“I so hope it’s true (that blues is coming back into fashion), Paul. I can’t imagine growing up without the Blues.”  nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) October 20, 2013. BLUESMUSE40. Is blues coming back into fashion? Call me an optimist, but I think it definitely is, especially in America. There, a host of great blues guitarists like Dan Auerbach,…

BLUESMUSE39. It’s hard to believe that America’s Father of Black Gospel Music, Thomas A. Dorsey, was once a piano player in a raunchy blues outfit;  but, then, isn’t that the unpredictability of pursuing a career in music? Not to be confused with the white World War Two band leader, Tommy Dorsey, Thomas A. Dorsey was…

“Interesting, keep up the good stuff.”ResonatorGuitarGuide @ResonatorGuide, October 5, 2013.  “The story of National/Dobro/Rickenbacher guitars would make a great movie. Roaring 20s, Great Depression, etc.”Al (@Resoguitar), October 5, 2013. “Great post! Worth also exploring the hoops Dopyera had to jump through in launching the Dobro not to compete with HIS OWN patent.”ResonatorGuitarGuide @ResonatorGuide October 1,…

“Good Blues blog. I really enjoy the trivia and often obscure facts associated with this musical genre. Nice job.” Al @Resoguitar, September 25, 2013. BLUESMUSE36. Back in June, I wrote a post about Charles Matthews, the English comedian who basically kick-started today’s blues into life in 1822. (See 28 June archive.) What Matthews did was…

“Fascinating!!! Where do you research this stuff???” Richard Wall @writinblues, September 20, 2013. “Awesome research.” nora j mckiddie @mckiddie_j, September 21, 2013. UPDATED October 15, 2021 BLUESMUSE35. Just like rock & roll, hoochie coochie was old-time African-American slang for sex. To most blues aficionados, the term is synonymous today with the blues great Muddy Waters,…