soul sides: TRY IT, LIKE IT, THESE RAPTURES OF THE DEEP

August 31, 2009 | admin

A couple of tasty slices of pure soul from soul sides:

soul sides: TRY IT, LIKE IT, THESE RAPTURES OF THE DEEP.

Cahl's Juke Joint- Rory Gallagher: 'Tattoo'

August 31, 2009 | admin

Cahl’s Juke Joint looks back at Rory Gallagher, a blues-rock legend from Ireland who influenced a generation of guitarists.

Cahl’s Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog: Rory Gallagher: ‘Tattoo’.

Cahl's Juke Joint-Mescal Sheiks: This World Is Not My Home

August 31, 2009 | admin

Review of new CD by L.A. -based band The Mescal Sheiks from the always-interesting Cahl’s Juke Joint.

Cahl’s Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog: The Mescal Sheiks: ‘This World Is Not My Home’.

SqueezeMyLemon: Screamin Jay Hawkins

August 31, 2009 | admin

Great little tribute to one of the most outrageous blues acts of all time, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. He’s clearly one of the most flamboyant performers ever to don a cape and enter the stage in a coffin…

SqueezeMyLemon: Screamin Jay.

Stillwater OK Blues Fest adds â€˜Idolâ€™ contest

August 31, 2009 | admin

Stillwater, Oklahoma’s Blues Festival will include an amateur competition as well as scheduled pro acts.

Stillwater NewsPress – Blues Fest adds â€˜Idolâ€™ contest.

SqueezeMyLemon: Old Stack-O-lee Blues

August 20, 2009 | admin

Great video overview of the folk standard known as “stack-o-lee” or “stagger lee”, which has been performed in many, many versions over the years. It’s a great example of songs which were passed along in the oral tradition, in an era when mass communication was rare, and folk stories often were the primary source of history:

SqueezeMyLemon: Old Stack-O-lee Blues.