November 2009

Furry Lewis: A Temperate Blues

By cobwebsandstrange on 11/23/09 10:36am
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What separates this gentleman, Furry Lewis, from the throngs of other pre-WWII players out there? I suppose not too much. His vocals and guitar style are something akin to Mississippi John Hurt, but not exactly. Lewis isn’t less adroit at the six string, just not as exacting in his playing. Hurt was also able to come across as a sweetheart as he sang. Lewis isn’t as gruff as Blind Lemon – or anywhere near that singing approach – but more sits between that and Hurt.

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Big Bill Broonzy: 300+

By cobwebsandstrange on 11/20/09 7:39pm
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Being a little bit of everything has helped retain the legacy of Big Bill Broonzy. It’s not that he didn’t have a style that was his own, it’s just that the guitarist was able to absorb so many ideas from so many different places as to arrive at some convoluted, albeit entertaining and all too satisfying amalgam of blues, rags and spirituals. It’s been guessed that Broonzy recorded something like three hundred songs. And even if that number is a bit askew, that many songs were at his disposal seeing as he copyrighted around the same number, although, some of those works were old tyme numbers.

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Paul Butterfield Blues Band- "East West" Live, Part 02 (Video)

By cobwebsandstrange on 11/18/09 9:15pm
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THE END.
Paul Butterfield Blues Band- "East West" Live, Part 01 (Video)

By cobwebsandstrange on 11/18/09 9:14pm
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The only thing better than "East West" is "East West" rendered live.
Louis Jordan - "Buzz me Baby" (Video)

By cobwebsandstrange on 11/1/09 5:13pm
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Another love song from the innimatable Louis Jordan.

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