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
When the ever ebullient Kermit says “we partyin’” he means it. This is a wonderful upbeat, warm and affectionate selection of mostly classics without ever falling into cliched kitsch — always with a nod and a wink in the direction of the boss man Louis Armstrong. His band is really smokin’ and the guest vocalist…
Released on this day (23rd) 40 years ago. All you always wanted to know. bluesfolkjimmy pagejohn bonhamjohn paul jonesLed Zeppelinmusicphysical graffitiRobert Plantrock ‘n roll
The BBC recently discovered a half-hour BBC Radio 4 interview with Louis Armstrong from 1968 (The story in The Guardian). Armstrong’s desert island records are: Blueberry Hill — Louis Armstrong Mack the Knife — Louis Armstrong People — Barbra Streisand Bye Bye Blues — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Bess, You Is My Woman…
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Viewing this definitive, albeit hagiograhic, film on Bob Marley has reignited my interest in his music which I first came across, of course, via Clapton (two years earlier Jimmy Cliff and Johnny Nash gave me my first taste of reggae). It was when Sting came on the scene that my interest waned: about this time even Jagger’s silly effort…
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Check out the terrific work of Smith — I especially appreciate the ones of musicians. Here are my favorites, the last one being of a young Harry Connick Jr. with Booker. Bo DiddleyClarence “Gatemouth” Brownharry connick jr.James Bookermichael p. smithmusicnew orleansTrombone Shorty
Good to see that Fats and Dave were able to attend this showing as per my last post. Here are some lovely shots of the three maestros, Dave ever irrepressible; Fats the quiet one. The best extended research on Fats and Dave is in the excellent book Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of…
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