A glass slide. If you have ever seen a blues video, you probably noticed a strange piece of metal or glass on one of the player’s fingers. It’s called a slide, and used to make the strings… more →
Steady Rollin' Blogshankus wrote 1 week ago: I can’t get enough of this song, amazing cover and in my opinion the best performance ever by … more →
themusicsover.com wrote 1 month ago: Eddie “Son” House March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988 Son House was a pioneering Del … more →
Matt wrote 1 month ago: I’m sick, stuck at home and it’s raining….and it’s time for the blues. … more →
themusicsover.com wrote 2 months ago: Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970 Member of the 27 Club Ala … more →
themusicsover.com wrote 3 months ago: Robert Johnson May 11, 1911 – August 16, 1938 Member of the 27 Club Although his recording car … more →
engineerlegend wrote 1 year ago: A pan around my workshop: … more →
=tyler= wrote 1 year ago: When Mississippi Fred McDowell first started learning to play at age fourteen, he had no bottleneck … more →
R.W. Ridley wrote 1 year ago: If you can’t feel the creative juices flowing listening to Son House, you’re dead inside … more →
hellhoundonmytrail wrote 1 year ago: A New Kid In Town: Josh Lamkin & Automatic Heat Written by Brooke Curtis Bluesman Josh Lamkin is … more →
R.W. Ridley wrote 1 year ago: Busy working on outlining the entire 7 Oz Chronicles Book series. I Packed the iPod with some old D … more →
Stella Splice wrote 1 year ago: It’s a loving holiday, and so I would like to share some audiolove. I enjoy The White Stripes … more →
Art wrote 2 years ago: Because he recorded in three distinct time periods, I doubt there is a single definitive Son House c … more →
dkpresents wrote 3 months ago: [Today: Going down the highway to hell...] Hank Williams was influenced by Jimmie Rodgers’ yod … more →
HipsterSpinster wrote 3 months ago: In the spirit of the new school year, I stopped by my favorite record shop, Landlocked Music for som … more →
Soft Skeleton wrote 4 months ago: This weeks playlist comes courtesy of myself again due to my colleague’s continuing absence fr … more →
Randy wrote 5 months ago: I was coming home from a big band gig in Maine this evening – we were listening to music in th … more →
R.W. Ridley wrote 6 months ago: It’s a lazy Sunday. That can mean only one thing. It’s the perfect time to listen to t … more →
philturner99 wrote 6 months ago: Oh wow just look at these pictures of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Son House taken by John Rudoff and sh … more →
stevenhartwriter wrote 6 months ago: This shot of Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performing in August 1963 is just one of scores of remarkable p … more →