Gatemouth
The maestro — born on this day. I pretty much have all of his back catalogue going back to the 50s. bluegrassbluesCajunClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountryfiddlefunk zydekoguitarJazzLouisianaSwingtexas
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Born on this day: the king of country-swing-blues-jazz. See The Guardian obit and AllMusic entry. It was good to see his longtime pianist Joe Krown on WWOZ yesterday. bluesClarence “Gatemouth” BrowncountryfiddleguitarJazzJoe KrownLouisianamusicSwing
Gatemouth
The genius born on this day. bluegrassbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfunkJazzLouisianamusicrhythm and bluesSwingtexaszydeco
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
Born on this day. “a steadfastly unclassifiable American original” bluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernmusic
“Second Line” for Bowie
As ugly as a teenage millionaire pretending it’s a whizz kid world You’ll take me aside, and say “Well, David, what shall I do? They wait for me in the hallway” I’ll say “don’t ask me, I don’t know any hallways” But they move in numbers and they’ve got me in a corner I feel…
Scott Billington: producer par excellence
How do you know when a song is finished? This is the key question for a producer — the answer lies with the idea that may best be described as an “intimation,” something that only comes with a deep understanding of a given tradition. Listen to this chat with Scott Billington arguably one of the best recording producers…
Gatemouth’s Texas Swing
I’ve been working my way through my last haul from the Louisiana Music Factory. This compilation with sleeve notes by non other than Scott Billington showcases a musician at the height of his game aged around 60, something he sustained right to the end hitting 81. Zappa was a big fan of Gatemouth as guitarist.…
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown: Dirty Work at the Crossroads 1947-1953
Essential for Gatemouth fans and others. Succinctly and very well put by Steve Leggett. big bandbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfiddleguitarLouisianamusicSteve Leggetttexas
Michael P. Smith Photography
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
James Booker: Old Soul with New Wrinkles
Since we are coming up to the time of year when Booker died I thought I’d mark it now. IMHO Booker is one of those geniuses on par with “Gatemouth” Brown in the sense that they were so versatile encompassing so many different styles and so authentically. Both were “characters” but of course were very different in…
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