Thanks to Amy for sharing this
August, 2011
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Day 129 – MIssissippi John Hurt – Salty Dog Blues
August 26, 2011 by Farhang
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Day 128 – Louisiana Red – Alabama Train
August 25, 2011 by Farhang
Why don’t you take me home!
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Day 127 – B.B. King (ft. Tracy Chapman) – The Thrill is Gone
August 20, 2011 by Farhang
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Day 126 – Skip James – Devil Got My Woman
August 19, 2011 by Farhang
Yes He Did
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Day 125 – Albert Ammons – Bass Goin’ Crazy
August 17, 2011 by Farhang
Here is one by the Boogie Woogie master Albert Ammons:
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Day 124 – Elmore James – Every Day I Have The Blues
August 13, 2011 by Farhang
Here is one from the king of the slide guitar
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Day 123 – John Lee Hooker – Hobo Blues
August 12, 2011 by Farhang
The sign in the background reminds me of the good days in Louisiana
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Day 122 – Johnny “Guitar” Watson – Gangster Of Love
August 10, 2011 by Farhang
Johnny Guitar Watson’s ferocious “Space Guitar” of 1954 pioneered guitar feedback and reverb. His song “Gangster of Love” was first released on Keen Records in 1957. It did not appear in the charts at the time, but later became a hit in 1978 and identified as Watson’s “most famous song”.
Watson died on stage on May 17, 1996, while on tour in Yokohama, Japan. According to eyewitness reports, he collapsed mid guitar solo. His last words were “ain’t that a bitch”, probably in reference to the song “Ain’t that a Bitch”.
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Day 121 – Muddy Waters – Got My Mojo Workin’
August 9, 2011 by Farhang
Here is a good one from one of my favorite Blues musicians to light up your rainy Tuesday afternoon
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Day 120 – Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights
August 7, 2011 by Farhang
I’ll start with one of my favorites:
Gary Clark Jr. is considered by some to be the leader of the Austin, Texas rock scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan.Clark has established a resume, which has helped place him on a tier with musicians who have enabled him to share the stage with various legends of rock & roll.His live performances, as well as recordings, blend rock, soul and blues, infusing fluid guitar with a guttural howl and a falsetto trill that mix together.
Do watch him perform live as well:
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August Blues
August 7, 2011 by Farhang
Now that we’ve got the ball rolling, we’re gonna shift gears a bit. The rest of August will be dedicated to Blues. Let us know about some of your favorites.
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Day 119 – Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
August 5, 2011 by Farhang
It’s time to wrap this series with what is considered to be the best cover of all times:
Bob Dylan wrote “All Along the Watchtower” along with the other songs on John Wesley Harding over the year or so following his motorcycle accident in the summer of 1966. His recuperation from the accident, which occurred near his home in Woodstock, New York, enabled Dylan to escape the excesses of touring and make a dramatic turnaround in his lifestyle. With one child born in early 1966 and another in mid-1967, he settled into family life and even took a growing interest in the Bible, as reflected in the album’s Biblical allusions, particularly in songs such as “All Along the Watchtower”, “Dear Landlord”, “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine” and “The Wicked Messenger”.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began to record their cover version of Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” on January 21, 1968, at Olympic Studios in London. According to engineer Andy Johns, Jimi Hendrix had been given a tape of Dylan’s recording by publicist Michael Goldstein, who worked for Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman. “(Hendrix) came in with these Dylan tapes and we all heard them for the first time in the studio”, recalled Johns. According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself. Kramer and Chas Chandler mixed the first version of “All Along The Watchtower” on January 26, but Hendrix was quickly dissatisfied with the result and went on re-recording and overdubbing guitar parts during June, July, and August at the Record Plant studio in New York. Engineer Tony Bongiovi has described Hendrix becoming increasingly dissatisfied as the song progressed, overdubbing more and more guitar parts, moving the master tape from a four-track to a twelve-track to a sixteen-track machine. Bongiovi recalled, “Recording these new ideas meant he would have to erase something. In the weeks prior to the mixing, we had already recorded a number of overdubs, wiping track after track. Hendrix kept saying, ‘I think I hear it a little bit differently.’” The finished version was released on the album Electric Ladyland in September 1968.
and here is the Dylan’s version:
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