
Photo © Alfred Wertheimer It's well documented that Elvis was a degenerate, and more than likely that he was a record collector too. So, in commemoration of his 72nd birthday, I'll kick off this flagship posting of the boogie woogie flu with some chestnuts that the King recorded and brought to a larger audience. Hopefully, his records were in better condition than mine. Check out Pete "Guitar" Lewis on "Hound Dog". There are two versions of "Tomorrow Night" here. Elvis recorded a beautiful version based on Lonnie Johnson's signature number that never saw the [...]
Lonnie Johnson -- No Love for Sale Mississippi John Hurt -- Since I've Laid My Burden Down Spoiler warning: this post discusses plot elements of Bram Stoker's Dracula , F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu , Richard Matheson's I Am Legend , Whitley Strieber's The Hunger , and George A. Romero's Martin . The conductor's call goes out over a black screen; the scene opens on passengers boarding a train. The titles begin as the train approaches a crossing, warning lights flashing, bell [...]
Lonnie Johnson- There Is No Justice I haven’t immersed myself in Bob Dylan’s new Modern Times yet. But my initial reaction to a few of its songs was to think that Dylan was deliberately conjuring the sound and feel of Lonnie Johnson. It’s quite possible that Dylan’s always been emulating the great blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. On this 1932 recording, Johnson exhibits
Here is a video of Lonnie Johnson, it is one of several videos at YouTube that highlight the late grate blues man. references Lonnie Johnson @ YouTube.com mp3s by Lonnie Johnson @ SqueezeMyLemon Wikipedia Article on Lonnie Johnson [...]