Poetix (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Furry Lewis (no, me neither), Furry’s Blues: Son House, Death Letter Blues: Bukka White, Mama Don’t Allow:
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Yes, Furry Lewis was primarily a bluesman, but he played and sang solo almost exclusively in the latter decades of his life, and for the most part he did his own material. I believe his first "hit" that was covered during the blues revival of the Sixties is "I Will Turn Your Money Green": After so many decades, Furry would mix and match verses from his many songs. Listen to different
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
My oh-so-quotable friend Jim Dickinson once remarked about similar songs being recorded around the same time, "They're all just playing what's happening." As writers write about what's happening.... At some point back in the late 60's and early 70's, I realized the LSD was making me wise in some ways beyond my years. And while San Francisco and the nation were reveling in the youth culture, we
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008
We started hearing about this dude after he had already split town to Canada to avoid the Vietnam draft. Sad, because his ancestor Marcus Winchester founded Memphis, Tennessee, with Andrew Jackson way back when. Unfortunately, there isn't much on YouTube of Jesse Winchester. Maybe I could have a little talk with the owner of his current label, a Canadian acquaintance of mine, about this. There
The Daily Docket (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
I'm old enough to have seen many blues greats live; but outside of our treasured local city dwellers like Furry Lewis and Bukka White, I haven't given enough credit to the ones who didn't move to Chicago. Now I miss them, so here are a few who stayed in the country just a few miles south of here. R.L. Burnside was an authentic and competent country blues singer and guitar player who, probably
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
This article discusses about the origin of the blues music in Memphis
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Last week we outdid the rainbow with songs about colours. But which brands have made their name in in music?
Article Archive (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
This article discusses about the geniuses who helped create the music of Memphis soul.
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 29/06/2008
disc 1 ------------- 1. Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (3:00) 2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Easy Rider Blues (2:54) 3. Charlie Patton - High Water Everywhere (3:03) 4. Ma Rainey - Prove It On Me Blues (2:41) 5. Frank Stokes - It Won't Be Long Now (3:24) 6. Furry Lewis - Mistreatin' Papa (3:07) 7. Ida Cox - Give Me A Break Blues (2:52) 8. Memphis Jug Band - Kansas City Blues...
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
Before actually telling you anything about Furry Lewis, it’s probably best to just throw one...
Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? (Free subscription) | 16/05/2008
I've simply fallen in love with Laura Gibson and her new six song EP Six White Horses: Blues & Traditionals, Vol. 1 . It's quiet. It's haunting. It's full of covers and reinterpretations. But it's also wonderfully original. And I love it. I'd like to just stop here and let my brevity stay the course, as it does on the EP, but I'll add a little more to try and get you to love it, too. The texture of...
Pop Occulture (Free subscription) | 15/04/2008
Another great song I got re-introduced to during my Old Time/folk/mountain music jam the other night… This song seems to be titled variously as “When I Lay My Burden Down” or “Since I’ve laid my burden down.” Sometimes “burden” is also pluralized as “burdens.” One thing that’s really interesting with folk music is that there isn’t [...]
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 19/03/2008
Memphis Tigers (33-1) vs. Texas-Arlington Mavericks (21-11) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Little Rock MEMPHIS TIGERS 1. The Plush Club. The Tigers' late-night exploits at 380 Beale St led...
Zero G Sound (Free subscription) | 17/03/2008
. If Memphis is remembered as the place where Elvis Presley ignited the rock’n'roll revolution in the mid-fifties, the city is forever linked to the rise of the musical idiom that shaped the future of western popular music, the blues. From the colorful bards of the roaring twenties (Furry Lewis, the Memphis Jug Band, Memphis Minnie) and the one-man-band figures who performed for change on the sidewalks...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Your birthday today: Don't marry hastily! With your temperament, an uncongenial mate would make your married life very unhappy. You have a strong will, are self-reliant and inclined to analyze everything. You are fond of sports and excitement. Enjoy having lots of people around you and like making new acquaintances. Enjoy it, that is, but you won't find it in the book, as nobody's name was written...
