My nice new Blues Calendar

[Globaltruth]

Junior Kimbrough born in Hudsonville, Mississippi this day in 1930.
Died in 1998

This is one of the first tracks of his I ever heard

He’s one of the essential artists if you are a fan of the Delta Blues in my opinion...

https://youtu.be/bX3Ie0_wvkE

(Trying to tempt JC back onto his thread...)

[johncorrigan]

Junior Kimbrough born in Hudsonville, Mississippi this day in 1930.
Died in 1998

This is one of the first tracks of his I ever heard

He’s one of the essential artists if you are a fan of the Delta Blues in my opinion...

https://youtu.be/bX3Ie0_wvkE

(Trying to tempt JC back onto his thread...)

Thanks for keeping things going, Global. There's been workies in and around the kitchen since I got back from hols, putting a new boiler in and I've been socially distanced from the ole calendar for a few days. Thanks for the Junior track. Loved it. Had me thinking, for no reason, about King Clarentz - here's 'Bed Spring Boogie'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKmL6nxFCDY&list=PLEgdrv4qKMt5PDNEFqy4j45fMC50pE87m

[johncorrigan]

Back installed in my rightful place at the kitchen table, the ole calendar handily placed, I notice that it's the anniversary of the death of harmonica maestro and multi-instrumentalist, Jed Davenport, leader of the Beale Street Jug band. Jed died this day in 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee...here's their description of a breakdown in Beale Street.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQlPVqp3eyY

It's also George 'Buddy' Guy's birthday, born Lettsworth, Louisiana in 1936. Here's a great interview with Buddy from the New Yorker last year by the ever reliable, David Remnick.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/buddy-guy-is-keeping-the-blues-alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zhV99Bvrgg

[Jazzrook]

R.L.Burnside(1926-2005) playing 'See My Jumper Hanging On The Line' in 1978:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=K_DOnKJ232M

JR

[johncorrigan]

R.L.Burnside(1926-2005) playing 'See My Jumper Hanging On The Line' in 1978:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=K_DOnKJ232M

JR

Wonderful, JR! Thanks!

[johncorrigan]

My Calendar reports that 'Crying' Sam Collins was born this day in 1887 somewhere in Louisiana though the family moved to southern Mississippi where he took up the bottle neck slide. He had a load of pseudonyms including Jelly Roll Hunter and Salty Dog Sam. He also got himself a nice drawing by Robert Crumb in his 'Heroes of the Blues' series. Here's his excellent 'Lonesome Road Blues'.

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

[johncorrigan]

In the early days of recording the Blues, the Rev. JM Gates was the undoubtedly the King of the ‘Straining Preachers’. A real hellfire and damnation kinda guy, James M Gates developed the ability to belt out a sermon in three minutes and even be able to get a verse of a hymn in there too, and his records sold well. The ole Blues Calendar informs me that Rev Gates died this day in 1945 in Atlanta Georgia, taking the 'Death Black Train Coming', an early and beautifully controlled bit of gospel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxSv75oEgY

[Globaltruth]

In the early days of recording the Blues, the Rev. JM Gates was the undoubtedly the King of the ‘Straining Preachers’. A real hellfire and damnation kinda guy, James M Gates developed the ability to belt out a sermon in three minutes and even be able to get a verse of a hymn in there too, and his records sold well. The ole Blues Calendar informs me that Rev Gates died this day in 1945 in Atlanta Georgia, taking the 'Death Black Train Coming', an early and beautifully controlled bit of gospel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxSv75oEgY

used to be a fave of Mr Sherratt as I remember....me too.
Here's an old 78. Rev J M G. revving into action. Irresistible temptation....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0sZgHsEyJg

[I love the bit about 'winking the eye' and a woman in the congregation goes 'uh-oh'. She, and the rest of the congregation actually steal the show]

[johncorrigan]

[I love the bit about 'winking the eye' and a woman in the congregation goes 'uh-oh'. She, and the rest of the congregation actually steal the show]

Amen to that, Sir!

The calendar tells me it's the death day of Lee Conley Bradley - Big Bill died of laryngeal cancer on 14th August 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, aged 55. The previous year, on the day before his throat cancer operation, he asked Pete Seeger to film him, and this is the last known recording of Broonzy before his death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-pShRISHnQ

[johncorrigan]

This day in Clarksdale, Mississippi 103 years ago could well have been when the mighty John Lee Hooker arrived on the planet. I say 'could well' because that's what the old Calendar tells me, but it seems John Lee didn't take too much notice of birthdays. But let's assume it is...here he is doing 'Hobo Blues'. Wondrous!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kQlRQRGdfQ

[johncorrigan]

Jimmy Reed, who died this day in 1976, aged 50, had a string of rock/blues hits in the 50s and early 60s. His songs were covered by Elvis, the Animals and the Stones, among others. Sadly, despite the efforts of his long time friend and collaborator, Eddie Taylor, Jimmy's encounters with the drunk tank dogged his life and it was the health effects of that that are seen as shortening his life.
Here's one of his big hits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5o6t4fNDi4

Of course, given Dylan's lockdown album, hard to avoid the closing track dedicated to Jimmy, 'Goodbye Jimmy Reed'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-DG3g-ggdg

[Jazzrook]

Otis Rush playing 'I Can't Quit You Baby':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DM

JR

[cloughie]

Thought about you, jc and the calendar when Petroc celebrated the 105th anniversary of Memephis Slim’s birth, this morning by playing ‘Everyday I have the blues’ - the recording was from 1960 with Willie Dixon on upright bass.

[johncorrigan]

Thought about you, jc and the calendar when Petroc celebrated the 105th anniversary of Memephis Slim’s birth, this morning by playing ‘Everyday I have the blues’ - the recording was from 1960 with Willie Dixon on upright bass.

Thanks, cloughie...born John Len Chatman this day 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee...and her's a wee bit of film of Slim playing 'Everyday I have the Blues'. Such a great voice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24isoA6xdL0

From a totally different branch of the Blues, it's also Freddie King's birthday...one of Clapton's biggest influences, born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer, Texas. His family moved to Chicago in 1950 where he became a stalwart of the Chicago blues scene. I often think he's a bit underrated...maybe his style went out of fashion as it was taken up by white blues bands, or perhaps his early death in '76 obscured his influence and talent. He's got a great Leon Russell-produced record, 'Getting Ready', from 1971; and you can hear the great guitar and fabulous voice here in 1972, wowing a crowd at the Sugarbowl with a brilliant version of 'Have You Ever Loved a Woman?'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJAtXf-xFL0

Otis Rush playing 'I Can't Quit You Baby':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DM

JR

By the way, JR, thanks for that one...brilliant bit of film.

[Jazzrook]

Thanks, cloughie...born John Len Chatman this day 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee...and her's a wee bit of film of Slim playing 'Everyday I have the Blues'. Such a great voice!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24isoA6xdL0

From a totally different branch of the Blues, it's also Freddie King's birthday...one of Clapton's biggest influences, born September 3rd, 1934 in Gilmer, Texas. His family moved to Chicago in 1950 where he became a stalwart of the Chicago blues scene. I often think he's a bit underrated...maybe his style went out of fashion as it was taken up by white blues bands, or perhaps his early death in '76 obscured his influence and talent. He's got a great Leon Russell-produced record, 'Getting Ready', from 1971; and you can hear the great guitar and fabulous voice here in 1972, wowing a crowd at the Sugarbowl with a brilliant version of 'Have You Ever Loved a Woman?'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJAtXf-xFL0

By the way, JR, thanks for that one...brilliant bit of film.

Many thanks, jc
Here's Memphis Slim's wonderful version of 'Mother Earth' recorded in the Vee-Jay studio in 1959 from the album with the misleading title 'At The Gate Of The Horn':

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=JzJX_RXqEzY

JR