The Blues, the beginning of Rock and Rock as we now know it. It's a musical genre, a feeling, a philosophy, and for some, a way of life. The Blues can lift you up one day only to describe an awful feeling inside the next. From 'Blues Power' to 'Folsom Prison Blues' the music is a powerful medium through which many men and women have articulated the highs and lows of life on earth. Below are my top ten Blues musicians of all time ranging from the originator Robert Johnson to the modern day shredder Jack White. 1. [...]
Première partie : http://www.lechoix.fr/blues/le s-indispensables-blues-premier e-partie/ Je vous avais parlé dans la première partie de cette série de 21 artistes de blues des années 20, 30 et 40, que l'on résume parfois comme le blues d'avant-guerre. Une brochette de bluesmen (et women) qui sont les pionniers du blues et des références inévitables pour des générations entières de musiciens. Je m'intéresse maintenant aux musiciens qui ont marqué les années 50 et 60, influencés par ceux et celles de mon article précédent, et je vous vois venir tout de suite, puristes [...]
I'm not sure what, exactly, people are expecting when they shell out to see the Rolling Stones arena-tour extravaganza, but they probably aren't counting on appearances from voice-ravaged weirdo hero Tom Waits, even if he has recorded a bunch of stuff with Keith Richards over the years. Last night, however, Waits joined the Stones onstage at Oakland's Oracle Arena, beautifully growling his way through "Little Red Rooster," a blues standard most associated with Howlin' Wolf but covered by a bazillion others. The crowd, bless their hearts, appeared to recognize the man. Watch a fan-made video below. Read More...
"Mac" Rebennack, Jr. aka Dr. John BY JORDAN MAINZER The only thing weirder than seeing a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in normal clothes is seeing a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who normally wears a headdress in normal clothes. On April 17, I was lucky enough to speak to Mac Rebennack, Jr., better known by his stage moniker Dr. John, after his show at SPACE Evanston. The short experience flew by: whether that was a result of a couple Goose Island brews and a 10 dollar black [...]
Let's start the week with a boogieing six pack why don't we. Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight. And please don't blame it on the good times, either. Just snap them fingers. Delmore Brothers - Freight Train Boogie Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West - Stratosphere Boogie Al Simmons - Old Folks' Boogie Howlin' Wolf - House Rockin' Boogie John Lee Hooker - Snap Them Fingers Boogie Skip James [...]
It's been a while since we wailed the blues on a Monday. So let's do it on a Sunday - with a dozen guitar rockin' blues. MP3: "Buried Alive In The Blues" by Nick Gravenites MP3: "Blues Before Sunrise" by Elmore James & the Broom Dusters MP3: "Little Red Rooster" by Sugar Blue MP3: "Good Rockin' Tonight" by Wynonie Harris [...]
"When my baby walk, you know she's fine and mellow. Every time she stops, her flesh it shake like jello." Happy Valentine's Day! Chester Burnett knows how to compliment a lady. Not only that, but with a badass blues name like Howlin' Wolf, an imposing 62 33, 300 pound frame, and his trademark [...]
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Wikipedia He explained the origin of the name Howlin' Wolf thus: "I got that from my grandfather [John Jones]." His Grandfather would often tell him stories about the wolves in that part of the country and warn him that if he misbehaved, the howling wolves would "get him".
I always love to hear musicians talk about how they make their music. Expecially when it is musicians who have a history of making really good music like the Rolling Stones. I think this clip is very cool, and the best part is when Kieth Richards explains the time that he was at a party at Muddy Water's house and woke up at Howlin' Wolf's house. Try and get your mind around that for a few seconds.
This is an old one but it is a good one. A wonderful documentary that has everybody that is anybody in the blues in it. Of course it has Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Memphis Slim, The Rolling Stones, Willie Dixon, Son House and many others.
That there wasn't one already seems unfathomable. Now that the Memphis Music Hall of Fame has been created, however, its inaugural class can assembled with a snap resembling the legendary hometown Stax Records logo. Al Green, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, the founders Stax and Sun Records, Booker T. and the [...]
If you plotted a 'family tree' (or a ' timeline' ) for nearly any of the Western World's current musical genres, more than most would feature the mighty growlings of Howlin' Wolf at some point near their beginnings. Just that brief thought made me hanker for a bit of Smokestack Lightning :
The Tall Pines are a swamp-rocking country soul band featuring Canadian singer Connie Lynn Petruk, songwriter Christmas Davis, organist Joanna Choy, and drummer Robert Brazier. They take the grittiness of the late-60s/early-70s Nashville and Memphis scenes and mixes it with some down-home southern blues. Late last year, the band release the solid Hell Hounds EP. Recently, the band recorded their version of "Wang Dang Doodle", originally recorded by influential Mississippi blues singer Howlin' Wolf. It is a rawkin', foot-stopping number [...]
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After the Stones released their first LP, they set out for the US in the summer in 1964. They didn't exactly conquer America. On the heels of the Beatles success here before them, they arrived with no big hit record to promote and to less fanfare than they were used to back home in the UK. The first leg of their tour was marked by poor attendance and a US Television debut in which they were ridiculed by host Dean Martin on Hollywood Palace. Still, remarkable things were happening. At the San Antonio [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Spinner Interview , Book Club Da Capo Press Mention Sept. 25, 1957 to blues guitar legend Buddy Guy and he could immediately tell you of its significance: On that date, the-then 21-year-old left his home state of Louisiana for Chicago. As he writes in his memoir, When I Left Home , "I think of this date as my birthday. Fact of the matter is, it's my second birthday. It's [...]
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