‘Traditional Blues’ Archives
The Gift of Blues
This week Amazon.com sent me a list of blues music collections. Histocially I prefer a package by a single artist hoping that everything about it is representative of thier tastes and experiences. From liner notes, to ablum cover work and of course every [...]
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 [...]
2010 Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy Nominiees
Without further ado the 52nd Annual Grammy Award Nominees for Best Traditional Blues Album(Vocal or Instrumental.) * A Stranger Here - Ramblin' Jack Elliott - or A Stranger Here MP3s for $8.99 * Blue Again - The Mick Fleetwood Blues [...]
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897-1929)
Blind Lemon Jefferson was born in Coutchman, Texas, in July 1897 to the best of anyone's knowledge Lemon was actually his real name and he was born blind. Jefferson supported himself and possibly a family playing his own compositions on the street corners [...]
Blind Blake – Part 2 – The Mysterious Death of Blind Blake
A while back I found some public domain mp3s of Blind Blake and became intrigued by him. To make a short story shorter there are more questions than answers available about Blind Blake. The most comprehensive information I found on Bling Blake was [...]