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Blues harp subverts the intention of this design with what is "perhaps the most striking example in all music of a thoroughly idiomatic technique that flatly contradicts everything that the instrument was designed for" (van der Merwe [2] p66), by making the "draw" notes the primary ones, since they are more easily bent (for holes 1-6) and ...
Blues Records 1943 to 1970, a Selective Discography, Volume One, A to K. Record Information Services, London. Rowe, M. (1981). Chicago Blues: The City and the Music. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0306801457. van Rijn, G. (2004). Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945–1960. Continuum. ISBN 978-0826456571
In November 1980, Johnson was awarded at the first annual Blues Music Awards, held in Memphis. His career continued to pick up until December 2, 1988, when his touring van crashed in Indiana, killing his band's keyboardist, St. James Bryant, and bassist, Larry Exum. [5] Johnson was injured and took an extended break from the music industry.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Live album by Eric Clapton with special guest JJ Cale; 47 ... "Juarez Blues" ...
JJ Grey attributes artists such as Big Bad John and Jim Reeves due to their style of story songwriting and how that style has influenced the way he writes his songs. [7] Grey also credits southern rock acts such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jerry Reed as artists who have influenced his style of music, as well as more soulful artists such as Toots ...
A major feature of the blues scale is the use of blue notes—notes that are played or sung microtonally, at a slightly higher or lower pitch than standard. [5] However, since blue notes are considered alternative inflections, a blues scale may be considered to not fit the traditional definition of a scale. [6]
John Lewis, The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (Norgran, 1955) Howard McGhee, Howard McGhee, Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1950) Jimmy McGriff The Big Band (Solid State, 1966) Chico O'Farrill, Nine Flags (Impulse!, 1966) Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker on Dial (Dial, 1947) Moacir Santos, Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)
Russell in particular is known as a musical historian, working closely with programs presented on BBC Radio, as well as documentaries on the blues. In the book, artists are set up alphabetically and include short (usually one paragraph) biographies before showing a complete listing of their discography .