Women’s Herstory looks at first women to record blues music
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- Women’s Herstory looks at first women to record blues music
- Fans can hear Copeland’s new musical direction at Wolf Den
- The Weekend List: Jimmy Buffett boat music Glean Infusion’s CD …
- Aykroyd still has one foot in the blues
- Chris Smither
Women’s Herstory looks at first women to record blues music
The Advocate R -
’ It used to be a compliment. " According to Flower when she taught guitar students would ask her to play the song "Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and ut" by Eric Clapton but this song is originally a Bessie Smith song. Flower continued playing songs recorded by women who were recording during the early years of blues such as "Black Rat" a song by Memphis Minnie about "one of her many ex-husbands" and a medley of songs by Elizabeth Cotton. Cotton had her own style of guitar playing which is called cotton-picking. Cotton-picking is a self-taught upside down left-handed two-finger-picking style. Flower said that Cotton’s songs are "so beautiful and so simple. " Bessie Smith was a big influence on Flower who even wrote a song titled "Bessie Blues.
Fans can hear Copeland’s new musical direction at Wolf Den
Middletown Press CT -
Also on Friday The D. Smith Blues Band plays at one of the fun neighborhood blues spots Legends Sports Bar. And the Crystal Blues Project is at The Prospect Café. Now is the time to vote for the Blues Music Awards. Members have less than three weeks to vote for the 2009 Blues Music Awards. Voting ends at 8 p.
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The Weekend List: Jimmy Buffett boat music Glean Infusion’s CD …
MLive.com MI -
– Friday-Saturday — Blues music comes to Hopcat 25 Ionia Ave. SW in a couple of intriguing forms with Grand Rapids’ Nomad Willy performing at 9 p. Friday and Kalamazoo’s Blue Moon Blues Band with Grand Rapids’ Mary Rademacher at 9 p.
Aykroyd still has one foot in the blues
The Patriot Ledger MA -
Boston former location of the music ballroom Avalon opened its doors Thursday with the J Geils Band performing. riginal Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd was on hand to open the House of Blues. More related photos.
Chris Smither
Austin 360 TX -
After a short stint taking piano lessons Smither switched to ukulele after discovering his mother’s old instrument in a closet. The young Smither was passionately attached to the ukulele and now years later it helps to explain the emotion and expertise behind his unique finger-picking guitar style. Smither discovered blues music when he was 17 and heard a Lightnin’ Hopkins album Blues in the Bottle. The album was a major revelation to him and he subsequently spent weeks trying to figure out the intricate guitar parts he’d heard on that record. Smither recorded his first couple of albums for the Poppy label in 1970 and 1971 I’m a Stranger Too and Don’t It Drag n.
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