JOHNNY COPELAND: Working Man’s Blues (1999) Aim Records
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A collection of good old Texas electric blues tracks mostly recorded by Johnny Copeland in the early ’60s through the mid-’70s, between his first flush of youth and his Rounder Records-sponsored artistic renaissance, Working Man Blues is a portrait of an undeniably talented electric guitarist and singer floundering a bit in terms of career direction. As a result, this 19-track compilation is filled with nuggets of prime electric blues, but they range from workmanlike renditions of Ray Charles standards (”Night Time Pts. 1 & 2″) to Atlantic Records-style early rock & roll (”Hear What I Said”) to slinky Albert King-style workouts (”Your Game Is Working”). It’s a bit all over the map, but there are surprisingly few duff tracks, and no stylistic experiments that simply don’t work, à la Surfin’ With Bo Diddley. This is a fine introduction to an oft-overlooked period in Johnny Copeland’s career. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
Living Blues (6/03, pp.110-1) - “…WORKING MAN’S BLUES is an indispensable collection, one that captures Copeland’s early career - and the history of Houston’s Third Ward scene - down to the last detail…”
Tracks:
1 Daily Bread
2 Drinking New York City Dry
3 Wella Wella Baby
4 Down on Bended Knee
5 Just One More Time
6 Let Me Cry
7 Night Time Is the Right Time, Pts. 1 & 2
8 Working Man’s Blues
9 Rock Me Baby
10 All These Things
11 Ghetto Child
12 Heebie Jeebies
13 I Need You Now
14 Late Hours
15 May the Best Man Win
16 Please Let Me Know
17 Remus
18 It Must Be Love
19 Traveling Man
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CARLOS del JUNCO: Just Your Fool (1999) Big Reed
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Kevin Breit Dobro, Guitar, Finger Snaps Carlos del Junco Band Harmonica, Main Performer, Finger Snaps, Vocals, Producer Denis Keldie Accordion, Finger Snaps Al Duffy Bass
Recorded live at Grossman’s Tavern in “Muddy York”. The interplay between del Junco and Breit is musical magic, and all their solos mesmerize the listener with their musicality, intricacy, surprises, technical wizardry, and just plain funnnnn!
From the opening bend of Carlos’ harp on the first track of Just Your Fool, you know you’re in for something unique. This electrifying quartet cooks up a unique blend of blues, drawing on different traditions from swing, Chicago style blues, funky New Orleans and jazz. Kevin Breit (k.d.lang, Cassandra Wilson, Holly Cole) handles guitar duty with a quirky immediacy that helps raise the roof off this live session. Al Duffy on bass (Morgan Davis, Downchild Blues Band) and Geoff Arsenault on drums (Morgan Davis, Mary Jane Lammond) hold down a solid groove. This CD and Big Road Blues (see below) were the major influence for the Jazz Report to give del Junco the 1996 Blues Musician of the Year Award
WHAT CRITICS HAVE SAID ABOUT JUST YOUR FOOL
“Blues for the present. Respecting traditions by innovators such as Little Walter and following that example, continuing to push and expand the boundaries of possibility for the blues idiom, harmonicist, vocalist Carlos del Junco and his band establish with Just Your Fool their place in the vanguard of contemporary blues musicians. Check it out.”
David Bernard of CKLN - Blue Soul
“Harmonica virtuoso Carlos del Junco takes his instrument to new heights on this set of blues standards and originals.” Words and Music Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers Canada (SOCAN) “Whatever the genre in music, if you’re the best, let’s hear it!. When del Junco puts that harmonica to his mouth, you know there are few harmonica players anywhere past or present that can drag blues around like this gifted young man can.”
Eleanor Koldofsky The Listening Post
“It might seem pretty hard to make a harmonica sound sophisticated but del Junco pulls it off…del Junco has mapped out a fine discourse on blues harmonica playing and his handling of the harp leaves one breathless. This isn’t some cheapened modern-day blues rip-off, this is the low-down, my-dog-just-died-and-my-house-burned-to-the-ground type of blues that the true Delta masters would smile upon.”
Ron Rogers RPM Weekly
Tracks:
B Thing - Intro
Just Your Fool
Up The Line
Key To The Highway
Rocket 88
Forty Four
Walkin’ Blues
I Know Your Wig Is Gone
Quiet Whiskey
Just Your Fool (fast version)
B Thing - Outro
Harpin’ On A Riff
Jersey Bounce
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Happy blues notes
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Welcome to Oregon’s biggest music party: The 21st annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival.
How to beat the traffic at the WaMu Family 4th
Posted on July 4, 2008
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The WaMu Family Fourth of July celebration returns to Lake Union’s Gas Works Park Friday.
Telluride: Ski Resorts in Summer: Telluride Blues and Brews Festival
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Although this 3-day weekend of live music and great microbrews from the southwest and beyond is not technically at the resort, the town of Telluride, Colorado wouldn’t be much more than a tumbleweed museum and …
Hound Dog Taylor - Wild About You Baby
Posted on July 4, 2008
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Vídeo de Hound Dog tocando no festival Ann Arbor. A qualidade não é das melhores mas dá pra curtir a “distorção” que saía de seu amplificador rachado.
Tuckerton hosts wine/blues festival
Posted on July 4, 2008
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Four renowned blues bands and five-award winning wineries will set the stage for holiday fun and festivities at the sixth annual Red Wine & Blues Festival from 3 to 8 p.m. July 5 at Tuckerton Seaport.
JOHNNY COPELAND: Catch up with the Blues (1994) Polygram Records
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This CD is Johnny’s best work. Starting out with the title track which is a killer shuffle to which I could listen to over and over again. You will find it hard to sit still in your seat. All the way to the last track “Life’s Rainbow (Nature Song)” which has some wonderful lyrics and was always a crowd favorite during is concerts. The CD also contains contributions by artists such as Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Lonnie Brooks, and Joe “Guitar” Hughes. Johnny Copeland was one of the hardest working bluesmen on the tour and this album demonstrates his passion and dedication to the blues. If you like Texas blues then you will love this CD. sven@valleyblues.comTracks:
1. Catch Up With The Blues
2. Rolling With The Punches
3. Every Dog’s Got His Day
4. Cold Cold Winter
5. Making A Fool Of Myself
6. Rain
7. The Grammy Song
8. Bye, Bye, Baby
9. Another Man’s Wife
10. I’m Creepin’
11. Pedal To The Medal
12. Life’s Rainbow (Nature Song)
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GEORGE THOROGOOD - Bad To The Bone
Posted on July 4, 2008
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Clássica composição de George Thorogood que fez parte da ótima trilha sonora do filme Christine, O Carro Assassino (1983). Bo Diddley, falecido recentemente e herói de Thorogood, faz uma participação no clip.
EL MERCOBLUES - Buenos Aires/Argentina
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