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Blues classics and rock era remakes: I think I finally figured out why I often
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Posted on May 30, 2021 at 11:23:19 | ||
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prefer the "white" version. It really has nothing to do with race-affiliation or identification. It's age. When these songs first became known to the larger audience in the 60s, the black blues stars already were a generation or two removed. It just looked and sounded weird to hear a guy old enough to be your grandfather singing sexually obvious lyrics. Kind of gross, actually, like watchin' the Stones now do "Satisfaction." At their age, that feeling is most often felt in the fact of simply waking up every morning or making it through a concert without filling up their Depends. |
I was lucky to see John Hammond and Charlie Musselwhite several times in my formative era, posted on May 31, 2021 at 18:12:38 | |
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i.e. Learnt how covers could be done with white men playing near as to the original stuff. I've never ever dug the Rolling Stones, so it's a non argument from me, except that you have to thank the Stones, and other British blues revival bands for resurrecting the careers and recordings of many legendary and at that time, largely forgotten US blues masters. Trying to hide from entropy John K |
Both those guys are still going strong..., posted on May 31, 2021 at 22:40:55 | |
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And so's this other geezer that's been around for a minute. The Blues: Black... White... and... Gray! View YouTube Video "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure |
+1. nt, posted on June 1, 2021 at 05:57:40 | |
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The first time I saw John Hammond was kind of mind-boggling, posted on June 2, 2021 at 21:22:39 | |
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Location: Sydney Joined: June 26, 2000 |
In a "up close and personal" Sydney restaurant/bar/venue. Maybe 10 feet away. Just incredible. And he loved it too, playing for hours. Another massive privilege was seeing Buddy Guy and Junior Wells playing together in the late 80's - wearing old school polyester suits and pork pie hats, and of course, playing old school. It was a Tardis trip to 1960 Chicago. I will look that Bishop Musselwhite one up - it looks like it has potential! Trying to hide from entropy John K |