Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Three Kings of the Blues

You may already know that there are three Kings of the Blues. They are in no particular order: BB King, Albert King and Freddie King. As to who is the greatest King, I will leave that up to your individual taste. Both Albert (1992) and Freddie
 (1976) are gone, and BB lives on and continues to add to his very long list of recordings dating from 1949 until now. BB is short for Blues Boy and it stuck with him all these years. Now in his eighties, BB is always in demand from other dignitaries of music and entertainment.  He is already in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and tours many nights out of the year, even owning a bevy of BB King Blues Clubs around the country. Having had the privilege of meeting BB, he is a very humble man who remembers where he came from, how he paid his dues, and where he is going as he passes the torch to the new generation of Blues artists. You can't go wrong with the three recordings I recommend here.



Sunday, October 2, 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Classic Cars & The Blues

The blues and classic cars are like two peas in the pod. They seem to be a perfect fit for each other. That Little ol' band from Texas; ZZ Top used that combination for years with much of their Texas Blues based music. It works! Enjoy some classic cars with a blues theme.







Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Duke Robbilard

Make no doubt about it, Duke Robbilard is a genuine blues journeyman. Having co-founded Roomful Of Blues, and replacing Jimmy Vaughan in the Fabulous Thunderbirds, he has been steadily recording since 1978. A WC Handy winner of Best Blues Guitarist for several years, Duke is a master and can play some killer chops on a guitar that others aspire to imitate. Still at it and going strong, he is set to release yet another fine recording of blues on September 20th, entitled: Low Down and Tore Up. As usual, anticipation is high. I was fortunate enough to see Duke at a small club in Dayton Ohio -Gilly's, in 1997. Three piece blues at it's very finest! Enjoy a couple photographs from the show . . .