My nice new Blues Calendar

[johncorrigan]

This ain't no calendar......it's a educashun.

Yes indeed, Lat; and before we vacate January for another year let's celebrate the birthday of the Honeydripper, Roosevelt Sykes born this last day of the month in 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3_fHaQbyw

Wonder what's coming next...I don't know cos I ain't looked yet, but February, I imagine.

[Globaltruth]

Yes indeed, Lat; and before we vacate January for another year let's celebrate the birthday of the Honeydripper, Roosevelt Sykes born this last day of the month in 1906 in Elmar, Arkansas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3_fHaQbyw

Wonder what's coming next...I don't know cos I ain't looked yet, but February, I imagine.

Let's not forget the long tradition of famous Arkansas blues men - a couple of faves:
Washboard Sam
Here he is digging his potatoes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnxeyOV0u38

Frank Frost (what a shame his birth day wasn't in Jan, eh JC?).
Here he is with the Nighthawks (and that sounds like John Lee Hooker on guitar, but don't think it can be):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiC_VxTE410

A documented rule (and pretty good common sense too) of the Flag Institute is that any flag which contains text explaining what it is, cannot be a flag.
Sadly, when they made the competition rules for designing the flag of Arkansas they clearly neglected to state that.

[johncorrigan]

Let's not forget the long tradition of famous Arkansas blues men - a couple of faves:
Washboard Sam

Born Robert Brown, illegitimate son of Frank Broonzy, Global, and I imagine that's Big Bill playing on there with him.

A documented rule (and pretty good common sense too) of the Flag Institute is that any flag which contains text explaining what it is, cannot be a flag.
Sadly, when they made the competition rules for designing the flag of Arkansas they clearly neglected to state that.

Fascinating...so can I just clarify; it's ok to have writing on a flag just not writing that tells you what it is...what does that make the Arkansas version then? A banner?...or what? I think the Flag of Equatorial Guinea has writing on it, for example, but not Equatorial Guinea, so that's OK?

Anyhows it's Groundhog Day today and also the birth date of Walter Vinson born in Bolton, Mississippi in 1901. Vinson was one of the Mississippi Sheiks and wrote a couple of songs that Dylan recorded including 'Got Blood in my Eyes for you'. Here's the Sheiks doing their song, 'Sittin' on Top of the World' later covered by loads of people from Howlin' Wolf to Cream and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqeW7-tmVU4

[Globaltruth]

No writing at all, gets in the way of the symbolism JC. The flag has failed if you need to explain what it is.

Nice segue into SoTofW JC.

Yesterday was also imbolc, a kind of Top of the World time due to its equidistant nature, means ‘in the belly’ I’m told (where’s Padraig)

[johncorrigan]

No writing at all, gets in the way of the symbolism JC. The flag has failed if you need to explain what it is.

Nice segue into SoTofW JC.

Yesterday was also imbolc, a kind of Top of the World time due to its equidistant nature, means ‘in the belly’ I’m told (where’s Padraig)

Imbolc...like it!

Joe Boyd spent one of his A-Z podcasts on Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon, and a fine one it was, and Frankie's on top of the piano here. You may be interested to know that Frankie was born this day in 1895 in Montgomery, Alabama. Here with 'Wet It' and supported by Kansas Joe McCoy among the Harlem Hamfats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TYcVXaLdQ

[Globaltruth]

Imbolc...like it!

Joe Boyd spent one of his A-Z podcasts on Frankie 'Half Pint' Jaxon, and a fine one it was, and Frankie's on top of the piano here. You may be interested to know that Frankie was born this day in 1895 in Montgomery, Alabama. Here with 'Wet It' and supported by Kansas Joe McCoy among the Harlem Hamfats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TYcVXaLdQ

He also wrote a song called Jive Man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NBATztx3E

The youtube clip shows a great picture of Half-Pint, who at 5' 2" didn't really deserve that appellation..

From what I know, the lyrics could well apply to him, although I think they were possibly about a politician..

He jived so strongly raised so much sand
He said "Lawd I'm just a jivin' man"
He jived like lightnin', he just wouldn't quit
He said "Everybody get set and get your mind on it"
With that lawd lawd lawd lawd lawd

Turns out Alabama are also fans of the saltire JC.


This calendar is terrific value JC...

[johncorrigan]

This calendar is terrific value JC...

No sign of it flagging either, Global.

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[johncorrigan]

Quiet week coming up but as I said previously last Friday was the birth date of Walter Vinson of the Mississippi Sheiks, and today we have the birthday of Will Shade a.k.a. Son Brimmer. Will Shade is renowned as founder and organiser of the highly influential Memphis Jug Band and has been described in some places as "almost as important a part of Memphis as the Mississippi himself".

Will formed the Jug Band with, among others, Charlie Burse with whom he played till his death in the mid 60s. Memphis Jug Band had a litany of fine performers among the ranks including Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Hattie Hart. Here's Shade on Trashcan Bass along with Charlie in 1958. I think this piece of film featured in the 'American Epic' programmes on last year on BBC4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QHkQ2p-iw

[Globaltruth]

Quiet week coming up but as I said previously last Friday was the birth date of Walter Vinson of the Mississippi Sheiks, and today we have the birthday of Will Shade a.k.a. Son Brimmer. Will Shade is renowned as founder and organiser of the highly influential Memphis Jug Band and has been described in some places as "almost as important a part of Memphis as the Mississippi himself".

Will formed the Jug Band with, among others, Charlie Burse with whom he played till his death in the mid 60s. Memphis Jug Band had a litany of fine performers among the ranks including Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Hattie Hart. Here's Shade on Trashcan Bass along with Charlie in 1958. I think this piece of film featured in the 'American Epic' programmes on last year on BBC4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6QHkQ2p-iw

Here's a lovely live version of 'Furry Sings the Blues' as part of a jam, by Joni Mitchell, Bobby McFerrin and Herbie Hancock.
Only time I've seen Bobby McFerrin and Joni M perform together.
Her pre-song chat is fascinating, and that's one hell of a lump of cheese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGJyjFhCgkE

Ghosts of the darktown society
Come right out of the bricks at me
Like it's a Saturday night
They're in their finery
Dancing it up and making deals
Furry sings the blues
Why should I expect that old guy to give it to me true
Fallen to hard luck
And time and other thieves
While our limo is shining on his shanty street
Old Furry sings the blues

[johncorrigan]

Magnifique, GT...never seen that before. Bobby McFerrin as Joni's backing vocals...just perfect...and what a band! Thanks. How I wish Joni could come back out to play.

[johncorrigan]

Tomorrow, the 15th February marks the death day of the great Little Walter in 1968 in Chicago, but it also marks the birth of James 'Kokomo' Arnold, born in Lovejoy Station, Georgia in 1901. He moved to Chicago in the late 20s working in the bootleggin' business until prohibition was repealed. Initially billed as GitFiddle Jim, Arnold's best known for his song 'Kokomo Blues' which he adapted from a Scrapper Blackwell song and which became better known when Robert Johnson adapted it as 'Sweet Home Chicago'.
Kokomo, named after a brand of coffee, gave up recording in the late 30s because he was tied into a contract which offered him very little financial return, and even when he was rediscovered in the 60s decided not to return to a career in music.
Here's Kokomo on 'The Twelves (Dirty Dozen)'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4DuBjXIvY

[Lat-Literal]

Tomorrow, the 15th February marks the death day of the great Little Walter in 1968 in Chicago, but it also marks the birth of James 'Kokomo' Arnold, born in Lovejoy Station, Georgia in 1901. He moved to Chicago in the late 20s working in the bootleggin' business until prohibition was repealed. Initially billed as GitFiddle Jim, Arnold's best known for his song 'Kokomo Blues' which he adapted from a Scrapper Blackwell song and which became better known when Robert Johnson adapted it as 'Sweet Home Chicago'.
Kokomo, named after a brand of coffee, gave up recording in the late 30s because he was tied into a contract which offered him very little financial return, and even when he was rediscovered in the 60s decided not to return to a career in music.
Here's Kokomo on 'The Twelves (Dirty Dozen)'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4DuBjXIvY

Yes - apparently this Kokomo was named after Kokomo, Indiana, although there is also a Kokomo, Arkansas and Kokomo, Hawaii. In contrast, the much later song by the Beach Boys entitled "Kokomo" describes a fictional Kokomo as a place "off the Florida Keys" as well as mentioning "Aruba, Jamaica". The name "Kokomo" was later used by resorts in Sandals Cay, Jamaica, and Grassy Key, Florida. Brian Wilson was only involved in the live versions including one recorded for episode 28 of sitcom "Full House". Kokomo can also be found in another blues song "Kokomo Me Baby" by Mississippi Fred McDowell which was released in 1959. A Kokomo coffee and accessories can be purchased today but it is a brand based in Estonia.

[Globaltruth]

Tomorrow, the 15th February marks the death day of the great Little Walter in 1968 in Chicago, but it also marks the birth of James 'Kokomo' Arnold, born in Lovejoy Station, Georgia in 1901. He moved to Chicago in the late 20s working in the bootleggin' business until prohibition was repealed. Initially billed as GitFiddle Jim, Arnold's best known for his song 'Kokomo Blues' which he adapted from a Scrapper Blackwell song and which became better known when Robert Johnson adapted it as 'Sweet Home Chicago'.
Kokomo, named after a brand of coffee, gave up recording in the late 30s because he was tied into a contract which offered him very little financial return, and even when he was rediscovered in the 60s decided not to return to a career in music.
Here's Kokomo on 'The Twelves (Dirty Dozen)'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4DuBjXIvY

But they missed Magic Sams birthday (14th I think) - you should ask for your money back JC.

Now, which track should we have?

[johncorrigan]

But they missed Magic Sams birthday (14th I think) - you should ask for your money back JC.

Now, which track should we have?

Hey Global, I said it was nice, I didn't say it was perfect. Thanks for giving us a bit excuse for Magic. What about this wee bit film?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91x0L70BQ

By the way, GT...ping!