I read tonight of the passing of Pinetop Perkins at 97. RIP Mr. Perkins can be heard playing piano on many of the best blues recordings.
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My Castle’s Rockin’
As some of you know, my friend Fitzgerald is kind enough to allow me to post from time to time over at his fine blues blog, SqueezeMyLemon. This morning I featured Alberta Hunter, live. These performances were recorded when Ms. Hunter was in her 80s.… Read More
Train Song of the Day
Kassie Jones Here’s Furry Lewis
The Hound
I posted a couple videos by Hound Dog Taylor over at SqueezeMyLemon this morning. He was a tremendously energized player. When I hear his music, I think of something I heard Utah Phillips say on some recording or another: “I prefer a rude vigor to… Read More
Mr. 5X5
Today I’d like to feature Mr. 5X5, Little Jimmy Rushing. Mr. Rushing sang for the Basie band but I’m more familiar with some of his other work, because my father used to play an album produced by John Hammond called simply Mr. 5X5. He loved… Read More
Time for a musical interlude…
It’s about time, after all these fungal photographs. Here’s Captain Beefheart performing Bat Chain Puller….
Man who play piano must drink beer…
Champion Jack Dupree: “When you open up a piano, you see freedom. Nobody can play the white keys and don’t play the black keys. You got to mix all these keys together to make harmony. And that’s what the whole world needs: Harmony.”
Boogie on over….
…with me to SqueezeMyLemon and let’s hear some Geraint Watkins.
Ragged and Dirty
Get Ragged and Dirty with me over at SqueezeMyLemon.
One kind favour I’ll ask of you…
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