I had such a strong affinity for early delta blues, it really took me a while to warm up to post-war rhythm & blues. My natural snobbish instinct was to agree with Son House's rant in Festival! . And I still do think that he's right. It's not the BLUSE. Upbeat, with rhythm and energy... Call it jump blues if you want, but for so many days, it's what keeps me going. [ FYI - that's Little Walter on the cover ] [...]
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Sonny Boy Williamson II In most places it is still probably way too hot to feel good about gettin' up and goin' to work on a Monday. So let's blow some blues today. MP3: "Fattening Frogs For Snakes" by Sonny Boy Williamson MP3: "Tell Me Mama" by Little Walter MP3: "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker MP3: "Midnight Special" by [...]
There he goes killin the harp like usual - what do you think he means by "boom boom?"
Etta James is one of the last pure R&B singers alive today. She has influenced countless artists and her impact can definitely be heard in today's singers (Adele, Jennifer Hudson, Amy Winehouse). Known best for her powerful torch songs "At Last" and "Trust In Me," this latest compilation album, The Essential Modern Records Collection , is not only great for those unfamiliar with James' early recordings, but it's also a wonderful stroll down memory lane for those who grew up during the heyday of rock n roll. "The Wallflower (aka Roll [...]
We haven't done this in a while - just wailed with some blues. Perfect for a Monday, don't you think? MP3: "Boom Boom" by John Lee Hooker MP3: "Forty Days and Forty Nights" by Muddy Waters MP3: "Make A Little Love" by Lowell Fulson MP3: "Little Red Rooster" by Sugar Blue MP3: "Key To [...]
Many, many men have played this tune, but there is only one Little Walter.
Paul Butterfield and Garth Hudson guest on this rockabilly take on a Little Walter classic from the man who put The Band together to begin with.
allmusic Everyone who fancies themselves a blues harmonica player should have this one in their collection as a textbook instructional tool, while the rest of us can just bask in the glow of his genius. "Essential first purchase" doesn't even begin to describe it. "Juke" "Can't Hold Out Much Longer" "Mean Old World" "Sad Hours" Instrumental "Tell Me Mama" [...]
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My sister's been sleeping in these days - she didn't get a job this summer and she's been hanging around the house all day. So I haven't been able to sneak in and see what she has in her record collection. So today I have a dusty, forgotten album from my own closet, one that I had to reach way in the back to locate. It's Peace? by Chicago bluesman Willie Dixon, and it came out in 1971. Now Dixon is one of the all-time great American songwriters - he penned such blues classics as "Hoochie [...]
Blues vocalist and harmonica player, Junior Wells is associated with Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. His harp playing bridged the gap from Sonny Boy Williams I and II and Little Walter to the modern blues era.
You've got until July 15 to vote for your favorite blues artists and albums... Blues - Album - Music - Arts - Arts and Entertainment
Otha Turner (vocal-cane fife); Bernice Turner Pratcher (vocals); Sharde Thomas (vocals); Otha Andre Evans & Rodney Evans (snare drum); Aubrey Turner (bass drum); Corey Harris (guitar) Wikipedia "My Babe" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon for Little Walter. Released in 1955 on Checker Records, a subsidiary of Chess Records, the song was the only Dixon composition ever to become a no. 1 R&B single, and it was one of the biggest hits of either of their careers. The song was based on the traditional gospel song "This [...]
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Numero Group along with WFMU Radio have made available for free download a collection of 60 songs recorded from 1908 through 1980 that tells the story of the history of recorded music in Chicago. Numero archivist/producer Michael Slaboch gives a little background on the tracks and how the project came together, as well as a complete track listing below. The history of recorded music in Chicago during the 20th century was broad and deep, traversing sonic areas both [...]
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