Friday night Sonny Boy Williamson blogging
Technically it’s Sonny Boy Williamson II but the “II” tends to get dropped in the YouTube listings. There was a Sonny Boy Williamson I but he passed in 1948 and…
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Friday night
Here’s an interesting combination of performers. Someone will have to let me know if it works. To begin, Doc Watson will explain the origins of this first song, which is…
Sunday morning
If you’re not entirely awake yet, this might do the trick.
Friday night
Got a nickel that I keep here in my pocket I got these snakeskin boots here wrapped around my feet I got a picture that I keep here in a…
Friday night
Lonnie Johnson is another innovative blues and jazz musician who originally hailed from New Orleans. A lot of them seemed to end up in Texas but Johnson actually ended up…
Friday night
Let’s begin with a little solo rock ‘n’ roll. This is Gary Clark Jr. performing live at a radio station with Shotgun Man. This is Doggie Treats by Sue Foley,…
Friday night: Tower of Power
Last week all the offerings were slow blues. This week, not so much. If you want the full introduction to the band, you can start this at the beginning. If…
Friday night: Slow blues
Seems appropriate for a hot August evening. This is Johnny Copeland with Honky Tonkin’. I believe this is from an episode of Austin City Limits. It was a tribute to…
Friday night: Harp
Apparently it’s possible to hoodoo the hoodoo man. Actually Hoodoo Man Blues was the title track on Junior Wells first album in 1965. And Louis Jordan was singing about hoodooing…
Friday night
This is John Fullbright. I made the heaven and earth, I made the stars above. Is it too much to ask for a little love? This is one of those…
Friday night
Good evening. We’ll start the proceedings with Corey Harris performing in Paris (which might explain why he introduces Black Woman Gate in French), assisted by Moh Kouyaté on lead guitar.…
Friday night unplugged
In 2003 John Fahey came in at number 35 on a Rolling Stone list of the top 100 guitarists of all time. This is Poor Boys Long Way From Home.…
Sunday morning
Gov’t Mule unplugged. Fallen Down.
Friday night
I had a craving for voices and harmonies and stuff and I’m indulging myself. There’s not much more to it than that. I posted this first one once before but…
Friday night
Good evening. This would be one of those sets consisting of tunes I stumbled over while looking for other things. Let’s start with a funky guitar instrumental called Last Train…
Friday night
To quote the Wikipedia bio, Little Walter “fundamentally altered many listeners’ expectations of what was possible on blues harmonica” and it would be hard to overstate his influence. This is…
Friday night
You know how I like to do a change of pace every once in a while? This is one. And we start with John Hartford, his fiddle and a piece…
Friday night: RIP Doc Watson
Arthel “Doc” Watson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89. During a long career in music he earned 8 Grammy awards and a reputation as a master at…
Friday night
Juke is an instrumental originally written and recorded by Little Walter. This is Moreland & Arbuckle. Just a Feeling is another Little Walter tune. This one’s a slow blues and…