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Category Archives: Blues
Today’s Music: Sonny Boy Williamson, “Sloppy Drunk”
Sure, you know who the original Sonny Boy Williamson was (there were two) and Aleck Miller, AKA Sonny Boy Williamson II. I have trouble keeping them apart myself, but they were both great musicians who had a vast influence on … Continue reading
Today’s Music: Franny Beecher
Most people have never heard of Franny Beecher, but he was lead guitarist for Bill Haley and His Comets, the first hit rock band that promoted itself as a rock band in 1955. Beecher has always been underrated and rarely … Continue reading
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Tagged Benny Goodman, Bill Haley, Franny Beecher, Rock Around the Clock
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Today’s Music: Miles Davis “All Blues”
American jazz has travelled a rocky trajectory from the Ragtime of the early 20th century to ’20s Dixieland to the ’30s Big Band Era to post-war Bebop to ’50s Cool Jazz to late ’60s Fusion to Whatever It Is Now. … Continue reading
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Tagged All Blues, Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, Wayno
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Today’s Music: Two by Coltrane
What’s that? You’ve never heard of sax genius John Coltrane? Learn up here. While you’re reading, listen to Coltrane doing “Freight Trane” in 1958 with one of my favorite guitarists, Kenny Burrell, and the landmark “Giant Steps” in 1959. BTW, … Continue reading
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Tagged Freight Trane, Giant Steps, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell
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Today’s Music: Eric Burdon Young and Old
Although The Animals had their moment of pop/rock stardom in the mid-1960s with a string of hit records, lead singer Eric Burdon was always underrated as a blues vocalist and had practically faded into obscurity by the 1980s. Now 70, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Burdon, The Animals, War, We Gotta Get Out of This Place
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Today’s Music: Ton Van Bergeyk: “Grizzly Bear”
I don’t know much about Ton Van Bergeyk except he plays a hell of a ragtime guitar. The cut below was recorded in 1973, but Van Bergeyk is still out there playing. Click here for more info on this fine … Continue reading
Today’s Music: Ramsey Lewis Trio: “The In Crowd”
The Ramsey Lewis Trio proved in 1966 that you could get a jazz arrangement of a pop tune, such as “The In Crowd,” on the rock charts, even though the experts of the time said it was impossible. (Of course, … Continue reading
Today’s Music: ‘The Weight’ by The Band with Eric Clapton
Just a different version of The Band’s hit “The Weight” recorded I know not where (but maybe at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) in 1994.