Robben Ford - Discovering The Blues
Posted on December 3, 2008
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Este disco é o primeiro de sua carreira solo, lançado em 1972, quando ele tinha apenas 21 anos. Apesar da pouca idade ele já demonstrava uma grande habilidade na guitarra.
A faixa de abertura, versão de “Sweet Sixteen” de B.B. King, tem 12 minutos de duração, com solos virtuosos em uma envolvente base slow blues. Na faixa “Raining In My Heart” são mais 10 minutos para apreciar a excelente técnica do rapaz. Em “You Don’t Know What Love Is” ele mostra seu lado jazz, tocando sax, o primeiro instrumento que ele tocou na vida.
O cd tem praticamente 1 hora de música, em apenas 7 faixas. É um excelente disco. O único ponto negativo, na minha opinião, é a voz dele, pouco amadurecida e que soa fraca para o estilo de blues que ele toca.
*Surgiu do Cordas, Bandas & Metais.
A.C. REED - I’m in the Wrong Business
Posted on December 3, 2008
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A.C. Reed may joke about being in the wrong business, but one listen to this record will reveal a man still in love with his music after a lifetime in blues.He’s been called “the definitive Chicago blues sax player,” and has been in constant demand for both recording and live shows with such artists as Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Son Seals, Earl Hooker and Bonnie Raitt. Described by The Nashville Tennessean as “the kind of guy that could get an audience of librarians stompin’ and screaming,” A.C. has finally captured that excitement on vinyl with I’m In The Wrong Business! It’s an irresistable package of contemporary blues rooted firmly in the Chicago tradition. While known primarily as an eminently soulful tenor saxophonist, A.C. also showcases his wryly humorous songwriting and gritty vocals on this album. Those talents will come as no surprise to those who know him from his long associations with Albert Collins and Buddy Guy, or from his criss-crossing the country with his road band, The Spark Plugs. Written and produced by A.C., I’m In The Wrong Business! features members of his own band as well as long-time admirers like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Bonnie Raitt. Above all else, this record demonstrates why A.C. has long been one of the most respected musicians in the blues world.
Born Aaron Corthen (A.C.) in Wardell, Missouri in 1926, A.C. came to Chicago in 1942, where he bought a pawn shop sax with his very first paycheck. He quickly gained a reputation as a bluesman with a golden horn, and was snatched up by Willie Maybon. In the ’50s, A.C. played the blues with guitarist supreme Earl Hooker and red-hot R&B with his own combo and with Dennis Binder’s band.
Throughout the ’60s he recorded a flurry of self-penned singles on small labels such as Age, Nike, and USA. From 1967 to 1977, A.C. toured the world with guitarist Buddy Guy and harpman Junior Wells, including a memorable European tour in 1969 with The Rolling Stones. After leaving Buddy and Junior, A.C. joined Son Seals for two tours of Europe. Then an explosive saxophone chorus during an onstage jam session with Albert Collins led to a five-year stint with “The Master Of The Telecaster” as one of the original Icebreakers. One of the best-received parts of an Albert Collins and the Icebreakers show was A.C.’s dynamic warmup vocals, so it seemed only natural when he embarked on a solo career in 1983. That same year his I Am Fed Up With This Music received a W.C. Handy Award nomination for blues single of the year. The song was one of the highlights of his first full album as a leader, Take These Blues And Shove ‘Em, on the tiny Ice Cube label. The album was described in New Orleans’ Wavelength as “a musical masterpiece from beginning to end.” With I’m In The Wrong Business! A.C. has painted his second musical masterpiece. From Fast Food Annie (a woman who’s “cool like tomatoes on a Whopper with cheese”) to his warning about My Buddy Buddy Friends, A.C.’s lyrics combine the cleverness of a Willie Dixon with the street-smart world view of a bluesy Lou Reed. On These Blues Is Killing Me and I’m In The Wrong Business (”should have been a boxer and made that movie Rocky III/would have been a star like Sylvester and Mr. T”), A.C. continues to chronicle his tongue-in-cheek love-hate relationship with the music business.
In the wrong business? No way. This record finds A.C. Reed takin’ care of business–and then some!
—Dan Kening (Original Notes on CD)
Tracks
1) I’m In The Wrong Business (4:28)
2) I Can’t Go On This Way * (4:00)
3) Fast Food Annie (4:29)
4) This Little Voice ** (4:16)
5) My Buddy Buddy Friends (3:12)
6) She’s Fine ** (4:26)
7) These Blues Is Killing Me * (3:05)
Miami Strut * (2:55)
9) The Things I Want You To Do (3:24)
10) Don’t Drive Drunk (4:30)
11) Hard Times (3:16)
12) Going To New York (4:01)
13) Moving Out Of The Ghetto (3:50)
CD INFO…
A.C. REED, Tenor Sax and Vocals
with
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, Guitar *
BONNIE RAITT, Guitar and Background Vocals **
MAURICE JOHN VAUGHN, Guitar and Background Vocals
MARVIN JACKSON, Rhythm Guitar *
“TRIPPLE HORN,” Rhythm Guitar **
STEVE DIZTELL, Guitar solo on Don’t Drive Drunk
JIMMY MARKHAM, Harmonica on This Little Voice
“GEORGE,” Piano **
FREDDIE DIXON, Bass *
DOUGLAS WATSON, Bass
JOHNNY B. GAYDEN, Bass **
NATE APPLEWHITE, Bass
CASEY JONES, Drums and Background Vocals
MIRANDA LOUISE and VICKY HARDY, Background Vocals
..year - 1987
..label - Alligator Recs.
..buy - Alligator Recs.
..official website - www.alligator.com/artists/bio.cfm?artistid=057 (Alligator Bio)
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Attacks on Mumbai hotel wound city’s psyche
Posted on December 3, 2008
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The bullets that riddled Mumbai’s grand Taj Mahal hotel and the flames that engulfed its majestic dome gutted not only the historic building, but also a proud symbol of India’s independence.
Arising from the bitterness of colonial discrimination, the sea-front hotel became a Mumbai landmark, hosting kings, presidents, celebrities and, in recent years, India’s new moneyed elite.
The five-star hotel was one of the most prominent of the 10 targets attacked in Mumbai last week. Militants stormed the building, killing dozens of revelers as they ate in its elegant restaurants, feasted in its 11 ballrooms and danced in the Insomnia nightclub. Their siege would last nearly three full days.
JUNIOR WELLS: Blues Hit Big Town
Posted on December 3, 2008
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Vibe (11/98, p.170) - “…JW spits, growls, and moans like a Tasmanian devil with no house training…”Mojo (Publisher) (4/99, p.110) - “…what is thrilling here is not the material, but the new shine he applies to it, his voice sexily defiant and his strangely unreedy harp riding the ensemble like a bop trumpet….these dozen songs (and a sprinkling of outtakes) remain stunning…”
These historic sessions also feature Louis and Dave Myers, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below and Odie Payne Jr. Recorded by United Records in ‘53 & ‘54 at Universal Studio in Chicago, eight sides were issued on the subsidiary States label. Delmark’s original LP contained twelve performances and now 5 more are added for the CD! Junior’s debut recordings as leader include his first recording of “Hoodoo Man Blues”. He was still a teenager at the time and had replaced Little Walter in the Muddy Waters band. Down Beat’s Pete Welding wrote “In their power, directness, unerring taste and utter consistency of mood, these may well be the most perfectly distilled examples of Wells’ music ever recorded, taking their place alongside of those of Waters, Walter, Wolf and other masters of the period. Five stars.” Blues Hit Big Town captures genius emerging from one of the greatest blues personalities and harmonica players of all time. Part of our United series.
Happy 55th Birthday to Delmark Records!!! Please visit and buy. Thank You!!!
http://www.delmark.com/
Personnel includes: Junior Wells, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below, Odie Payne Jr.
The Aces include: Louis Myers, Dave Myers.
Tracks:
1. Hoodoo Man
2. Cut That Out
3. Junior’s Wail
4. Tomorrow Night
5. Ways Like An Angel
6. Eagle Rock
7. Please Throw This Poor Dog A Bone
8. Blues Hit Big Town
9. Lord Lord
10. ‘Bout The Break Of Day
11. So All Alone
12. Can’t Find My Baby
13. Please Throw This Poor Dog A Bone (Alternate)
14. Junior’s Wail (Alternate)
15. Eagle Rock (Alternate)
16. Lord Lord (Alternate)
17. Blues Hit Big Town (Alternate)
Details
.. Year: 1977/1998
.. Label: Delmark DD-640 (USA)
.. Bitrate: VBR
.. Home-Page: www.delmark.com/rhythm.junior.htm (not official)
.. MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/juniorwells
.. Last.fm: www.last.fm/music/Junior+Wells
.. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Wells
.. Buy: Delmark http://www.delmark.com/delmark.640.htm
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Bollywood worries about attack impact
Posted on December 3, 2008
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Terrorism cast a shadow over Bollywood, the world’s largest film industry by volume.
Cadillac Records
Posted on December 2, 2008
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It has been a good year for blues movies, and a great one is coming up Friday! Cadillac Records is a movie about Chess Records. I haven’t seen it, or I hate to say this, but I really hadn’t heard anything about it. So much for being a blues historian I really missed this one:-) However, I am planning on trying to find it this weekend to let you know how good it is. I have a feeling it is
17th Annual River City Ohio Blues Competition
Posted on December 2, 2008
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The Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society of Marietta, Ohio announce their 17th annual
River City Ohio Blues Competition, the oldest and largest blues talent competition
in the state of Ohio. Last year’s competition saw 18 great blues acts from all over
Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania compete for sponsorship to the
International Blues Challenge ( IBC), and this year we are expecting to
Bob Corritore Blues News
Posted on December 2, 2008
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December 1, 2008· Rhythm Room All-Stars Perform at their Home Base this Weekend: This weekend, The Rhythm Room All-Stars (Big Pete Pearson, Bob Corritore, Chris James, Patrick Rynn, and Brian Fahey) play the blues at their home base. This world renown blues band will perform their special brand of houserockin’, Chicago Blues on Friday and Saturday, Dec 5 and 6, 2008 at the Rhythm Room, 1019 E
John Hammer Blues News
Posted on December 2, 2008
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Playin’ Hammered By The Blues this week Holiday Wishes and New Years Resolutions Your 7 Day LIVE Blues Forecast INFORMATION www.bluemondaymonthly.com Merchandise Electronic Press Kit This Week On Hammered By The Blues KOWZ 1170am Sunday at 6pm KOWZ 100.9fm Sunday at 8pm On the Internet: Boundary Waters Radio Tues 9am and Sat. 11am Dion ‘Heroes’ Rich
Top 50 Blues and Soul For December 2008
Posted on December 2, 2008
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December 2008
Top 50 Southern Soul, Rhythm & Blues Albums National Airplay & Sales For The Month Of November 2008*
The Nation’s OFFICIAL Soul/Blues and Southern Soul Albums Chart TM LM Album Artist Label 1 NEW Soul & Blues Willie Clayton Malaco 2 1 Southern Soul Country Boy O.B. Buchana Ecko 3 2 Who’s Got The Power Marvin Sease Malaco 4 3 My Story Sir Charles Jones Mardi Gras 5