Some BWM...

It's probably been a long day...even if chance might have it that you're reading this when you wake up.

In any case, chill out and dig some Blind Willie McTell...I love this recording...

Hangin' Out With John Hammond Jr...

...aka, Grail Keeper of Delta blues.

Fred McDowell Slide Gweetar Lesson

Apart from Blind Willie Johnson and Son House, Fred McDowell, I'd say, is the man when it comes to raw, gritty bottleneck slide tones that ooze straight from the soul. Here's a tutorial on a tune that sounds like what you'd hear if you walked into a time machine and visited the Mississippi around 1925...

Goin' Down to the River:

Big Bill Broonzy Lessons!

Hey folks,

Here are a couple Big Bill lessons that I posted on Youtube a short while ago. Hopefully, you guys will compensate for my ineptness and do the tunes a better justice than I can!

How You Want It Done:

C and A Blues:

Rick Danko, Janis Joplin, and Jerry Garcia Jammin' Out!

Here's a fantastic 'backstage' viewing of three giants of one of the most memorable eras of music. They sing, in this tape, Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos...a song that is, strangely, often attributed to Lead Belly - though he himself never actually recorded the tune. I think it's likely that he gets the credit b/c he kinda mentions the line in Go Down Old Hannah (one of his best tunes). If anyone actually knows whether he wrote it or not, please let me know.

Anyhow, the tune in the video is a great old song that the Band recorded on the Basement Tapes. It's a great little jam and it looks like they're enjoying themselves ;)

PS: I'm proud that my obscure hometown Calgary, AB gets a great shoutout by Janis!

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Another Jimi Hendrix Blues Lesson

Hey all. So a few weeks ago I posted a lesson (which is a few scrolls down from this post) that shows how to play the false start introduction to Jimi's great tune Hear My Train A-Comin'. Well, I've now made a lesson on the other second introduction he plays when he restarts the tunes..."hey!!..don't waste all that film over there!!..stop it for a second..." Hendrix fans will know what I'm talking about...

Anyways, check out this, part two, lesson for the original take version of Hear My Train A-Comin' - again, there are some really great licks that you can assimilate from Jimi's playing.

Alan Lomax's Story

Here's a telling interview of Alan Lomax reflecting upon him and his father's travels. Together, they collected one of America's most important artifacts: its folk music.