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Category Archives: Blues
Today’s Music: Stuart Hamm’s Bass Solo at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1988)
From Beethoven to country, Joe Satriani’s bassist Stuart Hamm runs it all on four thick strings in an incredible virtuoso performance.
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock, Video, WTF?
Tagged Bass Guitar, Ludwig van Beethoven, Stuart Hamm
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Today’s Music: Duke Ellington, “Take the A Train” (1964)
This video is unique for two reasons: Duke introduces his longtime writing and arranging partner Billy Strayhorn, and it has a great stand-up bass solo by Ernie Shepard. Another genius, Oscar Peterson, does his take on Ellington’s classic composition:
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Video
Tagged Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, Take the A Train
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Weird Cartoons for May 19, 2012
Posted in Blues, Cartoon, Humor, Idiots, Uncategorized, Wingnuts, WTF?
Tagged Attila the Hun, Cellphones, Dogs, Noah;s Ark, Weird Cartoons
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Obit: Quiet Knight Owner Richard Harding Dead at 82
Although I shook hands with him once nearly four decades ago, I only really got to know Richard in the last 15 years of his incredible, eventful life. I went to all of his first three clubs — the two … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Rock
Tagged Dave Hoekstra, Obit, Quiet Knight, Richard Harding
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Today’s Music: Oscar Peterson, “C Jam Blues” (1964)
The piano genius live in Denmark in 1964, with Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums.
Today’s Music: John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison, “Gloria”
An odd pairing, but interesting.
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Tagged Gloria, John Lee Hooker, Van Morrison
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Today’s Music: The Kingston Trio, “Greenback Dollar” (1962)
Improbably, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, three short-haired young white men in pinstripe shirts called The Kingston Trio were top 40 hitmakers before The Beatles landed on Ed Sullivan’s show in 1964, took the US by storm, and … Continue reading
Posted in Blues, Jazz, Music, Quotes, Rock, Video
Tagged Bruce Eder, Censorship, Folk Music, Greenback Dollar, Kingston Trio, Scotch and Soda
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Today’s Music: Ray Charles, “Goin’ Down Slow” (1968)
The genius, live in France, 1968. (I’ll dedicate this one to the GOP.)
Today’s Music: The Beatles, “Get Back” (1969)
With in-studio shots at Apple and Billy Preston on the keys.
Video: Bass Player Extraordinaire Donald “Duck” Dunn Dead at 70
Here’s an excerpt from an AP report this morning; no cause of death has yet been cited: Bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies in Tokyo at 70 By Nekesha Mumbi Moody Associated Press May 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — … Continue reading
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Tagged American Blues Scene, AP, Booker T and the MGs, Donald Duck Dunn, Obituary, Stax-Volt
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