Tag Archives: Country Blues

Today’s Music: Johnny Hodges, Jim McCarty, Steve Goodman

Posted on July 25, 2012 by admin

Sax master and Duke Ellington sideman Johnny “Rabbit” Hodges was born today in 1906 (d. 1970). Johnny was a major influence on later jazz saxophonists such as Charlie Parker and John Coltrane. The Yardbirds’ drummer Jim McCarty was born this … Continue reading →

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Today’s Music: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Ian Stewart, Dion, Martha Reeves, Ricky Skaggs

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

Rock-blues wild man Jalacy ‘Screamin’ Jay’ Hawkins cast his first spell on this day in 1929 (d. 2000). Here’s Jay’s biggest hit, I Put a Spell on You: The ‘sixth Rolling Stone,’ pianist Ian Stewart was born this day in 1938 … Continue reading →

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Lightnin’ Hopkins in the Early ’60s

Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins (b. Sam John Hopkins in 1912) doesn’t get a lot of notoriety these days, but listen to the guitar licks and the rhythm on this video and you can hear the same patterns used by modern rock and blues … Continue reading →

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