The blues turns electric

The blues turns electric

Blues on the cusp of rock ‘n’ roll This final Original Chicago Blues film, above, opens on a 1952 electric version of Washboard Sam’s classic ‘Digging My Potatoes’ featuring the superb lead guitar work of Lee Cooper. To read more about Lee Cooper please visit this earlier post below. https://paulmerryblues.com/2014/06/lee-cooper-blast-of-electric-blues.html     Then we move…

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…