‘Acoustic Blues’ Archives
Kokomo Arnold, Born 1901, You Know His Songs
Kokomo Arnold is not a name you may be familiar with but you know his music. Perhaps most famously "Sweet Home Kokomo" which Robert Johnson later turned into "Sweet Home Chicago". As a matter of fact Wikipedia says Kokomo Arnold was particularly [...]
Canned Heat – Where Are They Now
Canned Heat is a band name most of you probably know but do you know any of their material? I didn't. I knew they were blues enthusiasts and I constantly got them confused with a host of other bands kicking around in my memory. This is an attempt to set [...]
Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year Nominees
The 2009 Blues Foundation Music Awards are coming up soon. I love the announcements and exposure for the blues and always find a few new tunes and musicians by combing through their nominees. My favorites are always the new acoustic blues I find so I'm [...]
Mr Mat … Mountain Men – Fine Acoustic Blues
Mountain Men was formed when a guitar playing Mr. Mat from France and harmonica playing Barefoot Iano from Australia joined forces in 2005. Their first album "Mat with Iano - Mountain Men" was released in October 2005 and when the stock was depleted they [...]
Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972) – Banjo and Blues
I'm pretty fascinated by the banjo and the blues. Steve Martin used to joke about it - you can read up on my banjo musing here. When you think of Piedmont blues you can sort of imagine the link with banjo playing and the blues but, when you listen to [...]