Larry Carlton is unsurpassed in playing complicated chord changes while making them sound smooth and connected to even the musically untrained ear. Larry Carlton was born in Torrance, California. He started learning to play guitar when he was six years … Continue reading
Little Milton and host of The !!!! Beat Bill Hoss Allen announce Clarence Gatemouth Brown for a jumpin’ on air performance of his instrumental Okie Dokie Stomp. Gatemouth Brown plays the Okie Dokie Stomp on a Rickenbacker guitar for the 1966 television show The !!!! Beat. At the time he was … Continue reading
Decades following his beginnings as an R&B singer, Little Milton performs the blues number Feel So Bad with a large backing band for the closing credits of the live Sunday night TV show Night Music. He may not be a household name, but die-hard blues … Continue reading
Outspoken blues legend Howlin’ Wolf sings a powerful original during his appearance at the 1970 Washington D. C. Blues Festival. Wolf first recorded this song about being mistreated by a woman (one of his favored topics) for Chess Records on December 18th 1951. This live performance filmed … Continue reading
Muddy Waters sings of longing, long distance love, and that all important phone call at the 1968 Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Today’s Copenhagen Jazz Festival was not officially established until 1979, but Tivoli Gardens, the second oldest amusement park in the … Continue reading
Junior Wells – Cryin’ Shame. Junior Wells is joined by Buddy Guy once again, during an earlier performance filmed as part of the 1970 documentary “Chicago Blues.” Bassist David Myers, and drummer Sam Lay make up the rhythm section for this raw blues captured live … Continue reading
Taj Plays Robert Johnson At a live concert in 1986 Taj Mahal performs delta blues legend Robert Johnson’s “Come On In My Kitchen.” Though the song has been covered by countless others Taj makes it his own through the application of his own instrumental treatment. Throughout his career, … Continue reading
Junior Wells (harmonica and vocals) and his main man Buddy Guy (guitar) deliver a powerful performance at Montreux 1974. Their song of choice is Messin’ With The Kid, first recorded by Junior in 1960. Junior Wells was born December 9, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, and … Continue reading
A “Bass” Of Nerves Here he is introduced by Memphis who also serves as accompanist along with Jump Jackson, and T-Bone Walker. Blues legend Willie Dixon performs a song poking fun at a nervous condition in Europe on the American Folk Blues Festival … Continue reading
Big Bill Sings! In rare footage filmed in Italy during the 1950’s blues legend Big Bill Broonzy performs “Backwater Blues.” “Backwater Blues” was written by “The Empress of the Blues” Bessie Smith. She originally recorded it on February 17, 1927 in … Continue reading