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Category Archives: Jazz
Today’s Music: Junior Wells and Buddy Guy, “Hoodoo Man Blues” Live…
…at the Montreux Jazz Festival. You don’t get much closer to the bone in blues than Junior and Buddy.
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Tagged Buddy Guy, Hoodoo Man Blues, Junior Wells
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Today’s Music: Bill Evans, “Spring is Here” (1959)
A simple standard morphed into a subtle and complex tone poem by the late, great jazz pianist, Bill Evans.
Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Them That’s Got”
Ray, from his salad days in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
Today’s Music: Fats Waller, “Stardust” (1937)
A little Monday morning jazz piano from the genius of Fats Waller.
Today’s Music: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods, “3 o’Clock in the Morning”
A little Saturday morning country blues:
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Tagged Folk Blues, Johnny Woods, Mississippi Fred McDowell
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Today’s Music: Host of Blues Stars Play “Sweet Little Angel” plus (1993)
B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy perform at the Apollo Theater in New York.
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Tagged Albert Collins, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck
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Today’s Music: Charlie Musselwhite’s South Side Blues Band, “River Hip Mama” (2009)
Never heard of bluesman Charlie Musselwhite? Learn more here while you listen to him live at the 2009 Chicago Blues Fest.
Today’s Music: Ray Charles and B.B. King, “Sinner’s Prayer”
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Tagged B.B. King, Ray Charles, Sinners Prayer
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Today’s Music: The Hawks (with Levon Helm), “Further On Up the Road” (1961)
R.I.P., Levon. Here he is on vocals and drums with his first recorded group, “The Hawks.” H/T to Mat Wilson.