Archive for August, 2009
A couple of tasty slices of pure soul from soul sides:
soul sides: TRY IT, LIKE IT, THESE RAPTURES OF THE DEEP.
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’.
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.
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.
