Do the Math (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
One of the best things about the blogosphere are the multitudinous obituaries that follow the passing of a major figure: The private memories of how an individual's lives were touched can work in warm counterpoint to the inevitable even-handedness of...
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Personnel: Memphis Slim (vocals, piano); Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Phillip Guy (guitar); Junior Wells (harmonica); Jimmy Conley (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); A.C. Reed (tenor saxophone); Ernest Johnson (bass guitar); Roosevelt Shaw (drum). Pianist/singer Peter "Memphis Slim" Chatman (1915-1988) enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers in blues history. His trademarks were hearty,...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
John Sayles' new film is an evocative fable set in Alabama on the cusp of rock '*' roll, reports Noel McAdam
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
This cd put out by the UK Charly laber has 16 of Memphis Slim's house rockin'-est sides. Memphis Slim & His House Rockers really rock'n'roll the blues, on every cut, includes a racious verison of Rockin The House(We gonna rock, we gonna roll). This is the stuff that influenced the king of Rockabilly Elvis Presley! Worth acquiring, and you see a used copy on Amazon, snatch it up!!! Tracks 1. Gotta...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
With beatific bemusement, Marshall Chess says that he never set out to be a music legend: "It's amazing. Chess Records, then The Rolling Stones, then the birth of hip-hop... I didn't go after one of those things. They just happened."
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Rudy Gay is having a blast down South
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Andrew Perry reviews Eric Burdon and War at the Albert Hall.
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
In honour of sweet Mother Earth on Earth Day, here are songs in my collection with "earth" in the title. Not to Touch the Earth - The Doors Peace on Earth - U2 Face of the Earth - Joel Plaskett Emergency Earth Angel - The Starlighters Mother Earth - Memphis Slim Planet Earth - Duran Duran Earthcrosser - Veruca Salt Fire & Earth - Xclan Here on Earth - Crash Test Dummies Revolution Earth - B-52's Earthquake...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
in post Earth Day Blues Birthday from Lil Mike's Last Known Thoughts & Random Revelations .
Roll 'Bama Roll (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
...is so very tired. Also a little fussy. You know how to play. 1. Chad King - Naomi 2. Pavement - Hands Off the Bayou 3. Memphis Slim - Me, Myself and I 4. Weezer - Jamie 5. Hank Williams - Low Down Blues 6. Elton John - Come Down in Time 7. Hot Rize - Standing in the Need of Prayer 8. Wilco - My Darling 9. Muddy Waters - Just to Be With You 10. The White Stripes - The Denial Twist
VF Daily (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
By Duff McDonald People have long wondered what goes on in Bob Dylan’s mind. But if you pay attention to...
T. Scott (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
"Wouldn't it be great if we could just rent a house for a weekend somewhere, set up all of the equipment and just play for a couple of days? Work on those little details -- like starting and stopping songs...
The Morning News (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Weekday articles from The Morning News
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
1. East St. Louis Blues - Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey 2. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - Bukka White 3. Can't You Read - Big Maceo Merriweather 4. Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim 5. Memory of Sonny Boy - Forrest City Joe 6. Horse Shoe Boogie - Lee Brown 7. Ruby Moore Blues - Lee Brown 8. Low Land Blues - Lee Brown 9. Round the World Blues - Lee Brown 10. Rock That Boogie - Jimmie Gordon 11. Fast Life - Jimmie...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
terrific video on YouTube featuring blues greats Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, T-Bone Walker, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. What a lineup! It's from a DVD collection called The American Folk Blues Festival , which consists of several volumes of performances in the 1960s. Everybody who was anybody in the area of blues and was still alive at the time is on these collections. The Hendrix estate produced...
