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Ozzy Osbourne, Doobie Brothers, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd are among the performers who hit the big-time in the 1970s and who will be rockin' the Buffalo Chip Campground stage at the 77th Sturgis motorcycle rally this year, August 4-12, 2017.

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My photo in South Dakota's Black Hills, May 2011.

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Willie Nelson, Cheap Trick, Weird Al Yankovic, and Leon Russell will be among dozens of entertainment choices at the 76th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, August 8-14, 2016.

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Random shot I took of a climber while killing time in Boulder Canyon while waiting for the Dead and Company concert at Folsom Field on July 2, 2016.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoBlmp9cOL4)

Etta, Chaka and Gladys deliver the vocals, and the late, great B. B. King sticks to wailing on Lucille.

#blues #b. b. king #youtube #etta james #gladys knight #chaka khan #Ain't Nobody's Business

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Songs list (partial list of 400+ with notes). These can be found on my blog search & in my archive 2010-present.

1. Drunken Gambler, by Roosevelt Sykes. 2. Magnolia Blues, by Charley Patton (1930). 3. Frisco Blues, by J. L. Hooker (1963). This has long been one of my favorites by the “boogie man.” 4. My Darkest Hours, by L. C. “Lightnin’ Junior” Williams (1949). This track features Lightnin’ Hopkins on guitar, and Elmore Nixon on piano. 5. Hard Time Blues, by Lane Hardin (1935). 6. Down At The Depot, by John A. Lee (1952). 7. California Desert Blues, by Lane Hardin (1935). As I’ve stated here before, blues has been my favorite music genre for over 25 years, but I have discovered many great blues musicians for the first time after starting this blog 2 years ago, including Lightnin’ Hopkins, Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Skip James, Victoria Spivey, Memphis Minnie, and Josh White, to name just a few. I can now add Lane Hardin to the list. Enjoy! 8. Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon, by Blind Boy Fuller (1937). 9. Double Trouble, by Otis Rush. 10. The Blues Don’t Like Nobody, by Otis Spann (1966). 11. You Can’t Lose What You Never Had, by Muddy Waters (live, 1964). You may also check out this great track, with the blues legend jamming out on a Fender Telecaster, on the DVD Blues Masters, which just happens to be on YouTube. The original footage was produced in 1966. 12. Unnamed Blues, by Barbecue Bob (1929). 13. Nobody’s Dirty Business, by Mississippi John Hurt (1935). 14. Mistreatin’ Mama, by Jaybird Coleman (1927). Black Patti Records credited this track to “Rabbits Foot Williams,” even though Burl C. “Jaybird” Coleman (1896-1950) is the only person heard on it. 15. Back To The Woods Blues, by Charlie Spand (1929). Blind Blake played on several songs Spand recorded for Paramount in Richmond, Indiana in 1929, but the guitarist on this track is unknown. 16. Hoodoo Man Blues, by Junior Wells (live). This track features the great Otis Rush on guitar. 17. I’m Gonna Train My Baby, by Robert Jr. Lockwood (1941). 18. Friendless Blues, by Big Bill Broonzy (1934). A nice example of the young Broonzy’s self-taught guitar expertise. 19. Sometimes I Wonder, by Otis Spann (1964). 20. Dry Land Blues, by Furry Lewis (1928). 21. Sliding Delta, by Mississippi John Hurt (live). For whatever reason, Okeh Records declined to issue this great tune after Hurt recorded it for them on February 14, 1928. 22. All Around Man, by Bo Carter (1931). 23. Mighty Man, by Mungo Jerry. I believe this song is only the second one I’ve heard by this British band named after a T. S. Eliot poem and fronted by Ray Dorset. The first, of course, was their 1970 mega-platinum hit In The Summertime. 24. Broke Down Engine, by Blind Willie McTell (1949). I blogged a 1930s version of this within the first few weeks of starting this blog in June of 2010, but it is one of my favorites and I’m going on vacation tomorrow morning until Memorial Day, so there will be a hiatus from my normal daily posts… 25. What’s The Matter With Me? (Don’t You Wear No Black), by Albinia Jones (1914-1989). Two things about Ms. Jones—she always played with great musicians like Sammy Price and Cliff Jackson on piano and Leonard Ware on guitar, and she had an awesome, kick-ass voice. Ware’s masterful early-40s electric jams cannot be heard as much on this as in her Give It Up Daddy Blues, which I blogged here not long ago, but take a listen right before the two-minute mark… 26. Mr. Freddie’s Kokomo Blues, by Freddie Spruell (1935). Carl Martin, the second guitarist on this track, was a great blues performer in his own right. Peruse my archive for his Farewell To You Baby (12/24/2011) and Joe Louis Blues (4/16/2012). 27. Dark Cloudy Blues, by Sam Collins (1927). In my opinion, “Cryin’ Sam” really knew how to put his heart and soul into his music; he was one of the first masters of slide guitar blues. 28. Joker Man Blues, by The Georgia Browns (1933). This song, for whatever reason, was credited to a “Jim Miller” by Vocalion Records when it was issued, but it’s really The Georgia Browns, with Buddy Moss on harmonica, along with Fred McMullen and Curley Weaver handling the guitars. There is some dispute among blues authorities about who is doing the lead vocals. Jas Obrecht says it’s Fred McMullen (I think he’s right), while Stefan Wirz lists it in his illustrated discography as the then-teenaged Buddy Moss. 29. Starvation Farm Blues, by Bob Campbell (1934). 30. Undertaker Blues, by Buddy Moss (1935). This track features Josh White on second guitar. Moss and White recorded this and 14 other songs on August 21, 1935, shortly before Moss began his prison term in Georgia. 31. I’m Still Sloppy Drunk, by Ruth Willis (1933). I think this woman had a great voice. She is backed on this track by the obscure Fred McMullen on one guitar, along with (most likely) Curley Weaver on the other, although there is some question as to whether the second guitar is handled by Buddy Moss. 32. Mississippi County Farm Blues, by Son House (1930). 33. What In The World Am I Gonna Do? by Smokey Hogg (1950). 34. Cherry Ball Blues, by Jack Owens and Bud Spires (1971). 35. Mississippi Bottom Blues, by Kid Bailey (1929). Little is known about Bailey, other than that four recordings survive from his only known studio session for Brunswick Records on September 25, 1929 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. One of the others, Rowdy Blues, was blogged here on January 24, 2012. 36. Evil Hearted Woman, by Buddy Moss (1934). The photograph is of a young Buddy Moss playing for inmates at a Georgia county prison in 1941. 37. Slow Mama Slow, by Sam Collins (recorded as Salty Dog Sam, 1931). “Sam Collins (August 11, 1887 - October 20, 1949) was sometimes known as Crying Sam Collins and also, according to one authoritative website, as Jim Foster, Jelly Roll Hunter, Big Boy Woods, and Bunny Carter…” Source: Wikipedia. I just love the slow moaning slide work on this. 38. Ma Rainey, by Memphis Minnie (1940). One female blues great sings a tribute to another. 39. St. James Infirmary, by Brownie McGhee (1959). Of the dozens of different recordings of this blues standard, this guitar-dominated version is my new favorite. Also check my archive for the Blind Blake version (Gambler’s Blues, by The Hokum Boys January 6, 2012), a version by Cab Calloway (December 16, 2011), and a Joe Cocker version (August 21, 2010). 40. Did You Read That Letter? by Josh White (1935). This song is blessed with some of the best guitar work I’ve ever heard on a gospel number. Buddy Moss is the second guitarist on this track. 41. Honey Drippin’ Papa, by Kid Prince Moore (1937). 42. Mad Dog Blues, by Mary Butler (1928). This track features outstanding guitar accompaniment by Walter Vinson, an original Mississippi Sheik and songwriter on Sittin’ On Top Of The World. 43. Four Hands Are Better Than Two, by Lonnie Johnson (1927). The year 1955 is often mentioned as the year rock ‘n’ roll was born, but listening to an incredibly modern instrumental jam-out like this one, in which the incomparable Lonnie and his accomplished but unknown piano partner really rock out, makes me wonder whether that date shouldn’t be pushed back by two or three decades. 44. One Way Out, by Elmore James. Recorded in late 1960 or early 1961 at Belmont Studios in New York City, this particular version was unreleased until the 1965 memorial album was put out by Sue Records of London. Years before I had ever heard of Elmore James, who wrote the song along with Marshall Sehorn, I must have listened to the Allman Brothers version hundreds of times throughout high school. 45. How Long-How Long Blues, by Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell. This song, recorded on June 19, 1928 in Indianapolis, appears to be the first one Carr and Blackwell ever recorded together. 46. Why Women Go Wrong, by Lonnie Johnson (1939). 47. Brownsville Blues, by Sleepy John Estes (1938). Although blues has been my favorite musical form for well over 20 years now, Estes is one of many great blues artists I have discovered for the first time after June 2010, when I started this blog. 48. Me And My Whiskey, by Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks (1929). 49. Joe Louis Blues, by Carl Martin (1935). Willie Bee James may be the second guitarist heard on this track about the legendary prizefighter. 50. You Scolded Me And Drove Me, by Caldwell Mississippi Bracey (1930). 51. Bad Luck Moan, by Willie Baker (1929). 52. Texas Easy Street, by Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas (1929). 53. Canned Heat Blues, by Waymon “Sloppy” Henry (1928). There is no birthplace or other biographical information on Henry, but he recorded all his songs in Atlanta, Georgia in 1928 and 1929. He hung out with guitarist Peg Leg Howell and fiddler Eddie Anthony in Atlanta, but little else is known about him. There is another Canned Heat Blues from 1928, a Tommy Johnson tune the 60s band Canned Heat took their name from. 54. Sawmill Moan, by Ramblin’ Thomas (1928). Willard Thomas (1902-1945), a brother of blues musician Jesse Thomas, 1. I’ll Be Gone, Long Gone, by The Mississippi Sheiks (1933). This song, using the melody from Sitting On Top Of The World, contains rare (for the Sheiks) piano accompaniment, with the outstanding Walter Vinson on guitar and vocals. 2. Wayward Girl Blues, by Lottie Kimbrough (1928). 3. Seaboard Stomp, by Blind Blake. 4. Down The Big Road Blues, by Mattie Delaney (1930). 5. Cottonfield Blues Part 1, by Henry Thomas (1928). 6. Tallahatchie River Blues, by Mattie Delaney (1930). There are only five copies of the original 78 r.p.m. recording of this song known to exist. Delaney (1905-unknown) has been called “one of the ultimate blues mysteries;” she recorded this and Down The Big Road Blues in the same 1930 session for Vocalion, and little to nothing else has ever been discovered about her. 7. Get Away Blues, by Robert Wilkins (1930). 8. One Way Gal, by William Moore (1928). 9. Done Somebody Wrong, by Elmore James (1960). To listen to my favorite tune by this slide guitar master, The Sun Is Shining,go to my archive, “jump to month” July 2011; it’s my song of the day for July 1. 10. Goin’ Away Blues, by Lottie Kimbrough and Winston Holmes (1928). 11. hardtowant: Furry Lewis - Falling Down Blues 12. Give It Up Daddy Blues, by Albinia Jones. Featuring outstanding guitar work by Leonard Ware, one of the earliest specialists on electric guitar, with Sammy Price or Cliff Jackson on piano. 13. I’m So Glad, by Skip James (1931). Unlike Led Zeppelin, who litigated for years against paying Willie Dixon and others for songs they had used on their first few albums, the British rock band Cream provided James the only financial windfall of his career when they covered this song in the 1960s. 14. Evil Devil Woman Blues, by Kansas Joe McCoy (1934). This song, with Joe’s brother Charlie backing him up, is more or less a version of the 1931 Skip James tune, Devil Got My Woman. 15. Range In My Kitchen Blues, by Texas Alexander (1927). This track features the great Lonnie Johnson on guitar. 16. Traveling Mama, by Joe Callicott (1930). 17. Rabbit Foot Blues, by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1926). 18. I’m Leavin’ Town, by William Harris (1927). 19. Won’t You Be Kind? by Hattie Hart (1928). This was Hattie’s first of five recordings with the Memphis Jug Band. She recorded more songs in the 1930s, of which four were released, including I Let My Daddy Do That, my archive song of the day for May 24, 2011. In 1938, she “disappeared from public attention,” according to Wikipedia, and not much else is known about her. 20. Sissy Man Blues, by Kokomo Arnold (1934). 21. How Can You Have The Blues?, by Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom (1932). Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) is well-known as the father of gospel music and the writer of “Peace In The Valley,” whose songs have been covered by dozens of artists. The mysterious Kansas City Kitty is just the opposite; some say she also used the pseudonym “Jane Lucas,” but Dorsey apparently never divulged her real identity during his long life. 22. Black Cat Blues, by Lightnin’ Hopkins (1951). 23. Hard Road Blues,by Blind Blake (1927). 24. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, by Otis Spann (1966). 25. That Will Never Happen No More, by Blind Blake (1927). 26. Labor Blues, by Tom Dickson (1928). An early, somewhat different, version of Jimmie Rodgers’ 1930 recording, Mule Skinner Blues. Dickson recorded six songs for Okeh Records in February 1928, of which only four were issued. Biographical details on him remain practically nonexistent. 27. California Blues, by Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks (1929). 28. Blues Before Sunrise, by Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell (1934). 29. It’s Hard Time, by Jaydee “Jelly Jaw” Short (1933). Bluebird Records listed the artist on this track as “Joe Stone;” along with “R. T. Hanen,” this was generally considered to be one of Short’s pseudonyms. 30. Barrelhouse Woman, by Leroy Carr (1934). Carr (1905-1935) is accompanied on this track by Scrapper Blackwell and Josh White. 31. I’m Mister Luck, by Jimmy Reed (1961). 32. tumbleword: So long i’ll see ya’, Tom Waits 33. Fishing Blues, by Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas (1928). Thomas cut about two dozen songs from 1927-1929 and then kind of disappeared. Consensus among biographers is that he was born in 1874 and died in 1930. He played “quills,” and wrote the music to Canned Heat’s “Goin’ Up The Country.” (the late-sixties hit features Jim Horn duplicating Thomas’ quills from “Bull Doze Blues” on flute, almost note-for-note, with changed lyrics). 34. Chain Gang Bound, by Amos “Bumble Bee Slim” Easton (1931). 35. Red River Blues, by Virgil Childers (1938). A nice take on a blues standard, by a relatively little-known performer. 36. Every Day In The Week Blues, by Pink Anderson and Blind Simmie Dooley (1928). 37. Feels So Good, by Kokomo Arnold (1935). 38. Cold Country Blues, by Buddy Moss (1933). The second guitar on this is probably the little-known Fred McMullen, who also worked with Curley Weaver, Blind Willie McTell, and others. 39. drum-taps: Scrapper Blackwell—“My Dream Blues” The Virtuoso Guitar of Scrapper Blackwell 1925-1934 (Yazoo 1970). 40. Untrue Blues, by Fulton “Blind Boy Fuller” Allen (1937). With Bull City Red on washboard. Red, who sometimes went by Oh Red, was born George Washington. 41. I’m Worried Now, And I Won’t Be Worried Long, by Tom Bell (1940). 42. Midnight Weeping Blues, by Nellie Florence (1929). This song and its other side, Jacksonville Blues, blogged here 2/10/2012, are the only two involving Nellie Florence that are known to exist. They both feature the guitar work of Charlie Hicks and his brother Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks. On Jacksonville Blues one can also hear why one of Charlie’s nicknames was “Laughing Charlie.” 43. Blue Day Blues, by Scrapper Blackwell (1931). 44. It’s Just Too Bad, by Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks. 45. Diggin’ My Potatoes, by Washboard Sam (1953). Featuring guitar work by Big Bill Broonzy. 46. It’s Hard To Be Lonesome, by Tommy McClennan (1940). For more by this great, lesser-known Delta bluesman and/or his “sound-alike,” Robert Petway, I have several in my archive: Drop Down Mama (1/5/2012), along with the following tunes in 2011: You Can Mistreat Me Here (12/21), Whiskey-Head Woman (7/3), I’m A Guitar King (7/17), My Little Girl (9/12),Cotton Patch Blues (10/28), Travelin’ Highway Man (10/31), Mr. So And So (11/1), Crosscut Saw (11/2), and New Sugar Mama (11/20). 47. Hurry Down Sunshine, by Champion Jack Dupree (1941). 48. Lean Meat Won’t Fry, by Memphis Minnie…Take One (1946). 49. Midnight Blues, by T-Bone Walker (1910-1975). 50. Death Don’t Have No Mercy, by Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972). 51. I’m Gettin’ Wild About Her, by Big Joe Williams (1941). 52. Long Tall Mama, by Big Bill Broonzy (1932). 53. Honey Bee, by Joe Carter and his Chicago Broomdusters (1976). A great version of the 1954 Muddy Waters recording, with Walter “Big Red” Smith on 2nd guitar, Big John Wrencher on blues harp, and Johnny Junious on drums. 54. Lonesome Highway Blues, by Lucious Curtis (1940). 55. Diving Duck Blues, by Sleepy John Estes (1929). Featuring James (Yank) Rachell on mandolin and Jab Jones on piano. 56. Up North Blues, by Yank Rachell (1941). Featuring the great Sonny Boy Williamson on blues harp. 57. Adam & Eve In The Garden, by Ben Curry (1928), who recorded as Bogus Ben Covington. 58. Whoopee Blues, by King Solomon Hill (1932). I also have My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon in my archive (1/16/2012). Billed as “Blind Lemon [Jefferson]’s buddy” on this and other 78 r.p.m. recordings, “Hill (1897, McComb, Mississippi – 1949, Sibley, Louisiana) was an American blues musician, who recorded a small handful of songs in 1932. His unique guitar and voice make them among the most haunting blues recorded. Hill is speculated to have been Joe Holmes, a self-taught guitarist from Mississippi. As of 2011, King Solomon Hill has eight known recordings which are as follows: “Whoopee Blues” (Take 1) “Whoopee Blues” (Take 2) “Down on My Bended Knee” (Take 1) “Down on My Bended Knee” (Take 2) “The Gone Dead Train” “Tell Me Baby” “My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon” “Times Has Done Got Hard” Otherwise, little evidence exists of his life outside of music, but he was noted as a heavy drinker. Hill died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Louisiana in 1949.” Source: Wikipedia. 59. On The Road Again, by Floyd Jones (1953). With Sunnyland Slim and Robert Jr. Lockwood. 60. Ford V-8, by The Cedar Creek Sheik. Researchers say the sheik was a white guy from the Carolinas, and he recorded a few songs in the 1930s, including the reefer tune Don’t Credit My Stuff, but not much else is known about him. 61. Blues Knocking At My Door, by Carolina Slim (1923-1953). 62. D. B. Blues, by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1928). 63. Don’t Turn The Card, by Memphis Minnie (1941). so modern (a poem by steve norquist written just now regarding a wonderful Lizzie Douglas song) this sounds so modern to me, you know? in my old age and comfort smoking the half-joint every two months or so Lizzie sings this days before our plunge into war when my dad was still a pup and decades before he lucky struck till his time was up that one’s old age allows oneself hell i can barely down eight beers! this sounds so rock and roll so heart and soul the notes just go and proudly go and loudly go forth from minnie’s guitar guitar of pure gold guitar of real old guitar of her soul seeking something a heart cannot give, but does anyway— to listen is to live 64. blindwilliam: It’s pretty cold in hyeah. 65. Jacksonville Blues, by Nellie Florence (1929). Florence was a very obscure figure. She recorded this song and its B side, Midnight Weeping Blues, and then more or less disappeared. She is accompanied by Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks (1902-1931) and his older brother Charley (1900-1963) on guitar, taught to them as boys by Curley Weaver’s mother, Savannah “Dip” Weaver. Charley was also known as Charley Lincoln and Laughing Charley (it’s probably him heard laughing on this track). 66. good-dogwood: The Masked Marvel (Charlie Patton) - ‘Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues’ 67. Spoonful Blues, by Charlie Patton (1929). For the more modern (and less scratchy) Howlin’ Wolf rendition, penned by Willie Dixon, go over to the lower right, and click on archive. “Jump to month” August 2010; it is my song of the day for August 11… 68. My Black Mama, by Son House (1930). Robert Johnson is said to have patterned Walking Blues after this tune by one of his mentors. 69. Skinny Legs Blues, by Geeshie Wiley (1930). Not much is known for sure about Wiley, who only recorded a few songs in 1930 and 1931. Elvie Thomas is on second guitar on this, the B side of her Last Kind Words. 70. Third Street Woman Blues, by Blind Willie Reynolds (1930). 71. hollobone: crashinglybeautiful: Geeshie Wiley | “Last Kind Words,” 1930 I put this up in the spring but nobody seemed to notice. Now I find it here with 118 plays!… A superb minor blues from a great musicain…Geeshie Wiley 72. Outside Woman Blues, by Blind Joe Reynolds (1929). “It is uncertain what name Reynolds was given at birth. Whilst it is widely thought to have been Joe Sheppard, his nephew Henry Millage claimed it was Joe Leonard. Throughout his career, Reynolds travelled the country performing under various aliases as a way of evading the police, as he had served two jail sentences in his early life, as well as escaping [his] enemies”—Source: wikipedia. One of Reynolds’ aliases was Blind Willie Reynolds. 73. Black Mountain Blues, by the “Empress of the Blues,” Bessie Smith (1930). 74. No Job Blues, by Ramblin’ Thomas (1928). Willard Thomas (1902-1945), a brother of blues musician Jesse Thomas, recorded a handful of songs in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was best known for his slide guitar expertise on such songs as this one. For a good example of his younger brother Jesse’s work, check out I’m Gonna Write You A Letter (1948), my archive song of the day for August 14, 2010. 75. Loving Lady Blues, by “Crying” Sam Collins (1927). 76. I’ll Go With Her, by Rev. Robert Wilkins (1896-1987). In my archive July 15, 2011, I also have That’s No Way To Get Along by Wilkins, which The Rolling Stones titled Prodigal Son on their great Beggars Banquet LP. 77. Old Vets Blues, by Poor Boy Burke (1941). The only information thus far discovered about Burke is that he recorded four sides in 1941 which remained unreleased until the 1990s. This is from disc 4 of the Roots ‘N’ Blues retrospective 1925-1950. 78. Whiskey And Women, by Black Ace (1937). 79. DeKalb Chain Gang, by Fred McMullen with Curley Weaver and possibly Buddy Moss (1933). In a way, this is like Depression-era “gangsta blues.” 80. I Keep On Drinkin,’ by Sylvester “Curley” Weaver and Blind Willie McTell (1950). Weaver handles the lead vocals on this track, with the immortal Blind Willie on guitar. 81. Somebody’s Been Talking, by Blind Boy Fuller (1940). This song, recorded the year before Fuller died, features the great Sonny Terry on harmonica. 82. Gonna Beat It Back To Memphis, by Jesse “Monkey Joe” Coleman (1935). The great Walter Vinson handles guitar work on this track, one of the first recorded by Coleman, but it’s a bit overshadowed by the piano, which is too high in the mix. 83. Deep Blue Sea Blues, by Texas Alexander (1928) Alexander (1900-1954) was a colorful singer with a deep, classic-blues voice who didn’t play a musical instrument. He spent World War II in a Texas prison for murdering his wife, and died of syphilis at the age of 53 . This track features the incomparable Lonnie Johnson on guitar. 84. Rowdy Blues, by Kid Bailey (1929). Some historians claim Willie Brown recorded as Bailey, but nothing is definitive except that four of his songs survive from a 1929 session for Brunswick in Memphis. 85. Down In The Cemetery, by Billy Bird (1928). There are no known photos of Bird, who is said to have been from Atlanta, and who recorded only four songs on two 78s for one Columbia session in 1928. 86. Well, I Had My Fun, by “Blind” Snooks Eaglin (1936-2009). 87. Smack That Thing, by Walter Coleman (1936). 88. Mercy Blues, A mid-1930s track from the “obscure” Sam Montgomery. 89. I’m A Lonely Man, by Sonny Boy Williamson II (live). Williamson (1912-1965) was one of the great blues harmonica masters of all time. In my archive, way back on July 2, 2010, less than two weeks after I created this blog, I posted his great version of Bring It On Home, which is one of many that the prolific blues songwriter Willie Dixon penned with specific artists in mind. 90. drum-taps: Mississippi John Hurt—“Louis Collins” Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings (Sony 1996). 91. Lonesome House Blues, by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1927). I have neglected this seminal blues artist on this blog, partly because he is more familiar to most blues fans than some of the artists whose songs I post frequently, and partly because I haven’t found many of his recordings that aren’t excessively scratchy, but what the hell…some find the scratches charming, and one longtime friend even says she finds “Blind Papa Lemon’s” recordings preferable to those of John Hurt… 92. hellhoundonmytrail: The Moving Sidewalks “Joe Blues” (7:37)Flash, 1968 Billy Gibbons before he formed ZZ Top. 93. hellhoundonmytrail: Mississippi Fred McDowell “Gravel Road Blues” (3:49)(Recorded November 12, 1966 at the University of California) 94. leslionsetlesloups: Lightnin’ Hopkins | Jake Head Boogie 95. Hard Working Woman, by Mississippi Matilda with Eugene “Sonny Boy Nelson” Powell (1936). 96. My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon, by King Solomon Hill (1932). Little is known about Hill, who lived 1897-1949 & only recorded a handful of songs. According to thebluestrail.com, his real name may have been Joe Holmes, and according to The Official Document Records Myspace, this might be a photograph of him. I’ve read that this song is the rarest of all the old 78 r.p.m. blues records, with only one copy known to exist, and that Yazoo Records persuaded the owner into letting them borrow it to make circulation copies. The B side is Times Has Done Got Hard. 97. Liquor Store Blues, by Sleepy John Estes (1938). 98. Why Don’t You Do Right? by Lil Green with Big Bill Broonzy on guitar (1941). I prefer this version to the 1936 Kansas Joe McCoy original, The Weed Smoker’s Dream, by The Harlem Hamfats, and to later versions by Peggy Lee and Amy Irving (“Jessica Rabbit”). 99. Dreamy-Eyed Woman Blues, by Hambone Willie Newbern (1929). 100. Mobile County Blues, by Nelstone’s Hawaiians (1929). Hubert Nelson and James D. Touchstone featured the unique combination of Hawaiian steel guitar and harmonica. This is from the LP Black and White Hillbilly Music. “If you wanna fight somethin,’ you fight that harp. Seriously…” 101. I’m Goin’ Up The Country, by Lawrence “Papa Eggshell” Casey (1929). Obscure blues by one of the great old St. Louis bluesmen. A copy of this 78 in “near mint” condition recently sold for $710.00 on the internets. 102. The Trouble Blues, by Lightnin’ Hopkins. I’ve posted a ton of tunes by this great singer and guitarist, and here’s another good one. I almost can’t believe I hadn’t heard a note from him before I started this blog in June of 2010… 103. Kentucky Blues, by George “Little Hat” Jones (1930). 104. Baby Please Don’t Go, by Big Bill Broonzy (1952). This is another of those classic blues tunes that almost every performer takes a shot at somewhere along the line. In my archive for September 5, 2010, I have two other versions: a cool AC/DC YouTube video circa 1974, and a live audio version by Lightnin’ Hopkins circa 1964. 105. France Blues, by Papa Harvey Hull (1927). An old Black Patti Records 78 r.p.m. song that is now in the public domain. 106. Gambler’s Blues, by The Hokum Boys (1929), featuring Blind Blake and Black Rob (not to be confused with other versions of The Hokum Boys or The Famous Hokum Boys). This song, made famous in 1928 by Louis Armstrong’s recording of it, has been covered numerous times over the years, usually as St. James Infirmary Blues. In my archive I have an older version by Cab Calloway (12/16/2011) and a 1972 live version by Joe Cocker (8/21/2010). 107. Drop Down Mama, by Tommy McClennan (1940). 108. Head Rag Hop, by Romeo Nelson (1929). Featuring talking vocals by Tampa Red and Frankie Jaxon. Romeo had a “whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on” about a quarter-century before The Killer hit the scene. 109. krisitay: Candy Man — Mississippi John Hurt This is a sweet version of this great bluesman’s most well-known tune, first recorded by Hurt in 1928. 110. God Don’t Like Ugly, by Sam Chatmon. For Kokomo Arnold’s take on playing the dozens, see “The Twelves (Dirty Dozens),” my archive song of the day for November 12, 2011. 111. No More Troubles Now, by Lonnie Johnson (1930). 112. Bye Bye Baby Blues, by Little Hat Jones (1930). A fitting goodbye to the year 2011. Happy 2012 everyone! Jones recorded 10 songs of his own and a few more with Texas Alexander over 80 years ago, and never recorded another song, as far as anyone knows. His emergence from obscurity was assisted by the use of this tune in the movie Ghost World in 2001. 113. Barefoot Blues, by Jaydee “Jelly Jaw” Short, 1932. “Henry Townsend in his autobiography, A Blue Life, told of incidents in St. Louis that affected both his and Short’s lives. Seemingly due to jealousy of his musical standing, Short attacked and twice stabbed Townsend. Later, by way of revenge, Townsend shot Short in his genitals, which resulted in Short losing both of his testicles.The account was also mentioned in Townsend’s obituary in The Guardian. Short continued performing in St. Louis after World War II, often as a one-man band and sometimes with his cousin, Big Joe Williams.” Source: Wikipedia 114. drum-taps: Charlie Patton—“Moon Going Down” The Best of Charlie Patton (Yazoo 2003). Moon Going Down (Recorded 1930, Grafon, Wisconsin) 115. Southern Flood, by Big Bill Broonzy (1937). I’ve read that this was about the same 1927 Mississippi River flood that was the subject of When The Levee Breaks (which I posted earlier this week), but listening to the words, I believe it’s about the great Ohio River flood of January 1937, which killed 385 people. The song is also a good example of Broonzy’s work before he “modernized” & electrified his sound to sell more records later in his career. 116. cigarettesandcoffee: Pink Anderson - I Will Fly Away Trivia: I spent some time in Vermillion, SD in 2007, and Anderson’s son, Little Pink Anderson, was giving guitar lessons from his home, around the corner from Jones Market. 117. Someday Baby Blues, by Sleepy John Estes (1935). Estes was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1991. This is one of his “signature” tunes, with Hammie Nixon on harmonica. 118. Hey Hey Blues, by Big Bill Broonzy (1951). Big Bill was a great bluesman who recorded hundreds of songs from the 1920s through the 1950s, and I’ve overlooked him up until now. Enjoy! 119. When The Levee Breaks, 1929. Led Zep’s version probably outnumbers this Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie original by at least twenty to one on tumblr. It’s one of many Zep “borrowed” from old blues masters as they made their name in the 60s and 70s. Jimmy Page blamed Robert Plant for not reworking the lyrics, telling Guitar World in 1993 that Plant had thus caused the band “grief” with lawsuits, saying his guitar work was too original to be “nailed” on, but with many of the old blues song lyrics basically unchanged, that wasn’t the case with the words. Personally, I like both versions of this song—Memphis Minnie’s guitar work is great, as is Jimmy Page’s—although in some instances (i.e. “Bring It On Home”) I definitely prefer the old to the new. 120. hellhoundonmytrail: Furry Lewis “Big Chief Blues” (2:53)(Recorded October 9, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) 121. Cairo Blues, by Henry Spaulding (1905-1939). This is one of only two known recordings by Spaulding, from a 1929 session for Brunswick Records. The wealth of quality vocals and guitar technique in the world of old and once-forgotten blues never ceases to impress me. In the last month I’ve probably posted at least a dozen great tunes from the year 1929 alone… 122. Hastings Street Boogie, by Charlie Spand (piano) and Blind Blake (“talking blues” vocals, guitar), 1929. When Jas Obrecht played this for John Lee Hooker during a 1992 interview, Hooker said, “That’s the real, real blues,” and reminisced about what a “jumping” town Detroit was back in the day. 123. Farewell To You Baby, by Carl Martin (1906-1979). In a 1966 interview with Pete Welding, Martin said, “First record I ever made, I made in Tennessee, in Knoxville. It was called ” The Vine Street Rag .” It was me and Howard [“Louie Bluey” Armstrong], about four of us there, recorded “Knox County Stomp” and ” The Vine Street Rag .” The fellows beat us out of the record, though. That´s what discouraged me from lots of recording because - it was Brunswick - they beat us out , a fellow named Brown. The record was supposed to be under my name but he put his name on it. He told me his name was Brown.This was before ´32 , ´way back before then. We made the record and that fellow he told me, he said, “Now in a month you´ll hear from me”. When the record came out I heard it on the vendor, but my name wasn´t on it.” Too bad…Martin’s name should have been on many more! 124. Shelby County Workhouse, by Hambone Willie Newbern (1929). “Hambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1947) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician.His home community was in the Brownsville, Tennessee area along Tennessee State Route 19. He was reported to have played with Yank Rachell and Sleepy John Estes (from whom most of our knowledge of Hambone was gained) in the 1920s and 1930s. He recorded one of the earliest known versions of the blues standard “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” in 1929. He only recorded six tracks in total, which also included, “She Could Toodle-Oo” and “Hambone Willie’s Dreamy-Eyed Woman’s Blues.” Newbern was a hot-tempered man who eventually was beaten to death in a prison brawl, around 1947.” Source: Wikipedia 125. crossroadsmusic: Robert Johnson is my favorite blues musician and inspiration behind the Crossroads blog theme. Legend has it that as a young man, Johnson took his guitar to a crossroad near Dockery Plantation in rural Mississippi at midnight where he was met by the devil who tuned his guitar for him, played a few songs and returned the guitar. This became Johnson deal with the devil that in exchange for his soul gave him mastery of the blues. There are so many great tunes to choose from in his catalog, but I’m going with Malted Milk. Every person, no matter status, income or education level knows the blues (some more than others) but nobody made it sound as good to my ears as Robert Johnson. More so than any other, including RJ’s two versions of Drunken Hearted Man, this tune is solid evidence of Lonnie Johnson’s influence on Robert Johnson. 126. Chump Man Blues, by Blind Blake (1929). One of my very favorites from Blake so far ( I just started listening to his songs a bit over a year ago). Also by Blind Blake in my archive: Night and Day (9/2/10), Sun to Sun (9/3/10), Poker Woman Blues (10/22/11), Police Dog Blues (10/25/11), Early Morning Blues (11/25/11), and Georgia Bound (12/5/11). 127. bedsitter: blind willie mctell - stomp down rider 128. You Can Mistreat Me Here, By Tommy McClennan and Robert Petway. I had already been a blues fan for a quarter-century when I started this blog in June of 2010. I’ve stumbled and bumbled a bit, trying to get the right versions, just recently downloading Audacity to try to improve the clearness of some of the older stuff, etc., but the coolest thing so far, as well as the most fun, has been discovering great artists for the first time. In the last 18 months, these include Tommy McClennan, Robert Petway, Clifford Gibson, Lonnie Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Blind Blake, just to name a few. I have enough stuff backlogged to take me well into 2012, and I’m enjoying the ride! Happy Holidays, everyone! For more by Petway & McClennan, see my 2011 archive for Whiskey-Head Woman (7/3), I’m A Guitar King (7/17), Cotton Patch Blues (10/28), Travelin’ Highway Man (10/31), Mr. So And So (11/1), Crosscut Saw (11/2), and New Sugar Mama (11/20). 129. Don’t Put That Thing On Me, by Clifford Gibson (1929). Webmaster of the awesome blog “Honey, Where You Been So Long?” (prewarblues.org) calls this “a perfect blend of Peetie Wheatstraw and Lonnie Johnson” that “really conveys the power of the blues.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. I also have Gibson’s more well-known classic “Bad Luck Dice” in my archive (7/16/11). 130. Overtime Blues, by Walter Vinson (1929). Mississippi Blues Hall of Fame member Vinson (1901-1975) started the Mississippi Sheiks with Bo Carter and the Chatmon brothers a couple of years after this great guitar blues song was recorded, and “Sitting On Top of the World,” which he wrote with fellow Sheik Lonnie Chatmon, is in the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame. For Doc Watson’s great 1964 rendition of the latter song, see my archive “song of the day” for July 11, 2011. 131. Poor Boy, A Long Ways From Home, by Barbecue Bob (1902-1931). 132. burnjoyfully: Tom Waits - “Silent Night/Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis” (live 1979) 133. TV Mama, by Johnny Winter. One of my all time favorites from Johnny, from 1977’s Nothin’ But The Blues. The album has the following dedication: “I’d like to dedicate this album to all the people who enjoy my kind of blues and especially to Muddy Waters for giving me the inspiration to do it and for giving the world a lifetime of great blues.” - Johnny Winter… Johnny has given the world no less, in my book. 134. St. James Infirmary, by Cab Calloway. This is one of those classic songs that almost every blues musician takes a shot at in concert or in the recording studio at some point. For a live Joe Cocker take, check out my song of the day for August 21, 2010. 135. I'm Going Away, by John Lee Hooker. 1. Mama I’m Sorry, by Buddy Red Bow (1948-1993). This is one of the bluesier numbers from family friend Buddy, who usually worked in the country and western genre. A Lakota native of Red Shirt, SD, in 1998 he was the second inductee into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame, after Jimi Hendrix, who was part Cherokee. Also by Buddy Red Bow in the Vertex archive: “My Once-Indian Girl,” June 23, 2010; “Brother of the Road,” July 12, 2010; and “Black Hills Dreamer,” July 23, 2010. 2. Talkin’ About Lightnin’ by Weldon “Jukeboy” Bonner (1969). 3. Brownskin Blues, by Dick Justice (1929). I also have Mr. Justice’s nice 1929 cover of Luke Jordan’s Cocaine Blues in my archive (July 13) 4. Smoking Reefers, by Cab Calloway (circa 1950). This is the immortal Mr. Calloway’s take on a 1938 Larry Adler number, unreleased perhaps because the white folks at the record company were afraid of it. I think it deserves a listen. 5. Got The Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied), by Mississippi John Hurt. 6. Going Up The Country, by Robert “Barbecue Bob” Hicks (1902-31), who got his nickname from having actually worked at Tidwell’s Barbecue in the Atlanta suburb of Buckhead. One of the Georgia Cotton Pickers with Curley Weaver, he’s shown here in the full-length apron and chef’s hat from Tidwell’s in 1927. 7. Judge Harsh Blues, by Furry Lewis (1928). Pictured: Furry Lewis (1893-1981) in later life with a Falstaff beer, a cig, and a slide on his pinky. 8. lostprovinces: Furry Lewis—“When My Baby Left Me” Shake Em On Down (1961; Fantasy 1995). 9. Every Time I Get To Drinkin’ by Sunnyland Slim (piano, vocals) & Hubert Sumlin (guitar). Live, 1964. Sumlin (1931-2011, shown with Howlin’ Wolf, for whom he played guitar for many years) passed away Sunday at the tender age of 80. RIP… 10. Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie, by Blind Willie McTell (1949). 11. Christine, by Big Walter “Shakey” Horton (live, 1965). Guitar: Buddy Guy. Bass: Jimmy Lee Robinson. Drums: Fred Below. 12. Worried Blues, by Skip James. 13. Georgia Bound, by Blind Blake (1929). 14. You Was Born To Die, by Curley Weaver and Blind Willie McTell (1933). From Atlanta Blues 1933: A Collection of Previously Unissued Recordings. Many sources credit only McTell for this number, but I’m pretty sure it features Willie’s longtime partner Weaver on both lead vocals and slide guitar. Compare, for example, Weaver’s Some Cold, Rainy Day. 15. frozensilkwood: Jim Croce “Box #10” 16. No Shoes, by John Lee Hooker. 17. Look Down The Road, by Skip James. 18. Stones In My Passway, by Robert Johnson. 19. God Don’t Like It, by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. 20. Downtown Blues, by Frank Stokes (1928). 21. Big Town Playboy, by Eddie Taylor (1955). 22. bluessongoftheday: Long Gone Like A Turkey In The Corn - Lightnin’ Hopkins 23. Early Morning Blues, by Blind Blake (1926). 24. Backlash Blues, by Nina Simone (1967). Lyrics: Langston Hughes; Guitar: Rudy Stevenson. 25. Cryin’ At The Station, by Brownie McGhee (live). 26. Ragged And Dirty, by William Brown (recorded by A. Lomax, 1942). This is not Robert Johnson’s “friendboy Willie Brown,” although Lomax, writing 50 years later, apparently confused him with Willie, who recorded over a decade earlier. It’s still some damn good delta blues, though. 27. Love Me Over Slow, by Honeyboy Edwards. Honeyboy passed away in August at the tender age of 96. His obituary noted that he was the “last of the great Delta bluesmen.” RIP… 28. New Sugar Mama, by Tommy McClennan (1940). I’ve put up several songs by the underrated McClennan and his friend and “sound-alike,” Robert Petway. Tommy’s rough, raspy voice reminds me of Tom Waits. His guitar style, throwing in chord changes when the mood strikes him, recalls Robert Johnson. Honeyboy Edwards once described Tommy’s style in an interview: “He just play the blues. Play straight blues. There wasn’t nothin’ betwixt nothin’. Just straight go.” That’s a good description of McClennan’s music: just straight go! 29. I Want You To Know, by Bo Carter. 30. Key To The Highway, by Little Walter, the only person in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame based solely on his harmonica skills. 31. No-Title Boogie, by Hubert Sumlin and Sunnyland Slim (live instrumental) 1. Sittin' At Home Alone, By Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers. 2. Problems All Around, by Juke Boy Bonner. 3. Mojo Hidin’ Woman, by Blind Boy Fuller (1937). 4. Slip-in Mules, by Sugar Pie DeSanto featuring Billy Davis and Hubert Sumlin (live, 1964). 5. Reconsider Baby, by Lowell Fulson (1954). 6. The Twelves (Dirty Dozens), by Kokomo Arnold. 7. Vietnam, by Lightnin’ Hopkins. I realized there weren’t many blues tunes about war when I started trying to select one to blog for Veteran’s Day. I guess that’s because being involved in a war is the blues, and the best blues artists knew instinctively that they couldn’t really “pay their dues to sing the blues” without actually having fought in one. That’s also why the bluesmen weren’t the misguided ones berating the troops returning from Vietnam. I wasn’t quite 18 when they stopped sending kids over there, and like my WWI veteran grandpa, I was against the war but never against the troops. Anyway, here’s Lightnin’ with his characteristic musical excellence, doing a blues tune about Vietnam with the mothers’ viewpoint at the forefront. In terms of a Veteran’s Day selection I could have done worse, if I do say so myself… 8. Driving Wheel, by John Brim and Pinetop Perkins (1989). Two blues greats who recently passed away; Brim in 2003 and Perkins earlier this year at the tender age of 97, after he became history’s oldest Grammy-winner. I had the pleasure of seeing the immortal Pinetop at the old Yesterdays Lounge at the Alex-Johnson Hotel in Rapid City in the late 1980s. He played piano for everyone from Robert Nighthawk to Eric Clapton. RIP guys… 9. Dope Head Blues, by Victoria Spivey (vocals) & Lonnie Johnson (guitar). 1927. The immortal Victoria Spivey accompanied by the incomparable Lonnie Johnson…Oh yeah! Let me have another hit o’ that! 10. Cotton Mill Colic, by David McCarn (1930). This song goes back before the days of powerful labor unions. On November 8 voters in Ohio have a chance to reverse the efforts of Gov. John Kasich and others to take workers back to those days. 11. musical-moodswings: Artist: Mississippi John Hurt Track: Tender Virgins Album: The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt Year: 1967 12. John Henry, by Eddie (One-String) Jones. I’ve never been real interested in “diddley-bow” music, and not much is known about Jones, but he had a strong blues voice, and this is some of the best one-string guitar playing I’ve heard. 13. Call Me When You Need Me, by T-Bone Walker (guitar) and Shakey Jake (vocals), 1962. 14. I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man, by Robert Johnson. Just 29 songs like this gem from 1937 were enough to put the “King of the Delta Blues” into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and #5 on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest guitarists of all time, behind only Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman, B. B. King and Eric Clapton. 15. That’s All Right, by Jimmy Rogers (1950). One of my all-time favorites. Alabama Blues, by J. B. Lenoir 1.Crosscut Saw, by Robert Petway2.Ticket Agent - Lightnin’ Hopkins 3.Mr. So & So, by Robert Petway.4.Travelin’ Highway Man, by Robert Petway.5.The Original House-Rent Blues, by J. L. Hooker.6.Boo hoo Rangers (Goin' back to) Dallas, by Johnny Winter 7.Cotton Patch Blues, by Tommy McClennan.8.Crossroads Another great (1971) variation on an old Robert Johnson theme. 9.Hard Times Ain’t Gone Nowhere, by Lonnie Johnson (1937). 10. Police Dog Blues, by Blind Blake (1929). 11. Shotgun Blues, by Lightnin’ Hopkins. 12. Grandpa Got Drunk, by Kokomo Arnold (1937). 13. Poker Woman Blues, by Blind Blake (1929). 14. Avalon Blues, by Mississippi John Hurt (Okeh, 1928). 15. Fast Blues in A, by Reverend Gary Davis. 16. Fred McDowell’s Blues, by Mississippi Fred McDowell (recorded by Alan Lomax). 17. You Gotta Move, by Mississippi Fred McDowell. 18. The Sky Is Crying, by Crow (From the Mosaic LP, 1971). 19. Beulah Land, by Mississippi John Hurt. 1.Payday, by Mississippi John Hurt 2.Birds Are The Eyes, by The Raggedy Anns 3.Woke Up This Morning, by Mississippi Fred McDowell 4.Someone Changed The Lock On My Door, by Casey Bill Weldon (1935) 5.South Carolina Rag, by Willie Walker (1930) 6.Cross And Evil Women, by Reverend Gary Davis 7.Travelin’ Blues, by Blind Willie McTell 8.Searching The Desert For The Blues, by Blind Willie McTell and Ruby Glaze 9.Blues IN G, by Lonnie Johnson (Instrumental, 1928) 10.Tribute To Albert King, by Junior Brown 11.I’m Going Away, by Frank Stokes (1927) 12.Hoodoo Lady, by Memphis Minnie 13.Improvisation #1, by Django Reinhardt 14.Tough Times, by John Brim 15.I Woke Up This Morning, by Lightnin’ Hopkins 16.Fast Mail Rambler,by Lightnin’ Hopkins 17.My Little Girl, by Tommy McClennan. 18.Talkin’ To Myself, by Blind Willie McTell (1930) 19.Champagne & Reefer, by Muddy Waters 20.The Sky Is Crying, by Roy Rogers. (live) 21.Blue Railroad Train, by Doc Watson(Live) 22.Nagasaki, by Django Reinhardt (1936) 23.Katie Mae, by Lightnin’ Hopkins (1946) 24.Mojo Hand, by Lightnin’ Hopkins 25.My Starter Won’t Start This Morning, by Lightnin' Hopkins 26.Inhale Einstein, Exhale Hitler, by The Acoustinauts. 27.Frankie, by Mississippi John Hurt 28.Country Woman, by Will Batts 29.Big Road Blues, by Tommy Johnson 30.I’m A Guitar King, by Tommy McClennan 31.Bad Luck Dice, by Clifford Gibson 32.That’s No Way To Get Along, by Rev. Robert Wilkins 33.She’s A Hum Dum Dinger, by Jimmie Davis 34.Cocaine, by Dick Justice 35.I Hate A Man Like You, by Lizzie Miles (1929) 36.Sitting On Top Of The World, by Doc Watson (1964) 37.Step It Up And Go, by Blind Boy Fuller (1940) 38.Cigarette Blues, by Bo Carter. 39.Blue Guitars, by Lonnie Johnson (1929) 40.Long Black Train, by Lonnie Johnson (1930) 41.Whiskey-Head Woman, by Tommy McClennan (1939) 43.The Sun Is Shining, by Elmore James 44.Memphis Rounders Blues, by Frank Stokes 45.Driftin’ Blues, an old Charles Brown hit 46.All In My Dreams, by Boyd Gilmore 47.Little Delia, by Blind Willie McTell 48.Beale Town Bound, by Frank Stokes 49.Your Leg’s Too Little, by Black Ace (1937). 50.Blues Around Midnight, by Blind Willie McTell. 51.Little Boy Blue, by Robert Junior Lockwood 52.Sweet To Mama, by Frank Stokes 53.You Got To Die, by Blind Willie McTell. RIP David… 54.Take Five, by Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers. 55.I Let My Daddy Do That, Hattie Hart 56.Dying Crapshooter’s Blues, by Martha Copeland 57.On The Cooling Board, by Blind Willie McTell 58.Courtroom Blues, by Leroy Carr (vocals & piano) & Scrapper Blackwell (guitar). 59.Soon This Morning, by Blind Willie McTell. 60.Wah-wah Blues, by Earl Hooker 61.Mistreatin’ Blues, by Frank Stokes 62.Motherless Children Have A Hard Time, by Blind Willie McTell 63.Borrowed Love, by Irene Scruggs 64.Nehi Mamma Blues,by Frank Stokes 65.Voice of the Blues, by Irene Scruggs, 1930. 66.Money Blues, by Carolina Slim 67.Hell’s Highway, by Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats, 1939 68.Death Letter Blues, by Son House 69.Yet another variation of the Elmore James classic Shake Your Moneymaker 70.A to Z Blues, by Blind Willie McTell 71.Lillie Mae Blues, by Alexander Moore, 1951 72.Doggone Mean Blues, by Gene Campbell 73.Death Valley, by Lonnie Johnson. Pre-Depression classic from a blues master. 74.Come On Back Home, by Roosevelt Sykes. (live) 75.Last Fair Deal Gone Down, by Robert Johnson 76.C C Rider, by Lonnie Johnson 77.Tip-Walk, by Roy Rogers live with Allen Toussaint on piano. 78.The Same Thing, by Muddy Waters 79.Seventh Son, by Willie Mabon. 80.Baby, What You Want Me To Do, by Sugar Pie deSanto with Billie Davis 81.I Wanna See My Baby, by T-Bone Walker. 82.I’m In Love, by T-Bone Walker 83.My Home Is In The Delta, live performance by Muddy Waters. 84.King Of The World, by John Lee Hooker. 85.If I Get Lucky, by J. B. Lenoir. Live performance in the UK, 1965. 86.Wish Me Well, by Memphis Slim 87.Careless Love, by Lonnie Johnson (live,1963) 88.Baby Please Don’t Go, by Lightnin’ Hopkins. 89.Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues, by Skip James 90.Sun To Sun, by Blind Blake 91.Night and Day, by Blind Blake 92.M & O Blues, by Willie Brown 93.Weak Brain, Narrow Mind, by Willie Dixon. 94.Built For Comfort, by Howlin’ Wolf. 95.Southern Can Is Mine, by Blind Willie McTell. 96.Too Many Ways To Fall, by The Arc Angels 97.Evil, by Howlin’ Wolf 98.I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom, by Robert Johnson. 99.Homework, by J. Geils (1972 live version) 100.Highway 61, by Mississippi Fred McDowell 101.Goin’ Down Slow, By Otis Spann. An early-1960s live version. 102.If You Don’t Give Me What I Want, by Blind Boy Fuller. 103.St. James Infirmary, by Joe Cocker 104.Matt’s Guitar Blues, by Matt “Guitar” Murphy 105.It’s Too Late To Cry, by Lonnie Johnson. 106.Ramblin’ On My Mind, by Robert Johnson. 107.Five Long Years, by Eddie Boyd. 108.Mellow Down Easy, by Little Walter 109.Take Them For A Ride, by David McCarn, 1930. 110.I’m Gonna Write You A Letter, by Jesse Thomas, 1948 111.Terraplane Blues, by Robert Johnson (public domain)The Roy Rogers killer version 112.Spoonful, by Howlin’ Wolf 113.Staggolee, by R. L. Burnside. 114.King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, by Crow 115.Ain’t It Sad, by Carolina Slim, a fine representative of the “Piedmont Blues.” 116.Dying Gambler, by Blind Willie McTell 117.Down South Blues, by Hannah Sylvester, 1923 118.Married Man Blues, by Irene Scruggs and Blind Blake (1931) 119.Clarksdale Moan, by Son House 120.Traveling Riverside Blues, by Robert Johnson 121.Slow Down, the Crow version 122.Black Snake Moan, by Brownie McGhee. 123.Got A Letter This Morning, by Mississippi Fred McDowell. 124.Man-Killing Broad, by Lonnie Johnson 125.Dying Crapshooter Blues, by Blind Willie McTell(Recorded by A. Lomax,1940) 126.Renton Highlands, by All Bets On Death 127.I Ain’t Superstitious, by Howlin’ Wolf. 128.Black Hills Dreamer, by Buddy Red Bow. 129.Paradise Cafe, by The Arc Angels. 130.Stop Breakin’ Down Blues, by Robert Johnson 131.You Need Love, by Muddy Waters 132.Walkin’ The Blues, by Willie Dixon 133.Terraplane Blues, by Robert Johnson 134.I Can’t Quit You Baby, by Little Milton 135.Cottage Cheese, by Crow 136.The Shape I’m In, by the Arc Angels 137.Love In Vain, by Robert Johnson 138.Brother of the Road, by Buddy Red Bow 139.Hoochie Coochie Man, by Muddy Waters 140.Sweet Nadine, by Arc Angels 141.Back Door Man, by Howlin’ Wolf 142.Whammer Jammer, J. Geils. 1972 Live performance 143.Come On In My Kitchen, by Robert Johnson 144.Dead Presidents, by Little Walter 145.Serves You Right To Suffer, J. Geils (live, 1972) 146.First I Look at the Purse, by J. Geils (live,1972) 147.Bring It On Home, by Sonny Boy Williamson 148.You Shook Me, by Muddy Waters 149.God Knows Your Pain, by All Bets on Death 150.The Third Degree, by Eddie Boyd 151.Hard Drivin’ Man, J. Geils 1972 Live version 152.Good Time by the Arc Angels 153.Buddy Red Bow, My Once-Indian Girl to buy whole CDs on the web. 154.Broke Down Engine, by Blind Willie McTell 155.Gone Gone Gone, by Crow 156.“All My Heroes Are In Hell,” by All Bets On Death ARCHIVE STARTED JUNE 2010.

#Blues #guitar blues #songs

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"The Things That I Used To Do," a great Guitar Slim hit, performed by SRV at Rockpalast in 1984. One of the examples that the late Stevie Ray Vaughan could play the blues.

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Early this morning When you knocked upon my door Early this morning, oooo When you knocked upon my door And I said hello Satan I believe it’s time to go Me and the Devil Was walkin’ side by side Me and the Devil, woooo Was walking side by side And I’m going to beat my woman ‘Til I get satisfied She said you don’t see why That she would dog me 'round (Spoken:) Now baby you know you ain’t doin’ me right don'tcha She say you don’t see why, whoooo That she would dog me 'round It must-a be that old evil spirit So deep down in the ground You may bury my body Down by the highway side (Spoken:) Baby, I don’t care where you bury my body when I’m dead and gone You may bury my body, woooo Down by the highway side So my old evil spirit Can get a Greyhound bus and ride

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZZSpc5ODQ)

I was so glad to be able to see the late great BB before he passed on. Free concert June '07 Sioux City IA.

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I stopped at 10, but this could be a very long and growing list; # 11 could be: Both remind one of Bobby Riggs, #12 Both refer to themseves in third person, etc., etc. TEN SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TRUMP AND SANDERS 1. Both say "millionaires and billionaires buy elections." Nothing shows the falseness of this claim better than Jeb! Despite spending millions and millions of dollars more of the money provided by the rich than any other candidate, Brother Bush never got out of his single-digit hole. 2. Both say "Hillary is crooked," and use it to rile up their fans. 3. Both claim to be "the voice of the people" of America, no matter how many losing contests and opposition efforts arise to counter this. 4. Both say "the system is rigged" in a false claim that they don't get their share of the delegates based on the voting. In fact, both have gotten more. 5. Both claim to be "anti-Establishment." Trump has a better point in this regard, since he's never held public office, whereas Sanders has never had a full-time job other than that of politician. 6. Both threaten to dissociate themselves from their respective parties if not awarded the nomination through their party processes; Sanders supporters by writing in their candidate; Trump by pivoting to 3rd-party. 7. Both claim funding purity in the financing of their campaigns. Again, Trump has a better case than Sanders on this point, since he has taken far less money from corporations and other sources than Sanders or anyone else. 8. Both are utterly apathetic to getting anyone else elected other than themselves. 9. Both have supporters so blindly devoted that their candidate is the only way to go that they are utterly unwilling to listen to the many arguments against the idea, and 100% willing to use misleading and derogatory attacks against their opponents in their devotion. 10. Both claim to be in favor of one thing, then do or say another time and again. To be fair, though, everyone who's ever run for political office in the United States probably has, as well.

#FleeTheBern #vetting bernie #never trump

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Furry Lewis live circa 1970. Claudia Lennear is having the time of her life!

#Blues #youtube #Furry Lewis #claudia lennear #leon russell

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The original electrified Delta bluesman!

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The great Mahalia Jackson doing a favorite of MLK's. She sang this right before MLK gave his "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, DC.

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ONE FINE MORNING EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE COSMOS ... VOICE FROM CENTER OF LIGHT: “You can put away the serving tray and Jack Daniels, Lemmy. “You won’t need any drugs here, and you won’t get them in the other place.” “A very unpleasant place, that, a nasty and evil place, run by a nasty and evil man. “You will not like it there, if you get the answer wrong to a question I have for you. “Mr. Nasty wants you bad, but if you get it right you will come with me, and be happy.” LEMMY: “Very well, then. What’s the question?” VOICE: “I have a list of names, many names through centuries, many on your human-form place. “These are the terms Mr. Nasty and I have agreed on. Having no sure knowledge of any of “the names on this list, you must announce one. If the name you announce is on this list, you “shall soon be with me. If it is not, you shall soon find yourself several quadrillion light years “off to your left, in a very fucked-up place with a whole lot of real nasty assholes. What is the “name you’re announcing?” LEMMY: “Very well, then. Antonin fuckin’ Scalia.” VOICE: “Bravo, my friend, and fuckin’ A! He’s indeed on my list, he'll go with the assholes, and you’ll soon be with me!” LEMMY: “I had no idea you swore!” VOICE: “Who am I to judge the communication methods of a life-form with only 6 senses? “You will soon be up to speed on several septillion times that many! Now, come with “me, Lemmy. I’ve whipped up a special welcome for you. It’s every Roman warrior of “an empire on your planet for several hundred of your years, jamming out to a song “performed by an orchestra consisting of every member of your 27 club. I borrowed a “few of the Romans just for the occasion from Mr. Asshole over there. I know you’ll enjoy it.” LEMMY: “That’s right fuckin’ awesome! What’s the song?” VOICE: “Indeed it is! ‘Ace of Spades,’ of course!” LEMMY: “Forgive me, but I had no idea you were a beautiful naked woman, either.” VOICE: “Aren’t you the charming one? Done deal on the forgive. A few of the popes I gave benefit of “doubt to had a bit of trouble getting their heads around the ‘no clothes’ thing, too. The Romans who are allowed to stay often hang out with the papal contingent, you know?” LEMMY “Well, that’s right bloody weird. Let’s hear the song!” Epilogue: Two hours later, a SCOTUS justice was found dead in Texas.

#fiction

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I crafted this piece, a piece depicting three candidates, with the goal of not advocating any of the three, whom I happen to believe are the finalists. I think I accomplished that goal, I believe few others have, but that may be my pale human ego exposed. I made my choice a long time ago. This may or may not help you make or change your choice, I don't know. See for yourself. The piece is mostly about truth, which indeed nourishes.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Ksv2wss0c)

Signe Anderson, the original singer for Jefferson Airplane, died on the same day as Kantner, and at the same age.Anderson left the band in late '66 to raise a family. She kept in touch with her ex-band mates over the years and sometimes appeared on stage with them. Here's some pre-Grace Slick Airplane, called "Chauffeur Blues," which is actually covering the original done by "Memphis Minnie" in 1941.

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GEEZER JESUS He's geezer Jesus, he's got a great many fans With faith that he'll save them, and no one else can He's geezer Jesus, and he hails from Vermont He won't take a penny from Gates or duPont But this geezer Jesus has mastered the flute So the two songs he knows earn him plenty of loot And this geezer Jesus has real big war plans For Wall Streets and K Streets (but not for Irans) Since he's geezer Jesus, the day that he dies His great many fans will be greatly surprised But geez Jesus fans can just put down their fears 'Cause a new Jesus comes every so many years. ---Words and music by Steve Norquist, 2/2/2016

#feelthebern