Authur Crudup’s ‘That’s All Right’. Fifth earliest rock ‘n’ roll track?
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup |
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup |
At last! It’s only taken me 10 attempts to upload this video onto YouTube over the last two days. YouTube! What are you playing at? But finally, the Original Chicago Blues Part Three is up. You’ve got to be dedicated to persevere as a blues hound, haven’t you? This film pinpoints a moment when blues…
Rolling Stones’ founder Brian Jones died aged 27 Updated May 30 2016 You might have read on these pages recently about the so-called 27 Club being a bit of a myth. This was mentioned at the tail end of my recent post, Musicians Living Fast and Dying Young. Here’s the link to that story, if you’re interested. https://paulmerryblues.com/2015/04/living-fast-and-dying-young.html The post was…
“Some nice stuff you’ve written.” Man of Music @musical_posts, Orcas Island, Washington State. 16 October 2014. If you’re interested in how blues-rock influenced the hard-rock guitar riff and eventually became heavy metal, check Code Zero Radio, times below. Jeff Beck Group in 1968. Left to right: Ronnie Wood, bass; Jeff Beck, lead; Mickey Waller, drums, and…
Updated 1 June 2016 The internationally acclaimed concert pianist, Percy Grainer Down Under this week, I visited Melbourne University’s Percy Grainger Museum. You’ve probably never heard of Percy Grainger, an Australian, but he was one of the more interesting composers that ever lived. Born in Melbourne in 1882, Grainger was an internationally-famous concert pianist, musical maverick and one of…
“Interesting! I learned some new things from your blog. Thanks!” Allen Weber (@HtShkBnd) Hot Shock Band. 23 July 2014. Why not take a listen to the ‘How Blues Evolved’ radio show? Every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday on Iowa’s Code Zero Radio 3pm USA CDT, 9pm UK, 10pm Europe Our ‘How Blues Evolved’ tri-weekly radio series continues,…