Here's one used to illustrate Bob Koester's chapter "Jazz In St Louis-1958" in the book Just Jazz 2 (eds Traill & Lascelles, London, Peter Davis 1958).At the time of writing I knew I'd seen at least one other BJW photo from this "shoot". It can be seen on page 64 of Larry Cohen's mammoth 1993 book Nothing But The Blues. It's a indistinct shot of Big Joe with J D Short to his right.
Did the Even Dozen ever actually perform? I thought it was just a studio one-off.
What a great clip - maybe some tech guru will match up the video with the sound one day.
I don't think the guitar is a resonator though, but a sunburst double hole acoustic - still weird ass though - this could be in the Todd Cambio line soon! :P
Sad to say my jerky DSL performs like shit and is no quicker than dial up >:(Any improvements on your horizon?
Thanks Uncle Bud. Rereading I suspect that's what Slack's "Greek" about "BBC buttons" were all about ? Thank you for the translation.
I've always liked that Frank Edwards song; thanks for sending the video. Interesting though...he plays it in A on the recording I have (National Downhome Blues Festival) and in E on this video.
i'm not sure how to imbed the videos in the post, but check this out:
Did the Even Dozen ever actually perform? I thought it was just a studio one-off.
well known underground bama-lama-rama guitar studios
Does anyone know what kind of a guitar Sam is using in that great video?
Mark
http://www.williesalomon.com/L37_Sam%20Chatmon.htm
BTW www.williesalomon.com is the most pornographic guitar porn site I've ever visited.
...Craig Ventresco...If you like the clip, I highly recommend his CD on Origin Jazz Library called 'The Past is Yet to Come'.
[yt=425,350]video id goes here[/yt]Calvin,
Modify the above post so you can see how to post embedded Youtube videos. There is a Youtube BBC code button (6th from the left) that you can use and all you need is put video ID in between the codes.
The code looks like this:Code: [Select][yt=425,350]video id goes here[/yt]
Thanks,
Slack
Calvin,
Modify the above post so you can see how to post embedded Youtube videos. There is a Youtube BBC code button (6th from the left) that you can use and all you need is put video ID in between the codes.
The code looks like this:Code: [Select][yt=425,350]video id goes here[/yt]
Thanks,
Slack
Calvin,
Modify the above post so you can see how to post embedded Youtube videos. There is a Youtube BBC code button (6th from the left) that you can use and all you need is put video ID in between the codes.
The code looks like this:Code: [Select][yt=425,350]video id goes here[/yt]
Thanks,
Slack
When you say "video ID" do you mean the embed or the url.... ?
Slack if you want to learn those fun up the neck things he's doing Jorma breaks them down pretty clearly on one of his DVDs. They're not too difficult.
Great camera angle for teaching, I agree.
I'm sure you're really hangin' out to learn Embryonic Journey as well... :)
....come to think of it, did anyone else ever play out of B, standard tuning, no capo...??Robert Lockwood Jr, he has a few solo acoustic recordings where he plays out of B, check out "Western Horizon" on the Plays Robert & Robert record, he did a few other tunes with pretty much the same arrangement, such as "Driving Wheel" (off one of the 70s Trix LPs) if memory serves me correctly.
A good smattering of country blues videos in the 93 this guy has uploaded. The kind of player that makes you think you should take up stamp collecting instead. All videos aimed at both hands. Great voice too. Sample "Hesitation Blues" and "The Girl from Ipanema" ..at least...
He prohibits embedding his videos - so here is a listing of all.
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&user=Fretkillr&page=1
Yank Rachel doing Diving Duck Blues is IT baby!
Yank Rachel doing Diving Duck Blues is IT baby!
Where is this? I must see!
Its in one of the Louie Bluie scenes.
Japenese version of House of the Rising Sun by Chiaki Naomi
Added Japan: Traditional Vocal & Instrumental Music that you recommended Mr. O'Muck after listening to Handa on YouTube to my already long laundry list of CDs that I want to purchase at some point in time.
Work at home, but have been busy trying to meet a heavy deadline. Listened to your music from your MySpace page to help things speed along & it worked.
Man, I wish I could do that Tuvan throat singing -- it would really impress the neighbors! (the harmony, not the guttural, that is)
Apparently the men who sing in that style have a very short life expectancy.
Man, I wish I could do that Tuvan throat singing -- it would really impress the neighbors! (the harmony, not the guttural, that is)
Don't try this at home!
Apparently the men who sing in that style have a very short life expectancy.
These vids must be from the Guitar Workshop video of Geremia in performance, which I'd heard about but hadn't seen before.
Man, I wish I could do that Tuvan throat singing -- it would really impress the neighbors! (the harmony, not the guttural, that is)
Don't try this at home!
Apparently the men who sing in that style have a very short life expectancy.
http://www.youtube.com/v/UVwIqXCtgCUAnd now for something completely different. World music gone MAD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U327iCwt_9k
reat clip! I was under the impression that I posted several clips pertaining to the blues & Tuvan music back in April (but not this one). Either I meant to & forgot about it or that rascally, old Mr. O'Muck had them removed so he could have the first clips pertaining to blues & Tuvan music.
I suspect the former, but from what I've heard, one can never be to careful of that rascally, old MOM.
Here is what I meant to post back in April:
Quotereat clip! I was under the impression that I posted several clips pertaining to the blues & Tuvan music back in April (but not this one). Either I meant to & forgot about it or that rascally, old Mr. O'Muck had them removed so he could have the first clips pertaining to blues & Tuvan music.
I suspect the former, but from what I've heard, one can never be to careful of that rascally, old MOM.
Here is what I meant to post back in April:
I'm flattered to be included in anyone's conspiracy theory, but this was pure zeitgeistian synchronicity.
Rascally, eh? Hmmm.
What was the bleeping point of the whole goddamn thing if you're gonna savage the music as they did here.
Don't remember seeing this one of Sleepy John Estes and Yank Rachel doing Mailman Blues in the '50s.
the 1966 American Folk Blues Festival in UK.
Recorded Wed. 28 Sept London Royal Abert Hall.
( I have a DVD bought from ebay UK )
Haven't heard of Ashley Dow. Have to Google him.
Boyd Rivers. AMAZING VOCALS!!
Here's some more Sam Chatmon footage I came up on another forum:
Cheers
Pan
Jimi Hendrix accoustic guitar..Is that a KG-11 ???
http://www.youtube.com/v/j3bvnRV-Zek&hl=en&fs=1PP You've gone soft - all that ukulele'ing and messing around with the guitar on its back must have made you lose your attack! Nice example of '60's "folk blues" though. ;D
"Come Back Baby/Glory of Love". Great performance!
That's a sad piece and a beautiful understated performance. I'm a big Crudup fan, thanks for posting that.I'll second that, nice one OM. May I take the opportunity to remind folk of this http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=60&topic=2273.0
I've never been too sure about "Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle".
Here come Deford Bailey now, with his harmonica:
Great Clip! This is: Blind James Campbell String Band doing "John Henry". I wonder what year this was filmed?
The Arhoolie LP was recorded in 1963. It looks like the band is wearing the same clothes as on the Arhoolie LP cover picture, so 1963 or so is a good guess.DJ, Stefan's discographies give date of LP/CD release rather than recording. Dave Mangurian and Don Hill first recorded them in Spring 1961 followed by CS who recorded them extensively from October 1962 to April 1963. The LP draws its material from four "sessions" over that period.
Thanks to Stefan Wirz for the recording date and cover shot.
J.C. Burris doing some hambone on a San Francisco local tv show, with one of the strangest segues/endings I've seen on youtube.Great hambone! Did anyone check out the clip of JC from the same show playing bones and harp together? Very nice. It is after the harp only tune at the start.
Wyman claims that Big Bill learned guitar from Papa Charlie jackson. Can anybody confirm this? I've never heard that before, or i've shed those brain cells.On page 32 of Wyman's 'Blues Odyssey' tome (2001) he has another slant on it:
Lindy, thats one of the greatest things I've ever seen in my life. Her left hand dance is just unbelievable! Backflips!
And Madogirl, that Chap doing Crawlin' Baby Blues is our own Frank Basile a heavy duty Weenie contributor and mainstay. Great player and singer!
And Madogirl, that Chap doing Crawlin' Baby Blues is our own Frank Basile a heavy duty Weenie contributor and mainstay. Great player and singer!Magic!
And Madogirl, that Chap doing Crawlin' Baby Blues is our own Frank Basile a heavy duty Weenie contributor and mainstay. Great player and singer!Magic!
Madogirl go to his website http://www.donegone.net there's lots more very varied and enthralling. If he ever tours the UK I'll be first in line.
Thanks to Gordy for turning me on to this vid.
Hold onto your hats . . .
Lindy
Thanks for the post, Mr. O. As Andrew said--Great music! (BTW UB: There's a version on "Have A Little More Faith")
Lone Wolf Zoda from Japan does a nice version of Blake's "Too Tight Rag"
Hold on to your hats at 1.38 :)
Lone Wolf Zoda from Japan does a nice version of Blake's "Too Tight Rag"
Hold on to your hats at 1.38
Kim & Frank, I'll be lookin' for some fancy footwork on the 28th! :P
I also think we owe it to our wider international audience to start translating and performing our repertoires in other languages Urdu, Manx and Finnish for starters!
"We Pray the Brooze",
Shhhh.. "We Pray the Brooze" can be downloaded here:
[As for dancin', Frank I'm thinkin' a couple of go-go cages......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5faIwBs8r4Q&feature=related
Is there anyway to reverse the page order in this thread so that the most recent posts appear first and the older ones proceed back in time from the present? Only if its easy.
I was pretty narrow-minded about music to start with but there's even less clearance either side now.
I suppose it's "Art".
An attempt to bring the Blues into the western classical sound universe. Not entirely successfully but interesting nonetheless. Know of any other examples?
QuoteI suppose it's "Art".
And the Blues is what, pray tell? An accident? ;)
Here's one with particularly horrible string parts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-PVCP1rWI&feature=related
QuoteI suppose it's "Art".
And the Blues is what, pray tell? An accident? ;)
No... Blues is like.... good art.
what has been heard cannot be UN heard.
There is very little about this that is not horrible.
I can see the video in Slack's posting, but there is just a link in O'Muck's.
Maybe O'Muck and I have Mickey Mouse computers...
When you click on it a message appears: 'embedding disabled at user's request'. Maybe that's why O'Muck's recommendation got the same treatment?
ah but......I dunno...try to embed mine then...it's a good song...!
Hi all,
I'd be grateful to anyone who could post a quick and easy set of directions as to how to post here from YouTube. I've found some cool videos but haven't been able to figure out how to put them here, though I know how to get them up on facebook. Thanks.
All best,
Johnm
One of the things that kills me about RL is how he plays with such economy and relaxation as he creates an entire rhythm section that's just dripping with groove. Another thing is his voice.
Hi Lindy,Hey John,
I was at PT that first year, and I'm sorry to say, as often seems to be the case the first year I'm at an event where I'm teaching with a great musician whom I've not met before (Robert Belfour was another), I pretty much missed out on R.L. I recall him not having a lot to say, but being friendly none the less, and with that great smile. The late Dave Conant, a fine Seattle Rock, Blues and R & B guitarist, hung out with him a lot, as I recall. I remember RL doing a spectacular "Pony Blues" in his Saturday concert set. He never returned after that first year there, more's the pity.
All best,
Johnm
Fred Below
Here's the whole Broonzy film I believe. This is pretty candid, looks to me like Bill was asked if he remembered his classic flat-picked tune 'How You Want It Done?' & obliges, smiling at his sometimes clumsy rendition.
Bill must've been about 60 yrs old here yet looks like a man in his 30s! What a great piece of film.
It's not quite the whole thing -- I don't know if it's on YouTube, but right after the "How You Want It Done?" he goes into his flat-picked version of "John Henry," which was an active part of his repertoire in the '50s.
Chris
It's not quite the whole thing -- I don't know if it's on YouTube, but right after the "How You Want It Done?" he goes into his flat-picked version of "John Henry," which was an active part of his repertoire in the '50s.
Chris
Do you remember where you saw this Chris? The youtube vid is from the 'Legends of Country Blues Vol. 1' vid I believe & does not have that 'John Henry' ending.I remember when I saw it with the JH ending. It was shown at the 1st National Blues Convention, Conway Hall, London 1968 and I think that copy came via the British Film Institute (BFI) but wouldn't swear to it.
It's not quite the whole thing -- I don't know if it's on YouTube, but right after the "How You Want It Done?" he goes into his flat-picked version of "John Henry," which was an active part of his repertoire in the '50s.
Chris
Do you remember where you saw this Chris? The youtube vid is from the 'Legends of Country Blues Vol. 1' vid I believe & does not have that 'John Henry' ending.
Ritchie O'DonnellDidn't he once use the Snakehips monicker? Some years ago I embarked upon an interesting Elmore discourse with him.
That's right, BH.Ritchie O'DonnellDidn't he once use the Snakehips monicker? Some years ago I embarked upon an interesting Elmore discourse with him.
It's not quite the whole thing -- I don't know if it's on YouTube, but right after the "How You Want It Done?" he goes into his flat-picked version of "John Henry," which was an active part of his repertoire in the '50s.
Chris
Do you remember where you saw this Chris? The youtube vid is from the 'Legends of Country Blues Vol. 1' vid I believe & does not have that 'John Henry' ending.
I definitely have it on a VHS, and I'm 95% sure it's on this:
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Country-Blues-Roosevelt-Broonzy/dp/B000068MCD/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1286421141&sr=1-3
I'm pretty sure that film was shot by Pete Seeger and I think it can also be found on this release, although I don't own this one personally since a lot of it is duplicated on other Grossman releases:
http://www.amazon.com/Musical-Journey-Films-Toshi-Seeger/dp/B000E1NWOQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1286421225&sr=1-1
but of course if you buy these go through the Weenie link...
Terve Pan. Looks like you've been finding some second-hand shops in Berlin? Great find.
Hi all,Lovely. It's from one of Giles Oakley's The Devil's Music BBC TV series which were broadcast on Sunday evenings beginning 14 November 1976 for four weeks.
Sometimes you have to hand it to YouTube.
All best,
Johnm
We rode bikes all over Seattle making the video to Del Rey's new single the last week in December. Del sings and delivers smoking guitar riffs. George St. John on slide guitar and Eric Eagle on drums help her bring it home. Del Rey is giving ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the sales of this 45 RPM record to the Transportation Choices Coalition. I asked her twice to make sure. It's not after expenses. She's donating all of it.
Little wonder his Bobness called him the greatest guitar player he ever heard
Happy Birthday, Joe!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZexMptKshQ
This Sonny Boy Williamson footage was just posted on Blues-Finland.com.For some reason I've always thought this was a mid sixties US show the early episodes of which included segments taped in the UK by Granada TV specifically for it. This has to be one of them. The guitarist looks suspiciously like a young Davey Graham. But don't hold me to that.
Can anyone tell what's the personnel on this show, and when was it done? Are the backing musicians british? They sound pretty good to me.
This Sonny Boy Williamson footage was just posted on Blues-Finland.com.For some reason I've always thought this was a mid sixties US show the early episodes of which included segments taped in the UK by Granada TV specifically for it. This has to be one of them. The guitarist looks suspiciously like a young Davey Graham. But don't hold me to that.
Can anyone tell what's the personnel on this show, and when was it done? Are the backing musicians british? They sound pretty good to me.
This Sonny Boy Williamson footage was just posted on Blues-Finland.com.For some reason I've always thought this was a mid sixties US show the early episodes of which included segments taped in the UK by Granada TV specifically for it. This has to be one of them. The guitarist looks suspiciously like a young Davey Graham. But don't hold me to that.
Can anyone tell what's the personnel on this show, and when was it done? Are the backing musicians british? They sound pretty good to me.
Sorry Alexei, but Hullaballoo was a Granada production broadcast from Manchester on a Thursday evening. It's content was mainly folk, but Sonny Boy became a regular. Cyril Davies also appeared, I recall, so this will date it to 62/63 as he died in the early 60's.
I well recall watching this show and tried to never miss an edition.
Clearly Davy Graham on guitar but no clue to the other band members, but they would have been British I think as SBW toured on his own with a variety British backing bands.
From the Alan Lomax Archives YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2sTm5cowGY&feature=channel_video_title
"http://www.youtube.com/v/LUHr34cm8l8?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param>It sounds like there are fretted notes happening when her left hand is not on the neck, which is interesting to say the least :)
Not particularly country blues, but a testament to beautiful music made on the equipment that just happens to be within reach.
Saltmarsh Bill - this is actually old news and has been on the Weenie before, but you're not to know that being a newbie. Actually the player, Ronnie, is a man, despite the delicate fingers.PP, yeah I wondered about that, and the head scarf didn't help.
Here's a good one from Jaydee Short.Everyone's a good one from Short. :)
Johnm
Yup, I agree, Bunker Hill. Jaydee Short was a great singer, player and lyricist. I love his post-rediscovery version of "Spoonful", I've never heard another like it.Back in 2007 we did have a YouTube of JD Short from the Charters film The Blues but sometime in the past four years it's been removed http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?amp;Itemid=60&topic=4177.0
All best,
Johnm
I've said it before, but sometimes YouTube is so great.You ain't kidding. This is from Giles Oakley's BBC TV series The Devil's Music shot at his St Louis home on January 23rd 1976. Now where did I put all those old video recordings of the series? Or is it all on DVD now and hence its appearance on YT? ::)
Johnm
Sonny Boy Williamson (II) playing guitar : Kind Hearted Woman BluesRecorded Stockholm, 5 November 1963. Six songs in all were recorded, four appeared on a Danish EP in 60s and the remaining two (this song being one of them) on a limited edition British label, Rarity, in 70s.
I have no idea from where this came but it's really unique...
Were all these tracks with guitar BH, or just this one?Just this one, the guitarist for the session was Erik Host. There's one unaccompanied song Milky White Way thus
BTW, thanks for that video of Craig Ventresco and Meredith Axelrod, Chris. Fabulous.
Some tracks from the Larry Johnson Presenting The Country Blues album, if I'm not mistaken. Does anyone know if these tracks can be found on CD?Not available on CD. Take a look at Stefan's discography http://www.wirz.de/music/johnsfrm.htm (http://www.wirz.de/music/johnsfrm.htm) and you'll see that Bobby Robinson recorded Larry twice, once in 1964 (all unissued) and then again in 1969 some of which Mike Vernon negotiated Robinson for release on Blue Horizon. I think this topic may have been discussed elsewhere.
Some tracks from the Larry Johnson Presenting The Country Blues album, if I'm not mistaken. Does anyone know if these tracks can be found on CD?
Hi John Lee,
The musicians shown on the Tarheel Slim video, which is really nice by the way, thanks!, are Gabriel Brown on the left and his playing partner, Rochelle French, on the right.
All best,
Johnm
The king biscuit footage is Fantastic! Anyone know its history? Thanks for posting Prof. I'm sure someone somewhere has a shoebox in an attic somewhere with footage of Blind Willie McTell...got to be!
Following the Early Wright lecture, two archivists from the University of Georgia, Margaret Compton and Renna Tuten, will show two silent home movies shot on 8mm Kodachrome film stock dating to c. 1942 and 1952 from the family of Rayburn Moore, son of Max Moore, founder of Interstate Grocery and creator King Biscuit Flour. The earlier film (4 minutes long) depicts Robert Junior Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson performing together on the porch of a country grocery store in Arkansas, and the later film (12 minutes long) shows segments from a 1952 bus tour through Arkansas with Williamson and various King Biscuit Time band members performing.
Here's one from Curtis Jones. I know he's one of your favorites, Bunker Hill, and thought you'd get a kick out of this.Thanks. He's an acquired taste as I discovered after pontificating about him at great length in a magazine. Some mad fool has been threatening to publish this on the internet but I've been spared so far.
All best,
Johnm
I think Curtis fans can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
::)
Curtis Jones Tin Pan Alley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7MjuJglBrE#)lovely stuff!
1972 was 31 years in the future when Curtis Jones recorded that song in 1941. Now it's 40 years in the past. Time flies!indeed, time flies like an arrow
...also I'm surprised that this doc hasn't been posted yet:In June 1970 Harley Cokliss, an American film maker living in London, arranged a music press preview of a 50 minute documentary from footage he had shot in Chicago between April 18 and May 17 1970 - his aim was to getting it shown on British television. Looking at the notes I took at that event he told told those present that he was launching it in Britain because "interest in blues seems to be here and not back home". In January 1971 it "premiered" on the BBC TV's highbrow arts program "Monitor".
CHICAGO BLUES DOCUMENTARY FILMED IN 1972 PART
On the comments of this video it is said that the song in question is not "Every Day in the Week Blues".
Can someone verify if this is the case or not? Thanks.
Sonny boy Williamson - It's Raining Outdoors BabyAccompanied by Lennart Nylen guitar and Sture Nordin bass, filmed Copenhagen Nov 1963.
What a great banjo payer he was--I remember the first time I heard him play "Old Joe Clark", thinking, "I didn't think that tune could sound that good!"
I know nothing about the player, Andrew Dunham...
Hi all,
Prof. Scratchy posted this on facebook the other day. I know nothing about the player, Andrew Dunham, but he is REALLY country. That is some lonesome playing.
All best,
Johnm
No mention of Percy Huff on this cut
I'm most excited about this gem.
Ryan Baer: "Oozlin Daddy Blues" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd_puJlYSHg#ws)
No mention of Percy Huff on this cut, I'll look him up later.Gayle Dean Wardlow was the first to write about Luther and Percy: The Huff Brothers in Blues Unlimited 56 (Sep 1968). I think an updated version appeared in Chasin' That Devil Music which I can't refer to at present 'cause it's on loan.
I think an updated version appeared in Chasin' That Devil Music
I just came across this CBS tv show from the 60s I think, courtesy of a FB post from the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
This is a link to part 5, which has a great clip of a gandy dancer, and an unknown (to me!) guitar player. All the parts have music in them, some good stuff, check it out.
Here's Tarheel Slim accompanying himself out of B, as he did on one tune on his Trix album, "No time At All".
Sure sounds like you nailed it to me Deaf.
I love the happy blues sound he makes, between his picking and singing!
Sure brings a smile to my face, thanks for making the link for me.
Joe
I wonder if the tune in that film clip is actually Dunbar's earlier version of "Memphis Mail"??I've just played the Lake Mary LP and it is from that, all 4mins 48sec of it.
I wonder if the tune in that film clip is actually Dunbar's earlier version of "Memphis Mail"??I've just played the Lake Mary LP and it is from that, all 4mins 48sec of it.
Paweł Szymański's "Ach tak bym chciał" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIyOZ80k_WA#ws) is very good! Did you just google fingerpicking & Poland? Really nice chord work in that piece and the lyrics were a lot easier to understand than a lot of stuff I listen to.[/size] |
Hi all,Here's a little Crudup reading matter from a 2006 topic
Mr. OMuck posted this recently on facebook. Arthur Crudup is sort of semi-forgotten by present-day aficionados, maybe because he wasn't a flashy player. What a singer, though, and what beautiful time! I had never noticed before that he played this out of cross-note tuning. Enjoy.
All best,
Johnm
Here's some live footage of "Whistlin'" Alex Moore. Does anyone know where or when this might have been done?A pure stab in the dark but I'm guessing maybe the October/November 1969 continental leg of that year's AFBF. At the Royal Albert Hall he was wearing the same head gear! ;)
Pan
Here's some live footage of "Whistlin'" Alex Moore. Does anyone know where or when this might have been done?A pure stab in the dark but I'm guessing maybe the October/November 1969 continental leg of that year's AFBF. At the Royal Albert Hall he was wearing the same head gear! ;)
Pan
http://www.wirz.de/music/moorafrm.htm (http://www.wirz.de/music/moorafrm.htm) - scroll down to the live Arhoolie LP recorded on that tour.
what I think of as "Gospel Gravy" poured over everything.
The Skip and John piece is fascinating!
another thing I miss about not living in the Deep South anymore, hot tamales.
Really? I didn't care for them much, they reminded me too much of Wolf Brand Chili. Of course a real tamale to me is a red Mexican pork tamale or a green chili cheese tamale. :D
an earlier discussion elsewhere which seems to favour Peanut the Kidnapper...
A singing lesson from Boyd Rivers and Ruth May Rivers:
Boyd Rivers & Ruth May Rivers: Come Out the Wilderness (1978) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhF2Vl8Vts0#)
Big Bill on Fiddle
Damn, he sure do pull some bow!
hello friend,He enjoyed quite an active recording period during 1970s/80s
came across this little gem on the wonderful sun records country box set on bear family.
HARMONICA FRANK - GOIN' AWAY WALKIN' - CHESS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I-EHR3EbuU#ws)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlH8GWhHUmk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlH8GWhHUmk)Can't play those, JLP. something (in Chinese) about copyright violation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRcDkms8JOA&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRcDkms8JOA&feature=related)
edited to fix thread confusion
Blues Guitar Documentary - "Busking The Blues" Starring Keni Lee Burgess
I've only watched the first 15min or so, but...
Call me Jaded, but I find that extremely underwhelming. I'd rather have watched a doc about the Dopyera brothers.
Dave
You beat me here Pan, I was just about to post it...great isn't it! :)
Samuel Charters "The Blues". 20 minutes of fantastic footage from 1962!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjPWoMbgiw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjPWoMbgiw)
Samuel Charters "The Blues". 20 minutes of fantastic footage from 1962!
Nathan Beauregard in his 80's.
Nathan Beauregard - Kid Gal Blues (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklaxoxAhag#ws)
Anyone know anything about Kid Prince Moore?
Churchbells........ Kid Prince Moore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jBYKoJkbKw#)
http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A1763 (http://mirc.sc.edu/islandora/object/usc%3A1763)
Hi all ,Yes he "surfaced" in the early 70s. Here's a scan of a 45 I was sent for review in 1974 which is bound to be on YT somewhere. (Click image to zoom)
just found out a great musician , Robert Lowery , he's still alive aged of 82,
his CD "Goin away Blues" is fantastic !!
Was it true he drilled holes in his guitar to add new strings to? Theres a Fahey story about that.
aside: what a wild stringing scenario! No idea if that's how he regularly strung his guitars (relationship of the added tuners to the added strings), but that would probably keep ME from messing with Joe's guitar. Not to mention that he'd probably kick my ass!
Smokey Babe with intro by a Brit broadcasterThe broadcaster has to be the late John Peel. A very cool guy.
Uncle Bud explained it's the addition of the 's' in the https in the link. Remove it & the video will embed.
Blues Maker (1969 Documentary About Mississippi Fred McDowell)Check out the performance of "Write me a Few of Your Lines" (and by the way NOT "...Few SHORT Lines"!!) at the end and Fred switches the slide from his ring finger to his little finger. That's a new one for me.
Cheers
Pan
I had Peg Leg Sam on my mind today and lookee what Youtube has
(Embedding disabled, limit reached)http://youtu.be/DNxCLpdFaRs (http://youtu.be/DNxCLpdFaRs)
Hi all,
Do any of you know anything about Sonny Chestain? He's a new name to me.
And for the last couple months, I've not been able to get this out of my peripheral hearing:
http://youtu.be/S1QQdmsDcn8 (http://youtu.be/S1QQdmsDcn8)
briefly mentioned in this thread:
http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=4500.msg56111#msg56111 (http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=4500.msg56111#msg56111)
check out "Alabama Red" by Sidney Stripling....related to some tunes discussed on Weenie.
Here's a white fiddler, Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (using a pseudonym "Fiddlin' Frank Nelson") backed by black musicians John and Joe Booker on guitar. I assume they were brothers?
Here's a white fiddler, Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (using a pseudonym "Fiddlin' Frank Nelson") backed by black musicians John and Joe Booker on guitar. I assume they were brothers?
The pseudonym came from the record company, not Roberts. Both tracks were originally issued on the Gennett label as by Fiddlin' Doc Roberts, then on a variety of other labels under a variety of pseudonyms. John and Joe Booker were brothers; both were black guitarists who accompanied their elder brother Jim, a fiddler, with the Booker Orchestra during the same August 26/27, 1927 session that produced Cat Came Back and Buck Creek Girl (plus other tracks). All three brothers also recorded with Roberts in the mainly white Taylors Kentucky Boys at the same session and again on August 27, 1927. Any questions? (Marvellous how a couple of discos can turn a vague memory into a dissertation.)
Hi all,
Whoever this player was, he certainly was expert.
...I wonder if researchers will ever identify these wonderful blues musicians?
Cool find!
Thanks Uncle Bud.For what it's worth pages 52-62 (Good Times) of Been Here and Gone by Fred Ramsay (Cassell, 1960) there are "stills" of this event which took place at Horace Sprott's front porch. I'm guessing it's Sprott, but couldn't swear to it. Several photos of the dancer including one of her and guitarist (Sprott?) next to those steps of the shack (p.60).
I wish someone could confirm that the guitar player on the film really is Dunbar, though. As I've watched the video again and again, I suspect that the audio might come from a different source, and that it might have been added to the film later on. I'll edit my post accordingly and keep you updated, if I find out anything more.
Cheers
Pan
For what it's worth pages 52-62 (Good Times) of Been Here and Gone by Fred Ramsay (Cassell, 1960) there are "stills" of this event which took place at Horace Sprott's front porch. I'm guessing it's Sprott, but couldn't swear to it. Several photos of the dancer including one of her and guitarist (Sprott?) next to those steps of the shack (p.60).
Did anyone else think the snippet of narrator voice-over at the end of the clip sounds familiar?
Studs Terkel?
Did anyone else think the snippet of narrator voice-over at the end of the clip sounds familiar?
Studs Terkel?
best,
bruce
This is a good one, if you haven't come across it yet. Any ideas on the identity of the performer?Not a clue. This and the other Gellert YTs first appeared on Bruce Bastin's Heritage LP in 1984.
Here's some footage of Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry doing a field recording for the Library of Congress, in 1945.
How is this possible?
Hi all
Luckily for us, George Mitchell has apparently started a YouTube channel! A quote from George Mitchell's facebook page, shared in public:QuoteFor my blues facebook friends, and others who are interested, I have decided to start posting some of my field recordings from 1962 to 1984. All are available on Amazon. Here are four songs by the great Atlanta bluesman, and one of the greatest blues guitarists from anywhere ?ever?Buddy Moss. I recorded them in my family's living room when I was 19 years old. Buddy could play as well as he could back when he was making records (78 rpm)
And here's the video, by "some dude named George Mitchelle". :)
Buddy Moss - Four Songs From 1963 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VVUkYrCzVM#)
Cheers
Pan
Hi all
Luckily for us, George Mitchell has apparently started a YouTube channel! A quote from George Mitchell's facebook page, shared in public:QuoteFor my blues facebook friends, and others who are interested, I have decided to start posting some of my field recordings from 1962 to 1984. All are available on Amazon. Here are four songs by the great Atlanta bluesman, and one of the greatest blues guitarists from anywhere ?ever?Buddy Moss. I recorded them in my family's living room when I was 19 years old. Buddy could play as well as he could back when he was making records (78 rpm)
And here's the video, by "some dude named George Mitchelle". :)
Buddy Moss - Four Songs From 1963 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VVUkYrCzVM#)
Pan
George Mitchell mentioned my video.... Neat! he is some cool dude.
That should be Victory Rag. It's also done as an autoharp showpiece, initially by Maybelle Carter, then popularised by Mike Seeger with the NLCR.
Are you getting the idea?
Stuart, in this instance, I would venture to say that "Ham Fatchet Blues" is every bit as stupid as it appears to be.
All best,
Johnm
Thanks for posting these, Daddy S!
I've always found Clarence Greene's verse which opens "Down in Nicaraugua" baffling--why Nicaragua, all of a sudden?
Yes, nice find, Prof and Pan! I'd never heard or heard of Bo Jones before. Thanks!It's been around for a while. First reissued by Johnny Parth in 1970 - Texas Country Music vol. 3 (1927-1937), next reissue, again from Parth, to be found on Texas Blues : (1928-1929) HK 4003, 1987.
All best,
Johnm
The guitar playing on this sounds so familiar, but I just can't place it. Any ideas? Godrich & Dixon says 'unknown gtr'! Could it be Willie Reed?
http://youtu.be/Ugxx6CTb6bc (http://youtu.be/Ugxx6CTb6bc)
Here's John Lee Hooker live concert in Detroit 1970 with a sympathetic backing band:
http://youtu.be/ttV31MDlFFM (http://youtu.be/ttV31MDlFFM)
What a find! Hadn't heard that one before!Ditto. Excellent track!
Sliding Delta? Great to watch, love it when the kid hands him his hat.
Sliding Delta? Great to watch, love it when the kid hands him his hat.
Who are the bluesmen in the photo? Bill Gaither on the right standing for sure.Photo come from Big Bill Blues (Cassell 1955)
Tampa Red in the middle standing? Possibly Jack Dupree sitting on the left?
Dog belonged to Tampa which "drank whisky just like we did and helped us sing"
Dog belonged to Tampa which "drank whisky just like we did and helped us sing"
Dogs and blues are a natural combination.
It's interesting how much the voices of Gary Davis, Pearly Brown, and Willie Johnson sound alike. It must be from the street busking that they did for most of their performing careers.
betcha didn't know preachers often get a note from the band to set their pitch, and the keys are different for the two main "straining preacher" denominations -- B flat or E flat for Baptists, F and G for Church of God in Christ. Buy the book and find out more....
Shirley Griffith Live 1971.
Video links are no longer showing up, even without the 's' in the address.
Thanks, Slack,QuoteVideo links are no longer showing up, even without the 's' in the address.
We just switched our video embed mod to try and correct the 's' problem. Not sure what you mean Dave re: not showing up, as I see all the videos on this page..?
It certainly never hurts to hear that rendition again.
No doubt due to Brexit.
Wax
Professor Longhair toured Europe in 1975. Here is Finnish Broacasting Companys Iltat?hti (Nightstar) program which includes five songs and interview of Fess. Clips from Professor Longhair gig in Tavastia club Finland 1975. (http://areena.yle.fi/1-3365005) Meet me tomorrow night in the beginning, Jambalaya 36,46 min, Intrview 42,00 min, Ballhead 46,30 min, No buts, no maybes 48,53 min, Going home 51,12 min. Other stuff in programm was mostly list pop at the time in Finland. Enjoy.Three years later Fess had to put up with this in the UK. Shameful.
Nice guitar .... but 'fraid Hi ham not a 'uge a-fan hof-a that hoverly haspirated an' haffected singing style.I can't stand the way this guy sings.
I can't stand the way this guy sings.
?I recall one August afternoon shortly after these recordings were made; Shirley sat in Scrapper Blackwell?s furnished room singing the Bye Bye Blues with such intensity that everyone present was deeply moved, though they had all heard him sing it many times before. Scrapper was playing, too, and the little room swelled with sound. When they finished there was a moment of awkward silence. Finally Shirley smiled and said, ?The blues?ll kill you. And make you live, too.?"
Yes, thanks for posting Shirley's album, Dominique. That opening track, "Shaggy Hound Blues", is about as good as it gets.
All best,
Johnm
An Internet Archive vid.
I'd heard about this film a long time ago, but never saw it until just now. Ten minute film about Rev Gary Davis, shot in the last apartment he lived in in Harlem, 1963. Followed by street scenes of Harlem that same year. Shows Rev. playing 6-string instead of 12.
https://archive.org/details/BlindGaryDavis
Hi all,
Here is "After The War", by James "Son" Thomas. Isn't it a beautiful melody?
All best,
Johnm
It deepened my respect for Sam as a person and uniquely gifted musician.
Here's some more of Mike Russo's 12 string playing, apologies if this has been posted before.I’ve never heard of Russo before the post by Wax. This one is really great, it’s pretty much an instructional video what with the closeups of both hands. Great energy. I especially liked Gallus Pole.
Hi all,
For the benefit of those who are interested in such things, here is how the phrasing works out for "Little Mamie" by the Kentucky Ramblers. The phrasing in the instrumental intro is slightly different from that of the verses. The intro is phrased like so, with the first measure in each of the first three lines in 3/2 (boom-chang, boom-chang, boom-chang) followed by two measures in 2/2 (boom-chang, boom-chang). In the last line of the intro, all four measures are in 2/2.
In the sung verses, the last line is phrased like the three other lines, with an opening measure in 3/2 and two measures in cut time, 2/2. So it is that the song begins each line with a measure in 3, followed by two measures in 2. As Mel Allen used to say, "How about that!"
All best,
Johnm
I agree, a fantastic band, and too often given short shrift by today's generation of old-time musicians. Thanks for that analysis, John – that is the damnedest tune, but a great one!
Chris
That picture of Fred McDowell above is interesting in that there appears to be no sign of a bottleneck and he's playing a flat-top acoustic rather than the usual arch-top or electric. Whatever he's playing, the man could do no wrong in my book and I am pleased and honoured to have seen him play live in London in the late 60s. I travelled over 200 miles specially to see him and it sure was worth it.
Where's the "thumbs up" emoticon? :)
QuoteWhere's the "thumbs up" emoticon? :)You rejected the idea. :P
Nice work, Slack! And, um... nice work Siri. It's Goin' To New Orleans by Little Sammy Davis.
It's Goin' To New Orleans by Little Sammy Davis.
I don't actually know if it was ever released on vinyl.
Hey Professor! A really nice blues - I'm always a fan of not letting your hambone spoil.
Thanks for posting this Lindy! I've often wondered about Mick, I kinda keep up with Fiona via fb. Glad to see he is still playing and that his timing is as superb as ever.
We should probably reorganize these posts/links into a separate topic if only to make them easier to locate in one place. I'll leave it to the more qualified members to make the final decision.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's new album, Raise the Roof, contains one tune that is country blues. Last Kind Words. Personally, I love just about everything they do together. A lot of credit I believe goes to producer T Bone Burnett.
Wow, Blues Vintage, I had no idea there was film footage of Hayes McMullan--that's fantastic! Thanks so much for posting that. Do you know anything about the circumstances around the filming?
All best,
Johnm
Just wow. Roscoe Holcomb on Pete Seeger's TV show. This may have been posted before, but heck, even if so, it's worth repeating.
Hi all,
This youtube posting of Wade Walton's Prestige-Bluesville album came up on my feed just a couple of minutes ago. It has almost his entire album, which never survived into a CD version. The album is really hard to find now, I think, and this is the first time I've had a chance to hear most of these tracks. I hope you enjoy it.
All best,
Johnm
I don't know what made me think of this song...
... but what a song, and what a performance!
Hi Parlor Picker: I didn't mean to imply that Roger hadn't gone beyond what he recorded on "Brighton Belle Blues," just that his top-shelf talent was evident, and in many ways fully formed, way back when. My apologies for any confusion.