xpn.org · Blues and Beyond
Listen to a continuous stream of the three most recent Blues & Beyond programs : The Blues & Beyond on WXPN
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Listen to a continuous stream of the three most recent Blues & Beyond programs : The Blues & Beyond on WXPN
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nytimes.com : He’s a Soulful Survivor With New Music to Make | By Larry Rohter
“One thing about living a long time is that you really learn to forgive and forget and remember and appreciate, and that is really beneficial, and helps to reduce the regrets you may have.” — Booker T.
Soul great Booker T. performed at the XPoNential Music Festival 2011 (WXPN festival) in Camden New Jersey. You can watch a clip of his performance above and listen to the entire set here.
Booker T. Jones : The Road From Memphis · album review by Patrick Doyle
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Booker T. Jones - Everything Is Everything by antirecords via soundcloud.com
John Lee Hooker's breakthrough song "Boogie Chillen" at studio360.org
Blues veteran Charlie Musselwhite and writer Peter Guralnick explain how Hooker's 1948 song left its mark on American music.
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These days, the internet is the best hope for a new artist to break into the music business. But what's an old-school folkie to do? Scott Blaszak performs his original song, "Talkin' Web 2.0 Blues."
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Scott Blaszak's website : scottblaszak.net
Howlin’ Wolf’s "Smokestack Lightning"
Every year the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to be preserved for all time. One song chosen this year is Howlin’ Wolf’s "Smokestack Lightning," a cornerstone of Chicago Blues. Howlin' Wolf's daughter and longtime guitarist Hubert Sumlin talk about the importance of his music. Produced by Ben Manilla Productions.
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See also here on my blog:
Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow
Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
Blues - art of ambiguity
Video : Blues Maker (1969)
Shows Mississippi blues singer, Fred Mc Dowell, singing and talking about his blues. Producer: Univ Of Mississippi | Audio/Visual: sound, b&w | Wikipedia : Mississippi Fred McDowell
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latimes.com : At the crossroads as Robert Johnson centennial nears
Decades after his death, reverence and debate still swirl around the legendary bluesman who supposedly made a deal with the devil.
