Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. The Rock Bible manages to be honest, insightful and the funniest book of the year. Created...
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 21/10/2008
Earl Hooker (January 15, 1929 in Clarksdale, Mississippi – April 21, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American blues guitarist. Hooker was a Chicago slide guitarist in the same league as Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor, and his mentor, Robert Nighthawk. Some Chicago blues guitarists even consider Hooker to have been the greatest slide player ever. Born Earl Zebedee Hooker in Clarksdale, Mississippi,...
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Born in Arkansas in 1937, Dizz (the nickname was bestowed on him by Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, appropriating it from drummer Ted Harvey, who used the name when he was "playing jazz in the alley") started playing guitar at age 19 after a four-year hitch in the Air Force. Entirely self-taught, he played a standard right-handed model flipped upside down, without reversing the strings. His...
HearYa (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
We got a Lee Corso-esque email from a reader named Chris saying “Not so fast my friends.” It actually said “You shouldn’t finish up with Dan without going back to his earlier band, The Barnburners.” I didn’t know that such a band existed, thus proving that I’m not a stalker. Dan, you can hold [...]
PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
1973. He had an extra finger on his left hand.
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Taylor’s Rock (live in Ann Arbor, 1973) Just awesome!
Doctor Mooney's 115th Dream (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Slash 'n burn slide guitarist Hound Dog Taylor was a polydactyly bluesman. That's right patients, a six fingered, six-string slinger. Crazy, we know, a medical condition that got the attention of our rock 'n roll stethoscopes. Apparently, Hound Dog had a wee sixth digit on each hand. But like all great bluesman lore, he amputated the extra digits one hazy night while drunk offa moonshine. Sure 'nuff...
Lifecruiser (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
We’re not the only Scandimaniacs at Gotland and Fårö right now. Last night we went to an unusual Cabaré performance at Galleri Tovat together with all the others staying at the farm at the moment. The Swedish actors Emil Lager and Sara Lewerth, based in Paris normally, are making a performance mix of classic cabaré [...]
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials are among the premiere party bands to have come out of Chicago during the '80s. Often compared to Elmore James and Hound Dog Taylor, fiery, flamboyant slide guitarist Lil' Ed Williams and his group play dedicated, rough-edged and hard-rocking dance music and have established an international reputation. A native of Chicago, Williams was first inspired by his uncle, renowned...
GaragePunk.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Hosts: Gringo Starr & Reverend Beat-Man Gringo and Beat-Man once again dig into the Sonic Nightmares “Vault of Vinyl,” bringing you a kick-ass mix of Beat, Punk, Garage, and Blues. Featuring tracks by The Downliners Sect, The Slaves, The Rat Hole Shake, and Hound Dog Taylor! Plus the usual crap and commentary you have become accustomed [...]
Maggie's Farm (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Little Walter on harmonica with Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers , Wild About You, Baby, 1967.
TheCelebrityCafe.com (Free subscription) | 21/04/2008
- It is fitting that Moreland & Arbuckle’s album is named 1861, the year the Civil War started, as the album references the South with its opening track, a cover of Hound Dog Taylor’s “Gonna Send Ya Back to Georgia.” The Web site www.kingsnakesblues.com also says that 1861 was the year Kansas joined the Union, and Kansas is where Moreland and Arbuckle are both from. Aaron Moreland plays guitar while...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 01/04/2008
600 4th St, West Sacramento - that's the corner of 4th & F in West Sacramento, just over the river from downtown.
Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog (Free subscription) | 30/03/2008
(photo: via j-walk blog) Blues legend Hound Dog Taylor had 6 fingers on each hand. The story has it, he amputated the one on the right hand with a razor blade, while drunk. My theory is that the "hybrid picking" thing may have started getting to him. Ref: www.j-walkblog.com
The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | 28/03/2008
I found this photo of Hound Dog Taylor's left hand . From Wikipedia : Hound Dog Taylor sported a small sixth finger on each hand (polydactyly), but amputated the extra digit from his right hand with a razor blade while drunk. Comments | Posted in Music
