One of the happiest sounds in music is the old 30′s and 40′s style of boogie woogie piano. I first heard that sound on a record by Canned Heat, ‘Living the Blues’ from 1968 on Liberty Records.
John Mayall performed on the piano on a barrelhouse blues piano number called “Bear Wires,” which is part of the 20-minute suite called “Parthenogenesis.” For me, this is the best album Canned Heat ever recorded.
Thanks to my Facebook friend John Penney for calling attention to one of today’s foremost boogie woogie and stride piano players in the world, Bob Seeley. ...
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Ringo Starr celebrated his 70th birthday today, July 7th.
He was known as the “oldest Beatle,” and by the time he joined the group, he was a already a popular drummer around Liverpool.
Ringo talked with ABC’s Diane Sawyer about his remarkable life, as recorded in this video.
Ringo is back out on the road with his All-Starr Band. The Fox Business Network also did a recent interview.
He said all he wants for his birthday is “peace & love.”
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‘Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood’ has just been released by Island Records.
The official website stevewinwoodrevolutions.com says Revolutions is the definitive career restrospective of Steve Winwood, one of the most influential British musicians in rock history.
I can’t argue with that. I’ve been a Winwood fan since hearing his soulful vocals on “Gimme Some Lovin” from The Spencer Davis Group. Winwood’s killer keyboard sound in Traffic and the chemistry with him and Eric Clapton in Blind Faith made those my favorite groups.
2 versions of ‘Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood’ are available:
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I was talking with another drummer the other day and he mentioned the name of Shadow Wilson, a drummer that I didn’t know. So naturally I had to look up his name and find out about him. As a musician, I’m always interested in how playing styles develop, and who influenced who.
drummerworld.com says Shadow Wilson had an upbeat kind of swing, a kind of dancing drumbeat that orchestras like Count Basie and Woody Herman really dug. Shadow Wilson also worked with Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald.
After reading through the sketchy information found on Shadow Wilson, it ...
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I woke up this morning thinking about what new releases are hitting the street today, June 29th, 2010. Here’s what I found on amazon.com; a pretty diverse collection on multiple formats:
Rush – ‘Beyond the Lighted Stage’
2 DVD Set from Zoe Records
(Also available on Blu-ray)
A new film documentary about the trio’s incredible success story, featuring never-before-seen archival footage and artist interviews with Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails,) Kirk Hammett (Metallica,) and Gene Simmons (Kiss.) This 2-Disc DVD set features deluxe packaging with over 3 hours of video, including a bonus disc of never-before-seen live performances, special features and deleted ...
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We were watching the DVD of the 2nd Crossroads Guitar Festival. Sheryl Crow was singing “Tulsa Time” with Eric Clapton and we were wondering who wrote the song. So I googled it and it turns out my first two guesses of J.J. Cale or Leon Russell were both wrong.
“Tulsa Time” was actually written by songwriter, guitarist and recording artist Danny Flowers. The song has been recorded by a diversity of artists like Eric Clapton and Don Williams.
Danny Flowers might not be a familiar name, but he’s written many hits for other artists, such as “Back In My ...
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This year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival will be shown as a one night event in selected movie theatres nationwide, as a special two-hour event on July 27th.
Presented in HD beginning at 7:30 pm, only on Tuesday July 27th, this special concert film will feature musical performances and artist interviews from all the great artists that performed at yesterday’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago’s Toyota Park.
fathomevents.com has more details on the upcoming concert film.
Crossroads Guitar Festival Official Website crossroadsguitarfestival.com
More info at Eric Clapton’s Fan Club site Where’s Eric? whereseric.com
Eric Clapton’s third Crossroads Guitar Festival
is happening this weekend at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois.
This year’s lineup of performers is just as awesome as the previous festival in 2007…
Albert Lee, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, James Burton, Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Jonny Lang, Sheryl Crow, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Steve Winwood, Robert Randolph, Louisiana’s slide guru Sonny Landreth, Doyle Bramhall II, Hubert Sumlin, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Vince Gill and ZZ Top.
It’s been reported that Gregg Allman underwent successful liver transplant surgery, so the Allman Brothers Band will not ...
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Visit your local Gibson and Epiphone dealer for Gibson Day, every last Saturday of the month.
Enter to win a Gibson guitar and earn a free Gibson fan shirt when you test drive a Gibson guitar, tomorrow June 26th.
Find a participating guitar dealer near you on Gibson Guitars website, or try a little online shopping at guitarramble.com.
Also look for the Gibson Custom, Art & Historic Division’s Traveling Exhibit at guitar and music festivals around the country. It’s a 40-foot showroom on wheels, full of guitars from the Gibson Custom Shop and you can play any every one of them. ...
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One of the most influential guitarists on the planet, Jeff Beck celebrates his 66th birthday today (June 24th, 1944.) He’s still very active with a new album and tour.
So we started the day listening to his 2nd solo album, Wired. Produced by George Martin in 1976, the album featured Jan Hammer on synthesizer and Narada Michael Walden on drums. Wired followed Beck’s groundbreaking 1st solo ablum, Blow by Blow (1975.)
Beck’s latest album Emotion & Commotion was released in April, and features vocalists Joss Stone and Imelda May, Tal Wilkenfeld and Pino Palladino on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on ...
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