Steve Earle’s next album, “Terraplane,” is set for release on February 17. Here is a cut from the album entitled “You’re the Best...
Category - Blues
Merry Christmas from Dr. John, Leon Redbone, Ken Peplowski and The Daily Music Break.
The song is “Christmas Ball Blues.”
A Conversation with Doug MacLeod: Doug MacLeod is a bluesman, which I believe he would consider a great compliment–it certainly is meant that way. His...
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown was an extraordinarily gifted musician. Many folks are aware that he was a great and influential blues guitarist. The...
I posted a couple of songs from Valerie June about a week ago. Here is one more. It’s just tremendous. Everything she does is, and it’s all...
H/T: Steve Karras People who attack their instruments are great. This is Jon Dee Graham and the song is “October.” Here is more on Graham, who...
Jazz Age Music notes that today is the 103rd birthday of the great harmonica player Sonny Terry, who was born in 1911 in Greensboro, GA. Terry’s real...
Memphis Minnie was a female blues guitarist and singer in what was an overwhelmingly man’s world. They should make a movie about Minnie, who was born...
I could only find one video of Mississippi John Hurt, which is surprising considering how popular he became in the 1960s. It’s an appearance in 1965 on...
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band, from Tupelo, Mississippi, consists of three Perry siblings: Lead guitarist Ryan, bass player Kyle and drummer Taya. There are...
Reading Music
The stories of the great bands and musicians are fascinating. Musicians as a group are brilliant, but often troubled. The combination of creativity and drama makes for great reading.
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Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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