cool arrow Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yes, it's Wikipedia, but from what little research I've done, it seems accurate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestaphone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Okay that makes sense. It sounds like a key instrument through most of the song but he clearly runs a finger across strings at the end. There aren't a lot of obvious plucking noises in the song which you would normally pick up on a harp. The strings are so high pitched it is doubtful they have much give. it sounds like 2 playing so the photo on the wiki page makes sense. My guess was keys on one hand and playing strings on the other. That or Steve Vai traveled back in time with his eventide h3000b he used recording Ballerina on Passion and Warfare. Dealing with stuff today like hospice visits and brutal headaches. Good time to listen to my favorite music. Ragtime blues. I've had a lifelong dedication to playing ragtime blues. Good way to end up broke, but happy. Couldn't tell you how many times I've run through the C-E7-A-A7-G7-D7-C7 progression or a variation based on it. Can always depend on West Coast Blues to turn around the mood on bad days. Blind Boy Fuller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kronos Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That Charlie Musselwhite album cool arrow posted on the first page always knocks me out. Such goodness. I am loving this whole thread. I contribute: Ms. Samantha Fish, recorded just a few days ago. . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wish Patton had been alive for the resurgence and some video. Some of Burnside's inspiration. Here is a cool Patton song cover done on a lesson. Guy does a great job with the details like the snapping strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 This Lonnie Johnson tune is really great. This is what it sounds like when someone has over 30 years experience and have mastered their craft. Might as well group this with another Johnson track. This is from 1929 and it might be the best sound quality I have ever heard for a track from the 20s. Recorded with Eddie Lang who was billed as Blind Willie Dunn due to racial issues back in this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 I was never a fan of this guys singing but his songs have grown on me. The playing is a great starting point for someone wanting to get the fundamentals down. Gary Moore Montreux 1995 his best concert. He was on fire all night. If anyone asks why 1959 Les Paul guitars are valued in the million dollar range just link them a song from this show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Speaking of guys with maybe not the greatest voices... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Lightnin' Hopkins with an out of tune guitar Joe Bonamassa. Guy is an Eric Johnson fan obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 You can keep your Rumours. I much prefer the original Fleetwood Mac, featuring the great Peter Green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Peter Green was the first blues player I liked. Appropriate that my favorite electric player ended up being Gary Moore using a 59 Les Paul Green gave him as a gift. I do like Lindsey Buckingham though. Stevie Nicks is dreadful though. Her vibrato is borderline torture. Kramer on Seinfeld reacting to Mary Hart could have been based on me hearing Nicks. Song that grabbed me was the cover of Robert Johnson's Walking Blues His song A Fool No More is one of the best slow blues songs around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Which of course led to this Gary Moore's tribute concert to Peter Green. Good to do it while they are still alive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6KCCnIhgRo For the hell of it the Hendrix tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 I've watched this like 100 times. I really should have noticed Albert King's Hitler mustache before now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Roman Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 I love this cover: And some old school blues too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Being an alcoholic during prohibition sounds like the worst possible thing. This song is about drinking sterno but there are some other gems in the comment section. Like putting shoe polish on bread so the alcohol comes out the other sides. And here I thought Tom Hanks on Family Ties was bad. (Uncle Ned I think) The sound quality on this song is poor but improves at points. It is worth adjusting to it. Plus he plays a kazoo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Speaking of kazoos... (Yeah, it's more boogie-woogie than blues, but what the hell.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Some 60s performances https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV1jp_8wr44 Skip James strong playing as usual. Singing hit or miss as usual in the 60s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2POWSnStU Brownie McGhee with a little background story before playing. Folkseattle user on youtube has a bunch of good stuff Mississippi John Hurt- Spike Driver Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vphs2YYBSr0 Mississippi McDowell Shake Em On Down My favorite version of this song is R.L Burnside's acoustic version. This is good too and a lot of it is the foundation for Burnsides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I do love me some 12-string gitfiddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Soild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 One of my favorite radio stations here in Chicago has a Blues Saturday Night, and there's tons of cool stuff they play. If you're ever in the mood you can stream it off their website here: http://wdcb.org/index.php A couple of highlights from last week, the first one sounds like some badass music you'd hear in a movie while some hard motherfucker drives around thinking about all the ass he's gonna kick. This second one has one of the best opening lines: "Don't roll your eyes at me woman, I think it's time for you to know just who I am." And it just gets better. "Yes I stayed out late last night, I'm gonna stay out late some more. I don't want to hear no chin music from you, every time I walk out the door." might be up there with "To be or not to be" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Artie's jacket wins all the internets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Not blues, but a piano/bass rendition of a 'Negro spiritual'. Quite beautiful: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Artie's jacket wins all the internets. Very Heenan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Blind Boy Fuller. Mr. Versatile Poor Black Mattie R.L Burnside. From the Mississippi Hills Country Blues album. Best 80s blues album IMO. Might as well post SRV as well since I mentioned the 80s. Scuttle Buttin Live from Japan. SRV is the only person that could get away with wearing stuff with music notes on it. Casey Bill Weldon sold his soul to the devil T-Bone. I am comfortable playing that way as well from couch practicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 A scene from the 1977 movie Scott Joplin. The scene is the debut of Maple Leaf Rag at a piano cutting contest. Not a blues song but blues guitarist Taj Mahal completely steals the scene as the show off piano player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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