How about some classic Sonny Boy II (Rice Miller), blowing his way through "Your Funeral, My Trial."
Friday May 29, 2009
Friday May 15, 2009
Another work week come and gone, another edition of Friday Blues Blogging. This time, we have Shawn Pittman performing Magic Sam's "Lookin' Good."
Friday May 01, 2009
It's Friday, the end of the week, and time for another edition of Friday Blues Blogging. This time, sit back and enjoy Buddy Guy work out on First Time I Met the Blues. That's the great Dave Meyers on bass, by the way.
Friday Apr 10, 2009
Friday Blues Blogging, this time, Derek Trucks. There is such a ringing, singing, lyrical aspect to his playing, you can't help but just be awed. Here he is, beginning with some single string action, then switching to slide at the end for a crescendo flurry.
Friday Mar 27, 2009
A return to Friday Blues Blogging, after a many months' sabbatical. Today's edition: Lightning Hopkins doing his version of Baby Please Don't Go. Enjoy.
Friday May 02, 2008
Hound Dog Taylor and Little Walter. Footage of Walter is very rare to come by. But this pairing with Hound Dog is quite nice indeed.
BTW, Hound Dog had six fingers:
Friday Apr 25, 2008
This week's edition of Friday Blues Blogging: Louisiana Red (that's Carey Bell on harp and Jimmy Rogers on second guitar):
More info on Red here.
Friday Apr 18, 2008
Today's edition of Friday Blues Blogging: a little something from the oft-overlooked Pee Wee Crayton:
Friday Mar 07, 2008
Take a break for some blues. Blind Willie Johnson's "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground." Chilling.
Note: The first pic that comes up is not Blind Willie Johnson, but Blind Willie McTell.
Friday Feb 29, 2008
For your blues listening enjoyment, Junior Watson on guitar, and as a bonus, John Nemeth on vocals:
Friday Feb 15, 2008
Lynwood Slim and Alex Schultz hitting the A shuffle:
Friday Feb 08, 2008
Can't get more bluesy than Bukka White and Aberdeen Mississippi Blues:
Friday Feb 01, 2008
I'd like to take this Friday's edition of Friday Blues Blogging to remember my good friend and bass playing companion, Walter Chase, who died Sunday, January 20, after a year and half long bout with cancer. As this article points out, Walter was a musician who would play for any cause. Walter, I know you are in a better place now. Here's a little sumthin' for you.
Friday Jan 18, 2008
It's Friday, you know where to get your Friday Blues Blogging, this time from John Mayer, that young pup pop star:
Friday Jan 11, 2008
I'm a little groggy this morning after attending the Reverend Horton Heat extravaganza last night in Colorado Springs at the Black Sheep. The man puts on an awesome show. Here he is doing Big Sky, which he opened with last night:
The Rev also laid into some great covers, including Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash), Ace of Spaces (Motorhead), and Paranoid (Black Sabbath). Talk about covering a lot of musical ground.
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