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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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
sounds of Chicago
Little Criss and the Righteous Singers, “I’ll Go,” live (TV show [Jubilee Showcase]), 1972
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random sights
yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Jake Xerxes Fussell (vocals, guitar) with Libby Rodenbough (violin, harmonium, vocals) and Casey Toll (bass), live (“The River St. Johns,” “Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing on a Sweet Potato Vine?”, “Breast of Glass”), Pittsboro, North Carolina, published 1/25/22
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Carl Perkins (1932-1998), “Honey Don’t” (C. Perkins), live (TV show), 1956
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
*****
reading table
Sight of that mountain
makes me forget
I’m getting old—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from the Japanese by David Young
what’s new
Bill Frisell (1951-, guitar) and Julian Lage (1987-, guitar), “Days of Wine and Roses” (H. Mancini, J. Mercer), live, Lincoln, Mass., 12/1/21
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
another take
Chuck Berry (1926-2017), “The Things That I Used to Do” (E. Jones), live, 1965
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other day, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Arooj Aftab (vocals) with Darian Donovan Thomas (violin), Shahzad Ismaily (bass, synthesizer), Gyan Riley (guitar), Maeve Gilchrist (harp), live (“Suroor,” “Mohabbat,” “Saans Lo”), New York (Brooklyn), published 12/8/21
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random sights
last night, Chicago
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.
only rock ‘n’ roll
Kinks, live, Paris, 1965
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yesterday, Oak Park, Ill.
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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random sights
a while ago, Chicago
