Some Chicago Blues for a Sunday night,from Lil Ed and Willie Kent on their 1998 release on Earwig "Who's Been Talking".
It's this vinyl transfer by a friend of this Lightnin' Hopkins album, which I would love to have a t-shirt with the cover art of!
Just spinning a Lightnin' Hopkins compilation of his early Gold Star recordings this afternoon. Lightnin' Hopkins – Low Down Dirty Blues (Mainstream Records mono Promo 1974)
Spotify has the complete Lightning on Presige. Man, what a treasure going through it. It's like listening to an audiobook!
Freddie King - My Feeling For The Blues LP, Album, Mono, Club, RE, RM, 180 Cotillion, Cotillion R1 661908, 081227880101 2021 US
This is supposed to be delivered today so I am looking forward to listening to it later... Luther Allison – Bad News Is Coming Label: Motown – 440 013 407-2 Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered Country: US Released: 2001 Genre: Blues Style: Chicago Blues
Spinning some John Lee Hooker this afternoon. An early repress of his 1959 release "The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker". John Lee Hooker – How Long Blues (Battle 1963)
Guitar Shorty's "Watch Your Back" 2004 on Alligator.A long career that started in the 50's,recording his first single for the Cobra label in Chicago,sadly ended last month April 20.He put on a hell of a show if you ever go a chance to see him. His playing and vocals so good.
I'm shaking my head. I have 20 John Lee Hooker releases. I have checked out many more. I thought I had seen them all and them something like this pops up that I've never seen or know anything about. The John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins discographies are wearing me out. Their music never will.
I just watched an older movie last night- Last King Of Scotland- and thought 'How great would James McAvoy be playing Rory in a biopic?'
I can relate mwheelerk ... I have been buying and collecting Blues LP's for many many years, and just when I think I have seen most titles, another one pops up! I am deep in the "rabbit hole"!
I listened to the radio this morning and there was a live version of "a million miles away" by Rory Gallagher. It was years ago that I last listened to it. I came to think that this must be one of the best blues songs around, but i am prejudiced......
I've been enjoying Chris Cain's first album Late Night City Blues. It is SO GOOD! His playing really hits that Albert King sweet spot that I love. And the songs are really good.
Junior Wells - Coming At You. 2018 U.S. remaster/reissue on the Craft Recordings label. Cut from the original analogue masters by Ron McMaster. Originally released in 1968.
