It's time to make rafters weep...to enter into the groove...to reach into music heaven...to tap, tap, tap. Join us in this adventure in the Blues...to hear tracks you may otherwise never hear...'cause Blues is my business...and business is good!
When jazz and blues result in a wonderful fusion
"C" is for CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
"MERCY, MERCY, MERCY"
Reply to this Shake it, shake it, come on
"C" is for RAY CHARLES...a King of Blues and Soul
"SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER"
Reply to this A great Mississippi blues pioneer...
Tells the story how the only thing he got out of his songs were the credits but others made the money by recording them
"C" is for ARTHUR "BIG BOY" CRUDUP
"MY BABY LEFT ME"
Reply to this Another epic pioneer of the Blues with all time classic tunes and grooves
"C" is for PEE WEE CRAYTON (1914 - 1985)
"BLUES AFTER HOURS"
"THE TELEPHONE IS RINGING"
Reply to this A vaudeville performer...known as "The Uncrowned Queen of the 1920s Blues"
"C" is for IDA COX (1896-1967)
"WILD WOMEN DON'T HAVE THE BLUES"
"DEATH LETTER BLUES"
Reply to this The incredible voice that blew us away at the Great Southern Blues Festival
"C" is for TONI CHILDS
"MANY RIVERS TO CROSS"
"LAY DOWN YOUR PAIN"
Reply to this Another incredible lady laying the blues down
"C" is for TRACEY CHAPMAN with ERIC CLAPTON
"GIVE ME ONE REASON"
Reply to this Women & the Blues...another to take you there...right on
"C" is for DEBORAH COLEMAN
"THE DREAM"
Reply to this In a musical journey there are artists that capture your soul...take you on a journey that leads you to places...influence your tastes...makes you beg for more
This is one such artist for me...heard this song when I was young and impressionable...led me into the underground music scene...the second artist to be signed to Virgin Records...after Jim Morrison's death, Kevin Coyne was asked to replace him as lead singer of the Doors...naturally he refused...introducing
"C" is for KEVIN COYNE
"EASTBOURNE LADIES" from the Marjory Razor Blade LP
"SAVIOUR" up a notch...from the Matching Head & Feet LP
"TULIP"...cos ya can't get too much of a good thing
Reply to this So very cool to be down here in the basement with you pulling out the great old stuff Dancing One! I was not aware that Kevin Coyne was asked to replace the Lizard King after his death.
While we are down here....how about a double shot of the letter "C?"
The late great JJ Cale and EC with "Ride the River"
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Wonderful memories Dangerous One...JJ Cale bringing Swamp Blues to everyone's table
Continuing his memory with a reflective sweet piece from the Troubadour album
"C" is for more JJ CALE
"SUPER BLUE"
Reply to this Oh my.......reflective indeed....with great understated vibraphones.....
Let's keep it going.....
"I Got the Same Old Blues Again"
Reply to this I'll tell you a little story about a bloke named Jack and his little blue dog...got jealous when Jack got married...got nasty...real nasty...a story not for the faint hearted
"C" is for MATT CORCORAN
"LIL BLUE DOG"
Reply to this Hailed as the new generation of the blues in the 1990s...vocals so powerful...guitar playing so fiery...then he dropped dead at age 41 in 1993
"C" is for JOHN CAMPBELL
"WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS"
Reply to this Now for the Baddest Cat on the Block
"C" is for EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
"EASY BABY"
"HEY, THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT"...very cool grooves
Reply to this Continuing the cool
"C" is for GARY B.B. COLEMAN
"DEALING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DECK"
Reply to this From the Melbourne blues scene comes one of the most intense artists yet beautiful melodies
"C" is for ANDY COWAN
"TRAIN I'M ON"
"ONE OF THESE DAYS"...great sax & keys solos
Reply to this Met this guy sitting with us at a Blues jam in Toronto, Canada...gave me his CD "The Sixth Avenue Verses" cos we got on well...really nice guy
"C" is for MICHAEL COUGHLAN
"MEDICINE HAT APPROXIMATELY"...and we've actually been to Medicine Hat as well!
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