Music Review: Various Artists – Things About Comin’ My Way – A Tribute To The Mississippi Sheiks
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
A warm and wonderful collection celebrating one of America’s almost-forgotten musical treasures
Mississippi Sheiks
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Music Review: Various Artists: Things About Comin’ My Way: A Tribute to the Music of The Mississippi Sheiks
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Sittin’ on top of the world.
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This Week's Interesting Music Releases (October 20th, 2009)
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
This week may provide the greatest variety of music releases all year. From Sufjan Stevens' debut classical work, The BQE to Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard's collaborative effort One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur...
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Gettin' away from mule toots
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
A new blues album celebrates the Mississippi Sheiks, whose singer once revealed the reason he took up the musician's life
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Subtitled “a tribute to the music of...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Subtitled “a tribute to the music of The Mississippi Sheiks,” this deliciously eclectic collection sees 16 diverse acts take a tune and work it to their hearts’ delight. The Mississippi Sheiks were a stringband based around fiddler Lonnie Chatmon and guitarist Walter Vinson, and augmented by various other Chatmons. They first recorded in 1930 and broke up in 1935. Their legacy was...
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Sam Chatmon gets blues trail marker
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
In the just-so-you-know blues history department: The legendary Sam Chatmon of the equally legendary Mississippi Sheiks had a Mississippi Blues Trail marker dedicated to him last Friday, and even though BlueNotes wasn't there, it's worth mentioning, because Chatmon and the Shieks were so influential in early blues.The Sheiks played guitar and fiddle music, and their 1930 blues single " Sitting...
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Guest Blog:: Steve Dawson on the Mississippi Sheiks Tribute record
Herohill (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
It's not very often Shane or myself really wants to give anyone else the chance to talk - especially about music on our own blog - but after the countless hours of work required to get the Mississippi Sheiks tribute record out the door, Steve Dawson has earned a few moments of your time. Plus, with such an amazing collection of artists talking about music that influences them, well, it's better to...
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Folk, Gospel & Blues - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
I don't think I can recommend this mp3 album more enthusiastically. I love it, and think that fans of the blues, folk music, and gospel music will too. Just check out the various artist who are included here. The cool part about mp3 albums is that you only have to buy the tracks that you like, but in this case each track is a keeper. Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will The Circle Be Unbroken click image...
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Cambonzola Affidavits
Puritan Blister (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
"Suddenly I am being enjoined to become someone else with a name, status, religion, gender, and race who is called Eva Braun." --Ariella Azoulay 1. Destructors- I Wanna Be Your Dog (Iggy & The Stooges) 2. Dolly Varden- Thirteen (Big Star) 3. Quasi- Armenia City In The Sky (The Who) 4. Tennessee Rounders- Sittin On Top Of The World (Mississippi Sheiks) 5. Bon Iver- Your Love (The Outfield)...
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Daily Downloads (The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Joel Plaskett, and more)
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: ArpLine: "Make It Rain (demo)" [mp3] ArpLine: "Cap (demo)" [mp3] other ArpLine posts at Largehearted Boy Joel Plaskett: "Deny, Deny, Deny" [mp3] from Three Joel Plaskett: "Down, Down, Down" [mp3] from Three Joel Plaskett:...
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Clinton Heylin's book on Dylan...
Word Magazine blogs (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
"Revolution In The Air" I'm just reaching the end of this massive first part of Heylin's attempt to put Dylan's entire output in order and critique it. While one can not question the mans ambition in doing such a thing it also can not be denied the thing is massively flawed. The first thing one notices is Heylin's insitence on placing himself onto almost every page, usually taking pains...
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10 Giants of Slide Guitar
Dolphin Music - News Feed (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
Do you love a good slide guitar? Here's a look at the most influential slide guitar players ever.
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WALTER VINSON: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological...
BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 18/07/2009
WALTER VINSON: Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1941) [Document] A guitarist and singer, Walter Vinson was a member of the MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS in the 1930s and a solo artist whose down-home style revealed much about early Mississippi Blues. As a youth, Vinson often performed with bluesmen such as TOMMY JOHNSON, ISHMAN BRACEY , and CHARLIE McCOY . Allegedly, Vinson was an adopted...
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Fuck Melody!
Spurious (Free subscription) | 13/07/2009
In a bar at Five Points, Nashville, W. berates the bartender about the poor choice of gin. Bombay Gin is terrible, he tells her. Tanqueray isn't bad, especially with tonic, but Bombay Gin is a marketing gimmick. She says her...
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Big G play at Woodstock Anniversary Festival - with a new singer
Thumbrella - Words To A Void (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
For the past couple of years some friends of mine have had a small party every summer. This year the event happens to coincide with the 40th anniversary of another small event - Woodstock. Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band and Barry Melton (The Fish) of Country Joe & The Fish were both at the original Woodstock, and Big G are going to be sharing the billing with them and others at