Why can country, blues, and rock n’ roll be considered the roots of all american music?
This is part of my music midterm, and I am having trouble forming an answer.
All three were born of the grassroots of America in a slow evolution into a distinct American style.
However, the only completely American form of music is jazz, which would include it’s precursor, ragtime.
where can I go to blues music festivals in the UK?
Ther’s usually a good one with major artists in Burnley, Lancashire. there’s also one here in Sheffielld but more of a local thing and has gone past already…..
What are some essential blues artists/bands that I MUST listen to?
I really want to delve into the world of blues/bluegrass. I’ve listened to it here and there but I’ve been listening to the Black Keys a lot lately and they have really inspired me to do some more soul searchin! Where should I start?
There are many types of Blues music and I’ll give you my three favourite types:
urban country blues
Adam Gussow on harp and foot drums.
I’ll be playing this song and others at two upcoming gigs on the East Coast:
12/23/09: New York, NY – Cornelia Street Cafe (8:30 PM; “Soul of the Blues” Festival w/Robert Ross. Please tell door-man that you came to see Adam Gussow and Robert Ross!) http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com
12/29/09: Philadelphia, PA – Rembrandt’s Restaurant (7-9 PM; http://www.rembrandts.com) (blues harmonica clinic + reading/signing/performance to celebrate the republication of my 1998 memoir of life as a Harlem street musician, Mister Satan’s Apprentice. For more info, visit Harmonica 411: http://www.harmonica411.com/CLINICS.html
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com
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The American Folk-Blues Festival 1962-1966 vol.1
01. T-Bone Walker — Call Me When You Need Me
02. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee — Hootin’ Blues
03. Memphis Slim — The Blues is Everywhere
04. Otis Rush — I Can’t Quit You Baby
05. Lonnie Johnson — Another Night to Cry
06. Sippie Wallace — Women Be Wise
07. John Lee Hooker — Hobo Blues
08. Eddie Boyd — Five Long Years
09. Walter “Shakey” Horton
10. Junior Wells — Hoodoo Man Blues
11. Big Joe Williams — Mean Stepfather
12. Mississippi Fred McDowell — Going Down to the River
13. Willie Dixon — Weak Brain and Narrow Mind
14. Sonny Boy Williams — Nine Below Zero
15. Otis Spann — Spann’s Blues
16. Muddy Waters — Got My Mojo Working
17. Finale: Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon — Bye Bye Blues
Bonus:
18. Earl Hooker — Walking The Floor.Over You/Off The Hook
Duration : 1:10:50
Kenny Brown @ Foxfire Ranch: North Mississippi blues on location (2010)
Kenny Brown is a legend of the north Mississippi hill country blues. Here’s some new video, shot on location at Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, MS, about ten miles south of Holly Springs. Every Sunday evening from 5 to 10, the region’s best blues artists perform on a covered outdoor stage here.
For more information about Foxfire Ranch, please visit:
http://www.foxfireexperience.net/
For more information about Hill Country Harmonica, a two-day intensive at Foxfire on May 22-23, 2010, featuring Billy Branch, Bill Gibson, Terry “Harmonica” Bean, Adam Gussow, and many other teacher/performers, please visit:
http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com
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The Blues
(7/12) Chuck Berry in Concert – London 1972
Full concert can be seen at: http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/music/watch/v19665309JkSqZgM9
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=63931682
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My Blues Roots
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. There have been lots of stressful things going on. This morning, I was in a pretty bad mood as I was making an unnecessary 200 mile road trip. I put a Muddy Waters cd in the player and in about 3 minutes I was starting to feel better. In essence, I was getting back to my blues roots. I played one blues cd after another and as I drove, my mood improved. Now, I’m not saying I am in a wonderful mood this afternoon but the gloom and doom of this morning is gone.
Highlights of Piedmont Blues History
Piedmont blues also known as East Coast blues resulted from a blend of influences that included ragtime music, country string bands and traveling medicine shows. Geographically speaking, its origins began in the regions between the Appalachian Mountains to the west and the coastal plains to the east. Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia were some of the places where Piedmont musicians reside. At the beginning of the 20th century, ragtime music was a popular genre. A composer named Scott Joplin published “The Maple Leaf Rag” around this time and it sold a million copies out of a population of close to seventy-five million. The integration of this style to the emerging blues style gave birth to the Piedmont blues.
Can Anyone Help Me Find the Name of this Country Blues Rock Song?
I am having A LOT of trouble locating this song & it’s on Muzak, but Muzak cannot locate it because my retail store job only uses CD’s. Not Satellite. When I type in these lyrics nothing shows up. A woman sings it. There’s an Electric Guitar & a Finger Picking Banjo. Please help.
could it be from Alison Krauss?
