Archive for November, 2007
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Big Road Blues Show 11/25/07: Mix Show
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Cannon’s Jug Stompers
Going To Germany
Memphis Jug Band & Cannon’s Jug…
Bessie Mae Smith
My Daddy’s Coffin Blues
St. Louis Bessie & Alice Moore Vol. 1
Mattie Delaney
Down the Big Road Blues
Mississippi Blues - Vol.1
George Mojo Buford
I’m So Glad
Chicago Blues Summit
Kansas City Red
The Moon Is Rising
Original Chicago Blues
William Carter
Going Out West
Chicago Blues from C.J. Records Vol. 2
Ishman Bracey
Trouble Hearted Blues
Legends […]
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Tampa Red & Johnnie Jones Part 2: It’s A Brand New Boogey
Johnnie & Letha Jones
The group cut two exceptional sessions in March and November of 1950 once again prominently featuring Jones’ vocal abilities. “195o Blues” opens with a watery, flowing slide solo and settles into a a marvelous sing along vocal, with both men wonderfully complimenting each other in an easy, playful manner. Tampa’s […]
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Tampa Red & Johnnie Jones Part 1: It’s A Brand New Boogey
By the time Johnnie Jones had taken over the piano chair in Tampa Red’s band in March 1949 Tampa had been a recording star for twenty years. Outside of a national hit in 1949 Tampa’s career was on the wane and his recording career essentially ended in 1953 outside of two disappointing albums for Bluesville […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Chicago Blues by Jeff
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Big Road Blues Show 11/18/07: Otis & Lucille Spann - Look Like Twins
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Otis & Lucille Spann
Look Like Twins
Down To Earth
Lucille Spann
Dedicated To Otis
Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival
Otis Spann
It Must Have Been The Devil
Chess Blues Piano Greats
Otis Spann
Five Spot
Chess Blues Piano Greats
Otis Spann
I’m Leaving You
Chess Blues Piano Greats
Lucille Spann
Chains of Love
Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3
Lucille Spann
Love With A Feelin’
Chicago Blues Masters Vol. 3
Otis Spann
Goodbye Newport Blues
At Newport
Otis […]
1 Comment » - Posted in 1960's Blues, 1970's Blues, Articles, Chicago Blues by Jeff
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Shirley Griffith: Saturday Blues/Mississippi Blues
When I mention Shirley Griffith to anyone I invariably get the same two questions - he’s a man and his name is Shirley? and Shirley Griffith who? Yes to the first question and I’ll spend the rest of this post explaining the latter. In short Shirley Griffith was a deeply expressive singer and […]
4 Comments » - Posted in 1960's Blues, Mississippi Blues by Jeff
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Big Road Blues Show 11/11/07: American Folk Blues Festival - I’m Trying To Make London My Home
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
T-Bone Walker
I’m In Love
AFBF 1962-1965
Sippie Wallace
Woman Get Wise
AFBF ‘66
Lonnie Johnson
It’s Too Late To Cry
AFBF 1962-1965
Memphis Slim
Wish Me Well
AFBF 1962-1965
Roosevelt Sykes
Running The Boogie
AFBF ‘66
Big Joe Turner
Oh Well, Oh Well
AFBF DVD Vol. 4
J.B. Lenoir
Slow Down Woman
AFBF 1962-1965
John Lee Hooker
King of the World
AFBF 1962-1965
Doctor Ross
Farewell Baby
AFBF 1962-1965
Junior Wells
Hoodoo Man Blues
AFBF ‘66
Buddy Guy
First Time I Met The Blues
AFBF 1962-1965
Matt […]
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Big Road Blues Show 11/4/07: Dusting The Frets - Mandolin Blues
ARTIST
SONG
ALBUM
Memphis Jug Band
Snitchin’ Gambler Blues
Memphis Jug Band (JSP)
Carolina Peanut Boys
You Got Me Rollin’
Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues
Vol Stevens
Baby Got The Rickets
Memphis Jug Band (JSP)
Birminham Jug Band
German Blues
Jaybird Coleman & Birmingham Jug Band
King David’s Jug Band
Rising Son Blues
Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues
The Two Poor Boys
Two White Horses In Line
Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues
Nap Hayes & Matthew […]
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Some Thoughts On Tommy Johnson
I’ve been thinking about Tommy Johnson and his influence lately. For someone who recorded so little his influence was unusually vast and long lasting; after all his recorded output only consists of six issued sides for Victor in 1928 and six issued sides for Paramount in 1929. A welcome surprise in recent years has been […]
