Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Big Bill Broonzy was good, PeverilPeril, a master of his music. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluewebbo 0 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Well Im listening to Howlin Wolf naturally ! Saw him at the Boat Club twice One session was brilliant the other, woozy: he was great but he had a young session band ...... He taught them how to sing the Blues ...he also clapped his hands so the whole band could play the rhythm all at same time The song: " Three hundred pounds of heavenly joy " Bluewebbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 This one ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIKcxLVJVQc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 'Cat Squirrel' recorded by Doctor Ross (The Harmonica Boss) in 1961. He first recorded it on the Sun Records label in 1953 but it was unissued. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Mentioning the harmonica on another thread today reminded me of this track from my favourite John Mayall album, The Blues Alone. Catch That Train.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Something similar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdxxSBVwRYg 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Long time since I've heard that. I lent my Wheels of Fire to a 'mate' from school who never returned it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 And I expect the original "Wheels of Fire" album(done with silver foil ? ) on Polydor is worth a few bob now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I wonder if he's still got it, thieving barsteward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 'The Blues Alone' was the first John Mayall album that I bought in 1967 and I stil have it in my collection. 'Broken Wings' is one of my favourites from John Mayall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 What about Bare Wires ? It featured Mick Taylor short lived guitarist with the Rolling Stones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I've got that one as well, Bubblwrap. In fact I've got quite a few by John Mayall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 #111 Mick Taylor left the Stones because Keith Richards couldn't stand him and made it very clear. Stones loss, Taylor was the better man! BTW - Blues from Laurel Canyon was another great Mayall album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 'Baker Shop Boogie' by Willie Nix. Recorded in 1953 on the Sun Records label. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The great Nina Simone - a shorter version of Sinnerman from 1965 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
firbeck 859 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I don't know why but I've not looked on here before. I first started to appreciate the genre in the latter part of the 60's, probably due to listening to John Mayall, Chicken Shack and Fleetwood Mac, 'Red House' by Jimi Hendrix on his first album was one of my favourites at the time, then the style was 'expanded', for want of a better word, by bands like Led Zeppelin and even Canned Heat. I recall when I was working at Minehead Butlins back in the summer of 69, persuading the manager of the local town basement disco to try an alternative music night. I was given the chance and took in my various singles and albums to be confronted by a largely teenage audience who were clearly waiting for me to play their fave current hit 'Sugar Sugar' by the Archies. No chance, I turned up the volume and whacked on 'You Shook Me' by Led Zeppelin, it didn't go down well and the place cleared in seconds!! They didn't even like 'Do Blue Men Sing the Whites' by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, I didn't last at that job very long. The first classical old blues singer I saw was Champion Jack Dupree at a very informal gig at Portsmouth Poly also back in 1969. I'd just met a very attractive girl in the disco there and I don't know how it came about but we ended up on stage leaning on his upright piano, I suspect the old boy took a fancy to her and looking back, I don't blame him. I saw Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee a couple of times, once at the Bardney Folk Festival near Lincoln in 1971 and later in the Portland Building at Nottingham University. About 20 years ago I went to see the return of Peter Green with his Splinter Group featuring Cozy Powell at the Leadmill in Sheffield, this was supposed to be his triumphant comeback, but I'm afraid all we got was a shambling, mumbling shadow of his former glorious self, it was very sad to see, he'd clearly lost the plot. I won't attempt to download from Youtube, but as far as I'm concerned my favourite work of 21st century blues is 'White African' by Otis Taylor, the first two tracks 'My Soul's in Louisiana' and 'Resurrection Blues' are quite stunning, you simply have to turn up the volume and bass for the second track to really appreciate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 48 847 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 There you go Firbeck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBI 2,351 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Anyone been watching Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South on BBC2 over the past few weeks? Slightly cliche-ed in the use of a classic convertible to get about, but apart from that, hugely enjoyable I thought. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Every enjoyable viewing, but no Allman Brothers reference when he visited Georgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 'Take A Little Chance' was recorded by Jimmy DeBerry in 1953 on the Sun Records Label. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Having had a very depressing week, and madam watching The Voice, and some garbage about hypnosis, I decided to don my earphones to cheer me up. Yes, I know it sounds weird, blues to cheer me up, but it worked. I played Soulshine by the Allman Brothers, I'll be holding on by Gregg Allman, and Mountain Cry by Blues Traveler and Gregg Allman. Played them repeatedly, and many more too. It worked, I've been cheery all day....... Up to now anyway. LOL 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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FLY2 10,108 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Yesterday afternoon, I watched two progs I'd recorded from BBC4 on Friday night about Irish Rock Music, and Irish Rock at the BBC. Some good footage of Thin Lizzy, Them, Horselips but particularly the late great Rory Gallagher. Get it on Catch Up if poss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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