christopher3393 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Iving said: Perhaps you are more a Blues fundamentalist than I. I have a dreadful music appreciation temperament. I'm a rhythm/pace fiend. If it ain't got swing it don't mean a thing". 😜 Nothing wrong with that. I came up as a kid playing drums, mostly blues rock. Gradually got curious about the originals and live in the Chicago suburbs, so had access. With college, my musical horizons kind of exploded, which was fairly common, but have returned to blues at various times, and tend to favor Mississippi Delta and Chicago blues. I like it a little on the primitive side with smaller bands or solo acts, and don't really feel the more polished, sophisticated, smooth soul and R+B leaning stuff. Folk blues is fine. I'd have to grow into more jazz/ swing/big band/jump blues oriented stuff. I don't ever intend to wear a tuxedo again! So we'll see where tis goes. For example, I've struggled a bit with listening to Ma Rainey, but then I find something like this: Deep Moaning Blues: 1 Deep Moaning Blues · Branford Marsalis Link to comment
Iving Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I Found A Way - Curtis Hobock (1965) Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Blind Willie McTell - "A Married Man's A Fool" from Last Sessions, 1956 "Married Man's a Fool" · Ry Cooder, Paradise And Lunch 1974 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Iving said: I Found A Way - Curtis Hobock (1965) hmmmm...Isn't it high time for a Rockabilly Thread? "Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. Some have also described it as a blend of bluegrass with rock and roll. The term "rockabilly" itself is a portmanteau of "rock" (from "rock 'n' roll") and "hillbilly", the latter a reference to the country music (often called "hillbilly music" in the 1940s and 1950s) that contributed strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues." GO FOR IT!! Iving 1 Link to comment
Iving Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 hour ago, christopher3393 said: hmmmm...Isn't it high time for a Rockabilly Thread? "Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South. As a genre it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. Some have also described it as a blend of bluegrass with rock and roll. The term "rockabilly" itself is a portmanteau of "rock" (from "rock 'n' roll") and "hillbilly", the latter a reference to the country music (often called "hillbilly music" in the 1940s and 1950s) that contributed strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues." GO FOR IT!! lol I'd have done this yonks ago but I doubt interest! Yes - it's my favourite genre. And you are very kind. Blues is one of its roots. I track Rockabilly chronologically to understand its evolution. Everything is an eruption of history. If no-one beats me to it, I'll maybe think of a good Intro to a new Thread. Even if Rockabilly is not your thing, it is the heartbeat of all nearly all pop music since the 1950s. Are you being kind or feeling sorry for me? Maybe both 🤪 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 47 minutes ago, Iving said: lol I'd have done this yonks ago but I doubt interest! Yes - it's my favourite genre. And you are very kind. Blues is one of its roots. I track Rockabilly chronologically to understand its evolution. Everything is an eruption of history. If no-one beats me to it, I'll maybe think of a good Intro to a new Thread. Even if Rockabilly is not your thing, it is the heartbeat of all nearly all pop music since the 1950s. Are you being kind or feeling sorry for me? Maybe both 🤪 When I look at the full wiki article, I see a lot of possibility for exploration. I can't think of how to construct a wider category, and agree that would help. Wondering if albums like these are too much of a stretch to be considered roots of rockabilly (and other music, like country) Interest level? Not too much of anything going on right now except album of the evening. 😴 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 "Come On Around to My House Mama" · Blind Willie McTell, 1929 "Come On Down To My House" (feat. Jim Dickinson) · New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, 2020 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 "Hillbilly Willie's Blues" · Blind Willie McTell, 1935 "Hillbilly Willie's Blues" · Alvin Youngblood Hart, 1996 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 Last one from Blind Willie McTell "Statesboro Blues" · Blind Willie McTell, 1928 "Statesboro Blues" - Taj Mahal, from debut eponymous album, 1967 from wiki: According to Pete Carr, who was a member of Hour Glass with brothers Duane and Gregg Allman, a performance by Mahal made a big impression on Duane: "We went to see Taj Mahal, and he had Jesse Ed Davis with him. They did 'Statesboro Blues,' and Davis played slide on it. After hearing that, Duane started practicing slide all the time." Another Hour Glass member, Paul Hornsby, added: "From the first time we saw them [the Taj Mahal band], we picked up 'Statesboro Blues' ... That was the first song that Duane played slide on in the Hour Glass."... ...Allman's version comes from when his brother Gregg gave him a record by Taj Mahal (containing his version of "Statesboro Blues") and a bottle of Coricidin pills, both for his birthday and as Duane had a cold that day; a short while later, Duane, who had never played slide guitar before, washed the label from the Coricidin bottle after emptying out the pills and learned how to play the song, even exhibiting it to Gregg. "Statesboro Blues" (Live At Fillmore East, March 13, 1971) The Allman Brothers Band Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 "Death Letter Blues" performed by Son House, circa 1965 "My Black Mama, Pt. 1 & 2" · Son House, 1930 "Walkin' Blues" · Robert Johnson, 1936 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 By way of unpacking the above post: "Death Letter", also known as "Death Letter Blues", is the signature song of the Delta blues musician Son House. It is "one of the most anguished and emotionally stunning laments in the Delta blues œuvre." It is structured upon House's earlier recording "My Black Mama, Part 2" from 1930, posted above along with part 1. "Walkin' Blues" or "Walking Blues" is a blues standard written and recorded by American Delta blues musician Son House in 1930. Although unissued at the time, it was part of House's repertoire and other musicians, including Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, adapted the song and recorded their own versions. Lo and behold, a test pressing of Walking Blues discovered in an attic in 1985! Here it is: and another Son House performance of "Walkin' Blues" from 1941: Now back to Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues" from the previous post. Besides being based on Son House's "Walking Blues", Johnson's 1936 rendition incorporates melodic and rhythmic elements from House's "My Black Mama" (which House also used for his "Death Letter") and slide guitar techniques Johnson learned from House. Or so they say... Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 In 1941, Muddy Waters recorded "Walkin' Blues" with some different lyrics as "Country Blues" in his first field recording session for Alan Lomax: "Country Blues" served as the basis for his first charting song, "(I Feel Like) Going Home", for Chess Records in 1948: He later recorded "Walkin' Blues" with lyrics closer to House's and Johnson's for his first single, released by Chess in 1950: Iving 1 Link to comment
Popular Post christopher3393 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 A few noteworthy Son House's "Death Letter" covers: "Death Letter" · Cassandra Wilson, from New Moon Daughter ℗ 1995 "Death Letter Blues" · Chris Thomas King, from Red Mud Sessions, 1998 "Death Letter" - The Derek Trucks Band, from Out of the Madness,1998 orresearch and Iving 2 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Are the Blues still alive? "Death Letter" - White Stripes, Glastonbury 2005: Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 "Death Letter" · James Blood Ulmer, Memphis Blood ℗ 2003 "Death Letter" - Johnny Winter, 2014 (months before his death) Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 "I Ain't Got Nothing But the Blues" · Duke Ellington, 1944 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 11:26 AM, christopher3393 said: "Walkin' Blues" or "Walking Blues" is a blues standard written and recorded by American Delta blues musician Son House in 1930. Although unissued at the time, it was part of House's repertoire and other musicians, including Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, adapted the song and recorded their own versions. Lo and behold, a test pressing of Walking Blues discovered in an attic in 1985! Here it is: and another Son House performance of "Walkin' Blues" from 1941: Now back to Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues" from the previous post. Besides being based on Son House's "Walking Blues", Johnson's 1936 rendition incorporates melodic and rhythmic elements from House's "My Black Mama" (which House also used for his "Death Letter") and slide guitar techniques Johnson learned from House. Or so they say... On 6/21/2021 at 9:27 AM, christopher3393 said: "Walkin' Blues" · Robert Johnson, 1936: On 6/22/2021 at 1:55 PM, christopher3393 said: In 1941, Muddy Waters recorded "Walkin' Blues" with some different lyrics as "Country Blues" in his first field recording session for Alan Lomax: He later recorded "Walkin' Blues" with lyrics closer to House's and Johnson's for his first single, released by Chess in 1950: "Ramblin' Blues"· Johnny Shines, 1952 "Walkin' Blues"· The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1966: "Celebrated Walkin' Blues" · Taj Mahal, 1967: Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 "Walking Blues" · Bonnie Raitt, 1971 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 "Walkin' Blues" - R.L. Burnside, 1981 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 "Walkin' Blues" · Roy Rogers (the slide guitarist, not the singing cowboy -- for the singing cowboy, see Cow Music thread), 1987 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 "Walkin' Blues" - Grateful Dead. 1990 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 "Walkin' Blues" - Eric Clapton, 1992 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 "Walkin' Blues" · Joanna Connor, 1992 "Walking Blues" - Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, from Hellhound on my Trail - The Songs of Robert Johnson, 2001 Iving 1 Link to comment
christopher3393 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 "Walking Blues" (Robert Johnson) feat. Keb' Mo' | Playing For Change | Song Around The World, 2019 Iving 1 Link to comment
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