Delta Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell »
Few Blues musician's are more frequently mentioned as a influence than Mississippi Fred McDowell. As blues fans we should [...]
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Boogie Chillin’ by John »
John Lee Hooker's CD "Boogie Chillin & Other Favorties" is a digitally remastered release of many of [...]
Click play and have a listen to this song while you read this post. A little while back I started [...]
Mr Mat … Mountain Men »
Mountain Men was formed when a guitar playing Mr. Mat from France and harmonica playing Barefoot Iano [...]
Not Quite Blues Music
Tom Waits – An Introduction »
I'm a huge Tom Waits fan but it saddens me sometimes that his performing arts (as I think his current performances are best referred to) obscure the [Read More]
Books about Blues
Boogie Man – »
A warm Sunday morning kicking back on the front porch reading Boogie Man, The Adventures [...]
Delta Blues (Book) »
I've just finished reading "Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters [...]
Books about Blues
Boogie Man – John Lee Hooker »
A warm Sunday morning kicking back on the front porch reading Boogie Man, The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century by Charles Shaar Murray, provides a wonderful start to the week. Its not an easy read - I'm having to re-read several paragraphs to [Read More]