I don't think I can recommend this mp3 album more enthusiastically. I love it, and think that fans of the blues, folk music, and gospel music will too. Just check out the various artist who are included here.The cool part about mp3 albums is that you only have to buy the tracks that you like, but in this case each track is a keeper.Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will The Circle Be Unbrokenclick image fo...
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Folk, Gospel & Blues - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Friday Blues Funny - Funny Howlin' Wolf Photo
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Every time I see the below photo, I laugh. Howlin' Wolf could be so intense at times, here he is comic. The other two guys in the photo are being straight men.Howlin' Wolf @Amazon.com
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Friday Blues Funny - B.B. King and Redd Foxx
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B.B.King/ReddFoxxBlues On The Bayouclick image for info @Amazon.comTrack Listing1. Blues Boys Tune 3:29 2. Bad Case Of Love 5:28 3. I'll Survive 4:52 4. Mean Ole' World 4:30 5. Blues Man 5:19 6. Broken Promise 3:34 7. Darlin' What Happened 5:26 8. Shake It Up And Go 3:10 9. Blues We Like 5:08 10. Good Man Gone Bad 3:20 11. If I Lost You 4:57 12. Tell Me Baby 3:26 13. I Got S...
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Early British Blues-Rock
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The Rolling Stones - my favourite Stones track. I now know it is Willie Dixon, then Howlin Wolf - but in the UK the Stones did it in 1964The Yardbirds, is this a Bo Diddley original?Them - I love 'Van The Man' - the grumpy old sod!The Animals. - is a Blues Blog the place for this - I think so - originally (1966) a Stones track, I wish I'd been at Monterey
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I Feel Like Going To Church - Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down
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Johnny Cash God's Gonna Cut You DownAccording to Wikipedia;"God's Gonna Cut You Down", also known as "Run On", is a traditional folk song which has been recorded by numerous artists representing a variety of genres. The lyrics are a warning to sinners that no matter how hard they try, they will not avoid God's judgment; in the chorus, God Himself tells the narrator of the song to "Go tell that ...
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It's the Birthday of Muddy Waters
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Happy birthday to the Godfather of the blues Mr. Muddy Waters, he was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi in 1915. According to Muddy his grandmother gave him the nickname of Muddy Waters because he liked to play in the muddy creek near his house. He learned to play the blues by listening to other Mississippi Delta blues musicians such as Son House and Robert Johnson. He worked on the farm and...
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The Sledge Grits Band
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I would not normally refer to a band that plays blues music as cute. But if you watch the videos below, I am sure you will agree that "The Sledge Grits Band" are some of the cutest little musicians around.They were featured on CBS' "The Early Show" Singing Family Face Off. These sisters from Salinas, Calif. performed Aretha Franklin's classic Reach Out And Touch Somebody's Hand. I think it will...
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I Feel Like Going to Church - Trouble of the World - Mahalia Jackson
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Trouble of the World - Mahalia JacksonThe above clip is from the 1959 version of the award winning movie "Imitation of Life" it is one of those movies that is such a big part of the black culture of my youth. If you want to see some people living the blues, watch that movie.Again I think that this song captures the mood of gospel blues so well. And while it has a sad theme it soars in such a wa...
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Old Man Blues Video
Old man blues - Notes From YouTube; Based on the old woman blues by Champion Jack Dupree. The longer stop time verses are Geoff C's.
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Friday Blues Funny - Guitar Face - Ana Popovic
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ANA POPOVIC @ The Rams Head Annapolisphoto by Glenn's photography
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The White Stripes on Conan O'Brien's Last Show
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I'm always saying, "there is so much music and so little time." Consider the White Stripes for example. I have been planing on writing about them forever. But I could not really put them in the proper context for my humble little blues blog here. Well, some times my lackadaisical attitude gets overtaken by events.Recently the White Strips played a unique version of We Are Going To Be Friends fo...
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John Boutte - Good Neighbor
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GoodNeighborI first heard blues / R&B / Jazz musician John Boutte, while listening to my local blues cable TV station. They really play some great blues. I don't know if any of you have access to blues music via your cable TV, but you might want to check to see if your cable provider has a blues station.His MySpace page has a good selection of songs from his recent album Good Neighbor. I really...
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Blues Music Grammy Awards
I did not watch the Grammy Awards television show, but I did go online to Grammy.com to see who actually won the in the blues catagory. I'm presenting the various albums and the two winners. I thought it would be good to see who was nominated also.I'm glad that I pretty much covered all these albums, so you can click on the artist labels below to see my original write ups. And if you would like...
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Dancin' The Boogie - Silvan Zingg, Will & Maéva
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I love boogie-woogie because it is kind of a happier part of the blues. All the energy and dynamics that the blues can bring are found in Silvan Zingg's music. He has a mastery of the boogie-woogie beat that is very smooth and refined, and he also holds on to that emotionally compelling part of good blues music. When I watch the dance video clip below I can't keep my feet from moving. And the...
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Led Zeppelin - Travelling Riverside Blues
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Hey, man if you see my rider, tell her to come on back home, ain't had no lovin since that little girl been gone.Travelling Riverside Blues Asked sweet mama, Let me be her kid She said, "You might get hurt if you don't keep it hid" Well I know my baby, If I see her in the dark I said I know my rider, If I see her in the dark Now, I goin' to Rosedale, Take my rider by my side Still bar...
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New Release Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Folk Songs of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee click image for info @Amazon.com Track Listings 1. I Love You Baby 2. Corn Bread, Peas and Black Molasses 3. That's How I Feel 4. You'd Better Mind 5. Treated Wrong 6. Brownie's Blues 7. Southern Train 8. Just a Dream (On My Mind) - Sonny Terry, Broonzy, Willie 9. Sonny's Blues 10. Gone But Not Forgotten 11. Change the Lock ...
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Nancy Wilson - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
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This is not really a blues song, but it fits my mood and the time of the year so well. I hope you all have a wonderful New Years eve and an even better New Year! What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Lyrics Maybe it's much too early in the game Ah, but I thought I'd ask you just the same What are you doing New Year's New Year's Eve? Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight When it's e...
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New Series: The Men Behind The Bluesmen
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I like to give credit where credit is due. That's just how I roll. Some people mistakenly believe that the blues is a black or white thing. It is true that many of the great bluesmen were black, it is also a fact that there were many white men standing behind them encouraging them, enabling them, cajoling them, collaborating with them to create this great art form that we all love so much. Any...
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