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Paramount: The Recording of the Delta
Black Horse Blues, by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Paramount Records was a recording company founded on the 1910’s. At first, it was no different from other recording companies, aside from its absurdl… more →
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Paramount: The Recording of the Delta
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Black Horse Blues, by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Paramount Records was a recording company founded on th … more →
My View on Robert Cray's Concert
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: You can barely see Robert, but it's the best one I've got. Well, I luckily managed to make i … more →
Home Made Guitars: Sound of the Delta
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Some rustic guitars, made out of cigar boxes. A long time ago, in the Delta, home made guitars becam … more →
History of the Slide : How a Piece of Glass Changed Blues History
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Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: A glass slide. If you have ever seen a blues video, you probably noticed a strange piece of metal or … more →
Artists Biography : Albert King
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Albert King was one of the three “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar”, and one of the most … more →
5 Great Blues Men We Know Nothing About
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Specially in it’s beginning, blues was very poorly documented. A big part of our notion on blu … more →
The Real Crossroads - Where Did Robert Johnson Sold His Soul?
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Most of the information on this post is based on “The Real Crossroads?“. We all know the … more →
Top 5 Unknown Blues Artists You Should Definitely Know About
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Like every musical style, there are those who become famous and those who do not. And how well they … more →
Artists Biography : Muddy Waters
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Muddy Waters was one of the first and greatest Chicago Blues players. Practically all other players … more →
Robert Johnson's Lost Song Found - Mr. Downchild
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Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Robert Johnson’s fans must have surely heard the rumor (that even made a movie), in which he w … more →
6 Inspirational Blues Quotes you Should Read
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: “There’s no way in the world I can feel the same blues the way I used to. When I play in … more →
5 Awesome Blues Legends You Never Thought You'd See Together
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: For a while now, I’ve been gathering awesome blues vids of legends playing together. Check the … more →
Styles of Blues : The "Other" Blues
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Ok, so the last days, I’ve been saying a little bit about some blues styles and posting a vide … more →
Styles of Blues : Jump Blues
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: Jump Blues was a fast, dancing style of blues generated on the 1940’s. It was heavily influenc … more →
How to find new sounds
Pedro Mendes wrote 7 months ago: If you only keep listening to the same old artists, it will get boring. It is good to widen your mus … more →
Artists Biography : Skip James
Pedro Mendes wrote 8 months ago: Skip James was an important delta blues musician, that is unfortunately very little recognized. His … more →
My Top 10 Songs
Pedro Mendes wrote 8 months ago: Okay, I know I’ve talked about songs before. But that was more of like historical, and far fr … more →
Places to Learn about Blues
Pedro Mendes wrote 8 months ago: I’m a little bit out of time today, so I decided on doing a quick link post, with places to le … more →
5 Important Blues Records
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Pedro Mendes wrote 8 months ago: Some blues records have marked blues history. Check some out: From the Cradle, album by Eric Clapton … more →
