baby!
Published on 2012-05-19 14:22:00
Down At The Field - Ry Cooder
Published on 2012-05-19 06:56:00
It's the Birthday of Big Joe Turner
Published on 2012-05-18 03:02:00
Very Best of Big Joe Turner (Reis)click above imageI just love Big Joe's big booming voice, makes you want to get up and dance.According to Wikipedia;"Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985[1]) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him."Very Best of Big Joe Turner @ Amazon.com > read more
set fire to flames
Published on 2012-05-18 02:13:00
Driving Towards The Daylight -- Joe Bonamassa
Published on 2012-05-18 01:45:00
bluesrockreviewYou & Me. Driving Towards The Daylight is definitely the bluesiest album from Bonamassa in the past few years > read more
Shake your Money Maker
Published on 2012-05-16 12:46:00
Wikipedia > read more
Americana - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Published on 2012-05-16 08:54:00
nprYou've never heard "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain" quite like this. For their first album together in nine years, Neil Young and Crazy Horse have taken classic American folk music and reinvigorated these songs with muscle, radiance and a whole lot of electric guitar. > read more
Blues Quote: Alan Lomax
Published on 2012-05-15 23:37:00
"The British ballads became a new kind of form in their hand. And out of them came the blues, a new kind of song of commentary and satire, a song form which, after all, has become the main musical form of the whole human species."~ Alan Lomax > read more
BB King Worldwide 05 Tour Tee Shirt
Published on 2012-05-15 21:12:00
BB King - Stage Worldwide 05 Tour T-Shirtclick image for infoOld Glory Clothing @Amazon.com > read more
Lurrie Bell – I Believe - Chicago Blues: A Living History
Published on 2012-05-15 11:23:00
RELEASE ME ~ Lyle Lovett
Published on 2012-05-15 09:46:00
pastemagazineSomewhere between Leonard Cohen and Bob Wills lies the Promised Land inhabited by Lyle Lovett, who balances elegantly broken romanticism with loose-jointed swing > read more
Jessie Mae Hemphill – Lord, Help The Poor And Needy
Published on 2012-05-14 12:06:00
All Through The City (with Wilko 1974-1977) ~ Dr Feelgood
Published on 2012-05-14 01:18:00
A seminal band of the 70's this is an album for the fan - getting 5* reviews from them. BBC review... This is unique music, even when it’s cover versions of other people’s songs – and when Dr. Feelgood rose to the challenge of writing their own material (Back in the Night, Going Back Home, She Does It Right), they were brilliant. They were even better live, too, which is why the live stuff here is essential, as is the superb DVD, which captures them scaring the hell out of the 1970s [..] > read more
It's the Birthday of Ana Popovic
Published on 2012-05-13 03:09:00
Blind For Loveclick image for infoAna Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Поповић) (born Belgrade, Serbia in 1976) is a Blues-guitarist and singer.According to Wikipedia;Ana Popović's father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. Her band Hush r [..] > read more
What a Friend we Have in Jesus by Ella Fitzgerald
Published on 2012-05-13 02:58:00
Notes from YouTube: "O, what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer." Indeed the truth. How great can our peace be if we make prayer our first line of action instead of a route we follow "when all else fails."The words to this hymn were written by Joseph M. Scriven for his mom in 1855 who were across the ocean from him at the time. In 1868, Charles C. Converse composed the music that accompanied it. Ella Fitzgerald's rendition of this timeless hymn is one [..] > read more
Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter
Published on 2012-05-12 12:36:00
Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter (Live Jools Holland... by newcanadian > read more
Eugene Hideaway Bridges — Rock And A Hard Place
Published on 2012-05-12 12:26:00
An excellent pedigree (from his site)Born in 1963, son of the blues guitarist Hideaway Slim, Eugene is the fourth child of five. His mother was from the Bullock family (the same as Anna Mae Bullock better known as Tina Turner)The word means something different in the UK > read more
Bring It On Home ~ Joan Osborne
Published on 2012-05-11 02:11:00
An album of hand-picked vintage blues and soul songs which includes tracks originally made famous by American blues masters such as Sonny Boy Williamson ("Bring it on Home"), Muddy Waters ("I Want to Be Loved"), as well as recordings originally released by some of the greatest R&B singers ever including Ray Charles ("I Don t Need No Doctor"), Al Green ("Rhymes") and Otis Redding ("Champagne and Wine"). This album is one for you to decide whether you like or not - it seems to divide the criti [..] > read more
Joe Bonamassa and Sandi Thom - Bird on a Wire
Published on 2012-05-10 13:20:00
Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
Published on 2012-05-10 12:39:00
Blues Book: Gregg Allman My Cross to Bear
Published on 2012-05-09 18:29:00
Amazon.com Review > read more
I Shall Not Walk Alone- Ben Harper, and The Blind Boys of Alabama
Published on 2012-05-09 14:02:00
Eric Bibb –Sisters & Brothers
Published on 2012-05-09 13:46:00
It's the Birthday of Joe Bonamassa
Published on 2012-05-08 05:47:00
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 >>> [..] > read more
It's the Birthday of Robert Johnson
Published on 2012-05-08 03:32:00
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 h [..] > read more
Cowboy Angels ~ Emmylou Harris
Published on 2012-05-08 01:35:00
Amazon... her work with Gram Parsons. She subsequently toured as a part of his band, The Fallen Angels,.. recorded in 1973. .... Emmylou was distraught by his death but had learned much from her brief sojourn with the personable and influential Gram and continued to champion his ground-breaking work throughout her own career. The 1975 broadcast featured here was aired from San Francisco s famous Boarding House venue and occurred just a year after Parson s death ..... This performance off [..] > read more
Blues Quote: B.B. King
Published on 2012-05-07 23:27:00
"I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed."~ B. B. King > read more
Mance Lipscomb – Alabama Bound
Published on 2012-05-07 13:11:00
Just Enjoy > read more
Fiona Boyes - Blues For Hard Times
Published on 2012-05-07 01:25:00
Fiona is an Australian Blues singer - bio here - several nominationsThis is a stripped back traditional albumGood review at bluesreview.comBoyes’ songs are about classic themes such as drinking, redemption, and lust. Usually they tell a story. Her original songs appear to be older than they actually are. > read more
Patsy Cline - Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Published on 2012-05-06 03:01:00
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens - What Have You Done My Brother
Published on 2012-05-05 12:17:00
LastFMThis is soul music – informed by the church, perhaps, but soul music nonetheless, relatable to all. Which means that What Have You Done, My Brother?, an uplifting record that conveys Naomi’s energy, her excitement, her love of music, her compassion, is no ordinary album. > read more
Friday blues Funny - Calhoun Tubbs
Published on 2012-05-04 18:33:00
This is an old one, but it still makes me laugh.Calhoun TubbsAccording to Wikipedia; Calhoun Tubbs David Alan Grier portrays an old bluesman whose songs invariably insult or otherwise offend his audience. Catchphrase: "Wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!" "Thank you very much!" His catchphrase was also used as the intro to En Vogue's "Free Your Mind". He also always strums the same bar of blues and ends his little songs with "Ahhhhahaha" > read more
Cassandra Wilson singing Little Wing.
Published on 2012-05-03 14:17:00
This This singer is fantastic > read more
Etta James & Mac Rebennack – Groove Me!
Published on 2012-05-03 02:25:00
Dion Tank Full of Blues I Read It in the Rolling Stone
Published on 2012-05-02 06:27:00
Rolling StoneUnlike the previous installments in Dion's blues trilogy, Bronx in Blue (2006) and Son of Skip James (2007), Tank Full of Blues is mostly new originals. Dion adds a local tang to the electric-Mississippi glide "Holly Brown" – when he's riding the rails, it's the uptown D train – and his tremolo-guitar nod to my line of work, "I Read It (in the Rolling Stone)," includes the knockout line, "Sometimes I have to ask myself/What would my man Robert Plant do?"Read more: http://www [..] > read more
RICHARD GALLIANO vs. WYNTON MARSALIS in "BILLIE HOLIDAY meets EDITH PIAF
Published on 2012-05-01 11:41:00
Mirel Wagner
Published on 2012-05-01 10:08:00
bonevoyagerecordingsMirel Wagner is a 24 year old singer/songwriter, born in Ethiopia and raisedin Espoo, Finland. > read more
Fats Waller: Thomas Waller
Published on 2012-04-30 15:00:00
WikipediaBBC One of my personal favourites and sch songs - there are lots of reviews out there on the net if these two clips whet your appetite > read more
It's the Birthday of Rev. Gary Davis
Published on 2012-04-30 03:26:00
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, [..] > read more
Blues Books: Blues All Around Me
Published on 2012-04-30 03:04:00
Amazon.com ReviewHis real name is Riley B. King, but the B.B. stands, as any aficionado knows, for Blues Boy, a nickname he was given in the late 1940s when he was a disk jockey in Memphis, Tenn. Of course, he's best known as the King of the Blues to millions of fans throughout the world. At 70, B.B. King is still singing the blues and this is his story, from his childhood growing up in the Mississippi Delta, to the purchase of his first guitar at age 12, from his first real break after his appe [..] > read more
MATT SCHOFIELD Stranger Blues
Published on 2012-04-29 12:31:00
A very, very good British guitarist playing Elmore Jamesor do you prefer..... > read more
Dirty Dave Osti
Published on 2012-04-29 07:23:00
LA based blues-rock > read more
Ella Fitzgerald - The Old Rugged Cross
Published on 2012-04-29 02:54:00
Blues Quote: Louis Jordan
Published on 2012-04-28 23:24:00
"With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump. " ~ Louis Jordan > read more
Canned Heat – Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Live at Montreux
Published on 2012-04-28 14:15:00
Nina Simone – To Love somebody - Antibes 1969
Published on 2012-04-28 03:22:00
Stupendous > read more
How To Sing The Blues: An Old Joke
Published on 2012-04-27 18:25:00
I have seen this floating around on the internet for some time now, and have even recieved it in my emial inbox a couple of times. It is an old joke and a good one too. I hope it makes you laugh.How To Sing the Blues1. Most Blues begin "woke up this morning."2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in right away: I got a good woman-with the meanest face in town.3. Blues are simple. After you have the first line right, repeat it. Then find somethin [..] > read more
Catfish Keith - Put on a Buzz 2011
Published on 2012-04-27 01:56:00
Fannie Mae - Playing For Change - Grandpa Elliott
Published on 2012-04-27 01:48:00
From New Orleans - a 'character' for sure > read more
The Complete Chess Masters: Howlin' Wolf
Published on 2012-04-26 16:23:00
Smokestack Lightning: Complete Chess Masters Click above for more infoNPR recently reviewed Chess's Howlin' Wolf's masters from the Chess label in and article titled: Howlin' Wolf: A Blues Legend With An Earthy Sound by Ed WardThe four-disc set is titled Smokestack Lightning: Complete Chess Masters 1931-1960. > read more
It's the Birthday of Ma Rainey
Published on 2012-04-26 03:09:00
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 nick [..] > read more
Blind Willie Johnson — God Moves On The Water
Published on 2012-04-26 02:03:00
see the following for lyrics and details Blind Willie Johnson ( 1929 ) God Moves on the Water Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #4823, accessed 9th April 2012 04:05:20 AM) URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/godmoves.html > read more
Little Bird: Albert Ayler
Published on 2012-04-26 01:59:00
Virtuoso on the tenor saxophone. As a teen Ayler played with such skill that he was known around Cleveland as "Little Bird," after virtuoso saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed "Bird." > read more
It's the Birthday of Albert King
Published on 2012-04-25 03:59:00
Albert King was born on April 25, 1923 and he passed away on December 21, 1992. He is one of the three Kings of the blues (along with BB King and Freddie King). During his time, he was according to Wikipedia;Albert King stood 6' 4" (192 cm) and weighed 250 lbs (118 kg) and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". He was born Albert Nelson on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. During his childhood he would sing at a family gospel group at a church. He began his professional work as a mu [..] > read more
Mary Flower — Hard Day Blues
Published on 2012-04-25 01:37:00
One fine guitar player - don't you think > read more
Van Morrison - Streets Of Arklow - Live
Published on 2012-04-23 14:08:00
Willie Dixon – 29 Ways + I Think I Got The Blues (1981)
Published on 2012-04-23 14:04:00
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey
Published on 2012-04-23 04:20:00
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journeyclick imageNotes from Amazon.comA companion to the groundbreaking PBS documentary series, this volume is a unique and timeless celebration of the blues, from writers and artists as esteemed and revered as the music that moved them.Included in this stunning collection are* Essays by David Halberstam, Hilton Als, Suzan-Lori Parks, Elmore Leonard, Luc Sante, John Edgar Wideman, and many others * Timeless archival pieces by writers such as Stanley [..] > read more
Young UK talent
Published on 2012-04-22 12:10:00
Boubacar Traoré-KarKar – Je Chanterai Pour Toi
Published on 2012-04-22 02:54:00
The movie website is hereAfricapop review Overall, though this is a beautiful and subtle work, and a must for Mali music fans. > read more
Aretha Franklin - Mary, Don't You Weep
Published on 2012-04-22 02:50:00
Blues Quote: John Lee Hooker
Published on 2012-04-21 23:21:00
The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning. John Lee Hooker > read more
Curtis Salgado — Soul Shot
Published on 2012-04-21 14:03:00
AmericanBluesThis is the best work Salgado’s ever done and that is saying something. This will most definitely be an instant classic and this is a CD that needs to be listened to from front to back.His web site has some excellent promotional material - but there is nothing there to listen to yet - please tell me if you find anything because all reviews sound really good. Just have to post some older stuff > read more
I Thought So...
Published on 2012-04-20 18:21:00
What Robert Johnson Song are you?You are "Travelling Riverside Blues"! > read more
Michael Messer- Delta Guitar
Published on 2012-04-20 02:12:00
Web site here > read more
And She Could Be Jiving Too...
Published on 2012-04-19 18:51:00
I really love this line from a BB King CD that I own, it seems to be him making a sound check or something, but it hits the blues right on the head;Nobody loves me but my mother, and she could be jiving too.... > read more
Beth Hart - Am I The One
Published on 2012-04-19 12:25:00
Alison Krauss - Lay My Burden Down
Published on 2012-04-19 02:06:00
The sublime voice of Alison Krauss > read more
Mississippi Fred McDowell – When I Lay My Burden Down
Published on 2012-04-19 02:05:00
Angry Man of Jazz (The): Charles Mingus
Published on 2012-04-18 15:30:00
Wikipedia... Nearly as well known as his ambitious music was Mingus' often fearsome temperament, which earned him the nickname "The Angry Man of Jazz." His refusal to compromise his musical integrity led to many on-stage eruptions, exhortations to musicians, and dismissals > read more
Levon Helm - Good thoughts & prayers for Levon Helm's Last Ramble!
Published on 2012-04-18 11:41:00
If you appreciated the Band drop in to Levon's FB pageDear Friends, Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey. > read more
Finis Tasby
Published on 2012-04-18 07:44:00
It's the Birthday of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Published on 2012-04-18 04:57:00
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was born on April 18, back in 1924 and passed away on September 10, 2005.He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun and R & B styles" (New York Times obituary).[2]He was an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played an array of musical instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. He won a Grammy Awa [..] > read more
Chairman of the Board: Frank Sinatra aka Ol' Blue Eyes and The Voice
Published on 2012-04-18 02:08:00
Bonnie Raitt's New Release Slipstream
Published on 2012-04-17 17:42:00
I've been listening to Bonnie Raitt's new release Slipstream, and I like it. I've been waiting some years now to hear from her. Here are two of my favorite songs so far.Slipstreamclick imageSlipstream @ Amazon.com > read more
The Power of Music
Published on 2012-04-17 12:47:00
This video shows the power of music, I have seen this in my own life with some of the elders in my family. We all seem to go back to the music we love.Music has the power to heal! > read more
Horrible Histories - It's a New World
Published on 2012-04-17 10:25:00
It doesn't pay to be serious all the time - as far away from the Blues as you can get. Their childrens' programmes are so funny - lots of videos out there > read more
Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets
Published on 2012-04-17 04:17:00
Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets seem to combine elements of Chicago and Texas blues.Piedmont talent has a good bio here > read more
Dr. John - Locked Down Teasers
Published on 2012-04-17 02:13:00
Locked DownHere are a couple of Teaser videos from Dr. John's new album. First is the title track "Locked Down" and next is "Revolution". The album was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.Locked Down @ Amazon.com > read more
Vintage Muddy Waters Tee Shirt
Published on 2012-04-16 20:57:00
Muddy Waters - T-shirts - Mens VintageVintage Distressed Boarding House 1965 San Francisco California Logo & Photo These Super Soft Distressed T-Shirts Are Custom Made To Be Much Thinner Than Regular Tees And Some Have An Outer Stitch. They Feel Like You Purchased It At A Concert In 1980, And Never Took It Off. > read more
Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
Published on 2012-04-16 15:51:00
TuskegeeBelieve it or not, I have been listening to mostly country music over the past year or so. So it has been a challenge to keep up with my blues blog. I really do love all kinds of music, so imagine how excited I was when I heard about the Lionel Richie Tuskegee album. It mixes too of my favorite kinds of music, R&B and Country.It reminds me when I was young and I sang these songs (if there is a sound track for my youth, these songs are on it), but then there is the fact that these songs a [..] > read more
Alabama Shakes - Hold On
Published on 2012-04-16 10:31:00
I downloaded the new album a few days ago and can't get this song out of my head > read more
Bubba Mac Blues Band: Hey Fine Lady
Published on 2012-04-16 10:05:00
Ruthie Foster LRBC 2010 "People Get Ready"
Published on 2012-04-16 08:38:00
Notes from YouTube: Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Jan 2010. Ruthie Foster Guitar & Vocals, Tanya Richardson Bass, Samantha Banks Drums. "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) from the Phenomenal Ruthie Foster CD. You can buy Ruthie's CDs at http://www.ruthiefoster.com/ > read more
Lonesome Road - Lightnin' Hopkins
Published on 2012-04-16 03:45:00
Curtis Salgado talks about his new album "Soul Shot"
Published on 2012-04-16 01:57:00
Soul ShotNotes from YouTube: Curtis Salgado talks to Oregon Music News about his new album "Soul Shot." April 12, 2012.Soul Shot @ Amazon.com > read more
Anders Osborne - "Louisiana Gold"
Published on 2012-04-16 00:22:00
Notes from YouTube: The Black eye galaxy series will feature Anders Osborne acoustic playing each song from his upcoming CD "BLACK EYE GALAXY" due out on May 1st 2012Click here to download a mp3 from Anders Osborne >>> Aligator Record Free StuffAndersOsborne.comAnders Osborne @ Amazon.com > read more
Clara Ward - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Published on 2012-04-15 14:14:00
Mahalia Jackson Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Published on 2012-04-15 02:42:00
Chantel McGregor – 'Red House'
Published on 2012-04-14 11:01:00
angie palmer and bj cole all along the watchtower
Published on 2012-04-13 10:30:00
angie's site herebj cole here > read more
Ma: Ma Rainey
Published on 2012-04-12 08:58:00
When Blues was > read more
Cherry Lee Mewis – Sweet Substitute
Published on 2012-04-11 02:29:00
A charismatic young UK blues singer Her website here describes her 3rd album Heard it Hear First > read more
The Hippy Nuts - 'I Feel Lucky Tonight'
Published on 2012-04-10 09:25:00
A group with a happy sound and philosophy - a good feel, I'd love to hear them live with a drink in my hand.Worthy of a wider audience I think - fortunately > read more
Etta James - Oh Happy Day
Published on 2012-04-08 14:12:00
Grant Green: Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Published on 2012-04-08 02:37:00
From his 1962 Blue Note album Feelin' the Spirit, featuring Herbie Hancock > read more
Guvnor (The): Ken Colyer - New Orleans Jazz
Published on 2012-04-08 02:21:00
An extensive bio hereWikipediaa British jazz trumpeter and cornetist, devoted totally to New Orleans jazz. His band was also known for skiffle interludes > read more
Skip James - Delta Blues
Published on 2012-04-04 09:50:00
WikipediaHis songs have influenced several generations of musicians, being adapted or covered by Kansas Joe McCoy, Robert Johnson, Cream, Deep Purple, Chris Thomas King, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Derek Trucks Band, Beck, Big Sugar, and Rory Block. He is hailed as "one of the seminal figures of the blues.Nehemiah "Skip" James studied the guitar at an early age until he became a master at it. When he was eight, people called him “Skippy” as a nickname.nearly half a million hits > read more
Brenda Boykin
Published on 2012-04-03 13:04:00
Tristan Mackay - The Bedroom Orchestra
Published on 2012-04-01 03:10:00
Go Down Moses by Louis Armstrong
Published on 2012-04-01 02:21:00
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt landTell old PharaohTo let my people go.Now when Israel was in Egypt land(Let my people go)Oppressed so hard they could not stand(Let my people go) So the Lord said:Go down, Mosesway down in Egypt landTell old PharaohTo let my people go.So Moses went to Egypt land(Let my people go)He made old Pharaoh understand(Let my people go)Yes the Lord said:Go down, Mosesway down in Egypt landTell old PharaohTo let my people go.Thus spoke the Lord, bold Moses said,(Let my p [..] > read more
Blood: James "Blood" Ulmer- Blues Allnight
Published on 2012-03-29 02:12:00
WikipediaJames "Blood" Ulmer (bis an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer's distinctive guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging." His singing has been called "raggedly soulful."A comprehensive bio at jazz.comAn early lesson that Benson taught Ulmer was to use his thumb to strum and pick notes in the style of guitarist Wes Montgomery.This approach helped Ulmer expand the range of sounds he was able to produce on the guitar. James showcased this new technique in pe [..] > read more
Brian Kramer's Acoustic Underground with Mats Qwarfordt; "No Regrets" 3/...
Published on 2012-03-28 11:32:00
Note from YouTube: Our "final" Acoustic Underground session at St; Clara in Stockholm. With Mats Qwarfordt on harp & Johan Toft on mandolin (off camera) Playing my spankin' brand new "Ivory" National resonator guitar.Song; No Regrets, written by B. Kramer > read more
Charles Mingus - Better Git It In Your Soul
Published on 2012-03-25 02:32:00
"Better Git It In Your Soul" performed by Charles Mingus and band. Taken from the 1959 "Mingus Ah Um" Jazz album. Composed by Charles Mingus.Musicians:John Handy: Alto saxBooker Ervin: Tenor saxShafi Hadi: Tenor saxJimmy Knepper: TromboneHorace Parlan: PianoCharles Mingus: BassDannie Richmond: Drums > read more
Brother Ray: Ray Charles
Published on 2012-03-24 10:44:00
Wikipedia Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made i [..] > read more
Bo Diddley, Billy Boy Arnold & Jerome Green Blues
Published on 2012-03-21 03:31:00
An amusing little video > read more
Bu: Art Blakey
Published on 2012-03-19 12:48:00
Wikipedia.... Arthur "Art" Blakey ... converted to Islam ... and took the name Abdullah Ibn Buhaina (which led to the nickname "Bu"). In the early 1950s he performed and broadcast with such musicians as Charlie Parker and Miles Davis > read more
Robert Nighthawk
Published on 2012-03-19 03:35:00
Robert Lee McCollum recorded under the pseudonyms Robert Lee McCoy and Robert Nighthawk - he assumed the nickname Nighthawk after he released an album called Prowling Night Hawk.After some initial success with Chess - even being compared with Muddy Waters recording and performing in 1951 and 1952, he failed to achieve great commercial success.In 1963, Nighthawk was rediscovered busking in Chicago and this led to further recording sessions and club dates, and to his return to Arkansas, where he a [..] > read more
Ezekiel Saw The Wheel - Louis Armstrong
Published on 2012-03-18 02:13:00
I love it when Louis Armstrong played gospel music. > read more
Miles Davis 1983 Decoy
Published on 2012-03-17 15:50:00
Gretchen Parlato - The Lost and Found
Published on 2012-03-17 09:49:00
Guardian...it's a delectable set just the same.allaboutjazzGretchen Parlato is emerging as the most important jazz singer since Cassandra Wilson. Her vocal approach is so unique and her repertoire so eclectic that she stands to create a jazz vocal genre unto herself > read more
Tina Turner & Chuck Berry - Rock n roll music
Published on 2012-03-16 16:07:00
W.T. Feaster Band
Published on 2012-03-15 03:04:00
God: Art Tatum
Published on 2012-03-13 16:09:00
WikipediaTatum is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time[1] and he was a major influence on later generations of jazz pianists. He was noted for the complexity and speed of his performances, which set a new standard for jazz piano virtuosity.NPR. "The great stride pianist Fats Waller famously announced one night when Tatum walked into the club where Waller was playing, 'I only play the piano, but tonight God is in the house.'" > read more
'Sugar Mama' by The Deep Dark Woods
Published on 2012-03-13 14:10:00
Chris Smither
Published on 2012-03-12 12:14:00
Always an interesting artist with a long and varied career (see Wikipedia here). > read more
Django Django
Published on 2012-03-11 16:35:00
Peter Green – Need your Love so bad
Published on 2012-03-11 14:55:00
We all do - don't you think? > read more
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
Published on 2012-03-10 19:26:00
In an article titled Carolina Chocolate Drops Hooked on Old Time Sounds NPR covers the Carolina Chocolate Drops New Album.Carolina Chocolate Drops breathed new life into old-time music with the 2010 album Genuine Negro Jig, which put a contemporary spin on Southern string tools from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. That collection went on to win a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album."I really didn't hear old-time music until I got into the contra dance community," says Rhiannon Giddens [..] > read more
Lincoln Durham
Published on 2012-03-09 01:34:00
A raw voice - see his website for more information > read more
Otis Taylor - Contraband 2012
Published on 2012-03-06 14:21:00
Washington Post.... Throughout it all, Taylor's captivating arpeggios on guitar and banjo underline his gruff baritone. He repeats his blues mantras to tell the stories of newly freed slaves, love-hungry men, a World War I veteran, spurned lovers and Jim Crow victims. Somehow it all comes together in a cohesive but utterly distinctive sound that gets the point across with a minimum of lyrics.1. The Devil's Gonna Lie 2. Yell Your Name3. Look To the Side4. Romans Had Their Way5. Blind Piano Teache [..] > read more
Maria Muldaur — Steady Love 2011
Published on 2012-03-05 10:24:00
I think anyone remembering her pop days will be pleasantly surprised to say the least. Yet another 50+ year trouper - go for it gal! Home Page > read more
Sunnyland Slim performing at the Chicago Delta Fish Market
Published on 2012-03-04 15:00:00
I had a few other videos from the Chicago Delta Fish market and the blues scene that flurshed around it. But all the others except this one have been removed for one reason or another.Notes from YouTube:Sunnyland Slim performing at the late, lamented Delta Fish Market on Chicago's west side, c. early 1980s. The band is Sunnyland Slim, piano & vocals; Bennie "Boston Blackie" Houston, guitar; Hound Dog Taylor's long-time drummer Ted Harvey, drums; Sam Burckhardt, sax; unknown, bass. > read more
Trampled by Turtles – Codeine (Lyrics)
Published on 2012-03-04 13:02:00
Johnny Winter " Texas Guitar Slim " medley
Published on 2012-03-04 13:00:00
John Martyn with Eddi Reader – He Got All The Whiskey
Published on 2012-03-04 12:58:00
Booker T. Jones — The Road from Memphis
Published on 2012-03-04 05:08:00
Sometimes you need to chillPopmatters..... This is the guy who helped write such classics as “Green Onions” and “Time Is Tight” after all. Still—to think the 66-year-old can continue to produce such unparalleled authentic, indescribably funky and unprecedented soulful rhythm and blues music in such a fashion is nothing short of astonishing. All told, The Road From Memphis is enough to make Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton, Duck Dunn, Rufus Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Isaac Hayes and [..] > read more
Keith B. Brown — Down The Line
Published on 2012-03-03 08:36:00
Impersonator of Skip James in the Wim Wenders film Soul of a Man - his web site hereHis 3rd album sees him deep in Delta Blues > read more
Susan Tedeschi - Gonna Move
Published on 2012-03-02 03:00:00
Notes from YouTube: The author of this amazing song is the incredible, late Paul Pena . From the album : "wait for me" .Susan Tedschi @ Amazon.com > read more
Lightnin' Hopkins Black Cadillac
Published on 2012-03-01 03:00:00
Can I ride??? > read more
Tedeschi Trucks Band — These Walls
Published on 2012-03-01 02:55:00
From the album Revelator > read more
Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder
Published on 2012-02-28 13:01:00
Tristan Mackay — Wherever You Lay Your Head
Published on 2012-02-28 02:40:00
Formerly the best busker in Leeds - now hopefully making a success as a gigging musician > read more
Deolinda - Portuguese 'bluesy fado'
Published on 2012-02-27 05:47:00
WikipediaThe band's style is inspired by fado but differs substantially from that traditional Portuguese genre. For instance, Deolinda does not use Portuguese guitar as fado would dictate. Deolinda's songs and lyrics are not serious and fatalistic like classic fado: instead, they often use humor, irony and a fast, happy pace.I came across them browsing the Tube and I will definitely listen again > read more
Michael Winslow does Jimi Hendrix
Published on 2012-02-27 03:00:00
This is both humorous and kind of unbelievable. Michael is wonderful at what he does, I wish we could get him to do some of the sound effects imitating slide guitar players.Notes from YouTube: The opening act of the legendary Michael Winslow's hilarious performance in Michael Winslow Live at the Improv. Known universally as the sound-effects ninja guy from Police Academy, he continued to refine his noises and impersonations long after the movies disappeared from public view. He now returns with [..] > read more
Louisiana Red - I'm Too Poor To Die and Sweet Blood Call
Published on 2012-02-25 15:22:00
RIP Louisiana Red, may you have a peaceful journey. From Wikipedia: Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter, March 23,[1] 1932, Bessemer, Alabama, United States[2] - February 25, 2012 Hanover Germany,[3]) was an African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. He is best known for his song "Sweet Blood Call". > read more
Esperanza Spalding – Black Gold (OFFICIAL)
Published on 2012-02-25 14:41:00
Can't wait till the album is released here > read more
Teri Lyne Carrington Group Voodoo Chile (2002)
Published on 2012-02-25 14:39:00
Bix: Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke
Published on 2012-02-25 09:26:00
WikipediaWith Louis Armstrong, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s. His turns on "Singin' the Blues" (1927) and "I'm Coming, Virginia" (1927), in particular, demonstrated an unusual purity of tone and a gift for improvisation. With these two recordings, especially, he helped to invent the jazz ballad style and hinted at what, in the 1950s, would become cool jazz. > read more
Matt Andersen — Coal Mining Blues
Published on 2012-02-24 15:16:00
Pinetop Perkins - Mississippi bluesman
Published on 2012-02-23 03:00:00
Pinetop played with many of the greats including Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker and Hubert Sumlin. He took his nickname from his mentor Clarence Pinetop SmithOfficial site > read more
Lightnin' Hopkins - im going to build me a heaven of my own
Published on 2012-02-22 15:46:00
Born Mar 15, 1912 in Centerville, TXDied Jan 30, 1982 in Houston, TX > read more
Little Bob and the Lollipops - The Way It's Got to Be
Published on 2012-02-22 15:37:00
Notes from YouTube: Their name suggests a teen doo wop group but this unissued gem is deep, deep soul. Bob was actually a surname - his name was Camille Bob. He is a Louisiana music legend. > read more
Raw Video: White House Blues Party
Published on 2012-02-22 15:18:00
From YouTube: Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and more belted out the blues for President Obama in an East Room concert celebrating the rich history of the blues and its impact on American music. (Feb 21) > read more
Django: Jean Baptiste Reinhardt
Published on 2012-02-22 12:23:00
WikipediaWith violinist Stéphane Grappelli, he co-founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France, described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." Reinhardt's most popular compositions have become jazz standards, including "Minor Swing", "Daphne", "Belleville", "Djangology", "Swing '42", and "Nuages" > read more
روائع أسطورة الطرب الحساني ديمي منت أبه the legend Dimi mint Abba
Published on 2012-02-21 16:45:00
Can you hear the blues in this song?From Wikipedia: "Dimi Mint Abba (Arabic: ديمي منت آبا; 25 December 1958 – 4 June 2011)[1] was Mauritania's most famous musician. She was born Loula Bint Siddaty Ould Abba in 1958 into a low-caste ("iggawin") family specializing in the griot tradition." > read more
Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You A Thing (Live At The Foundry Two Piece)
Published on 2012-02-21 15:11:00
Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You A Thing (Live At The Foundry) > read more
Bob Pace "Pancake Blues" Live at Zimm's (part one)
Published on 2012-02-21 12:56:00
Happy Pancake day everybody. If I had known, I would have had pancakes for breakfast. > read more
Happy Birthday Nina Simone Here Comes The Sun
Published on 2012-02-21 10:57:00
Happy Birthday to Nina Simone, she was a wonderful singer. > read more
Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong – The Blues Are Brewin
Published on 2012-02-21 09:52:00
It is impossible and pointless to pick 'the best' or 'favourite' Ella tune - YouTube just helps us relish wonderful performances. These two were certainly great ..... > read more
Ella: Ella Fitzgerald
Published on 2012-02-20 02:40:00
The First Lady of Song - definitely the best voice I have ever heard. I like the ways her voice changed throughout her extensive 59 year career. I judge all others by her standards - it is so difficult to choose any favourite songs or performances. I am always willing to learn if anyone has any suggestions.Fitzgerald had an extraordinary vocal range. A mezzo-soprano (who sang much lower than most classical contraltos), she had a range of “2 octaves and a sixth from a low D or D flat to a hi [..] > read more
Whitney Houston "Precious Lord" (2011)
Published on 2012-02-19 11:53:00
RIP Whitney. > read more
Dee Dee: Dee Dee Bridgewater
Published on 2012-02-18 12:45:00
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee(The birth name of Billie Holiday) > read more
Louisiana Red
Published on 2012-02-16 13:44:00
Iverson Minter, is an African American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who has recorded more than 50 albums - he settled on the nickname "Louisiana Red," derived from his love of Louisiana hot sauce. > read more
bright lights, big city - JIMMY REED
Published on 2012-02-15 11:06:00
Lightnin' Hopkins Bring Me My Shotgun
Published on 2012-02-15 03:00:00
Hi De Ho: Cab Calloway
Published on 2012-02-15 02:36:00
He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City where he was a regular performer. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. He played co-house at the Cotton Club with Duke EllingtonAs a result of the success of "Minnie the Moocher," he became identified with its chorus, gaining the nickname "The Hi De H [..] > read more
High Priest of Bop - Thelonious Monk
Published on 2012-02-14 10:04:00
The standard jazz repertoire would be much the weaker without Thelonius Monks' input which include "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser" and "Well, You Needn't". He is truely a giant in any American genre and is the second most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed over 1,000 songs while Monk wrote about 70.Truly a delight > read more
Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby (Fillmore West,San Francisco - Mar 7, 1971)
Published on 2012-02-13 11:47:00
Always loved Aretha's very soulful version of this great song. Really love her piano playing on some versions that I have heard over the years. > read more
Fat Girl: Fats Navarro
Published on 2012-02-13 02:52:00
A pioneer of bebop he earned his nickname due to a weight problem. Coupled with a heroin addiction and tuberculosis he tragically died at the age of twenty-six. > read more
High Priestess of Soul - Nina Simone
Published on 2012-02-12 15:22:00
I love every single thing Nina Simone did! Wikipedia saysHer musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music, in particular with influences from her first inspiration, Johann Sebastian Bach,and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic low tenor. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality, as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the [..] > read more
Bean: Coleman Hawkins aka "Hawk"
Published on 2012-02-10 15:41:00
Father of the Tenor Sax - gained his nickname from the shape of his head. (arguably overtaken in jazz popularity by Lester Young) > read more
Ray Charles – Eleanor Rigby 1984
Published on 2012-02-09 05:47:00
Absolutely spot on > read more
Goodbye to the Blues
Published on 2011-06-14 00:40:00
Thanks for listening - we are taking it easy for a while. Hope to see you in the future.Ron xx > read more
Billie Holiday - Comes Love a Jazz classic
Published on 2011-06-12 14:08:00
Don’t try hiding, cause there isn’t any useYou start sliding when you’re heart turns on the juiceComes a headache, you can lose it in a dayComes a toothache, see your dentist right awayComes love, nothing can be donedetails for Billie at jazz.c > read more
Oneida
Published on 2011-06-11 13:05:00
Ben Waters - Boogie Woogie
Published on 2011-06-11 02:50:00
"Boogie woogie is alive and well! Ben Waters – who incidentally is PJ Harvey’s cousin - has got the touch and the feel for it. Half of the secret of boogie woogie is knowing the tempo at which to play and not making things too fast, and Ben reall > read more
Temperance - Virtue
Published on 2011-06-11 01:04:00
Feel that after Friday might be a good ideaJoe 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 > read more
Lance Lopez
Published on 2011-06-10 15:53:00
Sticks McGee – Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Published on 2011-06-10 14:21:00
Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)
Published on 2011-06-10 03:30:00
"Flat Foot Floogie (With a Floy Floy)" was a 1938 jazz song, originally written and performed by Slim Gaillard.The original song was called "Flat Foot Floozie", with the 'floy-floy' being slang for a venereal disease. The word 'floozie' was changed i > read more
Frogwings - Allman Brothers project
Published on 2011-06-10 02:37:00
bluestravellerWhen Duane Allman saw people sitting around regretting some aspect of their lives, saying, "if only I'd done this," or "if only I hadn't done that," he'd look 'em in the eye and say, "Yeah, and if a frog had wings he wouldn't bust his a > read more
Jonny Lang
Published on 2011-06-09 10:25:00
Jonny Lang is a Grammy award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter and recording artist. Lang makes a cameo appearance in the film Blues Brothers 2000 as a janitor.Try > read more
Son of Dave
Published on 2011-06-08 09:15:00
A cracking musician. > read more
Chantel McGregor — I’m No Good For You
Published on 2011-06-08 03:48:00
Susan Tedeschi - It Hurt So Bad
Published on 2011-06-07 11:18:00
I think she just gets better and better with continued listening. What a voice. > read more
The Mannish Boys — Black Nights
Published on 2011-06-07 02:24:00
WikipediaThe Mannish Boys are a blues band based in Los Angeles, California. They play classic blues in West Coast, Texas and Chicago styles.Led by vocalist Finis Tasby, the band consists of all-star veteran members of the West Coast blues scene. The > read more
Rory Block: Shake 'em on Down
Published on 2011-06-06 09:46:00
Web SiteHeralded as “a living landmark” (Berkeley Express), “a national treasure” (Guitar Extra), and “one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists” (Blues Revue), Rory Block has committed her life and her career to preserving the De > read more
Guy Davis
Published on 2011-06-06 09:45:00
Official site.... there are many notables in the entertainment world who call themselves Guy Davis fans including Jackson Browne, Maya Angelou, and Jessica Lange, > read more
Ian Parker — The Bare Bones
Published on 2011-06-05 08:42:00
WikipediaIan James Parker is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. > read more
My Girl's Pussy - Harry Roy
Published on 2011-06-05 03:30:00
Wikipedia There's one pet I like to pet, and every evening we get set. I stroke it every chance I get, it's my girl's pussy. Seldom plays and never purrs, and I love the thoughts it stirs. But I don't mind because it's hers, it's my girl' > read more
Lil’ Son Jackson — Blues Come To Texas
Published on 2011-06-05 02:07:00
Deborah Coleman
Published on 2011-06-04 13:03:00
Michael Roach — Innocent Child
Published on 2011-06-04 03:21:00
Official website Michael is the founder of the European Blues Association and serves as its Director of Development, Secretary and Newsletter Editor.Funny People > read more
Seasick Steve - Thunderbird
Published on 2011-06-04 01:11:00
Sarah Jarosz – Mansinneedof
Published on 2011-06-03 15:25:00
TK Webb
Published on 2011-06-03 06:47:00
Mance Lipscomb — Sugar Babe
Published on 2011-06-02 03:15:00
WikipediaMance Lipscomb was an influential blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of his oldest brother Charlie (Mance short for emancipation).Mance > read more
Teeny Tucker - Keep The Blues Alive
Published on 2011-06-02 03:09:00
Hook, Line & Sinker - Roomful of Blues
Published on 2011-06-01 09:19:00
official siteHook, Line & Sinker features twelve carefully chosen songs from Little Richard, Dave Bartholomew, Amos Milburn, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Floyd Dixon and others. Produced by Chris Vachon, the CD is a ferocious and enthusiastic blas > read more
Bull Moose Jackson - double entendres
Published on 2011-06-01 02:43:00
Two naughty songs from the 40's and 50's > read more
Whistling Alex Moore's Blues
Published on 2011-05-31 14:13:00
Henry James Townsend -- Blind Girl Blues
Published on 2011-05-31 11:14:00
J J Grey & Mofro - The Sweetest Thing
Published on 2011-05-31 03:53:00
JJ Grey & MOFRO (formerly billed just as Mofro) is a soul/funk/R&B/blues/southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. > read more
Harry Roy - There's a new day coming
Published on 2011-05-31 03:35:00
My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
Published on 2011-05-30 03:29:00
but then again > read more
Julian Sas
Published on 2011-05-30 03:06:00
Miss Martha King - B.B. King
Published on 2011-05-30 01:02:00
Harlem Hamfats
Published on 2011-05-29 13:30:00
from Chicago > read more
Krissy Matthews - Just 19
Published on 2011-05-29 03:53:00
Hopefully a long and successful future > read more
The Duck's Yas-Yas-Yas - Hokum Blues
Published on 2011-05-29 01:16:00
Wikipedia"The Duck's Yas-Yas-Yas" or "The Duck's Yas Yas Yas" is a hokum jazz-blues song, originally recorded by James "Stump" Johnson, but the most well known version was recorded by Oliver Cobb and his Rhythm Kings.The song is perhaps best known fo > read more
the reverend peyton's big damn band
Published on 2011-05-28 12:12:00
fine country blues outfit - bound to cheer you up > read more
Knocking on Heaven's Door – Bob Dylan
Published on 2011-05-28 11:56:00
Gloucester Blues Project
Published on 2011-05-28 01:24:00
Web Site.... The Gloucester Blues Project play regularly in KwaZulu-Natal and have enjoyed performing with the likes of Dan Patlansky, Southern Gypsey Queen and Josie Fields. In 2007, 2009 and 2010 they performed at the Splashy Fen Music Festival. Th > read more
Gil Scott Heron - RIP
Published on 2011-05-28 01:16:00
Larry Garner, with Norman Beaker & Friends —Live at the Tivoli
Published on 2011-05-27 14:51:00
British Blues at its best > read more
Mike Bloomfield
Published on 2011-05-27 02:16:00
Michael Bernard "Mike" Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981) was an American musician, guitarist, and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois, who became one of the first popular music superstars of the 1960s to earn his reputation entirely on > read more
Legends Of Jazz: Jane Monheit & John Pizzarelli
Published on 2011-05-26 14:23:00
Kenny Wayne Shepherd- Live! in Chicago
Published on 2011-05-26 13:40:00
Married to Mel Gibsons' oldest daughter. > read more
Pinetop Perkins -Piano
Published on 2011-05-26 13:10:00
WikipediaJoseph William Perkins (July 7, 1913 – March 21, 2011), known by the stage name Pinetop Perkins, was an American blues musician, specializing in piano music. He played with some of the most influential blues and rock and roll performers in > read more
The Blues Project – No Time Like The Right Times
Published on 2011-05-25 11:30:00
WikipediaThe Blues Project is a band from the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City that was formed in 1965 and originally split up in 1967. While their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles, they are most remembered as one of the > read more
Samantha Fish - Girls with Guitars
Published on 2011-05-25 02:54:00
Cassie Taylor - Girls with Guitars
Published on 2011-05-24 14:58:00
Johnny Childs - Groove EPK
Published on 2011-05-24 02:12:00
American BluesThe Junkman's Son - Movie Trailer by BigWhaleArtists > read more
Mighty Sam McClain & Knut Reiersrud - Life
Published on 2011-05-23 14:57:00
Girls with Guitars - Dani Wilde
Published on 2011-05-23 02:53:00
Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks
Published on 2011-05-23 02:14:00
pastemagazineElvin Bishop’s cherry red 1959 Gibson ES-345 howls over meandering blues in the opening track of his newest album, leaving no question as to why it’s earned the name Red Dog and how well it can speak. Red Dog Speaks journeys through > read more
Little Walter - Blues with a feeling
Published on 2011-05-22 14:46:00
natural forces- lyle lovett & John Hiatt
Published on 2011-05-22 12:27:00
Jeff Healey
Published on 2011-05-22 03:13:00
Buddy Guy — Living Proof
Published on 2011-05-21 16:59:00
BBCThe Chicago legend has released what is surely the blues album of the year. The legendary pioneer of the Chicago blues turned 74 in July this year, and he’s determined to show that he’s still in fine voice, and – more even importantly – t > read more
Bob Corritore & Friends - Harmonica Blues 2010
Published on 2011-05-21 04:58:00
blues.aboutBlues harpist Bob Corritore is one of those vastly underrated musical "MVPs" that seem to forever haunt the edges of the blues scene. His raging harmonica riffs can be heard on over three-dozen recordings, and he's lent his skills in suppo > read more
Hamilton Loomis
Published on 2011-05-21 02:55:00
movinmusic“If blues, soul, and rock can be said to form a triangle, you’ll find Hamilton Loomis right in the center of it”, says Guitar Player Magazine. An apt description, as Loomis is one of the young artists at the forefront of bringing blue > read more
Jeremy Spencer
Published on 2011-05-20 14:38:00
Original Fleetwood Mac > read more
Pinetop Perkins & Willy ‘Big Eyes’ Smith - Joined at the Hip
Published on 2011-05-20 03:03:00
ConcordPianist Pinetop Perkins is one of the true originals.... can legitimately claim direct roots in the Delta blues of the 1930s popmattersPerkins himself steps forward for singing duties on “Grindin’ Man”, a four-minute declaration of his s > read more
24Pesos — Give Some Love To Me
Published on 2011-05-19 04:24:00
Leftover Salmon - Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass
Published on 2011-05-19 03:24:00
Leftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene. The band took a hiatus > read more
June Tabor - You Don't Know What Love Is (1989)
Published on 2011-05-18 13:32:00
Robben Ford
Published on 2011-05-18 10:02:00
BioRobben Ford .... particularly known for his blues playing as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis > read more
Bob Malone
Published on 2011-05-18 03:39:00
Three Little Birds - Playing For Change
Published on 2011-05-17 13:30:00
Solomon Burke — Nothing's Impossible 2010
Published on 2011-05-17 09:04:00
BBCBurke tells it like it is, like the sensitive man, wronged lover and righteous preacher that he truly is. For his final work, Willie Mitchell found a perfect partner, and Nothing’s Impossible sees him depart on a high. > read more
Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Funk for Life 2010
Published on 2011-05-17 05:00:00
Nils Landgren is a Swedish R&B funk and jazz trombone player.bluesandsoul.comNils project to inspire and nourish children with music making has already seen some incredible results and one euro from each cd sold will be donated to the aid organisati > read more
Smokestack Lightning
Published on 2011-05-16 09:04:00
Wolf said the song was inspired by watching trains in the night: "We used to sit out in the country and see the trains go by, watch the sparks come out of the smokestack. That was smokestack lightning."wikipediaIn the early to mid 1960s, it became a > read more
Dege Legg - Folk Songs of the American Longhair 2010
Published on 2011-05-15 04:16:00
cdbabyThis is the REAL deal. Dege Legg (aka Brother Dege), Cajun born and Louisiana raised.popmattersSanteria frontman Dege Legg presents himself here as Brother Dege, a guitar-slidin’ force of nature whose songs could fill a hall with their effort > read more
Back Door Slam - Coming Up For Air 2009
Published on 2011-05-15 03:36:00
WikipediaBack Door Slam is the name of the blues rock band started by Davy Knowles on the Isle of Man in 2003/4. The band got its name from a Robert Cray song of the same name. > read more
Eric Bibb — Destiny Blues
Published on 2011-05-14 05:21:00
I was reading a review that sums up my feelings " this stuff is like medicine" > read more
Harry Manx - Raga meets the Blues
Published on 2011-05-14 00:40:00
Official site“Mysticssippi” blues man Harry Manx has been called an “essential link” between the music of East and West, creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He has creat > read more
Zola Moon
Published on 2011-05-12 12:14:00
WebsiteZola Moon is the powerhouse and the queen of present-day Americana-roots-music and blues/blues-rock. Her no-holds-barred, incendiary live performances are renowned. > read more
Koop - Koop Island Blues
Published on 2011-05-12 05:05:00
Wikipedia Koop is an electronic jazz duo from Sweden, consisting of Magnus Zingmark and Oscar Simonsson. In 2009, their song "Koop Island Blues" was featured in American TV show So You Think You Can Dance. The song 'Strange Love' was also featured i > read more
Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon - Headin' For Home
Published on 2011-05-11 14:11:00
Charlie Sayles - Harmonica Genius
Published on 2011-05-11 12:27:00
Website"The Afro-American harmonica, or blues harp, gives us one of America's great traditional art forms. It can't be written down with music notation; you have to hear it to believe it. Charlie Sayles is one of our very best harp players" -Pe > read more
You Shook Me - Etta James
Published on 2011-05-11 02:37:00
Eddy Clearwater - The Chief
Published on 2011-05-10 13:48:00
Joe Louis Walker - Blues Conspiracy 2010
Published on 2011-05-10 00:33:00
About.com.... Joe Louis Walker has been one of the most consistently entertaining performers in the idiom. With a grasp of blues history few can match, Walker has released 20 records showcasing his great taste in songs, his soulful vocals, and his st > read more
Son Seals - Blues Guitar
Published on 2011-05-09 13:49:00
Sometimes worth going back a while and listening to some sounds you might have forgotton or just not listened to for a while. He received the W.C. Handy Award in 1985, 1987, and 2001. I wonder how his 14 kids are doing.The band Phish performed Son > read more
Finis Tasby -America
Published on 2011-05-09 12:25:00
Alice Coltrane - Jazz Harpist
Published on 2011-05-09 09:50:00
She led a varied and full life - her bio on Wikipedia gives the full low down.Her Music just gets right to me > read more
ERIC CLAPTON & ROBBIE ROBERTSON – Who Do You Love
Published on 2011-05-08 14:12:00
Eric Clapton & Robbie Robertson - Who Do You... by Superpatri > read more
Melancholia - Wynton Marsalis
Published on 2011-05-08 05:09:00
from Hot House Flowers - issued when he was almost 23 > read more
Todd Sharpville - Porchlight
Published on 2011-05-07 05:23:00
WikipediaTodd Sharpville (born The Hon. Roland Augusto Jestyn Estanislao Philipps the younger son of the 3rd Viscount St Davids and younger brother of 4th Viscount St Davids, is a British musician, singer-songwriter and lead guitarist, mainly in the > read more
King King ft Alan Nimmo - Take My Hand 2011
Published on 2011-05-06 05:24:00
allgigs... So initially this album for me was a slow burner that may grow on me, but it got there in the end! I think I would prefer to see them live in a random venue or on stage at a festival as I can see myself jumping around like an overly enthus > read more
Eddie Kirkland - "Gypsy of the Blues"
Published on 2011-05-05 06:51:00
Kirkland, known as the "Gypsy of the Blues" played and toured with John Lee Hooker from 1949 to 1962; he continued to tour, write and record albums until his death in February 2011.Eddie Kirkland live at Banana Peel ! by NOWILDW > read more
Delta Maid - Liverpool Hillbilly?
Published on 2011-05-04 02:47:00
Just been watching this very intelligent and personable young lady who is breaking the mold for LiverpoolGuardian review > read more
Hugh Laurie — Blues 'Let Them Talk'
Published on 2011-05-03 03:10:00
http://www.hughlaurieblues.com/#A very good review by the Guardian closing the Cheltenham Jazz festivalLaurie, a lifelong early-jazz and blues fan, triumphantly closed the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival backed by a punchy quintet dominated by the un > read more
JJ Milteau
Published on 2011-05-03 02:58:00
Jean-Jacques Milteau is an excellent French blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. > read more
Chantel McGregor - UK Blues
Published on 2011-05-02 01:47:00
A very enthusiastic review at Get ready to Rock For the last few years Bradford lass Chantel McGregor has been stunning audiences with her own sonic tapestries from heaven from the clubs and bars 'oop North to the Blues festival circuit across the la > read more
Peter Lang - Testament
Published on 2011-05-01 07:14:00
Peter Lang (born 1948) is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey (lots of collaborations on the net) > read more
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers — The Stumble
Published on 2011-04-30 01:34:00
Magic Slim - Magic Boogie
Published on 2011-04-29 14:27:00
Kyla Brox - British Blues
Published on 2011-04-29 01:26:00
Elam McKnight
Published on 2011-04-27 02:57:00
AmazonElam McKNight hails from West Tennessee and this is evident in the raw, soulful style in which he plays Blues, from the heart and soul, uncorrupted. Elam grew up in the small farming town of Yorkville, TN and began playing guitar after he heard > read more
Buddy Guy — Don’t Drive Me Away
Published on 2011-04-27 00:48:00
Last Fair Deal Gone Down [Remastered] ROBERT JOHNSON (1936)
Published on 2011-04-26 00:30:00
Sometimes you just need a dose of Robert JohnsonIt's the last fair deal goin' down,last fair deal goin' downIt's the last fair deal goin' down, good Lord,on that Gulfport Island Road1Please, Ida Belle, don't cry this timeIda Belle, don't cry this tim > read more
Time after Time - Cassandra Wilson
Published on 2011-04-24 14:10:00
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984,and remained there for two weeks. Worldwide, the so > read more
Ben Harper So High So Low
Published on 2011-04-22 05:09:00
Giles Robson The Dirty Aces
Published on 2011-04-20 05:25:00
Dana Gillespie - Andy Warhol 2010
Published on 2011-04-18 05:28:00
Official site "I believe the blues should be sung by an older person because it's about emotions and experience. I couldn't dojustice to it when I was younger because my voice didn't have the edge it needed to convey the emotion, nor did Ihave the fi > read more
Bebo & Cigala – Veinte años
Published on 2011-04-16 05:11:00
The Jealous Kind
Published on 2011-04-15 06:43:00
I'm just the Jealous Kind, friends. Here's Clarence Frogman Henry telling it like it is... > read more
Connie Lush - UK Blues Singer
Published on 2011-04-14 05:30:00
Official siteConnie Lush is widely recognised as one of the finest blues singers that the United Kingdom has ever produced.That indisputable fact was acknowledged when she was voted Best UK Female Vocalist by readers of Blues In Britain for 5 separat > read more
Matt Andersen - Second Time Around
Published on 2011-04-12 05:27:00
Matt Andersen is a Canadian blues guitarist - in January 2011 he won the Maple Blues Awards Entertainer of the Year and Acoustic Act of the Year > read more
Paul Lamb - Blues harmonica
Published on 2011-04-11 05:32:00
Paul Lamb is a British blues harmonica player and bandleader. He has had a four decade long career as a blues harmonicist and bandleader, with fans around the world > read more
Otis Grand - Hipster Blues 2007
Published on 2011-04-10 01:29:00
Well he is due to issue a new album but a reflection on his music will have to do until thenFrom his official web siteOtis Grand has pioneered the big band blues sound over the last few years, starting with a West Coast R&B band and now moving into h > read more
Spoonful - Willie Dixon
Published on 2011-04-09 09:46:00
Wikipedia"Spoonful" is a blues standard written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. It is loosely based on "A Spoonful Blues", a song recorded in 1929 by Charley Patton (Paramount 12869), itself related to "All I Want Is A Spo > read more
The Hoax - British Blues
Published on 2011-04-09 02:47:00
WebsiteIn 1995, the British Blues Connection presented them with the award for Blues Band Of The Year and Blues Album Of The Year. A second album, Unpossible , was released on Code Blue in 1996, before the band founded their own record label, Credibl > read more
Led Zeppelin – Travelling Riverside Blues
Published on 2011-04-07 10:42:00
Crying in the Chapel
Published on 2011-04-06 10:04:00
Get Shakey
Published on 2011-04-04 20:05:00
Yank Rachell Bluebird 78 Insurance Man Blues
Published on 2011-03-28 11:13:00
My Sweet Blues - Kit Holmes
Published on 2011-03-27 03:32:00
Buddy Guy — Where The Blues Begins Feat. Santana
Published on 2011-03-25 02:11:00
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – I Feel So Good
Published on 2011-03-24 01:34:00
Pinetop Perkins RIP
Published on 2011-03-22 21:59:00
Mr. Perkins was 97. He played the hell out of the piano. > read more
Same Old Story BB King
Published on 2011-03-18 12:57:00
Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
Published on 2011-03-17 13:31:00
So Good > read more
Keb Mo’ & Stefan Grossman — Roll & Tumble Blues
Published on 2011-03-16 11:50:00
John Dee Holman w/Andy Coats – Chapel Hill Boogie
Published on 2011-03-15 11:53:00
or > read more
Crash on the Levee
Published on 2011-03-14 21:45:00
Hard Time Killin Floor Blues- Orville Johnson & Grant Dermody
Published on 2011-03-14 01:38:00
staff benda bilili
Published on 2011-03-11 14:25:00
InspirationalWikipediaStaff Benda Bilili are a group of street musicians in Congo-Kinshasa. They live around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa, and play music which is rooted in rumba, with elements of old-school rhythm'n'blues and reggae. The core > read more
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band — Sure Feels Like Rain
Published on 2011-03-09 00:41:00
Big Head Blues Club — 100 Years of Robert Johnson
Published on 2011-03-06 02:29:00
(special guests in parentheses):01. Come On In My Kitchen (Charlie Musselwhite)02. Ramblin’ On My Mind (Lightnin’ Malcolm, Cedric Burnside)03. When You Got A Good Friend (Hubert Sumlin, Ruthie Foster, Lightnin’ Malcolm)04. Cross Road Blues (B.B > read more
Eden Brent — Let’s Boogie-Woogie
Published on 2011-03-04 02:12:00
I do like personalities with big voices and this lady has both.WikipediaEden Brent is an award-winning American musician on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues pianist and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie with elements of blues, jaz > read more
Iness Mezel: Beyond the Trance
Published on 2011-03-03 01:58:00
GuardianIness Mezel has perfect credentials for a fusion artist. Her mother is French-Italian, her father is Algerian and she was brought up in Algeria and France, where she listened to disco and funk, and studied piano, singing and jazz improv. Perh > read more
Justin Adams
Published on 2011-03-01 02:00:00
WikipediaJustin Adams is a guitarist and composer who works in blues and African styles.Adams co-wrote the 2005 Robert Plant album "Mighty Rearranger", and is a renowned producer. He has worked with Saharan desert blues group Tinariwen, whose first a > read more
Keb' Mo' & Corey Harris – Sweet Home Chicago
Published on 2011-02-28 11:46:00
Corey Harris & Keb Mo > Sweet Home Chicago (HQ)Uploaded by beepbeep44. - Watch more music videos, in HD! > read more
Sonny Boy Williamson — Polly Put Your Kettle On
Published on 2011-02-27 11:57:00
Now oh little SusieHow I love youNothin' in the worldGonna make me wor' you > read more
The Soul of a Man
Published on 2011-02-26 07:11:00
Sandi Thom — Merchants and Thieves 2010
Published on 2011-02-25 12:06:00
Although not on the album this is worth a listen any time of the day > read more
Mavis Staples — Last Train
Published on 2011-02-24 12:15:00
The wonderful Mavis - I can and do listen to her time after time. > read more
Luther Dickinson — Keep Your Lamp Trimmed & Burning
Published on 2011-02-23 03:30:00
Luther Dickinson is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the North Mississippi Allstars as well as lead guitarist for The Black Crowes.I was lost, I thought the losing dice were tossedI didn't know where to go, I didn't have no one to turn toI'm glad > read more
Jesse Fuller – San Francisco Bay Blues (1968)
Published on 2011-02-20 13:38:00
Southern Prison Blues – "Rosie" Chain Gang Blues
Published on 2011-02-18 08:44:00
Carolina Chocolate Drops — Hit ‘Em Up Style
Published on 2011-02-17 12:20:00
New Single due 1. Short Dressed Gal2. Escoutas (Diga Diga)3. Hit 'Em Up Style4. Knockin' > read more
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Published on 2011-02-16 15:27:36
GuardianBillie Holiday's 1939 song about racist lynchings stunned audiences and redefined popular music. In an extract from 33 Revolutions Per Minute, his history of protest songs, Dorian Lynskey explores the chilling power of Strange Fruit > read more
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Born with a Broken Heart
Published on 2011-02-16 12:24:00
Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined At The Hip
Published on 2011-02-15 13:45:00
Congratulations > read more
Joe Tex – A woman (can change a man)
Published on 2011-02-15 02:47:00
Joe Tex, was an American Southern soul singer-songwriter, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. His style of speaking over music, which he called 'rap', made him a predecessor of the modern style of music.A man can say what he won't doBut if she r > read more
Carolyn Wonderland – Miss Understood 2008
Published on 2011-02-14 02:49:00
WikipediaCaroline Wonderland's instrumental abilities include guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, trumpet and piano. Although primarily a blues artist, Wonderland likes to incorporate elements of country, swing, zydeco, surf, gospel, soul, and cumbia int > read more
MEENA – Rather Be Blind
Published on 2011-02-13 02:48:00
Born in Austria - currently signed with Ruf Records - backing current tour for Coco MontoyaA nice version of Etta's classic > read more
Erja Lyytinen – Steamy Window - (Blues Caravan 2009)
Published on 2011-02-12 01:46:00
A Finnish blueswoman who has a stormong live band - long live fun and glamour Elmore James cover > read more
Peter Green/Debbie Davies – Nature's Disappearing
Published on 2011-02-11 03:07:00
Tinsley Ellis – Amanda
Published on 2011-02-09 00:32:00
Van Morrison/John Lee Hooker-Gloria
Published on 2011-02-07 11:33:00
How I love these two guysGloria - Van Morrison, John Lee Hooker > read more
Ya Ya
Published on 2011-02-06 12:37:00
Guitar Shorty – Topsy Turvey 1993
Published on 2011-02-06 06:46:00
Iain Ballamy & Norma Winstone – White Horses/Caraway
Published on 2011-02-03 14:28:00
LITTLE JENNY & THE BLUE BEANS
Published on 2011-02-01 15:17:00
LITTLE JENNY & THE BLUE BEANS - Move My Wings (2008) > read more
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Published on 2011-01-30 02:12:00
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel, June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in New York.This version of Love Supreme always brings a smileanother pretty good one > read more
Low Country Blues - Gregg Allman 2011
Published on 2011-01-29 11:49:00
BBC Review An idiosyncratic history lesson from an old master.... at 63, Gregg Allman holds his own; few have bettered his trademark throaty holler, and aided by his trusty Hammond B-3 the veteran sustains an appealing presence throughout the idiosyn > read more
Son Seals
Published on 2011-01-27 19:13:00
I was thinking about the late Son Seals today. He used to have a tremendously hot band that came up to play Toronto from time to time back in the 80s. Tuffy P and I almost saw him in Chicago a few years after that. I say almost because we paid our co > read more
Juke Boy Bonner
Published on 2011-01-27 19:08:00
I came across a Juke Boy Bonner record on vinyl back in my teens and I could never understand why he wasn't a big name. > read more
New Orleans Street Singer - Snooks Eaglin
Published on 2011-01-27 10:18:00
Originally released in 1959 and re-released in 2009 > read more
Freddie King – Papa's got a brand new bag
Published on 2011-01-26 03:01:00
enjoy > read more
The Staple Singers - This May be the Last Time
Published on 2011-01-25 10:13:00
Free At Last
Published on 2011-01-24 12:27:00
"Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring—when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children—black men and white > read more
Worried Life Blues
Published on 2011-01-23 13:49:00
"Worried Life Blues" is a blues standard that has become "one of the most covered of all blues songs."Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather recorded "Worried Life Blues," a mid-tempo, 8-bar blues, in 1941. Oh lordy lord, oh lordy lord It hurts me so b > read more
U-Haul
Published on 2011-01-03 05:48:00
Mr. Stark was from South Carolina. He died in 2005. I don't know much more about him except that his career was revived when he was in his 70s with help from the Music Maker Relief Foundation. > read more