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A fan favourite, John has performed the song live numerous times, [4] occasionally playing it as part of a medley with his hit "Blue Eyes" (from the 1982 album Jump Up! The song was later performed live by Mary J. Blige and Elton John, and this version of the song was part of the Mary J. Blige & Friends EP.
"John the Revelator" is a gospel blues call and response song. [2] Music critic Thomas Ward describes it as "one of the most powerful songs in all of pre-war acoustic music ... [which] has been hugely influential to blues performers". [3] American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator
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Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk.
"Boom Boom" is a song written by American blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker and recorded October 26, 1961. Although it became a blues standard, [3] music critic Charles Shaar Murray calls it "the greatest pop song he ever wrote". [4] "Boom Boom" was both an American R&B and pop chart success in 1962 and a UK top-twenty hit in 1992.
His fans particularly liked the ragtime songs Salty Dog, Candy Man and the blues ballads Spike Driver Blues (a variant of John Henry) and Frankie. [8] Hurt's influence spanned several music genres including blues, spirituals, country, bluegrass, folk, and contemporary rock and roll. A soft-spoken man, his nature reflected his work which was a ...
Name John Lodge. Best known for Singer, bass player, a Moody Blue.. Current city Traveller Town. Really want to be in Already there, wherever there is…. Excited about My new USA tour starting ...
In addition to tracks by the Blues Brothers Band performed with guest artists such as Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Dr. John, Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett, there are songs by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Blues Traveler as well as an all-star blues supergroup, the Louisiana Gator Boys, featuring B.B. King ...