Wednesday, April 6th
basement jukebox
Howlin’ Wolf (vocals, harmonica; 1910-1976), “How Many More Years,” 1951
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: blues
2022
Wednesday, February 2nd
passings
Jimmy Johnson, singer, guitarist, November 25, 1928–January 31, 2022
“Cold, Cold Feeling” (J. M. Robinson), live, San Francisco, 2015
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Sam Lay, drummer, March 20, 1935–January 29, 2022
Sam Lay in Bluesland (trailer), 2014
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
2022
Wednesday, January 26th
basement jukebox
Sonny Boy Williamson (AKA Aleck [or Alex] “Rice” Miller, 1912[?]-1965), “Nine Below Zero” (S. B. Williamson), 1951
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lagniappe
reading table
Drooping
in this upside-down world,
a bamboo in the snow.—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by Tom Lowenstein
2022
Wednesday, January 5th
another take
Chuck Berry (1926-2017), “The Things That I Used to Do” (E. Jones), live, 1965
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Monday, December 27th
basement jukebox
Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones, 1926-1959, vocals, guitar), “The Things That I Used to Do” (E. Jones; arranged and produced by Ray Charles), 1953
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Saturday, December 25th
sounds of Christmas
Bessie Smith (1894-1937) with Joe Smith (cornet), Charlie Green (trombone), Fletcher Henderson (piano), “At the Christmas Ball,” 1925
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Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929), “Christmas Eve Blues,” 1928
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Victoria Spivey (1906-1976) with Lonnie Johnson (guitar), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1928
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Leroy Carr (1905-1935), “Christmas in Jail—Ain’t That a Pain,” 1929
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Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914-1948), “Christmas Morning Blues,” 1938
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Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers with Charles Brown (1922-1999, vocals, keyboards), “Merry Christmas, Baby,” 1947
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Lowell Fulson (1921-1999), “Lonesome Christmas (I & II),” 1950
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Sonny Boy Williamson II (AKA Alex or Aleck Miller, 1912-1965), “Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues,” 1951
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John Lee Hooker (1917-2001), “Blues for Christmas,” 1959
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago
2021
Wednesday, December 15th
basement jukebox
Bobby Bland (1930-2013), “That’s the Way Love Is,” 1963
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lagniappe
reading table
Plates and bowls
dim in the darkness
cool of the evening—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
2021
Friday, December 3rd
timeless
Howlin’ Wolf (aka Chester Burnett, 1910-1976 [voice, harmonica], with Willie Johnson [guitar], Willie Steele [drums]), “Moanin’ at Midnight” (C. Burnett), recorded at Sam Phillips’ Memphis Recording Service (then licensed to Chess Records), 1951
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lagniappe
random sights
a while ago, Chicago
2021
Friday, November 26th
sounds of Chicago
Magic Sam (aka Samuel Maghett, 2/14/1937–12/1/1969), live (TV broadcast), Germany, 1969
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2021
Wednesday, August 4th
sounds of Chicago
Jimmy Yancey (1894-1951, piano), “How Long Blues” (rec. 1939, Chicago)
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other day, Chicago
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