Hall of Fame Inductee and king of the shouters, Big Joe Turner. (Without a microphone, he could project above the band.)
Cyc; recently received the 3CD box set by Mississippi John Hurt (The Complete Studio Recordings) prompted by one of your contributions. The discs are currently sharing my lugs with Son Volt, Richard Thompson and The Magpie Salute.
R.I.P. Ernest Maxin If you do not know the name, here is a clue: please log in to view this image Also in his canon of work: Dick Emery, Dave Allen, Kathy Kirby and Charlie Drake. 95 not a bad innings.
Robert Johnson, the man who supposedly wandered down to the crossroad in Clarksdale Mississippi at midnight, and on a promise from the Devil, sold his soul in return for musical brilliance. Eric Clapton once described Johnson's voice as the most powerful cry that I think you can find in the human voice. Keith Richards said of the great guitarist. "You want to know how good the blues can get? Well, this is it."
Gotta 2CD anthology of Robert Johnson plus Peter Green's 'Me And The Devil' (3 CD set) and Eric Clapton's 'Me And Mr Johnson'. Thanks for a great start to 'Arc' week!
Erroll Garner Trio "Concert By The Sea", Carmel, California, 1955, opening piece "I'll Remember April". Always amused by the way he screws around at the start, and then, modern jazz piano from the heavens!
Yep, dear old Erroll, never forgot the melody in his jazz playing, a self-taught master musician. Left us in 1977 at far too young an age, just 56 I think it was. He was so tiny he often had to sit on two phone books to be at the right height when playing. If you'd bear with me, but this one brings tears to my eyes, it is his rendering of "Fly Me To The Moon", my wife's favourite song when we first met. (...........with Eddie Calhoun on the bass, Kelly Martin drummer.)
Pretty sure my dear old Dad had a few beer stained LP's by Erroll Garner. I have grown to appreciate his tastes especially since the the old TV series starring James Bolam ......The Beiderbecke Tapes which of course featured the music of 'Bix'. This prompted me to expand my interest in all forms of jazz; some I like and some do not 'move' me. I also have a collection of compilation CD's by his favourite (predominantly) female singers; Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holliday spring to mind. My interest in these singers was originally nurtured from interviews with white British rock/blues vocalists; Paul Rodgers (Free and Bad Company) and (the greatest) Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin). SH; again thanks as this has taken my mind of last night's dismal output from FCB.
****ing stroll on! Erm, may I please join in? Although I know very little about this sort of music, I did enjoy Sir Rod Stewart and Friends in the Graham Norton Show a few days ago. I especially liked the lead girl singer, nice one! Only a sample of the singing, unfortunately.
Am I going nuts or have many antipodean bands managed to retain a raw and organic (is this a touch pretentious?) 'sound'. I keep being introduced to 'new' Australian beat combos who appeal to my yearning for my youth! Amazon search will commence soon; Drunk Mums. To expand I adore the music of Midnight Oil, The Mutton Birds, The Church, Powderfinger, Crowded House, Carus Thompson (and The True Believers) as well as the more 'popular' AC/DC (Scottish?) and INXS.
Will I never learn; apart from many compilations I have been sucked into buying the last three Rod Stewart CD's (extended deluxe versions?). Each have been played once and filed away. Slowly coming to the conclusion that everyone's favourite Scotland (?) fan has done nothing since the two Jeff Beck Band albums and his first three solo albums. My apologies to Rod the Mod's vast array of fans!
