My boyfriend and I are traveling to Chicago?
In June we are planning on going to the Blues Festival, Chicago Institue of Art and the Science and Industry Museum. Any other recommendations?
There’s always the Field Museum, the aquarium, the planetarium, and of course Navy Pier, which is my favorite 
As for food, check out Gino’s East (I think there’s one on Michigan Ave?) for some great classic Chicago style pizza, and sign your name on the wall while you’re there!
essential blues artists and your favorite song of them?
i want to start listening to more blues music.my range of blues artists is not that big
i only know artists like etta james and nina simone and their more of soul singers…
—-Sonny Boy Williamson II—-
- "Help Me"
- "Keep it to Yourself"
- "Your Funeral and My Trial"
- "Early In the Morning"
- "Nine Below Zero"
- "Bye Bye Bird"
- "Ninety Nine"
How many cars were wrecked during the filming of The Blues Brothers?
Does anyone know how many cars were wrecked in the film The Blues Brothers??? They were Illinois State and Chicago police cars. Just curious is all. Thanks.
13 were bought to be the blues mobile,and sixty were used for cop cars in the chase scenes.
They had a twenty four hour body shop on location to keep them together.
The story did not say how many were wrecked but you can bet it was all of them. I found this on Wikipedia.
How to ask for early album review?
Hi, I’m wondering how to approach a band’s management to get an album early so I can review it? My manager made the introduction, now I don’t know what to say. This is new to me!
Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
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Duration : 0:8:11
North Country Blues – Bob Dylan (Newport Folk Festival – 1963) (Türkçe)
North Country Blues, Bob Dylan, Newport Folk Festivali, 1963, Türkçe altyazılı – Turkish Subtitled.
Duration : 0:4:15
American Folk Blues Festival 1982 feat. Billy Branch
Son’s Of The Blues:
this is there version of the Little Walter classic Juke
Billy Branch, harmonica
Lurrie Bell, guitar
Elisha Murray, guitar
J. W. Williams, bass
Mose Rutues, drums
rec. November 1982 in Germany
Duration : 0:4:41
Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues [Take 2] (1936)
Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938), King of the Delta blues…
From the Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (1990)…Enjoy!!!
LYRICS:
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above “Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please.”
Mmmmm, standin’ at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Standin’ at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Didn’t nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by
Mmm, the sun goin’ down, boy, dark gon’ catch me here
Oooo, ooee eeee, boy, dark gon’ catch me here
I haven’t got no lovin’ sweet woman that love and feel my care
You can run, you can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown
You can run, tell my friend-boy Willie Brown
Lord that I’m standin’ at the crossroad, babe, I believe I’m sinkin’ down…
Recording of Friday, November 27, 1936, San Antonio, Texas
“I have never found anything more deeply soulful than Robert Johnson.” (Eric Clapton)
“The irony of Robert Johnson’s superstar status is hard to miss. He was almost completely ignored by the music-buying public of his day, even in the market his records were aimed at. Yet in the present day, he’s practically the only country blues artist most people know about. On one level, this is because of relentless championing by other blues artists, not least Eric Clapton. On another level, Johnson’s fame rests on the fact that he was able to write, or more properly pull together from his various mentors and influences, his songs and make them complete unto themselves. His songs have made an impact, and have been covered time and again by countless artists. That counts for something.
Clapton writes – righteously – that before he heard Johnson, every other blues singer had sounded as though they were calculating the effect, whereas Johnson sang as though he didn’t care whether or not people liked to hear him. This is as good a description of listening to Johnson as I can think of.
Part of who Robert Johnson was as a singer and songwriter is obscured by his legend, which has been retold so often it borders on cliche. But even after the hype has been dismissed, this collection shows Johnson as a powerful, innovative, soulful blues man, a great performer and a great songwriter (in the context of blues songwriting) with his own unique sound.
Johnson was not without his influences, and if he had lived he would have told you that himself. However, the interesting thing was that he managed to transform his influences and personalize them into his own vision of the blues, a blues that was one of the first steps away from country blues toward city blues – a vision that would eventually become Chicago blues.
The remastering is surprisingly good, considering the sources. Johnson’s voice and guitar playing come through vividly and illustrate his wealth of talent. The only possible drawback to this box set, for the casual listener, is the number of alternate takes included. They show that Johnson was an adept performer, because a lot of the alternates are similar to the “released” versions. This showed that he was no closet bluesman or flash-in-the-pan, but was adept at entertaining an audience. And to this day his guitar playing is astonishingly fluid and innovative. However, the repetitiveness of the alternate takes can become trying to people who are not students of the blues, and for the casual listener a single-disc set would probably be sufficient.
This is the ultimate collection of his works: all of Robert Johnson’s 29 Vocalion singles, impressive sound, and the best annotation anywhere.
Here you’ll find the original versions of “Sweet Home Chicago”, “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom”, “Crossroads Blues”, “Rambling On My Mind”, “Come On In My Kitchen”, “Terraplane Blues”, “Stop Breakin’ Down”, “I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man”, and “Love In Vain”, as well as lesser-known gems like “From Four Till Late”, “When You Got A Good Friend”, and “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”.
Johnson’s version of “Walking Blues” is here as well, an adaptation of Son House’s 1930 single “My Black Mama pt. II” (not the song that House called “Walking Blues”), and the fine remastering allows the listener to hear every phrase and every chord and every one of Johnson’s quicksilver slide guitar licks.
This collection, is, and remains, a worthy overview of a talent that received its due far too late. I would advise the listener not to be put off by people who would place Johnson’s influences over him, but to listen to Johnson on his own merits. My guess is that he’ll win you over, as he has generations of listeners.”
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Blues Guitar Lessons – Learn How To Play Blues Guitar – Doc Watson Style
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This online blues guitar lesson featuring Deep River Blues by Doc Watson is the second in the series (maybe the last – we’ll see!) Anyone serious about learning how to play blues guitar should take a look at the Travis style of picking and incorporate it into their playing, even if they want to play the blues in a different style.
Here, we take a look at those ‘fiddly bits’ that appear in Doc’s rendition of Deep River. These are the little things that suddenly appear and blow us away with their magic, such as double thumb beats and added syncopation with thumb/finger combination strokes. It’s even more interesting when you consider that Doc (like other great masters such as Gary Davis, Broonzy,Hopkins) used just one finger on his picking hand to achieve these results. I hope you enjoy it – come back again!
The full range of lessons available show how to play blues guitar in various styles, such as delta blues (Robert Johnson), Texas blues (Lightnin’ Hopkins), Chicago swing blues (Big Bill Broonzy), ragtime blues (Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Willie Walker) , Carolina blues (Floyd Council, Pink Anderson, Scrapper Blackwell), bottleneck and open tunings.
Learn how to play acoustic blues guitar http://www.play-blues-guitar.eu – Preview Jim’s Complete Course ‘ Acoustic Blues Guitar Lessons’
The full range of lessons available show how to play blues guitar in various styles, such as delta blues (Robert Johnson), Texas blues (Lightnin’ Hopkins), Chicago swing blues (Big Bill Broonzy), ragtime blues (Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Willie Walker) , Carolina blues (Floyd Council, Pink Anderson, Scrapper Blackwell), bottleneck and open tunings.
There are two videos for Doc Watson Guitar Lessons on this channel – this video is the first part of an on-line video lesson and gives an insight into his complex finger picking style. There are many Doc Watson tabs on the internet.
It’s true that basic finger picking is very simple – you either hit one string with thumb and the next one with a finger, or pinch two or three strings together with thumb and finger(s)! Of course, it’s how we use our thumb and fingers that make all the difference. I’ve noticed that many, many older school blues guitar masters just used one finger on their right hand – Doc Watson, Reverend Gary Davis, Scrapper Blackwell, Blind Boy Fuller, Floyd Council, Big Bill Broonzy, and the list goes on.
Often, the right thumb jumps across to the treble strings to help out, which adds to the syncopation. It becomes more and more evident that the right thumb is crucial to creating the sound. It can double the beat, make an off-beat, strum across the strings and produce single string runs when used alternately with one of the fingers (usually the index.)
Enjoy the incredible easy sounding style of Doc Watson – and marvel at his genius and dexterity! Let his example show you how to play blues guitar! Learn blues guitar – more lessons on my site http://www.play-blues-guitar.eu/how-to-play-blues-guitar-welcome.php
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Beyonce 4 Album Review
Beyonce 4 Tracklisting
1. 1+1
2. I Care
3. I Miss You
4. Best Thing I Never Had
5. Party
6. Rather Die Young
7. Start Over
8. Love On Top
9. Countdown
10. End Of Time
11. I Was Here
12. Run The World (Girls)
Deluxe Edition
Lay Up Under Me
Schoolin Life
Dance For You
Duration : 0:16:2
