Some Earl Hooker for a Tuesday morning…this will get your blood flowing.
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All posts tagged “blues”
Eyesight to the Blind
I’m looking forward to David Bromberg’s show at Hugh’s Room in August. Here he is with his band performing Eyesight to the Blind. This is a Sonny Boy Williamson blues (the second Sonny Boy Williamson that is). Here’s a recording of Sonny Boy doing it.
Another night to cry
Geez, I sure am disappointed in the results of yesterday’s Ontario election. That’s all I have to say on that subject. Here’s Lonnie Johnson…. https://youtu.be/78dVdblFZkw
Kassie Jones
Furry Lewis. https://youtu.be/DVIXcMCg15c
Juke Boy
Here’s a couple cuts by a lesser-known blues player named Juke Boy Bonner, whose music I came across more or less accidentally many years ago. He lived a fairly short life and if his songs are to be believed, not a very happy one. I… Read More
King of the 9-String
How many guitar pickers seriously mess with their instrument? Normally I’d be safe in saying banjo players do a lot more of that kind of thing than guitar pickers. On a banjo you can adjust or change the head, adjust or change the tailpiece, try… Read More
Twist it
Here is Jimmy Lee Robinson with and unusual and hypnotic twist….
You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down
I subscribe to the “meredithantraxelrod” YouTube channel and it’s always a treat when Meredith Axelrod uploads some tunes because she is a really great singer. Here she is with Craig Ventresco performing You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down. https://youtu.be/qrnzI3yGVsc
Keep a song in your Soul
Here’s Little Miss Higgens and the Winnipeg 5
Big Wind
When I got home from work today it was sunny and warm, so I fed the critters and went outside to play my banjo on the front porch. I was out there about a half hour when suddenly the sky went dark and a big… Read More
27th Street 