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We're going through some exciting times here at Cover Lay Down. Just yesterday we announced a thrilling new partnership with Philly folk artist Denison Witmer ; today, I'm thrilled to be kicking off a week-long exploration of Dylan Covers over at Star Maker Machine , where I am proud to be a regular contributor. So far, covers have included everything from Manfred Mann to U2 to Sonic Youth, not to...
In which NTodd celebrates Labor Day by looking at the impact of Plaza de Mayo. (22:05) Features: Blind Willie Johnson, U2, Kanye West. Bonus Link: Radio New Internationalist. Subscribe, vote and donate! ntodd (x-posted at Pax Americana)
It was one of those Jazzfest moments of perfect grace. The Carolina Chocolate Drops launched into the Blind Willie Johnson song "City of Refuge," and there, on an aisle seat, clapping along and rocking out, was music writer Tom Piazza. It was as if the Chocolate Drops were singing just for him, right to him, not knowing his book of the same title was coming four months in the future. It was a moment...
After a few albums that dipped into Americana waters, Canadian Colin Linden strips down and releases a raw, acoustic, predominantly blues set. He also taps the songbooks of Delta blues legends Sleepy John Estes,Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Tampa Red, Blind Willie Johnson, and Son House for material which, along with his own originals and one from T-Bone Burnett, round out the 13-track set. He gets...
The first time I heard Blind Willie Johnson, I felt as if someone had thrust an ice pick in my neck; I was, literally, stunned. Then I began to smile and, ultimately, laugh out loud – in amazement, and in joy that I’d found him. He is, simply, the finest old time blues singer and performer I have ever heard. I am apparently not alone. Ry Cooder reportedly called one of his songs the most “transcendent...
Bennie Golson arranged and conducted – but did not play on - his 1962 album 'Just Jazz. A selection of classic jazz themes, from which I have selected the old Basie number 'Moten Swing.' A stately, crisp theme statement, counter-pointed by some sharp comping from Bill Evans. Shorter takes the first solo, very quickly spinning off on long double-timed runs - that flavour of Coltrane still there, although...
I’m not sure about how genuine this video actually is. It says that it's from 1927 but parts of it appear a bit doctored to look older. Perhaps someone with more knowledge of the genre might have some insight into whether or not this is genuine footage? Anyway, I came across this video of Blind [...]
If I had my way I'd tear this building down —Blind Willie Johnson If it's not careful, the Los Alamos County Council will leave the community with one giant Legacy to Dumbness tonight. After two years of studies and stalling, the Council is finally poised to decide the fate of the County's Crumbling Death Trap of a Municipal Building. After a structural analysis way back in May 2006 identified that...
1. Stevie Wonder 2. Ray Charles 3. Blind Lemon Jefferson 4. Blind Willie McTell 5. Art Tatum 6. Andrea Bocelli 7. Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre 8. Turlough O'Carolan 9. John Kay (Steppenwolf guitarist) 10. Lennie Peters (of Peters and Lee) I could also have Blind Willie Johnson but not Blind Willie McDuff who could see perfectly well. More her e. Have I missed anyone?
From the playlist of short-story author Jack Pendarvis: 8 ) God Moves On the Water, Blind Willie Johnson. I don't care if you're the most committed liberal secular humanist in the world, I don't care if you're Christopher Hitchens or Richard Dawkins, Blind Willie Johnson will make you afraid of God. He will also make you [...]
Last updated December 12, 2007 8:28 a.m. PTListen Up: 'The Great Debaters' soundtrackVARIOUS ARTISTS"The Great Debaters" soundtrack (Atlantic)No debate here. This great soundtrack to the much-anticipated, Denzel Washington-directed movie (it opens Christmas Day) pairs stellar contemporary performers with vintage blues, jazz and gospel songs. The leads, musically speaking, are Alvin "Youngblood" Hart...
a tightrope of terror across an abyss of predestination, Deron's recent post linking to a feature highlighting James Simpson's Burning to Read, put me in mind of Blind Willie Johnson and a song that chills my soul....
At the O2 arena here on Monday night, in its first full concert since 1980 — without John Bonham, who died that year, but with Bonham's son Jason as a natural substitute — the band found much of its old power in tempos that were more graceful than those on the old live recordings. ...Its singer, Robert Plant, doesn't want you to forget that fact: he introduced “Trampled Underfoot” by explaining its...
That is what the Minister for the North East thinks she was up to yesterday: " My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Olympics had hoped to attend the debate, but she is metaphorically “Over the hills and far away”—no doubt “Out on the tiles”—so that leaves me to say to my hon. Friend, “Your time is gonna come”. Through “Good times, bad times”, my hon. Friend has been a champion for Middlesbrough...
The most eagerly anticipated rock reunion for three decades happened last night. But was it worth the wait, and all the fuss? Andy Gill delivers his verdict while Emily Dugan talks to the fans
