Month: April 2008
Sunday Morning Blues | MetaFilter
Nice overview of “Sacred Steel” lap steel guitar on MetaFilter.
Sunday Morning Blues | MetaFilter
Nightwatcher's House Of Rock: Blues Rock Summit In The High Desert With Back Door Slam And The Ryan McGarvey Band
ChrisGoesRock: Various Artist – Hamonica Blues (Blues From The 20-30´s)
Dablog by DaSLOB: John Lee Hooker, "Never Get Out of These Blues Alive" (1972)
Nice look back at a 1972 release by blues legend John Lee Hooker, that presaged his late 90s collaborations with rockers.
Dablog by DaSLOB: John Lee Hooker, “Never Get Out of These Blues Alive” (1972)
21st Annual Bull Durham Blues Festival at The Hayti Heritage Center
Blues Foundation :: News
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues – Wynton Marsalis official web site
Interesting collaboration touted on Wynton Marsalis’ web site: a collaboration of the neo-traditional jazzman and outlaw country hero Willie Nelson. Yet another proof of the theorem that blues is the Latin of modern music, the basis that all genres draw from and all songwriters can come home to.
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues – Wynton Marsalis official web site
Houston Stackhouse & Robert Nighthawk » Big Road Blues
Big Road Blues blog has a nice reminiscence about the last recording by Houston Stackhouse, which reunited him with long-time Chicago resident and Delta legend Robert Nighthawk. Well worth a read as an introduction to a terrific performer and a couple of quintessential blues guitarists.
Houston Stackhouse & Robert Nighthawk » Big Road Blues