I'm a good guitar player, but I can't play the blues. I mean, the real blues. Help me learn.
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posted by unSane
on Mar 1, 2008 -
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I'm trying to make a blues harp "inspiration" mix-tape as a gift for some new players. They only have a C harp, so I'm trying to find songs in either G or C for them to play along with.
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posted by bingoes
on Dec 17, 2007 -
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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 -
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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?
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posted by sfenders
on May 31, 2007 -
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In
Black Snake Moan, Samuel L Jackson sings an unusual version of Stackerlee. Were those particular lyrics written for the movie, were they cobbled together out of other versions, or was he copying an earlier performance outright?
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posted by nebulawindphone
on Mar 18, 2007 -
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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?
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posted by smorange
on Mar 15, 2007 -
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[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?
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posted by alidarbac
on Feb 4, 2007 -
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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!
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posted by somanyamys
on Nov 6, 2006 -
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Help me learn to play the blues... Basically, I'm looking for info - scales, riff cheat sheets, etc. that will allow me to build a basic repertoire of blues chops like
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posted by stenseng
on Aug 26, 2006 -
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So i'm an adult intermediate piano player, i've been playing classical for some years but would like to hammer out some blues for fun. What are some good books that you would recommend (ones with CDs especially)? Any good web resources too?
posted by storybored
on Jul 7, 2006 -
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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!?!
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posted by Jhaus
on Jan 31, 2006 -
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About 10 years ago, I heard a classic blues song by a female vocalist that pops back into my head. The song lyrics are a double entendre with the vocalist talking about a chair, with verses for the legs, seat and back, possibly more. Does it spark anybody's memory?
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posted by KirkJobSluder
on Jan 10, 2006 -
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In traditional blues songs you sometime hear the term "ventilator".
I know it's a piece of modern medical equipment, but what the heck was Robert Johnson talking about in the 1930s?
posted by punkfloyd
on Jan 6, 2006 -
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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?
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posted by johngoren
on Dec 29, 2005 -
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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 -
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I'll be in Memphis for the first time April 8 - 10. Any recommendations for off the beaten path places to hear some good blues? Bonus points for acoustic sets.
posted by yoga
on Mar 25, 2005 -
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BluesFilter: Looking for some instrumental, ideally guitar only, delta blues. slide/electric/both/neither recommendations ok.
posted by juv3nal
on Aug 5, 2004 -
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I'm looking for information regarding a blues song quoted in the Terry Southern short story "Razor Fight". (more ->)
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posted by item
on Dec 24, 2003 -
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