RIBS TPTD: October is "Blues Month", part 1…
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Well… it’s October. Summer has come and gone (what little bit of a summer we had this year). The days are getting shorter (daylight wise)… and life (while far from bad) has been knocking me around like a pinball machine.
{sigh} In short… I’ve got "the blues".
Only one thing I can figure out to do at this point, and that is to declare October "Blues Month" here on RIBS!
For the next four weeks (yes, there *are* 5 Thursdays in October this year but the last Thursday of every month is "Duos & Duets" day around here. Remember? {smile}) we’ll be exploring various aspects of this great and unique American art form.
Now, while I would love to pass myself off as a blues expert and say that if you check out RIBS over the the next few weeks you will be more than well versed in this music genre… well, THAT is so far removed from the truth that even I wouldn’t believe it {smile}. At best I am a fan of the Blues and have a basic knowledge of it’s history and many variations. It sounds good to me and there are a great many Blues artists/songs that I like and will be presenting to you over the next month. If you are already a Blues fan, these mixes are something I hope you’ll enjoy and add to your collection. If you are not yet a Blues fan, I hope that you’ll hear something during this month that may move you to investigate the music further.
For part 1 of our journey I have selected a variety of artists and songs that are some of my favorites to get us moving down that long, lonesome highway towards the crossroads. BUT, don’t make the mistake (that a lot of people make) and think that Blues music is all sad and melancholy. The Blues can make you jump up out of your seat and "shake a leg" (as Daddy Grundy likes to say) just as well as it can make you walk the floor all night long pining an unrequited love. The Blues can do it all!
Well, as I said at the beginning, I’ve got the blues… and I’m gonna share it with you all month long. Let’s get started, as RIBS and October present to you…
RIBS TPTD: Blues Month, part 1…
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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])
- Down Home Blues – Z.Z. Hill - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [3:59]
- Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters – Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [2:51]
- Tuff Enuff – The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [3:22]
- Juke – Little Walter – Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [2:46]
- Good Day For The Blues – Ruth Brown - Good Day For The Blues [2:24]
- Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton – Ball N’ Chain [3:53]
- Mean Old World – Lou Rawls – Best of Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions [4:41]
- Dyin’ Flu – Albert Collins and The Icebreakers - Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [10:34]
- Feel Like Breakin’ Up Somebody’s Home – Etta James – Seven Year Itch [4:13]
- Double Crossing Blues – Johnny Otis Quintette w/Little Esther & The Robins - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [2:46]
- Fever – Little Willie John – Fever [2:44]
- Goin’ To Chicago Blues - Lou Rawls – Best of Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions [2:53]
- I Can’t Quit You Baby – Otis Rush – Blues Masters Vol 06, Blues Originals [2:55]
- Call It Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [3:02]
- Turn Up The Heat – Shemekia Copeland - Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [5:06]
- Your Husband Is Cheating On Us – Denise LaSalle - Right Place, Right Time [4:36]
- If Walls Could Talk – Little Milton - Blues Masters Vol 01, Great Blues Performers [3:11]
- Let The Good Times Roll – Koko Taylor – The Earthshaker [3:03]
- Born Under A Bad Sign – Albert King - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [2:46]
- I’m A Man – Bo Diddley - Blues Masters Vol 06, Blues Originals [3:03]
- I’ve Got A Mind To Give Up Livin’ – Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues-A Musical Journey [4:58]
- I’d Rather Go Blind – Etta James – Tell Mama [2:36]
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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Don’t know who actually first said it but, “The blues ain’t nothin’ but a good man feelin’ bad.” Blues Month on RIBS: [link to post]
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F-Y-I…Song # 16 …..Your Husband Is Cheating On Us – Denise LaSalle - Right Place, Right Time [4:36] Will not play for me …others are ‘all OK’..!!
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