My band does a great cover of St. James Infirmary Blues. What else should we do that's in the same vein? [more inside]
posted by Baby_Balrog on Nov 23, 2009 - 13 answers

What's the best sounding CD that contains music by the delta blues singer/guitarist Robert Johnson? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Oct 8, 2009 - 4 answers

What are the canonical "cocksman" blues performances? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Sep 19, 2009 - 15 answers

Techno in Vancouver? Is there such a thing? If no techno, how about a really good blues bar? Help me find it before September 6. [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Aug 28, 2009 - 8 answers

I play guitar with my hands and want to play beats with my feet. Can't figure out what kind of (digital) equipment I would need to accomplish this. [more inside]
posted by metajc on Aug 22, 2009 - 8 answers

songfilter: I heard the fragment of a song years ago and it is a long shot. Hope me! [more inside]
posted by jadepearl on Jul 17, 2009 - 7 answers

What are some good books or educational DVD's, besides Jamie Abersol, for learning rock, blues and jazz piano and Hammond B-3 soloing and licks. [more inside]
posted by doppler68 on Jun 19, 2009 - 3 answers

What old or traditional songs has Bob Dylan bogarted for his own use? [more inside]
posted by malapropist on May 22, 2009 - 26 answers

Almost every type of music I love is inspired by blues. What are the quintessential blues artists and albums I should explore to really get a basic understanding of the genre?
posted by DrDreidel on May 19, 2009 - 33 answers

I've just discovered Kutiman on YouTube. Does anyone else come close to his mashup genius? [more inside]
posted by konig on Mar 12, 2009 - 18 answers

Ultimate Thanksgiving music set: Help me find as many food-referential jazz, blues, jump-blues, swing, and generally dance-y songs as possible. [more inside]
posted by the luke parker fiasco on Nov 6, 2008 - 24 answers

What are some blues songs with genuinely depressing, ruin your mood lyrics/vocals?
posted by Pants! on Sep 27, 2008 - 25 answers

We're looking for dinner music for our wedding reception in a week! More behind the cut... [more inside]
posted by irishkitten on Aug 16, 2008 - 17 answers

Beginning guitarist here. Can someone tell me what key Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" is in? The album version, please. [more inside]
posted by tremolo1970 on May 1, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me discover more of the blues music I love. [more inside]
posted by keith0718 on Mar 28, 2008 - 10 answers

Can you think of any other blues-rock songs with the same rhythmic pattern as Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" and ZZ Top's "La Grange"?
posted by BradNelson on Dec 10, 2007 - 11 answers

Should I dump my dreadnought for a resonator guitar? [more inside]
posted by snsranch on Aug 21, 2007 - 4 answers

What are the best harmonica songs ever written/performed and where can I find them? [more inside]
posted by Tommy Gnosis on Jul 21, 2007 - 20 answers

What's the relationship between this recording of Leroy Carr I'm listening too, and the solo piano arrangement of "How Long, How Long Blues" that I'm looking at? [more inside]
posted by sfenders on May 31, 2007 - 5 answers

What does "hoot your belly" mean? [more inside]
posted by breezeway on Mar 18, 2007 - 4 answers

Where's a good place to go, preferably online, for pointers and/or reviews of good contemporary blues albums? Or, failing that, what are the best blues albums from the last 10 years or so? [more inside]
posted by smorange on Mar 15, 2007 - 7 answers

[SchoolOfRockFilter] I'm teaching an EFL class of four high school students in rural Taiwan. There's a reading on music history about early African-American musical idioms (blues, gospel, ragtime, early jazz). It's TERRIBLY dull reading, especially considering names like Duke Ellington and Ma Rainey mean absolutely nothing to them. To liven it up a bit, I'd like to make a mix CD with 5-6 songs, print up the lyrics, and teach them that. What songs would you suggest? [more inside]
posted by alidarbac on Feb 4, 2007 - 10 answers

BluesFilter: A couple of years ago, a friend and I were flipping past the blues channel on XM radio, and stumbled across the one of the funniest songs I've ever heard. I want to find a copy for my friend for a Christmas gift. Of course, I have no idea what the song actually is. Help me, O HiveMind! [more inside]
posted by somanyamys on Nov 6, 2006 - 7 answers

BluesFilter: What are the best blues songs of all time? [more inside]
posted by sciurus on Feb 27, 2006 - 39 answers

Name that tune please :: PBS is great, and the songs in their promos are actually just as good. Currently running is a promo that ends with the words; "Be More ~ ThirteenHD" (this is PBS Thirteen's High-Def channel which they broadcast in NYC & possibly elsewhere?). The music which accompanies it is a piece that I'd classify as sort of a Blues/Rock/Jazz instrumental. My Question: Name that tune!?! [more inside]
posted by Jhaus on Jan 31, 2006 - 2 answers

In Bob Dylan's book Chronicles, Vol. 1 he describes an esoteric numerological scheme for playing guitar, saying most melodies are based on the number 2, but that he's taken it to the next level by choosing what to play based on the number 3. Can anyone explain what he is talking about? [more inside]
posted by johngoren on Dec 29, 2005 - 23 answers

Looking for a live Howlin Wolf cover of "I'm A Man," by Bo Diddley. [more inside]
posted by fearless_yakov on Dec 2, 2005 - 4 answers

Help me find new music? [more inside]
posted by nile_red on Oct 10, 2005 - 24 answers

I don't know anything about the blues but really like the sort of pounding ferocity of Muddy Waters' Mannish Boy. What else should I check out?
posted by xmutex on Jul 27, 2005 - 26 answers

Do you know the name and artist for the song that begins playing 5 minutes and 20 seconds into this This American Life episode (realmedia)? It was also used repeatedly in the Barbet Schroeder movie about Charles Bukowski, Barfly.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on May 3, 2005 - 10 answers

BluesFilter: Looking for some instrumental, ideally guitar only, delta blues. slide/electric/both/neither recommendations ok.
posted by juv3nal on Aug 5, 2004 - 16 answers