In light of the storm that is going on down in the gulf right now, and with the last video being called Tupelo I thought that a little John Lee Hooker was in order.I sure do hope everybody stays safe down there. You can always rebuild your house, people in Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of the gulf have been doing that for hundreds of years, and writing and singing blues songs about it ...
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Here's mine. I love the rhythm and drone aspect of Hooker's distinctive blues, they put me in a trance of sorts. I just recently started listening to him and only have this one album - That's Where It's At! Suggestions are appreciated for further investment.
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(UPDATE: Daniel stopped by to comment, thanks for visiting and welcome to mog!)*SoCal raised artist Daniel Edlen makes these gorgeous vinyl portraits of musicians.* Each artist graces an original album of their own and is framed with the album sleeve. (Source: "Josh Spear":http://www.joshspear.com/item/daniel-edlen/)*From the site:*__Creating portraits of musicians on their original record albu...
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When I was out in the car this morning I was listening to a collection of old blues and r'n'b records on the King and Federal labels. I'd forgotten all about this elemental piece of free-form scary blues from John-Lee, recorded in 1949 (!!) - but having reminded myself of it, I hasten to share it.
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This video is the best I've seen from this mid sixties period. As Jerri Blank would say, Hobo . . . . Hobo Camp! It's Hobo Blues.
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John Lee Hooker never needed a band, just himself, his tapping foot and talking style blues vocals and insistent guitar riffs, to work up an audience, whether in a concert hall or in a tiny folk type coffee house. He's won his share of public recognition for his work too, from French awards for his recordings to Ebony's Hall of Fame. The kind of imagery John Lee Hooker conjures up can be heard ...
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Recorded live in Chicago in 1977, this captures a a brief set by each of these blues legends. The Albert King set finds him in excellent form, tearing up his guitar on "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "I Worked Hard," and turning in fine vocals on "The Very Thought of You" and the title track, here mistitled as "When You Down." John Lee Hooker's set is a typical... More boogie-infested one, with solid
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John Lee Hooker needs no introduction. A true legend in the blues world. Known as "the king of the boogie" played with a wide array of artist throughout his career.However, sometimes its great just to hear him and a small band. This is from a tiny club in Montreal May of '77. The entire show is pretty hot, but this song rips.He's playing with a guitarist named John Garcia. Sounds a lot like Joh...
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I have heartaches, I have blues. No matter what you got, the blues is there. 'Cause that's all I know - the blues. And I can sing the blues so deep until you can have this room full of money and I can give you the blues.
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