Category Archives: Blues

Today’s Music: A “Plastic Jesus” Three-Peat

Posted on April 1, 2012 by admin

I know nothing about this first group, The King Earl Boogie Band, except two of them, Paul King and Colin Earl, used to be in Mungo Jerry (remember “In the Summertime”?). But the tune “Plastic Jesus” (originally written as a … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield, “Born in Chicago” Two-Fer

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

There was a time in the ‘60s and early ‘70s when every self-respecting young white blues-rock guitarist was required to know two tunes, “Louie, Louie” and “Born in Chicago.” The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was a fairly big name back … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: John Coltrane, “A Love Supreme” (1965)

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin

I have to admit it took me awhile to be able to listen to and enjoy John Coltrane’s music of the mid-‘60s (and some I still can’t appreciate), but in “A Love Supreme” (released in 1965), Coltrane eases us into … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Fats Waller & Art Tatum, “Georgia On My Mind” (1941)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin

You’ve heard Ray Charles’ great vocal version, but here a couple of other geniuses take a crack at Hoagy Carmichael’s 1930 melody instrumentally. Fats (Thomas Wright) Waller is first, followed by Art Tatum, and I’ve plum run out of superlatives … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass, “Why Don’t You Do Right?”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Never heard of the great vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and the equally great guitar player Joe Pass? Time to get hip! Click on their names and read up while you listen to the tune below.

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Today’s Music: The Rolling Stones, “Miss You”

Posted on March 25, 2012 by admin

Trust me on this, these guys could have been big, if they had listened to Andrew Loog Oldham.** ** This is a joke. Oldham was instrumental in the Stones’ early success.

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Today’s Music: Michael Hedges on Acoustic Guitar

Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin

I have to admit I know next to nothing about guitarist Michael Hedges except he died young, but he does a beautiful job on this acoustic piece, “Eleven Small Roaches”: H/T to Michael Dare of Dareland.

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Today’s Music: Paul Butterfield in 1985, “Why Do People Act Like That?”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

Paul Butterfield on David Letterman’s show in 1985, doing a great version of Junior Wells’ tune, “Why Do People Act Like That?” H/T to Mike Anderson

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Today’s Music: Leo Kottke from the 1970s, “Vaseline Machine Gun”

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin

More about the great guitarist Leo Kottke is here. The music is down there:

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Today’s Music: Ry Cooder “No Banker Left Behind”

Posted on March 16, 2012 by admin

Mr. Cooder does himself proud here, and he wrote the lyrics, too.

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