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OXFORD AMERICAN'S10TH ANNUAL MUSIC ISSUEVarious artistsOxford American magazineSeparation Blues, in Oxford American's annual music issue, is the title of Sven Birkerts's article on sixties singer-guitarist Patrick Sky. Separation blues, as if there were any other kind.
Do your homework before seeing Taj at Yoshi’s. Check out these discs. Also, big Taj fans, I’d love to learn what are your favorite Mahal discs. Please post some recommendations here: “Taj Mahal” (1968) – In an era when many blues cats were plugging into modern rock ‘n’ roll, Mahal went the other direction – toward [...]
This past week, the mailman brought me a true and honest BOUNTY: my contributor copies of the Oxford American 10th Anniversary Southern Music issue. This thing is packed to and through the gills with goodies. The issue is oriented by TWO CDs of free music, boasting a whopping 28 tracks apiece. Some of them you may [...]
Grateful Dead - It Hurts Me Too Dr. Feelgood - Back In The Night Eric Clapton - I'm Tore Down Hadden Sayers - End Of The Road Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful Cream - Spoonful Robert Cray - Smokin' Gun Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag Back Door - 32-20 Blues B.B. King - Sitting On Top Of The World Lonnie Brooks - Crosscut Saw J.B. Hutto - Lone Wolf Jimi Hendrix - Red House - How Long Has That Train Been
Yesterday I linked to an archive of free Leroy Carr mp3s. All well and good. Then I noticed that they are part of a much larger collection. Very nice. (Scroll down, down, little farther. There.) Today I listened to dozens of those tracks, while messing about in Photoshop. Dum de dum. Perfect Sunday, really. [...]
The second CD from America's great ensemble country blues band has got critics and blues artists alike singing it's praises. A tight collection of blues numbers from Lonnie Johnson and John Lee Williamson to Son House, Skip James, and Blind Willie McTell. There are eight knockout originals here, too, all of them with a sound as timeless as wind through saltwater reeds. ------------- 1. All the Little...
We had Apple Week two weeks ago. To compensate for our Dylanologist's busyness with his life - and his running out of what he considers worthy live video performances, I'll post a tune daily. If you do not appreciate Bob at the end of the week, we will gladly refund your money. Today, Blind Willie McTell . It begins: Seen the arrow on the doorpost Saying, "This land is condemned All the way from New...
Today is official publication date of the paperback of Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes in the UK. The publisher is Bloomsbury, and I'm happy to say that there was a brief review in The Observer yesterday, which called the book "magic".
Yesterday was my birthday. Accordingly, I suspect today will be about “Bell Street Lightnin’.” Also, I’m about ready to make it a rule that if a musician has the word “Blind” in his name, I will probably like them. Unless they’re like near-sighted or something. That’s just milking it for sympathy points (not to mention [...]
Romantic fans of the pre-war Blues still prefer their gravel-voiced, magic-fingered icons as mythical troubadours rather than flesh-and-blood musicians. So proper biographies of such legends remain as scarce as a black performer with a fair contract in the 1930s South.
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe wanted a one-stop music shop that would have included event ticket and merchandise purchases along with streaming audio and paid downloads. What he got were agreements from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This is the final release of The St. James Infirmary collection here at Honey. There are some real gems in this group, Blind Willie McTell, Jimmie Rodgers and Two Gallants are my favorites in this batch. Thanks again to all the readers who submit files - This couldn’t have come together without ya’ll. 1. Roy King [...]
Looking forward to the forthcoming official bootleg release-Tell Tale Signs? Here’s an interesting article on the tragic omissions, like Blind Willie McTell, from some of Bob’s 80s work & what it likely means. Bob Dylan:Outtakes and Oversights (Culturespill)
