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Blues Music On The Go 2006-10-23 00:08:00 Lately I have been thinking a lot about ways to take my music with me as I go out and about. One of the reasons that I started my mp3 blogs is because I really like the mp3 music format. But I don't like to carry several electronic devices around with me at all times. To take your music around with you it seems that you have to carry an mp3 player, and if you also carry a cellphone then that's another device that you have to lug along.But what if you could have an mp3 player that is also a cellphone. Well of course they have those and they have been on the market for some time now. Which is what this particular post is all about.I was not aware of it, but it seems that cellphones are all about multimedia these days. One of the more popular mp3 playing phones is the Motorola RAZR V3m Phone . Which uses the Verizon's music service. It is another EV-DO-powered service that makes the V3m a music playing phone. With V Cast Music
, your phone is a music player, letting you jam your Read more:Blues
T-Bone Walker Video & mp3 2006-10-10 02:38:00 I feel a little T-Bone Walker
coming on.If you would like to know about Mr. Walker please read this: T-Bone Walker @ Wikipedia.Don't Throw Your Love On Me So StrongCall Me When You Need Me(notes @ YouTube) American Folk Blues Festival-1962 (1962-66)Vol.1 T-Bone Walker/guitar and Shakey Jake/vocal...T-Bones earliest known film performance. T-Bone Jaming with Chuck Berry(notes @ YouTube) T-Bone Walker sits in with Chuck Berry at the Montreux Jazz Festival. They're backed by The Aces - Dave and Louis Myers on bass and guitar, Fred Below on drums, with Lafayette Leake on piano. All in all a pretty good band!I call that one the Gods of Guitar.Download this mp3: Louisiana Bayou Drive. Thanks to Trees Lounge. You have to check this blog out. They have many mp3s there. File under;blues mp3 music T-Bone Video
Blind Willie McTell mp3s & Bob Dylan video 2006-10-08 00:13:00 Willie McTell was a masterful twelve-string guitarist and singer. He recorded from 1927 to 1955. His most famous song, "Statesboro Blues" has been covered by many artists including Taj Mahal, The Allman Brothers Band, and Bob Dylan
. Dylan wrote and recorded a tribute to him.He was blind from birth, and was an adept Braille reader. He learned to play six string guitar as a child and was a very skilled musician. I love his smoth voice, his quick delivery and his excellent guitar playing.mp3s "Mama 'Tain't Long for Day" (2:57, 517kB) - 40310-1, 18 Oct, 1927"Statesboro Blues" (2:30, 439kB) - 47187-3, 17 Oct, 1928"Broke Down Engine Blues" (3:08, 551kB) - 15905-1, 23 Oct, 1931ReferencesBlind
Willie McTell (1898-1959) @ The New Georgia EncyclopediaBlind Willie McTell @ WikipediaBlind Willie McTell FestivalBob Dylan
paying tribute to Blind Willie McTellFile under;blues mp3 music Georgia Video Read more:Willie
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Skip James & J.B. Lenoir The Soul Of A Man Videos 2006-10-07 06:26:00 Skip James
- Soul Of A Man - Pt.1Songs on this video:Blind Willie Johnson - Trouble Will Soon Be Over. This is an actor playing Blind Willie McTell.Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (Actor playing Skip James)Alvin Youngblood Heart - Tell All My BoysSkip James - Soul Of A Man - Pt.2Songs on this video:Skip James - He Is A Mighty Good LeaderChurch Choir - You Better RunJ.B. Lenoir - I Want To GoJ.B. Lenoir - Voodoo MusicLos Lobos - Voodoo MusicJ.B. Lenoir - God's Word Shemika Copeland - Release Me DevilSkip James -Soul Of A Man - Pt.3Songs on this video:Dick Waterman - commentsSkip James - I'd Rather Be The DevilDick Waterman - comments about Newport Blues festivalSkip James - Cherry Ball Blues (during a blues contest between Son House, Skip James and Bukka White.)Dick Waterman - comments about Skip James playing style.Skip James - Worried BluesSkip James - I'm So GladCream - I'm So Glad Skip James - Soul Of A Man - Pt.4 Songs on this video:Cass
Some Modern Blues - Keb Mo 2006-10-05 22:28:00 I want to start featuring a few more modern bluesmen and women. There are many great blues musicians on the scene today. And I think I have been negligent in not posting info on them. Please accept my apologies. And as a consolation, please consider one of my favorite modern bluesmen Kevin Moore (aka Keb Mo).YouTube Videos of Keb MoAccording to the notes at YouTube this video is from the West Wings Final Episode.Just Like You (with Bonnie Raitt)Dirty Low Down & BadKeb Mo DVDs @ Amazon.com Reference InfoKeb Mo @ Wikipediafile under;music, blues, video Read more:Blues
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Furry Lewis - When I Lay My Burden Down video 2006-10-04 20:45:00 So you want to learn how to play a guitar? Well check out Mr. FurryLewis
, a master of the blues slide guitar. Oh and don't forget to talk to your guitar. When it starts talking back to you, then you know you are there.The below DVD features the music of John Lee Hooker & Furry Lewisfile under;music, blues, video Read more:Burden
The Late Great Freddie King 2006-10-03 20:41:00 One of my jobs here at SqueezeMyLemon (I'd like to think) is turning the young on to the blues. And there are a few bluesmen who have slipped through the cracks. There are so many great blues musicians, and so little time. I feel that some blues musicians do not get the respect that they deserve.One such bluesman is Freddie
King (aka Freddy King).Ok gather around children, gather around. We are fixin to listen to some blues music (when I say "fixin" I don't mean like fixin a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which is a different meaning of that verb all together. I mean getting ready to).And if you do not consider yourself to be one of the children, then go and get a child and let them listen to this. They might want to learn how to play a guitar after listening and watching these videos. Because the late great Mr. King could play the "expletive deleted" out of a guitar. He was an excellent singer and composer too. Just an over-all great bluesman.And If you yourself aspire to Read more:Great
Hubert Sumlin - Live blues at Delta Fish market in Chicago 2006-10-26 21:17:00 Here is an interesting video featuring among others Hubert Sumlin from YouTube. Check out the notes for full details.Notes from YouTube;The Delta
Fish Market on Chicago
's West Side was the site of live blues from the late 1970s until it closed in the mid 1990s. Owned by Oliver Davis (who was himself a fine guitarist in the Elmore James style), the market imported live catfish from Mississippi on a weekly basis, selling it to the many former Mississippians who'd relocated to the area. On weekends in the warm months there were free, informal live blues sessions that started in the afternoon and went on until late at night on a stage set up in the large parking lot, often drawing an audience of hundreds of people from the surrounding neighborhood. Most of the major names in Chicago blues played there over the years, mainly just for the fun of playing. This clip is from the film "Hubert Sumlin - Living The Blues", and features Hubert Sumlin, Eddie Taylor, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay and others
And She Could Be Jiving Too... 2006-11-02 04:45:00 Right now I have the blues and that famous line by BB King keeps coming to mind;
Nobody loves me but my mother,
and she could be jiving too....
She's Nineteen Years Old 2006-11-05 22:17:00 I'm gonna say somethin' to youI don't care how you feelYou just don't realizeYou got yourself a good dealShe's nineteen years oldAnd got ways just like a baby childNothin' I can do to please herTo make this young woman feel satisfied
I'm gonna say this to youI don't care if you get madYou about the prettiest little girlThat I ever hadShe's nineteen years oldAnd got ways just like a baby childNothin' I can do to please herTo make this young woman feel satisfied(What kind of woman is that?)
Can't ask her where she's goingShe tells me where she's beenShe starts a conversationThat don't have no endShe's nineteen years oldAnd got ways just like a baby childNothin' I can do to please herWhoah, yeah!Whoah, yeah!Whoah, yeah!To make this young woman feel satisfied
As performed by McKinley Morganfield a.k.a Muddy Waters
This song is stuck in my head.
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Long Live The King - Albert King that is. 2006-11-13 21:45:00 I was thinking of posting some BB King video and then it dawned on me that while I have posted B.B. King and Freddie King I have not posted any Albert
King. And really that is wrong, so let us fix that.He was;Born: Apr 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi Died: Dec 21, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee Famous for these songs: "Born Under a Bad Sign" "That's What the Blues Is All About" "Blues at Sunrise"Famous for these albumsKing of the Blues GuitarThe Ultimate CollectionBorn Under a Bad SignInfluencesB.B. KingT-Bone WalkerBlind Lemon JeffersonBlues PowerNotes from YouTube;The HUGE man with the HUGE bends - Albert King
, in great shape at Fillmore East 1970. Listen to his tone, ain't that great?Albert King at Montreux 1990 - Why are you so mean to me?Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and joyI call this one guitar porn. That is how good it is. I really beleave that this is better than sex. LOL file under;music, blues, video
I Feel Like Going to Church - Ida Goodson Video 2008-03-09 14:08:00 click image to see 83 pictures of Ida CoxI think this video shows how gospel music has its roots in the blues, and also how the blues got some of its power from gospel singers. Ida Goodson is a very good example of a blues musician who lived in both worlds.You can read all about her at Wikipedia, they have a nice write up on her.This is in my mind a perfect example of how blues and gospel music are related from the mouth of someone who would know.Here is an mp3 of the roliking Something has got a hold on me from the Music from the Florida Folklife Collection.I also enjoyed this write up in the Piney Flatwoods Girl blog. Read more:Going
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Alberta Hunter Videos 2008-03-08 23:11:00 YouTube has a few cool videos of AlbertaHunter
. Most of them when she is older. I like "Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This Morning" because her voice is more powerful and colorful then in some of the other videos. But having said that, you have to watch this first one, which can not be embedded. It shows what a powerful force she was.Alberta Hunter performing "My Castles Rockin" (DVD Preview)If she could sing like that at 82, then imagine her in her prime. This next one is kind of funny. They way only the blues can be.'My Handy Man'Nobody Knows The Way I Feel This MorningNotes from YouTube; - After a very hard youth (she ran away from home at the age of 12), Hunter managed to become one of the best and most popular entertainers of the 20's. Her discography spans the whole 20's decade and t
Blues Quotes - B.B. King & Duke Ellington 2008-03-05 02:43:00 “I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie [Ray Vaughan] missed on both counts, but I never noticed.”B.B. King“I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.”Duke Ellington Read more:Blues
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Blues Terminology: John The Conquer 2008-03-04 03:23:00 This is a repost from Mar of 2006.In 1954 Muddy Waters had a hit with the Willie Dixion song "Hoochie Coochie Man" and ever since I first heard this song I wondered what Muddy meant when he sang that line "I got the John the Conqueroo." It is part of the verse that goes;I got a black cat bone, I got a mojo too,I got the John the Conqueroo, I'm gonna mess with you,I'm gonna make you girls, lead me by my hand,Then the world will know, the Hoochie coochie Man. According to Answers.com"John the Conquer root, refers to a number of roots to which magical powers are ascribed in American folklore, especially among the hoodoo tradition of folk magic among African Americans. The root, in turn, is named after a folk hero called High John the Conqueror."Who was John the Conqueror?"John the Conqueror Read more:Blues
Etta Baker In Her Own Words - Video 2008-03-03 18:30:00 I really enjoy Etta Baker
's music, you may remember that I posted about her when she passed away last year. May God bless her soul.But I really like this video because it shows what a kind, simple and beautiful person she was. I hope you enjoy hearing her talk about her garden, her parents and how she learned to play guitar from her dad.Etta Baker - Knoxville Rag Notes from YouTube; - "Etta Baker stumped me hard. Her style was completely different. I like to think of myself as a well educated blues musician, but I must admit that I'd never played the Piedmont style, so I was a bit nervous. After a brief lesson, she kicked it off, and I just tried to keep up as best I could." - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Read more:Words
I Feel Like Going to Church - Rev. Gary Davis - Oh Glory How Happy I Am 2008-03-02 04:29:00 Oh Glory How Happy
I AmLYRICS:Oh, when I was out in the world of sinI had no one to be my friendJesus came and he taken me inGlory, halleluAnd he taken my feet out the miry clayHe placed them up on a rock to stayI thank God that I can sayGlory, halleluOh, Glory how happy I amOh, Glory how happy I amMy soul is washed in the blood of the lambGlory, halleluI was out in darkness and I could not seeJesus came and he rescued meHe claimed me and gave me a victoryGlory, halleluAnd one day while Jesus was passing byHe set my sinful soul on fireHe made me laugh and he made me cryGlory, halleluOh, Glory how happy I amOh, Glory how happy I amMy soul is washed in the blood of the lambGlory, halleluWhen I could not understandJesus, he give me a lending handLed me away to the promised landGlory, halleluO Read more:Going
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Elizabeth Cotten - Frieght Train 2008-03-01 23:29:00 I'm nursing this old headache that I've got. But I did want to post a little something. The video that I had in mind can not be embeded; but it is a gem. So please check it out. It is Elizabeth
Cotten in her own words, the way I like to present the blues muscian of days gone by. She tells the story of how she got her guitar and how she wrote the song Frieght Train
.The video that I am posting is a good one too, but the one above is much better so be sure to check it out.Elizabeth Cotten - Freight TrainNote from YouTube; Elizabeth Cotten on Rainbow Quest with Pete Seeger (No. 3) Now I'm off to rest my aching head.
Friday blues Funny - Calhoun Tubbs 2008-02-29 04:37:00 Calhoun TubbsAccording to Wikipedia; Calhoun Tubbs David Alan Grier portrays an old bluesman whose songs invariably insult or otherwise offend his audience. Catchphrase: "Wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!" "Thank you very much!" His catchphrase was also used as the intro to En Vogue's "Free Your Mind". He also always strums the same bar of blues and ends his little songs with "Ahhhhahaha" Read more:Friday
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If the blues had a flower. 2008-02-28 03:04:00 How blue can you get?This has nothing to do with music, but it got me to thinking when I saw this. It would make a perfect flower
for the blues. Maybe I'll have to get Mrs. F. a buch of these.The AFP reports that genetically-modified blue roses will soon be going on sale in Japan. Click the above image to read about it.
2nd Annual Deep Blues & Film Festival 2008-02-27 16:03:00 Got an email letting me know about the 2nd Annual
Deep BluesFestival
and 1st Annual Film Festival. I just wanted to pass the word on and let you all know about it.They will be screening the Jessie Mae Hemphill movie Dare You To Do It Again which is where a couple of the videos in my lat post come from. 2nd Annual Deep Blues Festival Expands To45 Performers with International Acts and a Film FestivalFri - Sun, July 18-20, 2008 - 11:00am - 10:00pmWashington County Fairgrounds - Lake Elmo, MNTickets on sale at Deep Blues Festival.comGo here to get more info and to buy tickets; Deep Blues Festival web site Visit for more info and music; Deep Blues Festival@MySpace Visit for more info on the blues film festival that is going on at the same time; Deep Blues Film Festival@MySpace
Jessie Mae Hemphill 2008-02-26 16:45:00 If you guys knew my process you would be surprised that I ever post anything. The word serendipity almost kills me each post. I have an idea, which I think is a good one and then the next thing you know I am listening to a remake by someone else, and then I have got to go and get a CD that is packed away in the garage, but wait there is a video clip of the person I am researching playing with "insert your favorite blues musician here" and the next thing you know I have spent three hours listen to clips of someone that I don't plan on posting for another couple of weeks when I do Harmonica players or even worse it is some band that I would never even post in this blog in the first place.OK, so back on track. Yes, right now I am focusing on female blues musicians, that is the plan. For your Read more:Jessie
Ida Cox - Blues Songstress Mp3s Videos 2008-02-21 21:34:00 I'm still in the mood to present female blues musicians. I hope you all are enjoying it as much as I am. LOL. You know I have to have some fun with this myself. Today I want you to consider Mrs. Ida Cox (1896 - 1967). She was a singer, composer, and a recording artist.Originally from Georgia she got her start in minstrel shows during the 1920s. She was popular during the 1930s also and did her last recordings in the 1960s.According to her bioShe began her career at the age of 14 working in theaters. She was very popular during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1939 she sang at the Cafe Society and appeared at John Hammond's "Spirituals To Swing Concert". She toured until 1944 when a stroke forced her to retire. In 1961 she came back for on final recording.During her career she worked with Charlie Ch Read more:Blues
Big Mama Thornton - Female Harmonica Player 2008-02-19 23:03:00 Now I do get excited by female blues guitar players (like Memphis Minnie in my last couple of post), but let me tell you, if you are a female that knows how to play a harmonica, I'll make Mrs. F. sleep on the floor.You probably don't understand, but that is OK. Consider if you will Big MamaThornton
. Son when I tell you that she could rip it up, you better believe that.And if you don't, then see for yourself.Ball and ChainBig Mama Thornton - Down Home ShakedownIncludes John Lee Hooker Big Mama Thornton - Rock me (Oregon 1971) Read more:Female
Memphis Minnie - Videos and mp3s 2008-02-18 17:12:00 Yesterday I posted a MemphisMinnie
video clip and it dawned on me that I have not posted anything about her, or any other of my favorite female blues musicians, in a while. A couple of years to be exact, in the case of Memphis Minnie.Well I thought, I better do something about that. Click here for Memphis Minnie @ Amazon.comThe below videos are so cool I almost don't have words to tell you how delightful they are. First they were placed on YouTube by Dan Chlipala. They are the marriage of Memphis Minnie's music and vintage photos that fit so well with the music. I think Dan has done a great job on these. Please take a look at them and visit his YouTube Blog via the link above, where you will find many more cool videos.Keep On EatinDown In The AlleyHave You See My RoosterMp3s for you
I Feel Like Going to Church - Memphis Minnie 2008-02-17 13:53:00 Children, I feel like going to church on this Sunday Morning. So I thought a little Gospel blues would help wash away our sins.Sing along if the spirit moves you. Sorry but the video is just a static picture.Let Me Ride - MemphisMinnie
Notes at YouTube - Memphis Minnie, recorded Tuesday, 15 January 1935 Decca Read more:Going
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Big Joe Williams Videos 2008-02-16 14:22:00 BLUES PLAYLIST: BIG JOE WILLIAMS, PART 1BLUES PLAYLIST: BIG JOE WILLIAMS, PART 2There are some great videos on YouTube that can not be embedded :(Well I guess I'll just have to link to them. Take this video of Big Joe Williams
playing Baby Please Don't Go for example.Note the guitar playing and the foot stomps and taps. Dude had rhythm.Please click link to see video >>>Baby Please Don't GoPlease click link to see video >>>Big Joe Williams
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