Music n Those who make it.

[old school]

Just saw 'Cadillac Records' yesterday. Reminded me how much I love music and the power it has for people all over the world. As I was jamming TOD into the slates this morning I realized today is the sad day we lost John Lennon 28 years ago. His music continues to inspire all these years later as does so many who are still performing and those who have passed like Muddy Waters. Long live music and it's power to move and connect us all.

CrewC

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... and those who have passed like Muddy Waters. Long live music and it's power to move and connect us all.

CrewC

Others from the Chess era particularly, like Willie Dixon and Otis Spann. The Chess era gave us a lot of what became the music we grew up with.

Best regards,

Jim

[Philip Perkins]

I saw a great youtube video yesterday of Howlin' Wolf doing "Smokestack Lightnin'" in about 1964.  B/W, and whoever shot it was hip enough to stay close on Wolf.  Strange, scary, dangerous, amazing: what a performance.  Just one lick, over and over (but what a lick!), and slurry stream of consciousness style vocal+harmonica riffs, with odd, involuntary seeming facial expressions and movements.  But it all worked.

Philip Perkins

[old school]

I just checked out the youtube of Howlin Wolf. That was great. The filmakers and actor nailed him for sure. Never saw the Wolf, but I saw Muddy once, and Chuck Berry 5 or 6 times live. Saw Etta James last year. She is still great. So simple. So soulful. The Brits who loved the blues so much and reintroduced us Americans to the music were good, but the originals were great.

CrewC

[old school]

Hey Philip, thanks for the sign post to youtube for Howlin Wolf. I never thought to look any of them up. So many of his and Others old recordings and videos for a lack of a better word are there and linked. What a deep collection of our world resides in youtube. I used to hate it because of it's quality. Now I love it as a research tool. Going deeper all the time.

CrewC

BTW, to all who visit here, do yourself a favor and see the remaining 'Talents' of the old school of music when you can. You will feel better when n after you do IMHO. Again, that is true of all music