The Blues Blogger » Blues Reflections http://thebluesblogger.com Reflective Blues & Jazz Revue ... Mon, 21 May 2012 15:27:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2006-2007 info@thebluesblogger.com (The Blues Blogger) info@thebluesblogger.com (The Blues Blogger) http://thebluesblogger.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com 144 144 Reflective Blues & Jazz Revue ... The Blues Blogger The Blues Blogger info@thebluesblogger.com no no Bring On The Blues: Documentary by Elvis D’Silva http://thebluesblogger.com/1262/bring-on-the-blues-documentary-by-elvis-dsilva http://thebluesblogger.com/1262/bring-on-the-blues-documentary-by-elvis-dsilva#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:43:18 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1262

It was a fascinating experience meeting all these people most of whom work other jobs and learning that for a lot of them blues music is a burning passion. They make time to hone their craft and keep alive their love for the blues by

… Read the rest
]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1262/bring-on-the-blues-documentary-by-elvis-dsilva/feed 6 Janiva Magness: Stronger For It – New Alligator Release http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:26:29 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1254

“Hopefully, this recording will bring the rest of the world to Janiva, and then they’ll know, like I know, that she’s one of the “real deals” out there.” ~Bettye LaVette

After a few minutes of anxiously strumming my fingers on the steering wheel, I put … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1254/janiva-magness-stronger-for-it-new-alligator-release/feed 6 0:03:06 On Stronger For It Janiva Magness manages to rise above all the loss & hurt; providing us with her most inspiring release to date. On Stronger For It Janiva Magness manages to rise above all the loss & hurt; providing us with her most inspiring release to date. blues, Reviews, TBBW info@thebluesblogger.com no no Joe Louis Walker: Appears on Conan March 5th http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:59:44 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1178

One Of My Favorite Performers

Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire.

Walker is no stranger to the … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1178/joe-louis-walker-appears-on-conan-march-5th/feed 2 0:04:24 One Of My Favorite Performers Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire. Walker is no stranger [...] One Of My Favorite Performers Joe Louis Walker will be appearing on TBS’s Conan on Monday March 5th, 2012. JLW and his band will perform the song “Ride All Night” from his new Alligator Records debut CD Hellfire. Walker is no stranger to the music business. His discography includes 23 albums and 2 DVDs. And throughout his illustrious career has gathered four Blues Music Awards, including the 2010 Album of the Year Award for Between A Rock And The Blues. Walker has recorded as a guest with some of blues most distinguished artists; including appearances on Grammy-winning records by B.B. King and James Cotton. JOE LOUIS WALKER At 16 years old Walker held the position of house guitarist at The Matrix in San Francisco. The Matrix was a significant place in the influential years of the San Francisco music scene. It featured not only rock bands, but many blues and jazz artists. It was a favorite spot of journalist Hunter S. Thompson in the late 1960s. The club was briefly mentioned in his book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was The Matrix where Walker opened for a diverse assortment of artists like Jimi Hendrix, Thelonius Monk and Lightnin Hopkins, just to name a few. Walker met guitarist Michael Bloomfield in 1968 and they became good friends. The two shared an apartment for years; remaining friends until Bloomfield’s death in 1981. Bloomfield would be an early influence in Walker’s rock oriented style. Since then, Joe Louis Walker has played in numerous groups and genres, including gospel, R&B and some good old rock n roll. On Hellfire, Walker’s latest Alligator Records release, he scorches with rocket fueled passion; possessed with an energetic rock blues feel. Walker describes Hellfire as the most deeply soulful album of his career. You can go to one of my previous articles I wrote on JLW a few years back. There you will find further bio information and video performances of Joe and his band. How familiar are you with Joe Louis Walker’s career? Will you (or did you) watch Joe on Conan? What are your thoughts? Please leave any comments in the area below. You’re input is encouraged and helps enhance the posts you read here. The Blues Blogger JLW on Conan For Viewers in The U.S. Only blues, Rock info@thebluesblogger.com no no A Message From The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/1179/a-message-from-the-blues-blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/1179/a-message-from-the-blues-blogger#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:26:27 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=1179

Site Update

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post on the blog, so I thought I would take a moment to give you all a quick update.

During my hiatus I concentrated on some offline matters. It wasn’t anything urgent; just things in … Read the rest

]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/1179/a-message-from-the-blues-blogger/feed 3 Muddy Waters: Fathers and Sons http://thebluesblogger.com/686/muddy-waters-fathers-and-sons http://thebluesblogger.com/686/muddy-waters-fathers-and-sons#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:04:06 +0000 The Blues Blogger http://thebluesblogger.com/?p=686

It was around this time 42 years ago that Muddy Waters started working on his double vinyl release Fathers and Sons… And since today would’ve been Muddy’s 96th birthday, I want to briefly commemorate not only the album, but the man they called “Father

… Read the rest
]]> http://thebluesblogger.com/686/muddy-waters-fathers-and-sons/feed 26