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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: Azizi Date: 07 Nov 07 - 11:54 PM I also want to include the URL to this thread that I started in Feb 2005 when I was a newbie on this forum: thread.cfm?threadid=78209#1402189 "Feelin The Blues" I appreciated the warm, open hearted way that Mudcatters shared information about this music genre with me and with others on that thread. Sometimes when I need to remember how great you guys and girls are, this is one of the Mudcat threads I think about. That means more to me than just the wealth of information on that thread. Thanks again! Azizi |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: Azizi Date: 07 Nov 07 - 11:36 PM Here's examples of songs from three of the 3o categories {thus far?} of Mike Rugel's Uncensored History of the Blues http://www.purplebeech.com/blues/ Show 30 - Prison Blues "After taking a look at justice and the law, I thought I'd continue with a focus on prisons and songs that describe life in the penitentiary. Furry Lewis sang about the inevitability of ending up in the penitentiary once he ended up in the court of Judge Harsh. Furry Lewis singing about heading to prison despite never having harmed a man. His woman offers money to the judge, but its not enough to keep the penitentiary from becoming his home"... Songs: Judge Harsh Blues - Furry Lewis Prison Blues - Alex Tangle Eye Blues - Tangle Eye Prison Cell Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson Prison Wall Blues - Gus Cannon Ball and Chain Blues - Peg Leg Howell Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White Show 25 - Yellow, Brown, or Black "Prejudice against people with darker skin is widely documented in many cultures and stereotypes about yellow, brown, and black are still common. When the songs in this show were recorded, skin-lightening cream products ads were always seen alongside the blues record advertisements in black newspapers like the Chicago Defender. The assumption was that light skinned was automatically more attractive. Blues singers often subverted this assumption but at times reinforced it..." Songs: Brown Skin Gal - Butterbeans and Susie Good Woman Blues - Leroy Carr It's Heated - Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon Yellow Girl Blues - Texas Alexander Some Scream High Yellow - Bo Weavil Jackson Brownie Blues - Harry Gay and Stephen Tarter Young Woman's Blues - Bessie Smith Show 29 - Dealing with the Law "One of the most difficult thing about living in a discriminatory society is having the law work against you rather than to protect you. This situation for African-Americans in the Jim Crow era is well documented. Even lawyers of the time referred to an unwritten "negro law" that treated black men without regard to their rights. This was implemented at every level of justice from the police to the courthouse to the prisons and jails. Reminiscent of slavery times, black men and woman would need the protection of white man to avoid ending in trouble with local police. This protection would often be unavailable for someone living a blues lifestyle. A huge number of blues songs were recorded about dealing with the law"... Songs: The Law is Gonna Step on You - Bo Carter High Sheriff Blues - Charley Patton Police Sergeant Blues - Robert Wilkins Shelby County Workhouse Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern Lawyer Clark Blues - Sleepy John Estes What a Low Down Place the Jailhouse Is - Blind Blake Prison Bound Blues - Leroy Carr -snip- Check out the entire podcast. It sounds great!! |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: Azizi Date: 07 Nov 07 - 11:26 PM Here's a GREAT resource for Blues songs: Uncensored History of the Blues http://www.purplebeech.com/blues/ Delta Blues Museum A discussion of the Uncensored History of the Blues podcast [compiled by Mike Rugel from 9/22/2005 to October 09, 2007] has the following 30 subjects with song examples and some written commentary: Show 30 - Prison Blues Show 29 - Dealing with the Law Show 28 - Weird Lyrics Show 27 - Policy Blues {Policy=the lottery} Show 26 - John Henry Show 25 - Yellow, Brown, or Black {songs about Black people's skin color} Show 24 - Hard Times Blues Show 23 - Black Snake Moan {songs about black snakes} Show 22 - Henry Townsend Appreciation Show 21 - What the Chinaman Told the Jew {Songs about other ethnic groups and minorities} Show 20 - Death Tributes Show 19- Bootlegger's Blues Show 18 - Joe Louis is the Man {songs about Heavy Weight boxing champion Joe Louis} Show 17 - Northbound Blues Show 16 - New Music for 75 Years Ago { Songs from The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of:} Show 15 - Blues of the Great War Show 14 - Bonus Blues {songs about efforts to receive bonus pay that was promised to soldiers who fought in the First World War} Show 13 - Dealing with the Devil {songs about selling your soul to the devil} Show 12 - Living in a Violent World Show 11 - Church Blues Show 10 - Virginia Blues Road Trip {Blues songs about Virginia} Show 9 -Big Fat Mama Blues Show 8 - Common Ground: Early Recorded Blues and Country Show 7 - Inadequacy Blues Show 6 - High Water: Songs of the Mississippi Flood of 1927 Show 5 - Drinking Canned Heat and Jake Show 4 - Dirty Blues {Blues For Mature Audiences} Show 3 - Lesbian Blues Show 2 – Poker Blues Show 1 - Cocaine Blues |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: GUEST,havepoemswilltravel@msn.com Date: 03 Jan 02 - 02:21 AM howdy.....you will definitely want to check out the work John & Alan Lomax did in the south in the 40s...there's a great Leadbelly bio out there, but the title escapes me right now...a lot of good Lomax stories... |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: Arbuthnot Date: 02 Jan 02 - 05:03 PM A short definition to help in distinguishing real blues from jazz: Jazz is for fun and money, blues is to make the aching soul feel better. If it don't fit either definition its Hokum! |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: M.Ted Date: 02 Jan 02 - 12:43 PM Like the proverbial broken record, I continue to plug Alan Lomax's wonderful "The Land Where the Blues Began"--which tells more about the blues, and better, than anything else around. You should read as many different views as you can before coming to conclusions, because there are more questions than answers about the origins and history of the blues -- but, even some of the fairly widely read authors are on shakey ground sometimes-- Also, a lot of writers tended to take everything they were told at face value, failing to appreciate that many of the bluesmen were as good at telling stories as they were at playing music-- |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: Rolfyboy6 Date: 01 Jan 02 - 05:17 PM The Blue Highway Essays section The Blue Highway: Essays Junior's Juke JointJunior's Juke Joint Blue Flame Cafe Encyclopedia of the BluesBlue Flame Eyeneer Blues Archive (small)Eyeneer A magnificent grab bagBluesWeb a webpage of webpagesBluesWorld The BluesLady's pageDrinkin in the Blues Keep asking questions, either here or over at Tweed's Blues (beware, Spaw shows up there too.)TweedsBlues: Tweedboard |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: GUEST Date: 01 Jan 02 - 04:59 PM aww guys thanks so much!! actually my topic is "Blues: A revolution in music." im going to explore the effects of blues music and how it influenced music to come... and also the social aspect. i found this great website about how it affected race relations in the united states. but thanks a bunch, your sites are definately going to help me. peace |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? (blues info) From: GUEST,Paul Date: 01 Jan 02 - 04:56 PM Wow! Amos, Makes my 3 links look a little puny... Paul |
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Subject: RE: anyone want to help me? From: GUEST,Paul Date: 01 Jan 02 - 04:34 PM Well, there's a lot of information out there... Can you be a little more specific on the type of information you want / need? In the meantime, these previous threads may get you started: Can anyone tell me about the blues? blues and folk in pop/rock today Paul |
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Subject: anyone want to help me? From: GUEST Date: 01 Jan 02 - 04:23 PM hey guys... im doing this project on Blues and how it since revolutionized music to come (rock and whatnot). I would reeeeeeeally appreciate it if anyone had resources that could be of use to me... websites, helpful readings, artists that could be explored, etc. thanks SO much and i appreciate it peace |
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