(Pictured on the book – Koko Taylor and Hound Dog Taylor.) Alligator Records has been – since 1971 – arguably the pre-eminent blues label. Founded by Bruce Iglauer – who co-wrote this book – they have recorded many of the finest albums by a wide … Continue reading Book Review – Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story
“Probably the most original country style rock and roll guitar player. Has the nicest tone, the most amazing chops technically – superfast. And much neglected.” – Jerry Garcia on Roy Buchanan. “We never heard anything quite like what Roy was doing. He interested the hell … Continue reading Introducing Roy Buchanan! – The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist
Every now and again I look around and see what new music is out there. Here’s some stuff I heard recently that I dug. It is, I think, a fairly eclectic mix with some jazz, some pop and some other shit. *Her press stuff says … Continue reading New Music Revue – 3/26/19
In the previous post, I laid out a brief history of the British blues and gave you a few tasty tunes. In this post, I’ll lay out a few more songs as well as a 40-tune Spotify list. And rather than just dump tunes in … Continue reading Jumping at Shadows – An ME Tribute to British (and Some Irish) Blues-rock (part 2 of 2)
(Pictured: Klook’s Kleek which was a jazz and rhythm nโ blues club at the Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, North West London. Anybody who was anybody played there in the early days of British blues.) A while back I wrote about the so-called British Invasion, the … Continue reading An ME Tribute to British (and Some Irish) Blues-rock (part 1 of 2)
As reported earlier, a while back I did a “blogger’s playlist” wherein I requested and compiled a playlist o’ tunes from anybody who wanted to play. We had so much fun with this I decided to do a Volume 2. This one’s got 40 tunes … Continue reading Bowie to Beck – The Blogger’s Playlist (vol. 2) Revealed
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There’s nothing fishy about Walter Trout. For five decades, the guitarist has played and lived the blues, initially as sideman for the likes ofย John Lee Hooker, Joe Tax and John Mayallย during the ’70s and 80s, and starting from…
We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.” – Aretha Franklin. Otis Redding wrote and released “Respect” in the summer of 1965. It had some level of success (Top Five onย Billboard’sย Black Singles Chart, and crossed over … Continue reading Aretha Franklin (Part 3) – Respect
Wikipedia: The now-defunct Regal Theater in Chicago was part of the so-called “chitlin circuit,” that “provided commercial and cultural acceptance forย African-Americanย musicians, comedians, and other entertainers during the era ofย racial segregation in the United Statesย (from at least the early 19th century through the 1960s.) Sometime in … Continue reading Aretha Franklin (Part 2) – The Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died on August 16, 2018 at the age of 76. This is her story. If you think know Aretha, you probably don’t. Read on.ย I think that, to make sense of Aretha – “Ree” to her friends and family … Continue reading Aretha Franklin – (Part 1) The Sacred and the Profane
