The birth of boogie guitar

The birth of boogie guitar

“Fantastic, as usual. U always seem 2 write about bands I am interested in, with great links & writing style! :-)” Bev Wills@CoreCritical, Miami, USA and Leeds, UK, 27 November 2013 BLUESMUSE43. UPDATED October 20, 2021. There’s been a fair share of boogie woogie piano in this blog lately, including a rare clip featuring Jools…

Celebrate 40 years of AC/DC. Help make ‘Highway To Hell’ the UK’s Christmas No. 1

Celebrate 40 years of AC/DC. Help make ‘Highway To Hell’ the UK’s Christmas No. 1

” Love that blog! 🙂 AC/DC are one of the best bands to work for too.  They definitely get my vote over X-factor!” Bev Wills (@CoreCritical), Miami, USA and Leeds, UK, November 21, 2013.   If you’re reading this in the States, let me explain. The song topping the charts on Christmas Day is a…

Mixed musical duos, plus first published blues with vocals.

Mixed musical duos, plus first published blues with vocals.

  “Love your work! Hope you can check out our music video: http://youtu.be/p7p6HjPK3BI Eva Plays Dead (@EvaPlaysDead), Derby, England, November 11, 2013.   “The historical references in the 1st Blues book are great. Had no idea about most of it.” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j), Michigan, USA, November 6, 2013. BluesMuse42. More by accident than design, the last two…

Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

“Great blog!”  (@Cheers2Cheersn), November 5, 2013, Los Angeles, USA. “Top blues blog here in case anyone’s missed it: paulmerryblues.blogspot.co.uk/ “ Laura Holland Band (@laurahband), London, UK. November 3, 2013. “The Blues are also a great anti- depressant. Also better than Valium. Love the books and blogs.”  nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j), Michigan, USA, November 2, 2013…

Getting their kicks pre-66. Drug references in old songs

Getting their kicks pre-66. Drug references in old songs

“Good blog today, Paul. I got the 1st book (How Blues Evolved Ebook Volume 1) this morning. Thanks for all the good info!” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) Michigan, USA, October 29, 2013. BLUESMUSE 41.   Like many people, you probably thought mentioning drugs in songs started in the sixties, but – no, no, no – drug references…