Archive for the ‘BluesWire::KNOW’ Category
Although bluesman Johnny Shines is remembered today as a running buddy of the famous Robert Johnson, he was actually much more than a fellow traveler. Shines grew up in Tennessee, soaking up the Beale Street sound in Memphis learning at the foot of Howlin’ Wolf. He roamed depression era America for a couple of years [...]
Overview of Jump blues from Squeeze My Lemon
SqueezeMyLemon: King of the Whammy Bar (UK).
Singer Jesse Fortune, best known for his song, “Too Many Cooks”, (later successfully covered by Robert Cray), died literally onstage — somehow a fitting end for a great stage performer, but nonetheless sad news.
http://www.spinner.com/2009/09/01/blues-singer-jesse-fortune-dies-at-79/
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 [...]
Tags: blues, folk, song, stack-o-lee, stagger lee, versions
Nice obit tribute to one of the most influential musicians and producers around.
Cahl’s Juke Joint: RIP, Jim Dickinson.
