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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2013 12:59:56 GMT -5
GREAT STORY !!!!
thanks for sharing that with me......
I am liistening to a box set SON HOUSE...FATHER OF THE DELTA...
JAMES
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Post by Admin on Feb 19, 2013 11:55:52 GMT -5
In Memoriam: Cephas And Wiggins In ConcertMarch 05, 2009 4:47 PM Cephas And Wiggins On Mountain Stage Set List Set 1: "Dog Days of August" "Corn Liquor Blues" "Black Rat Swing" Set 2: [Piedmont/Delta demonstration] "12 Gates to the City" "Mamie" "Burn Your Bridges" John Cephas (right) and Phil Wiggins perform on Mountain Stage in 2002. "John Cephas was one of the most natural singers and musicians ever to be on Mountain Stage. His rich, smooth voice was a perfect instrument for the Piedmont-style blues that he sang so well. He was sometimes known as "Bowling Green" John Cephas. That referred to his home, Bowling Green, Va., and his voice and manner immediately identified him as a native son of that region. He was that rare kind of performer who was so full of local flavor that he seemed to grow from the ground of where he was from. John was not a showman, but he was a natural crowdpleaser who always left our audiences cheering. Everyone at Mountain Stage remembers him fondly as an American music treasure and true gentleman." —Larry Groce, Mountain Stage host John Cephas and Phil Wiggins were one of the most highly praised and well-traveled duos in all of blues music — and specifically the Piedmont style native to the American mid-Atlantic region. Mountain Stage was deeply saddened to learn of John Cephas' death on March 4. The guitarist and vocalist had a charming, humble presence, and was deeply loved and respected by the entire staff. Cephas & Wiggins made six appearances on Mountain Stage between 1988 and 2002. The two sets presented here, combined into one performance, were recorded May 14, 1989, at the Cultural Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. Host Larry Groce begins the second set by asking Cephas to demonstrate the difference between the blues styles of the Piedmont and Delta regions.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2013 10:18:31 GMT -5
CEPHAS N WIGGINS, BUKKA WHITE, AND SON HOUSE.......
JAMES
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2013 6:15:01 GMT -5
Links or not quite visible in this forum, one has to actually trust they exist to click them . Thanks, Alan, I already had this piece... the Croydon episode, which I remembered well, made me wonder if you had other examples of blues musicians featured outside the AFBF context (which was, after all, the main reeason why Hopkins had made the trip to Europe, and remained sick like a dog for a couple of days after taking a plane). Hopkins was also announced for the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan (so was John Hurt, LOL!), and although I never had evidence he actually joined this tour, maybe he had other engagements in Britain... but I have several reports (mainly by George Adins) of people like Sonny Boy vanishing after the official AFBF show to perform in local clubs (in Germany, Belgium, Sweden etc.) Ah! the topic, BTW! Of course... so it is, at the moment, Texas Alexander. Great voice! (and pity Alan Govenar devoted so little to Lightnin's early years)
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Post by AlanB on Mar 15, 2013 7:30:36 GMT -5
(and pity Alan Govenar devoted so little to Lightnin's early years) Which I gather the O'Brien biography is supposed to readdress the situation, or so he claimed in an email to me 20 May 2006. More expense heading my way.....
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Post by AlanB on Mar 15, 2013 7:35:22 GMT -5
]but I have several reports (mainly by George Adins) of people like Sonny Boy vanishing after the official AFBF show to perform in local clubs (in Germany, Belgium, Sweden etc.) Notorious for it in Britain too...before shows as well.
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Post by Admin on Mar 15, 2013 8:03:11 GMT -5
Links or not quite visible in this forum, one has to actually trust they exist to click them . Thanks, Alan, I already had this piece... the Croydon episode, which I remembered well, made me wonder if you had other examples of blues musicians featured outside the AFBF context (which was, after all, the main reeason why Hopkins had made the trip to Europe, and remained sick like a dog for a couple of days after taking a plane). Hopkins was also announced for the 1964 Blues and Gospel Caravan (so was John Hurt, LOL!), and although I never had evidence he actually joined this tour, maybe he had other engagements in Britain... but I have several reports (mainly by George Adins) of people like Sonny Boy vanishing after the official AFBF show to perform in local clubs (in Germany, Belgium, Sweden etc.) Ah! the topic, BTW! Of course... so it is, at the moment, Texas Alexander. Great voice! (and pity Alan Govenar devoted so little to Lightnin's early years) View AttachmentView AttachmentView AttachmentI just re-attached the original pdf to this post. I think when we changed to V5 of the software for the forum, we lost the visual links. I'll see what can be done to correct. Thanks Petway for bringing this to my attention.
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Post by jlhooker on Mar 16, 2013 7:25:53 GMT -5
Lately I've been listening to "Blues on Solid Ground", an album by John Primer.He was a mamber of Muddy Waters' band. Hooker
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Post by Admin on Mar 16, 2013 17:54:28 GMT -5
Lately I've been listening to "Blues on Solid Ground", an album by John Primer.He was a mamber of Muddy Waters' band. Hooker Nice album jlhooker. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2013 3:28:15 GMT -5
Hi James; meaning this one? it really made me go across the mirror in 66 or something. I have the boxset too, but I prefer my LP, the guys at Sony/columbia equalized each side of the original a different way!
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Post by bulldogbill on Mar 18, 2013 18:55:58 GMT -5
"The Rev". I see little relationship between Davis and Son House. Gary was definitely Piedmont, and even taught Blind Boy Fuller a style which became known as Piedmont. Willie McTell and the Hicks brothers, in Atlanta, were somewhat different from Davis' style and yet all are classified as Piedmonnt.. There is considerable stylistic improvement over delta blues.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2013 22:52:54 GMT -5
BUDDY GUY......SWEEAT TEA....also album BLUES ALBUM of the DECADE 2000-2010.....
Whats he be considered next is his album LIVING PROOF in which he n BB KING do a suet wit ha song called I LOVE THE LIFE WELL LIVE....
AT the end ya hear BB say to BUDDY n when I am n the groiunf pushing up pretty daiseis think f me n my music,,, for we were the lucky ones to have lived by own own riles.... while keepig my diignity it tact
BUDDY picked up where MUDDY LEFT OFF !!!!!
These is always somebody waiting in the wings,,,so who will take BB:s place??
I say BUDDY GUY.... then after BUDDY GUY..... I wold suggest it will be a newer player like Eric Clapton or or EARLY KEEF RICHARDS.........
WHOMEVER it is...... I am sure they will carry the name of the king of the blues as an honest hard working and happy players.
SO who do you thin takes over after BB N BUDDY are no longer in the pic?
JAMES
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Post by Admin on Mar 20, 2013 13:56:59 GMT -5
I'm Crying Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stevie Ray Vaughan
With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. Vaughan drew equally from bluesmen like Albert King, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters and rock & roll players like Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Mack, as well as the stray jazz guitarist like Kenny Burrell, developing a uniquely eclectic and fiery style that sounded like no other guitarist, regardless of genre. Vaughan bridged the gap between blues and rock like no other artist had since the late '60s. For the next seven years, Stevie Ray was the leading light in American blues, consistently selling out concerts while his albums regularly went gold. His tragic death in 1990 only emphasized his influence in blues and American rock & roll.
Born and raised in Dallas, Vaughan began playing guitar as a child, inspired by older brother Jimmie. When he was in junior high school, he began playing in a number of garage bands, which occasionally landed gigs in local nightclubs. By the time he was 17, he had dropped out of high school to concentrate on playing music. Vaughan's first real band was the Cobras, who played clubs and bars in Austin during the mid-'70s. Following that group's demise, he formed Triple Threat in 1975. Triple Threat also featured bassist Jackie Newhouse, drummer Chris Layton, and vocalist Lou Ann Barton. After a few years of playing Texas bars and clubs, Barton left the band in 1978. The group decided to continue performing under the name Double Trouble, which was inspired by the Otis Rush song of the same name; Vaughan became the band's lead singer.
For the next few years, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble played the Austin area, becoming one of the most popular bands in Texas. In 1982, the band played the Montreux Festival and their performance caught the attention of David Bowie and Jackson Browne. After Double Trouble's performance, Bowie asked Vaughan to play on his forthcoming album, while Browne offered the group free recording time at his Los Angeles studio, Downtown; both offers were accepted. Stevie Ray laid down the lead guitar tracks for what became Bowie's Let's Dance album in late 1982. Shortly afterward, John Hammond, Sr. landed Vaughan and Double Trouble a record contract with Epic, and the band recorded its debut album in less than a week at Downtown.
Vaughan's debut album, Texas Flood, was released in the summer of 1983, a few months after Bowie's Let's Dance appeared. On its own, Let's Dance earned Vaughan quite a bit of attention, but Texas Flood was a blockbuster blues success; receiving positive reviews in both blues and rock publications, reaching number 38 on the charts, and crossing over to album rock radio stations. Bowie offered Vaughan the lead guitarist role for his 1983 stadium tour, but he turned him down, preferring to play with Double Trouble. Vaughan and Double Trouble set off on a successful tour and quickly recorded their second album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, which was released in May of 1984. The album was more successful than its predecessor, reaching number 31 on the charts; by the end of 1985, the album went gold. Double Trouble added keyboardist Reese Wynans in 1985, before they recorded their third album, Soul to Soul. The record was released in August 1985 and was also quite successful, reaching number 34 on the charts.
Although his professional career was soaring, Vaughan was sinking deep into alcoholism and drug addiction. Despite his declining health, Vaughan continued to push himself, releasing the double live album Live Alive in October of 1986 and launching an extensive American tour in early 1987. Following the tour, Vaughan checked into a rehabilitation clinic. The guitarist's time in rehab was kept fairly quiet, and for the next year Stevie Ray and Double Trouble were fairly inactive. Vaughan performed a number of concerts in 1988, including a headlining gig at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and wrote his fourth album. The resulting record, In Step, appeared in June of 1989 and became his most successful album, peaking at number 33 on the charts, earning a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording, and going gold just over six months after its release.
In the spring of 1990, Stevie Ray recorded an album with his brother Jimmie, which was scheduled for release in the fall of the year. In the late summer of 1990, Vaughan and Double Trouble set out on an American headlining tour. On August 26, 1990, their East Troy, WI, gig concluded with an encore jam featuring guitarists Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Robert Cray. After the concert, Stevie Ray boarded a helicopter bound for Chicago. Minutes after its 12:30 a.m. takeoff, the helicopter crashed, killing Vaughan and the other four passengers. He was only 35 years old.
Family Style, Stevie Ray's duet album with Jimmie, appeared in October and entered the charts at number seven. Family Style began a series of posthumous releases that were as popular as the albums Vaughan released during his lifetime. The Sky Is Crying, a collection of studio outtakes compiled by Jimmie, was released in October of 1991; it entered the charts at number ten and went platinum three months after its release. In the Beginning, a recording of a Double Trouble concert in 1980, was released in the fall of 1992 and the compilation Greatest Hits was released in 1995. In 1999, Vaughan's original albums were remastered and reissued, with The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 also appearing that year. 2000 saw the release of the four-disc box SRV, which concentrated heavily on outtakes, live performances, and rarities. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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Post by Admin on Mar 21, 2013 12:29:07 GMT -5
Guitar mastermind Joe Bonamassa, a young player with the childhood dream of playing music similar to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix, was 22 when he inked a deal with Epic. Hailing from Utica, New York, Bonamassa could play the blues before he could drive a car. He first heard Stevie Ray Vaughan at age four and was instantly taken by Vaughan's high-powered playing.
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Post by Admin on Mar 21, 2013 15:51:05 GMT -5
Thinking about Parchman Prison (Farm), I broke out this record I found in the bargain bin at Walmart a few years ago. A lot of great blues work songs and hollers.
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