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Paul Merry Blues and Rock.
Paul Merry Blues and Rock.
Unveiling the mystery of blues and rock history.
  • Five exceedingly rare nineteenth century “blues” guitarists

    Five exceedingly rare nineteenth century “blues” guitarists

    ByPaul Merry December 3, 2013

    “Always fun reading, Paul. Thanks.”  Jason Vivone  (@JVivone), leader of the Billy Bats, Kansas City, December 3, 2013. Charlie Patton: taught by Henry Sloan BLUESMUSE44. We ended last week’s post around 1910 on the streets of Dallas, Texas. It was five years before Huddie Ledbetter, also known as Lead Belly, began the first of his…

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  • The birth of boogie guitar

    The birth of boogie guitar

    ByPaul Merry November 26, 2013

    “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…

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  • 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

    ByPaul Merry November 20, 2013

    ” 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…

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  • Mixed musical duos, plus first published blues with vocals.

    Mixed musical duos, plus first published blues with vocals.

    ByPaul Merry November 6, 2013

      “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   “The historical references in the 1st Blues book are great.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…

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  • Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

    Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

    ByPaul Merry October 31, 2013

    “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…

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