What calendar have you for 2019?
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Good Q cloughie - we are all agog with anticipation....Originally posted by cloughie View Post
We missed the great Cab Calloway and Joe Louis Walker on the 25th
here's a couple of videos to make up for that...
A classic Snow White/Betty Boop St James infirmary by CC:
then Joe Louis Walker live doing a Sonny Boy Williamson number.
Today? Well, not having a calendar, I can only find Matt "Guitar" Murphy
I ain't got not time. hmm...Comment
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Given the success of last year, looks like my good buddy has sent me 2019's edition of the same complete with new CD of niceties and rarities.Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
One of my total favourites, Global...what a player! I think this is Matt playing here with Sonny Boy. I love this lick!Originally posted by Globaltruth View PostToday? Well, not having a calendar, I can only find Matt "Guitar" Murphy
I ain't got not time. hmm...
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostGiven the success of last year, looks like my good buddy has sent me 2019's edition of the same complete with new CD of niceties and rarities.
One of my total favourites, Global...what a player! I think this is Matt playing here with Sonny Boy. I love this lick!
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Happy Blues Year!
Another year, another blues calendar.
I'll probably be going back over some old ground but I know I got started pretty late last year so let me not miss the great Frank Stokes who as well as recording solo also recorded with the Beale Street Sheiks. He was born 1888 in Whitehaven, Tennessee but was brought up by his uncle in Tutwiler, Mississippi after his parents died. Probably best just to leave you in the very capable hands of the legendary Joe Boyd A-Z podcasts - he covered Frank in letter T from New year three years back, though he does say that Frank was born in 1887. 
http://www.joeboyd.co.uk/podcast-player (T)
...and Frank was also the subject of one of R Crumb's great drawings.Comment
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We might treat ourselves to a few of RC's works including FS.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
What's the collective noun for a group of blues singers?
- A misery?
On the mudcat forum, a couple of suggestions are "a bemoan" or "a whinge".
Mind you, they also favour a cacophony of harmonica players and, of course,
A capella of unaccompanied vocal singers...Comment
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A misfortune of blues singers.Originally posted by Globaltruth View PostWe might treat ourselves to a few of RC's works including FS.
What's the collective noun for a group of blues singers?
- A misery?
On the mudcat forum, a couple of suggestions are "a bemoan" or "a whinge".
Mind you, they also favour a cacophony of harmonica players and, of course,
A capella of unaccompanied vocal singers...
They had something to be miserable about.
Crumb here, Silverstein with Dr Hook...….it is the week of the cartoonists.
Sadly when I was in Ipswich I missed this statue in memory of Carl Giles.
His grandma......now that is what I would call a whinge.
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"An awakening"?Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Aw, that's very good Ferney….Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
(who I always thought was a Yorkshireman but now it turns out he used to live just up the road from the De Warr)
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Ouch! Born in Lancashire, lived there for 18-and-a-half years, then in Leeds, Durham, London, Eastbourne, and Burnley before moving to this bit of the Pennines overlooked by 8thOb's cyber hill 22 years ago. (To solve the "Lancashire/Yorkshire" squabble I prefer to think of the Pennines as my "home".Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post(who I always thought was a Yorkshireman but now it turns out he used to live just up the road from the De Warr) )
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Rubin 'Rube' Lacey was born this day in 1901 in Pelahatchie, Mississippi. He is reputed to have been a major inspiration to Son House and I think you'll hear it in this - 'Mississippi Jail House Blues' one of only two songs that Rube recorded, although he was a very popular performer in the 20s. Seems that Rube gave up the blues in the late 20s and took to the Ministry instead.
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Hudson Woodbridge was born 8th January 1904 in Smithville, Georgia. He was brought up by his Grandparents and earned his nickname, Tampa Red because of the town they raised him in, Tampa Florida, and also the light colour of his skin. He played in a Hawaiian style using a bottleneck and also played the Kazoo. His career seems to have been kick-started by Ma Rainey, but he played with lots of the greats from Big Bill and Memphis Minnie, Leroy Carr, Frankie 'Half pint' Jaxon, the Hokum Boys and Mahalia Jackson.
Here's the terrific 'Hard Road Blues'.
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I was listening yesterday to Mud Morganfield, son of Muddy Waters and Mildred McGhee.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
Couldn't quite decide on his merits.
But see he is touring again soon, eg at the 100 Club, even though he is not young.Comment
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