The STU of blues – dedicated to the unknown Stone

The STU of blues – dedicated to the unknown Stone

The STU INDEX of America’s Gift: dedicated to Stu Stewart, the sixth Rolling Stone The young Stones with Ian Stewart, left. Ian Stewart was thought too ugly to be a Rolling Stone, even though he was founder Brian Jones’ first recruit. With Mick Jagger on vocals, Keith Richards on guitar, Mick Avory (later of the Kinks) on drums, Dick…

The P’s and Q’s of blues, and red hot R’s

The P’s and Q’s of blues, and red hot R’s

Bet Kylie Minogue’s arse isn’t quite the R’s you were expecting. Thanks to the UK Sun newspaper for the picture. The P, Q & R of the AMERICA’S Gift Index The arse above belongs to Australian pop singer and actress Kylie Minogue. It has been voted the best arse in Britain. And if you’re a straight guy or a not-so-straight girl, it’s…

The MNO of blues – AMERICA’S Gift Index: halfway stage

The MNO of blues – AMERICA’S Gift Index: halfway stage

CHECK THE MNO Index of AMERICA’S Gift below Christopher Marlow: English playwright who greatly influenced Shakespeare The young guy above is Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlow, stabbed to death aged 29 in a London pub brawl  in 1593. But why is he in AMERICA’s Gift? Well, it was Marlow’s play ‘The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus’ that kicked off…

The JKL of blues: 16 Johnsons, 7 Kings & a lotta London

The JKL of blues: 16 Johnsons, 7 Kings & a lotta London

The JKL Index to AMERICA’S Gift: The untold story of how blues evolved. I welcome any excuse to include a photograph of the great Lonnie Johnson. This shot must have been taken around 1925. Check those spats.  According to the index of AMERICA’S Gift, Johnson is the blues’ most common surname, with King next (although two of these…