Blue Farewells: Those We Lost In 2009
From the “Queen of the Chicago Blues,” Koko Taylor to John Cephas and Willie King, the blues world lost a wealth of talent this year. Too many aging (and more than a few young) artists passed away, leaving behind a lifetime of great music and mourning fans. We honor these bluesmen and women, obscure and well-known alike, with this list of blues artists that died in 2009.
Koko Taylor photo courtesy Alligator Records
Blue Farewells: Those We Lost In 2009 originally appeared on About.com Blues on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 11:48:56.
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Russia plans to save Earth from asteroid
Computer generated simulation of an asteroid strike on the earth 150m years ago.
Bluesman Johnny Shines Honored
Caroline Shines arrived home last week to find what she says “is the best Christmas present I can think of.” Her street off Crescent Ridge Road had a bright new sign designating it Johnny Shines Street, after her father, the late and great blues musician who lived in Holt for the last 20 years of his life before his death in 1992.
Central Iowa Blues Society Winter Blues Fest
PRESS RELEASE Subject: Winter Blues Fest Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010 Place: Downtown Marriott, Des Moines, IA Starting Time: 7 PM Presented By: The Central Iowa Blues Society For Immediate Release It may be cold outside, but the Downtown Marriott Ballrooms and Rock River Lounge will have temperatures rising Saturday, January 30th when the
Bob Dorr’s Big New Years Eve Blast!!!!!
well, not the LAST last Blue Note, the last Blue Note of 2009, the last Blue Note as an employee of the University of Northern Iowa, the last Blue Note as a bachelor and probably the last Blue Note that I’ll be making a comment about the sign outside of Vickie’s Place (Victoria’s Secret). OK, I’m not givin’ up Vickie’s Place, but all the rest of those “lasts” are true! This one could really start
King Records Museum In Cincinnati’s Future?
King Records, the Cincinnati-based independent label that specialized in blues, R&B, and country music during the 1950s and ’60s, may finally be receiving the respect due such an important part of the 20th century American music landscape. In the wake of author Jon Hartley Fox’s excellent book on the label, King of the Queen City, the city of Cincinnati is beginning to look upon its former musical ambassador to the world with a different perspective.
The Cincinnati U.S.A. Music Heritage Foundation has placed a marker outside 811 Race Street honoring the 1945-1955 existence of the E.T. Herzog Recording Co., where several of King Record’s influential early hit records were recorded. The foundation also moved into the space that once housed the studio and is looking to build a collection of the label’s releases to display. CUMHF president Elliott Ruther is also said to be interested in launching a course on King Records at Cincinnati State University, where he serves as the director of development.
Most interesting, however, are plans to begin fundraising for a full-fledged King Records museum honoring the label that the visionary Syd Nathan founded in the late 1940s. A “King Studios” committee has been formed with an eye towards raising $10 – $12 million to build a 12,000-square-foot museum, for-profit recording studio, multipurpose space, and visual arts studio.
From the late-1940s through the mid-1960s, the list of artists recorded by King Records is truly phenomenal. From blues greats like Freddie King and John Lee Hooker and R&B pioneers like James Brown to country legends like the Delmore Brothers, King Records made stars from a diverse range of artists, breaking down racial and musical barriers while releasing some great music. Although the label went under shortly after Nathan’s death in 1968, it is well deserving of a permanent place in Cincinnati music history.
Related Content: Jon Hartley Fox – King of the Queen City book review
Photo courtesy University of Illinois Press
King Records Museum In Cincinnati’s Future? originally appeared on About.com Blues on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 08:03:29.
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Sonny Terry And Brownie McGee: I’m A Burnt Child
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee on Live TV in the early 70s
Howling Wolf: Smokestack Lighting
The amazing Wolf, with Willie Dixon and Hubert Sumlin.
Sonny Boy Williamson: Nine Below Zero
Sonny Boy Williamson with Otis Spann on piano and introduced by Memphis Slim!
Soul Searchers Update
the soul searchersclick here for our websiteclick here for our myspace pageclick here to buy the CD wednesday, december 30, 8pmgreenwood lounge 3707 ingersoll ave, des moinesthursday, december 31, 9pmtally’s (formerly the B&B) 2712 beaver ave, des moines. . . . and, if you’re interested, soul searchers bassist erich gaukel will be doing a reunion performance with his college band, the steam
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