58 posts tagged muddy waters

On This Date (April 28, 1934) Charley Patton Posted by themusicsover on April 28, 2008 Charley Patton May 1, 1891(?) - April 28, 1934 If Delta Blues has a flash point, it’s most likely Charley Patton. His gritty voice, passionate singing and flashy guitar playing made him a local celebrity throughout the juke joints and plantation dances of the 1920s South.

America’s great national music is the blues.  Without the blues, there would be no rock and roll, and no hip-hop.  The first generation of the blues masters (Robert Johnson) is pretty much the exclusive territory of college professors and fawning Brits, and latter-day giants like Muddy Waters

On This Date (April 24, 1970) Otis Spann Posted by themusicsover on April 24, 2008 Otis Spann March 21, 1930 - April 24, 1970 Otis Spann was one of greatest blues pianists to come out of post-war Chicago. And some consider him the greatest, period.

The 10 greatest concert films of all time By Jim Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 12:40 am in Beastie Boys, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, Jay-Z, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Mary J.

Steve Earle The first time I heard Steve Earle was a song he did a video for in the 80’s called Copperhead Road. It’s a cool song about meeting your maker and stuff. He looked really scruffy back then. Check out the totally 80’s video if you have a minute. Then Steve Earle disappeared from my radar until now.

Well here’s a conundrum: I’ve started a novel, and come up with a title I feel quite nice about (from an old Muddy Waters tune), it fits the story nicely (to the extent I know the story). Turns out a mystery novel was published a couple years ago, and a play in 1993, with the same title (I didn’t know this).

“The Tennessee Williams we know and admire cannot be imagined without his long relationship with the Midwest.”  
                                                                                                            

riginally issued in 1977, Hard Again v marked a stunning revitalization of Waters” career and the beginning of his fruitful musical collaboration with Texas bluesman Johnny Winter, who produced and plays extensively tm all three albums.

Continuing with Throwback Sundays here’s some more videos to sit back and roll a blunt to. Enjoy this cloudy day with these nostalgic videos from way back when after the jump. One of the all time greatest Jigga cuts from the 96 classic Reasonable Doubt. Still a party rocker twelve years later.

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