Blues Birthdays
Man I love that song Tich, not sure I heard it before, but proper delta sound to me. I do like a piano, think it because I grew up with mother playing quite often at night and can still say sitting in front of fire with mum playing piano was the cosiest safest I ever felt as a kid. Came from a pretty big family and had bugger all, but those memories always come to mind.
I got this one - Rory Gallagher.
William Rory Gallagher (/ˈrɔːri ˈɡæləhər/ GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995)[1][2][3] was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".[4][5] A number of guitarists, including Alex Lifeson of Rush, Brian May of Queen, and Eric Clapton, have cited Gallagher as an influence.
I absolutely love Rory and will regularly spend an entire day listening to him on youtube while working away on the computer. There's so many tracks to pick from, with Bullfrog Blues probably being the most appropriate for this thread. His live shows performances were incredibly high tempo and really have to be experienced (even if just on Youtube). One incredible highlight is "Bad Penny" Live at Montreaux and even though Shadowplay isn't my favourite Rory song, his performance at at Montreux (different year to Bad Penny) is an absolute masterclass in high energy stagecraft.
Rory was also without ego and every member of the band would get their time to shine with Bass and Drum solos as common as his guitar ones (and keyboardists back when they were a foursome). Gerry McAvoy on Bass in particular is a stone cold fucking legend who manages to match Rory in both stage presence and skill - he's still playing today as well with Band of Friends. A little game I like to play with myself on Youtube is to see how far down the comments section you get before somebody starts singing Gerry's praises - its generally not far!
However for this I have to post my favourite Rory track, Walking on Hot Coals from Irish Tour '74, back when they were foursome and the keyboards gives a very Doors like vibe to it. Its just all round excellence -
William Rory Gallagher (/ˈrɔːri ˈɡæləhər/ GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995)[1][2][3] was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".[4][5] A number of guitarists, including Alex Lifeson of Rush, Brian May of Queen, and Eric Clapton, have cited Gallagher as an influence.
I absolutely love Rory and will regularly spend an entire day listening to him on youtube while working away on the computer. There's so many tracks to pick from, with Bullfrog Blues probably being the most appropriate for this thread. His live shows performances were incredibly high tempo and really have to be experienced (even if just on Youtube). One incredible highlight is "Bad Penny" Live at Montreaux and even though Shadowplay isn't my favourite Rory song, his performance at at Montreux (different year to Bad Penny) is an absolute masterclass in high energy stagecraft.
Rory was also without ego and every member of the band would get their time to shine with Bass and Drum solos as common as his guitar ones (and keyboardists back when they were a foursome). Gerry McAvoy on Bass in particular is a stone cold fucking legend who manages to match Rory in both stage presence and skill - he's still playing today as well with Band of Friends. A little game I like to play with myself on Youtube is to see how far down the comments section you get before somebody starts singing Gerry's praises - its generally not far!
However for this I have to post my favourite Rory track, Walking on Hot Coals from Irish Tour '74, back when they were foursome and the keyboards gives a very Doors like vibe to it. Its just all round excellence -
I flippin love Rory Gallagher, PornDog. A friend of mine plays at Rory Fest in Ballyshannon every year, he tells a story about seeing Rory in Limerick when times were particularly hard and when Gallagher played Loanshark Blues the place went ballistic
He just brings such a stupid shit eating grin on my face every time I listen to him - can't say enough good about him.
The respect he had from other musicians tells a lot about his skill (there are interviews about him from Brian May, Slash, The Edge, Joe Bonomassa, Jimmy Page and an infamous, and almost certainly apocryphal, quote about him from Hendrix), but this interview from Alex Lifeson just tells so much about Rory's character. By all means just a complete gentleman
He also met with Mick and Keith about joining the Stones, but I think he just wanted to do his own thing, Ronnie Wood ended up joining instead.
The respect he had from other musicians tells a lot about his skill (there are interviews about him from Brian May, Slash, The Edge, Joe Bonomassa, Jimmy Page and an infamous, and almost certainly apocryphal, quote about him from Hendrix), but this interview from Alex Lifeson just tells so much about Rory's character. By all means just a complete gentleman
He also met with Mick and Keith about joining the Stones, but I think he just wanted to do his own thing, Ronnie Wood ended up joining instead.
John Primer (born March 3rd (or 5th, depending on which source you read), 1945, Camden, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist who played behind Junior Wells in the house band at Theresa's Lounge and as a member of the bands of Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before launching an award-winning career as a front man, carrying forward the traditional Windy City sound into the 21st century
Loved around this part were he played often (has a street name near "le plan" in Ris-Orangis)PornDog wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:05 am I got this one - Rory Gallagher.
William Rory Gallagher (/ˈrɔːri ˈɡæləhər/ GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995)[1][2][3] was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of".[4][5] A number of guitarists, including Alex Lifeson of Rush, Brian May of Queen, and Eric Clapton, have cited Gallagher as an influence.
I absolutely love Rory and will regularly spend an entire day listening to him on youtube while working away on the computer. There's so many tracks to pick from, with Bullfrog Blues probably being the most appropriate for this thread. His live shows performances were incredibly high tempo and really have to be experienced (even if just on Youtube). One incredible highlight is "Bad Penny" Live at Montreaux and even though Shadowplay isn't my favourite Rory song, his performance at at Montreux (different year to Bad Penny) is an absolute masterclass in high energy stagecraft.
Rory was also without ego and every member of the band would get their time to shine with Bass and Drum solos as common as his guitar ones (and keyboardists back when they were a foursome). Gerry McAvoy on Bass in particular is a stone cold fucking legend who manages to match Rory in both stage presence and skill - he's still playing today as well with Band of Friends. A little game I like to play with myself on Youtube is to see how far down the comments section you get before somebody starts singing Gerry's praises - its generally not far!
However for this I have to post my favourite Rory track, Walking on Hot Coals from Irish Tour '74, back when they were foursome and the keyboards gives a very Doors like vibe to it. Its just all round excellence -
Willie Johnson (March 4, 1923 – February 26, 1995) was an American electric blues guitarist. He is best known as the principal guitarist in Howlin' Wolf's band from 1948 to 1953. His raucous, distorted guitar playing is prominent on Howlin' Wolf's Memphis recordings during 1951–1953, including the hit song "How Many More Years" (recorded May 1951).
In 2017, Johnson was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame
The Wolf was a very influential artist, the most obvious case is with Beefheart and then on to those who were influenced by him. I can hear it in Tom Waits' music too, so I guess Johnson has played his part in the dissemination of that feel.
In 2017, Johnson was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame
The Wolf was a very influential artist, the most obvious case is with Beefheart and then on to those who were influenced by him. I can hear it in Tom Waits' music too, so I guess Johnson has played his part in the dissemination of that feel.
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:44 pm John Primer (born March 3rd (or 5th, depending on which source you read), 1945, Camden, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist who played behind Junior Wells in the house band at Theresa's Lounge and as a member of the bands of Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters and Magic Slim before launching an award-winning career as a front man, carrying forward the traditional Windy City sound into the 21st century
Love thisJoshua Barnes Howell, known as Peg Leg Howell (March 5, 1888 – August 11, 1966), was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, who connected early country blues and the later 12-bar style. He was one of the first recorded artists of the Atlanta blues scene during the pre-war period, and he was also one of the first blues musicians to ever make a race record.
His peg leg came about as a result of an argument with his brother in law who shot him. He eventually became a street musician and sometimes a bootlegger, for which he was imprisoned.
Here he is joined by Henry Williams on guitar and Eddie Anthony on fiddle, New Jellyroll Blues, recorded in 1927
His peg leg came about as a result of an argument with his brother in law who shot him. He eventually became a street musician and sometimes a bootlegger, for which he was imprisoned.
Here he is joined by Henry Williams on guitar and Eddie Anthony on fiddle, New Jellyroll Blues, recorded in 1927
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist.[1] Montgomery was known for his unusual technique of plucking the strings with the side of his thumb, and for his extensive use of octaves, which gave him a distinctive sound.
Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.) and with organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
Ease your way into the day, or cap it off with this smooth little number.
Nice.
Montgomery often worked with his brothers Buddy (Charles F.) and Monk (William H.) and with organist Melvin Rhyne. His recordings up to 1965 were oriented towards hard bop, soul jazz, and post bop, but around 1965 he began recording more pop-oriented instrumental albums that found mainstream success. His later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
Ease your way into the day, or cap it off with this smooth little number.
Nice.
Jesse Fuller, born 7th of March, though it could be 12th, 1896.
He was an early one man band, one of the instruments he played was a string bass which he invented, I’ll let wiki take up the story
As a one-man band, Fuller wanted to supply a more substantial accompaniment than the typical high-hat (cymbal) or bass drum used by other street musicians. His solution was the fotdella, a foot-operated percussion bass, consisting of an upright wood box, shaped like the top of a double bass, with a short neck at the top, and six piano bass strings attached to the neck and stretched down over the body. The strings were played by means of six piano or organ pedals, each connected to a padded piano hammer which struck a string.[6] Removing his shoe and placing his sock-covered foot in a rotating heel cradle, Fuller played the six pedals of the fotdella like a piano. With the instrument's six notes, he could play bass lines in several keys. He occasionally played without it, if a song exceeded its limited range.
He was an early one man band, one of the instruments he played was a string bass which he invented, I’ll let wiki take up the story
As a one-man band, Fuller wanted to supply a more substantial accompaniment than the typical high-hat (cymbal) or bass drum used by other street musicians. His solution was the fotdella, a foot-operated percussion bass, consisting of an upright wood box, shaped like the top of a double bass, with a short neck at the top, and six piano bass strings attached to the neck and stretched down over the body. The strings were played by means of six piano or organ pedals, each connected to a padded piano hammer which struck a string.[6] Removing his shoe and placing his sock-covered foot in a rotating heel cradle, Fuller played the six pedals of the fotdella like a piano. With the instrument's six notes, he could play bass lines in several keys. He occasionally played without it, if a song exceeded its limited range.
Billy Childs
William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States.
I have to admit, I've never heard him before, but when I started looking up whose birthday is today, Billy was alphabetically the first on the list and this is the first tune video I saw. It may not be everyone's cup of Darjeeling, but I really like it and I'm going to investigate further - this is the best thing about doing this.
William Edward Childs (born March 8, 1957) is an American composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor from Los Angeles, California, United States.
I have to admit, I've never heard him before, but when I started looking up whose birthday is today, Billy was alphabetically the first on the list and this is the first tune video I saw. It may not be everyone's cup of Darjeeling, but I really like it and I'm going to investigate further - this is the best thing about doing this.
I do really enjoy a lot of Jazz, but I have to say that style really doesn't do it for me. I'm not all about the uber accessible stuff either, but ultimately I guess I like a good strong central theme from which everyone works off - and at that my brain is left in awe wondering how the hell these musicians make the decisions that they do.
But this style of jazz is just too far off that reservation for my tastes. I could never wrap my head around people like Allan Holdsworth either - I recognise the incredible skill and mind, but the music just isn't my bag.
The world would be an awful boring place if we all liked the same stuff though!
But this style of jazz is just too far off that reservation for my tastes. I could never wrap my head around people like Allan Holdsworth either - I recognise the incredible skill and mind, but the music just isn't my bag.
The world would be an awful boring place if we all liked the same stuff though!
Laura Lee (born Laura Lee Newton; 9 March 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful in the 1960s and 1970s and influential for her records which discussed and celebrated women's experience
You weren't kidding about the women's issues - currently listening to "Wedlock is a padlock" (when you're married to a no good man)
She's very good, though I'd imagine the incel woke obsessed shitheads would hate her if she was a modern artist!
She's very good, though I'd imagine the incel woke obsessed shitheads would hate her if she was a modern artist!
I imagine they’d still be roaring about International Women’s Day yesterday and demanding to know when International Men’s Day was being celebrated.
Something a little different today. Bobby McFerrin, born March 11th 1950.
It might be the curmudgeon in me that made that Don't Worry... song become really annoying, it was most likely the fact that everywhere you turned it was being played on the radio or tv at one point. There was also a guy in my class at college who used to say"Don't worry, be happy" in his broad Belfast accent, and that's the only way I can hear it now, almost forty years later.
Anyway, I saw this a wee while ago and it made me smile,
It might be the curmudgeon in me that made that Don't Worry... song become really annoying, it was most likely the fact that everywhere you turned it was being played on the radio or tv at one point. There was also a guy in my class at college who used to say"Don't worry, be happy" in his broad Belfast accent, and that's the only way I can hear it now, almost forty years later.
Anyway, I saw this a wee while ago and it made me smile,
This is one of these days where I use another date because there are several coming up on that one.
Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, David Lindley, The Chieftains, Warren Zevon, Manuel Galbán, The Doobie Brothers, and Carla Olson and The Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village, and produced the album Buena Vista Social Club (1997), which became a worldwide hit; Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.
Cooder was ranked at No. 8 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", while a 2010 list by Gibson Guitar Corporation placed him at No. 32. In 2011, he published a collection of short stories called Los Angeles Stories.
Ry Cooder
Ryland Peter Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, and his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.
Cooder's solo work draws upon many genres. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Captain Beefheart, Taj Mahal, Gordon Lightfoot, Ali Farka Touré, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Linda Ronstadt, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, David Lindley, The Chieftains, Warren Zevon, Manuel Galbán, The Doobie Brothers, and Carla Olson and The Textones (on record and film). He formed the band Little Village, and produced the album Buena Vista Social Club (1997), which became a worldwide hit; Wim Wenders directed the documentary film of the same name (1999), which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000.
Cooder was ranked at No. 8 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", while a 2010 list by Gibson Guitar Corporation placed him at No. 32. In 2011, he published a collection of short stories called Los Angeles Stories.
Otis Verries Hicks (March 13, 1913 – July 27, 1974),[1] known as Lightnin' Slim, was an American blues musician who played Louisiana blues and swamp blues for Excello Records.[2]
According to most sources, Otis Hicks was born on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri,[3] but the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc stated, on the basis of his draft card, that he was born in Good Pine, Louisiana. Prison records from Louisiana State Penitentiary discovered by researcher Gene Tomko also corroborate his birthplace as Good Pine, Louisiana. [4] He moved to Baton Rouge at the age of thirteen. Taught guitar by his older brother Layfield, Slim was playing in bars in Baton Rouge by the late 1940s.[5]
His first recording was "Bad Luck Blues" ("If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all"), released by J. D. "Jay" Miller's Feature Records in 1954.[6] Miller gave him the stage name "Lightnin' Slim".[7] Slim then recorded for Excello Records for twelve years, starting in the mid-1950s, often collaborating with his brother-in-law Slim Harpo and with the harmonica player Lazy Lester.[6]
I like this, most of the other songs I listened to were down-tempo swamp numbers which is grand, but this has a spring in it
According to most sources, Otis Hicks was born on a farm outside St. Louis, Missouri,[3] but the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc stated, on the basis of his draft card, that he was born in Good Pine, Louisiana. Prison records from Louisiana State Penitentiary discovered by researcher Gene Tomko also corroborate his birthplace as Good Pine, Louisiana. [4] He moved to Baton Rouge at the age of thirteen. Taught guitar by his older brother Layfield, Slim was playing in bars in Baton Rouge by the late 1940s.[5]
His first recording was "Bad Luck Blues" ("If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all"), released by J. D. "Jay" Miller's Feature Records in 1954.[6] Miller gave him the stage name "Lightnin' Slim".[7] Slim then recorded for Excello Records for twelve years, starting in the mid-1950s, often collaborating with his brother-in-law Slim Harpo and with the harmonica player Lazy Lester.[6]
I like this, most of the other songs I listened to were down-tempo swamp numbers which is grand, but this has a spring in it
Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) was an American Louisiana blues musician. His music characteristically employed unconventional structures and guitar tunings, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison. His song "I've Grown So Ugly" has been covered by Captain Beefheart, on his album Safe as Milk (1967), and by The Black Keys, on Rubber Factory (2004).
Williams was born in Zachary, Louisiana, to a family of sharecroppers. He had no formal schooling, and spent his childhood picking cotton and cutting sugar cane. In 1928, he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and worked in a lumberyard. At the age of 20, Williams fashioned a crude guitar by attaching five copper strings to a cigar box, and soon after bought a cheap, mass-produced one. Williams was taught by Frank and Robert Metty, and was at first chiefly influenced by Peetie Wheatstraw and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He began to play for small events such as Church gatherings, fish fries, suppers, and dances. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Williams played music and continued to work in the lumberyards of Baton Rouge.
The above is from Wiki, he served around 12 years for shooting and killing a man in a nightclub, he maintained it was in self defence and eventually his sentence was commuted and "In December 1958, he was released into 'servitude parole', which required 80 hours of labor per week on a Denham Springs farm without due compensation, and only room and board provided. This parole prevented him from working in music, though he was able to occasionally play with Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas at Thomas's home in Zachary. By this time, Williams' music was becoming popular, and he played at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival"
Williams was born in Zachary, Louisiana, to a family of sharecroppers. He had no formal schooling, and spent his childhood picking cotton and cutting sugar cane. In 1928, he moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and worked in a lumberyard. At the age of 20, Williams fashioned a crude guitar by attaching five copper strings to a cigar box, and soon after bought a cheap, mass-produced one. Williams was taught by Frank and Robert Metty, and was at first chiefly influenced by Peetie Wheatstraw and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He began to play for small events such as Church gatherings, fish fries, suppers, and dances. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Williams played music and continued to work in the lumberyards of Baton Rouge.
The above is from Wiki, he served around 12 years for shooting and killing a man in a nightclub, he maintained it was in self defence and eventually his sentence was commuted and "In December 1958, he was released into 'servitude parole', which required 80 hours of labor per week on a Denham Springs farm without due compensation, and only room and board provided. This parole prevented him from working in music, though he was able to occasionally play with Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas at Thomas's home in Zachary. By this time, Williams' music was becoming popular, and he played at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival"
Honourable mention to The Mighty Quincy Jones, whose birthday it is today, but as he's more known as a record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, I'd be posting other people doing his work, although it was tempting to post some Ray Charles stuff that QJ had either written or was involved in.
It's always tempting to listen to Ray Charles.
It's always tempting to listen to Ray Charles.
A big favourite of mine today
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
The musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick opined that Hopkins is "the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act". He influenced Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Jr., and a generation of blues musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose Grammy winning song "Rude Mood" was directly inspired by the Texan's song "Hopkins' Sky Hop".
I've no wish to try to teach egg sucking or insult anyone's knowledge, but just in case there are occasional listeners to the Blues watching this thread, a Mojo Hand or Mojo is a lucky charm - there is a lot of superstition and Voodoo wrapped up in the Blues, there are pacts with the Devil himself. I even love all that part of it.
Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982) was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist from Centerville, Texas. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 71 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
The musicologist Robert "Mack" McCormick opined that Hopkins is "the embodiment of the jazz-and-poetry spirit, representing its ancient form in the single creator whose words and music are one act". He influenced Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Jr., and a generation of blues musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose Grammy winning song "Rude Mood" was directly inspired by the Texan's song "Hopkins' Sky Hop".
I've no wish to try to teach egg sucking or insult anyone's knowledge, but just in case there are occasional listeners to the Blues watching this thread, a Mojo Hand or Mojo is a lucky charm - there is a lot of superstition and Voodoo wrapped up in the Blues, there are pacts with the Devil himself. I even love all that part of it.
Another from the glut of yesterday’s birthdays
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds."Crawdaddy! has called him "the founder of progressive soul"
Sylvester Stewart (born March 15, 1943), better known by his stage name Sly Stone, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer who is most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, playing a critical role in the development of funk with his pioneering fusion of soul, rock, psychedelia and gospel in the 1960s and 1970s. AllMusic stated that "James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it," and credited him with "creating a series of euphoric yet politically charged records that proved a massive influence on artists of all musical and cultural backgrounds."Crawdaddy! has called him "the founder of progressive soul"
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts.
Cole started his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, where he formed The King Cole Trio which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Starting in 1950 he transitioned to become a solo singer billed as Nat King Cole. Despite achieving mainstream success, during his career he faced intense racial discrimination. While not a major vocal public figure in the civil rights movement, Cole was a member of his local NAACP branch and participated in the 1963 March on Washington. He regularly performed for civil rights organizations. From 1956 to 1957, he hosted the NBC variety series The Nat King Cole Show, which became the first nationally broadcast television show hosted by an African American.
Cole started his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, where he formed The King Cole Trio which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Starting in 1950 he transitioned to become a solo singer billed as Nat King Cole. Despite achieving mainstream success, during his career he faced intense racial discrimination. While not a major vocal public figure in the civil rights movement, Cole was a member of his local NAACP branch and participated in the 1963 March on Washington. He regularly performed for civil rights organizations. From 1956 to 1957, he hosted the NBC variety series The Nat King Cole Show, which became the first nationally broadcast television show hosted by an African American.
A big favourite again for me today
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1000 Dances", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Mustang Sally", "Funky Broadway", "Engine No. 9", and "Don't Knock My Love".[3]
Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, in recognition of his impact on songwriting and recording.
This is one of my favourite songs, evah, just the groove of it.
edit, and yes that is who you think it is on guitar in the still shot that you see before you start the vid
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1000 Dances", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Mustang Sally", "Funky Broadway", "Engine No. 9", and "Don't Knock My Love".[3]
Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, in recognition of his impact on songwriting and recording.
This is one of my favourite songs, evah, just the groove of it.
edit, and yes that is who you think it is on guitar in the still shot that you see before you start the vid
are/were you Jocks part of the Northern Soul thingy?Tichtheid wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:41 am A big favourite again for me today
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.
A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his best-known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1000 Dances", "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)", "Mustang Sally", "Funky Broadway", "Engine No. 9", and "Don't Knock My Love".[3]
Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, in recognition of his impact on songwriting and recording.
This is one of my favourite songs, evah, just the groove of it.
edit, and yes that is who you think it is on guitar in the still shot that you see before you start the vid
Ornette Coleman was born on 19th of March 1930, or it could have been the 9th, depending on your source. For the sake of this post we are going with the 19th. This composition is interesting in that came from an album that was just before Coleman leapt into Free Jazz, as he himself coined it. Charlie Haden’s bass on this is great.
Blues Birthdays - I’ve looking forward to this one, I’ll let Wiki do the intro
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic accompaniment that was a precursor of rock and roll. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll".She influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis
Stuff it, I’m going again
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She attained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings, characterized by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic accompaniment that was a precursor of rock and roll. She was the first great recording star of gospel music and among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll audiences, later being referred to as "the original soul sister" and "the Godmother of rock and roll".She influenced early rock-and-roll musicians, including Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis
Stuff it, I’m going again
Always loved that 'Didn't it Rain' video etc. Always laughed with Rosetta, she was in England and doing tour with John Mayall Bluesbreakers , and John McVie said they were a bit wooried about having a 'Sister' touring with them, in drinking etc etc. Laughed after and said, she joined every party, and wasn't just drinking and partying she surprised us with!
Edward James "Son" House Jr. (March 21, 1902[a] – October 19, 1988) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, noted for his highly emotional style of singing and slide guitar playing.
After years of hostility to secular music, as a preacher and for a few years also working as a church pastor, he turned to blues performance at the age of 25. He quickly developed a unique style by applying the rhythmic drive, vocal power and emotional intensity of his preaching to the newly learned idiom.
So says wiki. That doesn't tell you what it's like to listen to Son House
I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read?
Say, "Hurry, hurry! The gal you love is dead."
After years of hostility to secular music, as a preacher and for a few years also working as a church pastor, he turned to blues performance at the age of 25. He quickly developed a unique style by applying the rhythmic drive, vocal power and emotional intensity of his preaching to the newly learned idiom.
So says wiki. That doesn't tell you what it's like to listen to Son House
I got a letter this morning, how do you reckon it read?
Say, "Hurry, hurry! The gal you love is dead."
Back after a weekend break,
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, born 25th of March 1942. When it comes to someone like this it's difficult to choose a song. I’m going for obvious over more obscure because this is a great way to start the week. Besides everything else, the bass guitar in this is as good as it gets.
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, born 25th of March 1942. When it comes to someone like this it's difficult to choose a song. I’m going for obvious over more obscure because this is a great way to start the week. Besides everything else, the bass guitar in this is as good as it gets.