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Yes, I remember, a few days after Steve Cohen beat Gary Belz for the Democratic nomination (tantamount to election) for Tennessee State Senate District 30, Gary had the class to bring Memphis Slim into a grand show at his family's Peabody (Hotel) Skyway and had the additional class to have me sit with him at his table, knowing I had just helped Steve beat him. Gary was a friend of mine. Gary
From the Granada (UK) television program, I Hear the Blues . The show aired December 12, 1963 and featured the likes of Memphis Slim , Muddy Waters , Sonny Boy Williamson , Willie Dixon , Lonnie Johnson , Big Joe Williams , and Matt "Guitar" Murph y . This was quite the assemblage of blues masters on an unprecedented ensemble tour of Europe that included stops in London, Denmark and Paris. I'd wager...
...a mighty fine one, by Memphis Slim. Memphis Slim - Dedication to Pete Johnson (mp3) ...and here's another touching dedication. Lead Belly - Big Fat Woman (mp3) Both from Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways .
A living and dynamic tradition, blues is forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. Legends such as Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, among others formed the "blues backbone" of Folkways Records. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways collection spans half a century and features Delta, St. Louis, Southwest,...
One of the best things about the blogosphere are the multitudinous obituaries that follow the passing of a major figure: The private memories of how an individual's lives were touched can work in warm counterpoint to the inevitable even-handedness of...
Personnel: Memphis Slim (vocals, piano); Buddy Guy (vocals, guitar); Phillip Guy (guitar); Junior Wells (harmonica); Jimmy Conley (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); A.C. Reed (tenor saxophone); Ernest Johnson (bass guitar); Roosevelt Shaw (drum). Pianist/singer Peter "Memphis Slim" Chatman (1915-1988) enjoyed one of the longest and most successful careers in blues history. His trademarks were hearty,...
This cd put out by the UK Charly laber has 16 of Memphis Slim's house rockin'-est sides. Memphis Slim & His House Rockers really rock'n'roll the blues, on every cut, includes a racious verison of Rockin The House(We gonna rock, we gonna roll). This is the stuff that influenced the king of Rockabilly Elvis Presley! Worth acquiring, and you see a used copy on Amazon, snatch it up!!! Tracks 1. Gotta...
With beatific bemusement, Marshall Chess says that he never set out to be a music legend: "It's amazing. Chess Records, then The Rolling Stones, then the birth of hip-hop... I didn't go after one of those things. They just happened."
In honour of sweet Mother Earth on Earth Day, here are songs in my collection with "earth" in the title. Not to Touch the Earth - The Doors Peace on Earth - U2 Face of the Earth - Joel Plaskett Emergency Earth Angel - The Starlighters Mother Earth - Memphis Slim Planet Earth - Duran Duran Earthcrosser - Veruca Salt Fire & Earth - Xclan Here on Earth - Crash Test Dummies Revolution Earth - B-52's Earthquake...
