August 1, 2011

Booker T. plays at XPoNential Music Festival 2011

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.

via antilabelblog.com and xpn.org/concerts-events

July 28, 2011

Detroit Period

Detroit Period [02:03, mp3] Interview with Denny Brown.

July 27, 2011

Music and Poetry

Interview with Denny Brown · Music & Poetry plus Blessed Are Those [03:26, mp3] · From my Album 'Crossing Through' (2009)

July 27, 2011

John Lee Hooker · studio360.org

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.

via studio360.org

July 26, 2011

Scott Blaszak · Talkin' Web 2.0 Blues

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."

via studio360.org

Scott Blaszak's website : scottblaszak.net

July 25, 2011

Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack Lightning

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.

via studio360.org