Buddy Guy @ 85
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Bluesin’ By The Bayou: Ain’t Broke, Ain’t Hungry
Terrific compilation that has just been released by the very excellent Ace Records. It seems that it’s up to some very small European labels to keep this amazing history alive. Barbara LynnbluesLazy LesterLightnin’ SlimLouisianamusicroots musicSlim Harpo
Buddy Guy @ 80
Happy birthday to the wonderful Buddy Guy. bluesBuddy Guyguitarmusic
I am the blues
Sensitively directed (i.e. unobtrusively) and superbly edited documentary about the last generation of blues musicians playing the thoroughly diminished Chitlin’ Circuit — one of whom has sadly since passed on since this film was made. For me, the revelation of the film were the ladies — Barbara Lynn and Carol Fran. Catch it if you can. Barbara LynnBilbo WalkerbluesBobby RushCarol…
Buddy Guy and the Future of the Blues
This on NPR bluesBuddy GuyEric ClaptonLouisianamuddy watersmusicrhythm and bluesrock ‘n rollRolling Stones
Holger Peterson: ambassador of the blues
No-one knows more about the blues than Holger. No-one is as enthusiastic as Holger. He is such a pleasure to listen to unlike his CBC cohort — a lazy, irritating, name-dropping ex-member of a beat combo that merely trades on his name and is prima facie guilty of nepotism. (And his program runs on a thoroughly tenuous premise). bluesHolger Petersonmusicradio
Documenting Mississippi Delta Blues Musicians
The Huffington Post (H/T to CS). Big George BrockbluesCadillac John NolanJames “Super Chikan” JohnsonJames Son ThomasJimmy AndersonKing LloydLC UlmerLeo Bud WelchLou BoppMississippiMississippi DeltaMonroe JonesMr. Johnnie BillingtonmusicPat ThomasRL BoyceRobert “Bilbo” WalkerRufus RoachT Model FordTL Williams
Ghost Blues – The Story Of Rory Gallagher
In 1970 Hendrix was asked by a reporter, “So Jimi, what’s it like to be the best guitarist in the world?” Hendrix answered, “I don’t know. Ask Rory Gallagher.” I was invited into Rory’s Fulham apartment (I won’t explain the circumstances) but never actually met the great man. A gentle man of absolute artistic integrity.…
Robert Johnson: rare new photograph
This in the Guardian (h/t to Bart van Klink) Until now, there were only two verified photographs of Johnson (1911-1938), who remains the most inspirational musician produced by the Mississippi Delta and the man Eric Clapton once anointed as “the most important blues musician who ever lived”. This weekend a third, newly cleaned-up and authenticated image…
Rolling Stones @ 50
Two of the highlights: Satisfaction left off because of stringent O2 time constraints. Telegraph Review Right about now the Stones’ 50th anniversary shows in London should kick off. My man on the inside tells me that the set list so far: Set list so far : 1-Wanna be your man 2-Get of off my cloud…
