On April 18,2024, Richard “Dickey” Betts, singer, guitarist, composer and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, passed away at the age of 80. To say that Dickey Bett’s music had a profound influence on my music would be a…
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“I’m Just A Demon In Disguise” . : David Bromberg’s Final Big Band Show
A couple of weeks ago I was home on a Saturday night with no specific plans when I got a call from my old friend Errol, someone who I have been in bands with on & off for over thirty…
Tagged with: bluegrass, Blues, David Bromberg, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Ease My Worried Mind” . . : The Sad Tale Of Jim Gordon
Rock music has more than it’s share of weird and tragic stories but this one is one it’s weirder and more tragic ones. At one time, Jim Gordon was one of rock music’s most admired and in demand drummers. During…
“Charlie’s good tonight, ain’t he?” . . : Charlie Watts (1941 -2021)
There’s not much I can to say that really matters so I’ll leave it to these snapshots of a life well lived. From the Keith Richard’s memoir “Life” – Shot by Martin Scorsese in 2006 at New York’s Beacon Theater.A…
Tagged with: All Down The Line, Charlie Watts, Drums, Gimmie Shelter, Guiro, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Percussion, Rolling Stones
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“Stuck Inside A Mobile” . . : The 1969 Memphis Country Blues Festival
The video below, courtesy of blues label Fat Possum Records is of the fourth (and last) Memphis Country Blues Festival. Taking place from June 6 through 8, 1969 in what was then known as the Overton Park Shell, the film…
Tagged with: John Fahey, Johnny Winter, Memphis Country Blues Festival, Rufus Thomas
Posted in Blues, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“She Caught The Katy” . . . : Taj Mahal
I don’t know about you but I can use some music that puts a smile on my face. . . Most of the time when people think of the blues, they think sad music about suffering. Then there is Taj…
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Blues, Statesboro Blues, Taj Mahal (musician), The Blues Brothers
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Don’t Ask Me What I Think Of You”. . : Peter Green (1946 – 2020)
I always said that one of the advantages of being a bassist is that you can get to the opportunity to play and learn from some good guitarists (if you’re lucky). A great guitarist who I played with a great…
Tagged with: Blues, blues guitar, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, Peter Green
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Midnight Blues . . . : Support Kenny Burrell
During the fifties and sixties, there were a trio of jazz guitarists who (to me at least) epitomized that zone between bebop and blues, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell. Kenny Burrell came from Detroit, a scene in the…
Tagged with: Blue Note Records, Jazz, jazz guitar, Kenny Burrell, Midnight Blue
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jazz, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Respect” . . . . : Aretha Franklin Receives The Pulitzer Prize
My previous post highlighted a classic performance from The Queen Of Soul,, Aretha Franklin in her prime. Yesterday it was announced that she was awarded a special citation Pulitzer Prize. The posthumous honor was given “for her indelible contribution to…
Tagged with: Aretha Franklin, Dr Feelgood, Gospel, Pulitzer Prize, Son OF A Preacher Man, Soul Music
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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