Essential Blues

hellooooooo, ROY BUCHANAN, and stevie ray definitly sung the blues and sung them often

It was just a "Can white men jump ?" joke

Check out England's Jo Anne Kelly, or Rory Block...2 great white blues singers.

When Panzade asked that I just drew a complete blank and that was all I could think of off the top of my head (and SRV is one of my favorite guitarists).

Please excuse my tone Panzade. I jumped the gun a bit and didn't read too thoroughly. Didn't mean to jump all over anyone on that one.

no problem...I like to stir the pot sometimes...although I am pretty cynical about white rock groups stealing old blues songs and ripping off the writers.

I just got back from New Orleans where I caught Sonny Landreth. Wow! Sublime, he'll be in town at Fitzgeralds's on 6/30. We're probably going to go.

speaking of white blues singers, Mose Allison is in a class by himself. it may not be all 12 bar blues, and the accompaniment is mainly jazz, but the singing is blues, and he wrote most of his songs too. in fact, for the longest time i thought he was black.

So true...he's a great blues singer. I've caught his show many times.

Sonny Landreth is just about the best slide player now that Duane Allman is gone. Check out his "Congo Square", a tune about the ghosts that occupy the old slave auction house in New Orleans.

Agree completely with Mose Allison's nomination.

Panz - if you had to recommend one Rory Block album which would it be?

(I've only got two and I'm curious if they're OK comparatively)

Hinge- I was smart enough to buy a copy of her Elektra album "How To Play The Blues Guitar" back in the 70's...it's quite valuable now.

All her Rounder albums throughout the 80's are good. I caught her show in our little town about 3 years ago and bought an autographed copy of "Last Fair Deal "...she does some great Son House and Robert Johnson on there...


here's a discography...

#02)t 1975 Rory Block RCA Victor 0733

#03)i 1976 Rory Block (I'm in Love) Blue Goose 2022

#04)t 1977 Intoxication, So Bitter Sweet (r) Chrysalis 1157
#05)t 1979 You're the One Chrysalis 1233

#06)t 1978 How to Play the Blues Guitar Kicking Mule 109

#07)t 1982 * High Heeled Blues (r) Rounder 3061
#08)t 1983 * Blue Horizon (r) Rounder 3073
#09)t 1983 * Rhinestone & Steel Strings (r) Rounder 3085
#10)t 1986 * I've Got a Rock in My Sock! Rounder 3097
#11)t 1987 * Best Blues and Originals (r) Rounder 11525
#12)t 1987 * House of Hearts Rounder 3104
#13)t 1991 * Mama's Blues (r) Rounder 3117
#14)t 1992 Ain't I a Woman (r) Rounder 3120
#15)t 1994 * Angel of Mercy Rounder 3126
#16) 1995 When a Woman Gets the Blues Rounder ?
#17)t 1996 * Tornado Rounder 3140
#18)t 1997 Gone Woman Blues: The Country Blues Collection Rounder 11575
#19) 1998 Confessions of a Blues Singer Rounder 3154
#20) 2002 I'm Every Woman Rounder 3174
#21) 2002 Women in Emotion Rounder ?
#xx) 2002 Last Fair Deal Telarc ?

#22)t 1989 Turning Point (r) Munich, and Topic ?
#23)t 1989 Turning Point Aurora Productions -

I've got 'Rock in my sock' and 'Mama's blues' - I prefer the former.

had to go home, listen, and write down lyrics, but here's an actual 12 bar blues by Mose: (could be good advice for anyone goin' to Chicago this weekend )

If you're goin' up to the city
You better have some cash
If you're goin' up to the city
You better have some cash
Cause the people in the city
Don't mess around with trash

When you get up to the city
You better lock your door
When you get up to the city
You better lock your door
You know they'll take what you got boy
And then they'll ask for more

When you get up to the city
You gotta learn to shout
When you get up to the city
You gotta learn to shout
Cause if you don't stand up & holler
You're gonna get left out

And if you stay up in the city
There's just two things I hope
I said if you stay up in the city child
There's just two things I hope
That you don't take money from a woman
And you don't start messin' round with dope

I'll keep that in mind. Concert season is gearing up, have you seen anything worth mentioning on Ravinias schedule? I glanced through and saw Buddy Guy with The Robert Cray Band but not much else. Oh and Elvis Costello.

Right now you can hear some good chicago blues by clicking HERE.

Its a local station (WXRT) that has an hour of blues every Monday at nine. They are featuring Buddy Guy tonight.

In retrospect the correct answer is "anything on the chess record label"

Hey! Long time no see..

A whoppin 9 years...hey bud.

Seeing all the old screen names on FB inspired me to pop my head in.

What are you listening to these days?