I’ve made no secret that I’m a big fan of Charlie Hunter. What he does is amazing and unique (please check out my previous post on Charlie Hunter here: https://roymusicusa.com/2014/08/22/bing-bing-bing-bing-the-awesome-guitar-of-charlie-hunter/). The video below is from Premier Guitar magazine during which…
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Groove Is In The Heart: Charlie Hunter Video On The Importance of Rhythm
Tagged with: Blues, Charlie Hunter, Groove, guitar, Time Feel
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz
Posted in Blues, Improvisation, Jam Band, Jazz
Statesboro Blues: The Animated Videos
On October 28th, 2014, the Allman Brothers, after 45 years, played their last show at their “home away from home”, the Beacon Theater in New York City. The Allman Brothers were one of my favorite bands and a big reasons…
Tagged with: Allman Brothers
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Summertime Done, Come And Gone, My, Oh, My. . .”: Happy Labor Day
Wishing everyone a happy Labor Day weekend. Here in the United States, Labor Day is the psychological, if not actual, end of summer. This leads me to the clip below. A video of the Grateful Dead playing U.S. Blues as…
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, U.S. Blues
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“A Friend Of The Devil Is A Friend Of Mine”: Jerry Garcia’s Birthday
Jerry Garcia would have been 72 years old today. I want to avoid going on about the usual stuff that has been written about Jerry and the Grateful Dead but I want to hit these points: No one sounds like…
Tagged with: Grateful Dead, Happy Birthday Jerry, Jerry Garcia, Merle Saunders
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“First There Is A Mountain. . . “: The Allman Brothers and Structured Extended Improvisation
My last post discussed The Allman Brothers Band and their use of arrangement ideas in their Blues songs. This time I would like to talk Allmans and their use of arrangement in their extended improvisations and in particular the song…
Tagged with: Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Mountain Jam
Posted in Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
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