at work today, phil was DJ:
brownie mcghee + sony terry
-walk on
-blues from the lowlands
slim harpo
-king bee
-blues hangover
little walter
-blues with a feeling
-mellow down easy
-key to the highway
elmore james
-i can't hold out
-shake your money maker
fathers + sons (muddy waters w/ a band)
-i live the life i love, i love the life i live
blind willie johnson
-keep your lamp trimmed and burning
-bye + bye i'm going to see the king
-when the war was on
it was a fine day.
sunday blues
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have you seen Wim Wenders documentary called "Soul of a man"?ro wrote:oh yeah and blind willie johnson-the soul of a man.
unbelievable song! shivers.
he sounds like a bullfrog, and whoever's singing with him, his wife angeline?, she just evens it right out.
stories about BWJ are heartbreaking. so are the stories about Skip James.
all the way through a nice doc, touchy touchy.
thanks veiko-
no but i will look for it.
and skip james- another magician. recently i got "skip james + jack owens- missippi blues in bentonia". it has 18 skip james tracks on it, recorded in 1931, but a few of them are badly recorded. for the completist only i think because you can't really hear them.
well, not the easiest of times in america, 1931.
no but i will look for it.
and skip james- another magician. recently i got "skip james + jack owens- missippi blues in bentonia". it has 18 skip james tracks on it, recorded in 1931, but a few of them are badly recorded. for the completist only i think because you can't really hear them.
well, not the easiest of times in america, 1931.
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yeah skip james is wonderful.
his work is usually set in two categories, guitar or piano blues (i believe he did most of his piano work earlier in his career). he was a very much accomplished pianist. but personally i think his work on the guitar was much more moving.
if you are looking for superb sound quality check out any of the recordings he did later in his career when the blues became fashionable. this era is from about the early sixites. i can recommend a fantastic collection if you like.
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his work is usually set in two categories, guitar or piano blues (i believe he did most of his piano work earlier in his career). he was a very much accomplished pianist. but personally i think his work on the guitar was much more moving.
if you are looking for superb sound quality check out any of the recordings he did later in his career when the blues became fashionable. this era is from about the early sixites. i can recommend a fantastic collection if you like.
xxme