ESPECIAL BIG JOE WILLIAMS - PROGRAMA Nº 200 DE BLUES SYNDICATE Para celebrar el programa número 200 de Blues Syndicate he querido realizar un programa de blues en estado puro, libre de cualquier contaminación externa a lo largo de las décadas. Un programa extenso y eso que nos hemos dejado bastante información fuera por tiempo y un programa dedicado a uno de los más grandes bluesman del Delta, un especial sobre Big Joe Williams que va dedicado a todos vosotros, a todos los que lo estáis escuchando en este momento, como signo de agradecimiento por el seguimiento que [...]
I still can't get over just how good that version of Flittin' is. Bloody hell. More here . One of the bonuses about having a Proper Job is that you get to skive. We self-employed people never really get to skive, because the work doesn't magically vanish at the hands of an over-eager intern or a grumbling old pro, it just sits there until the weekend or some evening or something and then stares at you accusingly until you inevitably have to do it anyway, and generally at a far less convenient time than if [...]
"In the late 1960's, the Seattle Folklore Society and KCTS public television video taped various acts that came through town." Thanks to Mr. Dante Fontana for the find!
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.
photography by purpleplaid Baby Please Don't Go is a song that was originally recorded by Big Joe Williams (what a voice man!) way back in 1935. I've heard various versions before (oddly not the mainstream ones) and thought it would be great to share some of them. These are just the covers that I think are cool either because I like the sound of it or because of the unique take on it. I've also tried to keep it in order of release (more or less). I have about 3 [...]
Ce billet est la première partie d'une sorte de rétrospective du blues au travers de ses principaux protagonistes. J'étais partie pour ne faire qu'une playlist de 21 "indispensables", mais finalement j'ai décidé de prendre mon temps. Deux ou trois autres billets suivront celui-ci et j'espère ainsi vous montrer à quel point cette musique est passionnante. Je ne vais pas vous raconter toute l'histoire, sachez seulement que la musique blues est née à la fin du 19ème siècle dans le sud des Etats-Unis par la population afro-américaine. Les fameux "spirituals", les chants africains, les chants de travail sont les [...]
Big Joe Williams and friends Originally uploaded by george mitchell1 Notes from flickr.com Big Joe Williams and friends Big Joe Williams in Chicago in 1963 at Pete Welding's home studio. Uploaded by george mitchell1 on 26 Feb 10, 2.20PM PDT.
I have a friend Craig who works in Waterstones and is an obsessive about old American folk music and, more specifically, blues. He has been making Neil Meursault mix CDs for ages, which I've heard and consistently found myself asking what the hell I was listening to. I usually hate the tedious collections of old blues music which seem to always adorn Uncut covers when they ask bands to name their formative influences, but some of the really scratchy old recordings Craig put on his CDs were amazing, so erm... this is the podcast I guess. [...]
Filed under: Around the World Hard not to look at the choice of 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' for the lone cover on 'rivermudtwilight,' the first album by the super-trio Les Triaboliques , as coming with some subtext. After all, "misunderstood" is almost a default setting for these guys, each with histories of doing music that sometimes might have confused and confounded people. Ben Mandelson very purposefully confounded -- and delighted -- many in the guise of Hijaz Mustapha with the high jinks (and high-standards in music) in the [...]
Here's the post on Stack A Dollar I promised several weeks ago . Since I have three versions of this song, all recorded within five years of each other, I decided to go all out and put 'em all up. Before I start, I need to note that, despite a similarity in title, this song is almost entirely lyrically unrelated to the story of "Stag" Lee Shelton and Billy Delions. (You'll note a "rumbling underground," which occurs in a lot of versions of "Stag" when Stag is in hell, turning Billy upside down, but that's about it.) [...]
Dear fellow river men and women, I have received -and am halfway into- the book by Gerhard Kubik I told you about in a previous post . And Garaya just provided the companion disc on his blog . That means I can post those fascinating samples given by Kubik when he did that "trait-by-trait" comparison between blues songs and field recordings he made in Central Cameroon in 1964. Let's start with Big Joe Williams' "Stack-o Dollars", a very rough, one-chord Delta blues accompanied by a one-string fiddle. According to Kubik, [...]
I know I've been a little off of my "one music post a week" schedule. Things have been busy, and much has happened (all exciting and good, for the most part). I'll blog about all that later, but let's talk about music for now. I've become obsessed with blues music this past year, and this obsession has fostered an interest in American roots music in general, including folk, bluegrass, and old-time. I hardly listen to anything else now, except for jazz when I'm using my iPod, but mainly because I've been too lazy to update it. I [...]
Rollin & Tumblin - Bob Dylan Stop Break Down - Robert Johnson Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
I love it when the bluesmen speak for themselves. There are a lot of people like me who write about what they said and did, but it is best to hear them say it in their own words. Here we have Big Joe Williams talking about his music, and how he has written songs for women that he has known over the years. It is very delightful to here him talk about some of these mean old blues in such a light hearted way, with panache and a bit of comedy. Big Joe [...]
Every now and then you find a clip on YouTube that is just so delightful. This is an example, I call this clip the "SqueezeMyLemon All Stars." I would have loved being at this show. But it just so happens that this was filmed in 1963, I was two years old at the time. Can you imagine seeing Otis Spann, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Big Joe Williams, Willie Dixon, Victoria Spivey, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson and Memphis Slim all on the same stage. American Folk Blues Festival 1963
Have you ever had to ask someone not to leave? Well if you ever do, it might help if you know how to play a guitar. Take Big Joe Williams for example, now he knew how to ask someone not to go down there to New Orleans. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go (1963) Baby Please Don't Go please click image
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