Tag Archives: monday blues

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 (09.05.11)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Lenny Kravitz (New York & Los Angeles, 1962-  ) performing “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” at the April 1994 taping of his MTV Unplugged special.  

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MONDAY BLUES (08.22.11)

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown (Louisiana & Texas, 1924-2005) performing with Canned Heat at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1973).

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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 (06.27.11)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Muddy Waters (Mississippi to Chicago, 1913-1983) performing “Champagne & Reefer” from his final album, King Bee (1981). The song was a standard for Waters during his decades of live performances but for obvious reasons was not pressed onto vinyl, at … Continue reading →

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MONDAY BLUES (05.23.11)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Big Bill Broonzy (Arkansas and Mississippi; 1898-1958) singing “Just a Dream” (from the 1939 recording, a bit more swing to it than the original).

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MONDAY BLUES (05.09.11)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino Jr. (New Orleans, 1928-) singing his classic tune “Blue Monday” on Austin City Limits (1986).

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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 (04.25.11)

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

The master of the blues, Mr. B.B. King, here performing “Sweet Little Angel” from his legendary 1965 album “Live at the Regal” (recorded on November 21, 1964 at the Regal Theater in Chicago).  The crowd makes this one of the … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues (04.18.11)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Chavela Vargas turned 92 yesterday. Born in Costa Rica, she migrated to Mexico at the age of 15 and, in time, became a well-regarded singer in small bars and cantinas. At the age of 32 she began her professional recording … Continue reading →

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