Tag Archives: guitar

MONDAY BLUES (09.12.11)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Been busy working, but I ain’t forgot about ‘cha! “Death Letter,” by the immortal Son House (Mississippi, 1902-1988).

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MONDAY BLUES (08.01.11)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Back with bullet! The legendary Albert King performing “Blues Power” live and in color!  The song was part of his recorded concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium (San Francisco) in June 1968, concerts which generated three live albums–Live Wire/Blues Power, Wednesday … Continue reading →

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MONDAY BLUES (05.02.11)

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

B.B. King once said of Lightnin’ Hopkins (Texas, 1912-1982), “He didn’t put any sugar on it. He just played it.” Here is the Texas blues legend just playing “Don’t Wake Me Up.”

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Monday Blues (03.14.11)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Welcome to “Monday Blues”–the Spring Break Edition! Here’s a little love song for you from Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas, 1954-1990).  It’s his own tune, “Life Without You.”

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Monday Blues (02.07.11)

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Blues god Albert King (Mississippi, 1923-1992) and the prophet Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas, 1954-1990) performing King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign” in 1983. (King made the tune famous, but it was penned by William Bell and Booker T. Jones.)

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Monday Blues (01.24.11)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

The great Muddy Waters, with Sonny Boy Williamson on the harp, singing his signature tune, from the American Folk Blues Festival tour (1963).

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Monday Blues (01.10.11)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Here’s a little Texas blues, Chicano style.  Los Lonely Boys performing “Cottonfields & Crossroads” from their 2006 documentary and concert performance of the same name.

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Monday Blues

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Speaks for itself.

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Monday Blues

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Son House (Mississippi and Louisiana, c. 1902-1988), performing his version of the classic “Downhearted Blues” (by Alberta Hunter and Lovie Austin), sometime in the 60s or 70s I would guess. I don’t normally same much about these songs or the … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

B.B. King (1925-), Albert Collins (1932-1993), Buddy Guy (1936-), Eric Clapton (1945-), and Jeff Beck (1944-), performing King’s “Sweet Little Angel” at the Apollo Theater Hall of Fame TV special, 1993.

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