In this column: bottle it up and go, beer bucket, bourbon, sloppy drunk "May be old, may be gray You ain't too old just to shift them gears You gotta bottle up and go" Leave, make a change, stop talking (or drinking) and hit the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSlozlntn4I “My bucket's got a hole in it, won't …
In this column: moonshine, corn, white lightning Moonshine, also known as "hooch" (a name borrowed from the Hoochinoo tribe of Alaska, known for its potent homemade brew) or "homebrew," is made by fermenting a sugar source to produce ethanol. Traditionally, moonshine is made from a mash of corn and sugar. The alcohol is separated from …
In this column: kidney stew, grits ain't groceries, potatoes Crazy about you baby, but I just ain't got the price You're a high class mama, so I guess it ain't no dice Goin' back home, and get my old gal Sue She ain't the caviar kind, just plain old kidney stew Old… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zepOvRPilAg Grits are …
In this column: jelly roll, squeeze my lemon, all that meat and no potatoes A jelly roll is a dessert made of sponge cake that has been spread with jam (or jam mixed with cream) and rolled up into a log, but this is the blues and that's not all it means! Jelly roll is …
In this column: soul food Soul food (aka downhome southern food) is often mentioned in blues lyrics. The menu includes dishes with: oxtails, neck bones, pigs' feet, ham hocks, chitterlings, ribs (pork and beef), fried chicken, catfish, several kinds of green, turnips, rutabagas, fried corn, fried green tomatoes, field peas, cobbler and cornbread. The most …
In this column: Cannonball Express, The Flying Crow and The Frisco “I’m goin' down to the station, catch that west cannonball”. Sunshine Blues -- Memphis Jug Band The Cannonball is a fast passenger train, that refers to a crack train (fastest train between two points) on the Illinois Central Line. On April 30, 1900, John …
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the age of 69 Chicago Bob Nelson passed away. Bob was a harmonica player and singer and known for Louisiana and Chicago blues styles. Bob was named "Chicago" because every blues venue in the Windy City where Muddy Waters played, Robert Lee (Bob) was also featured. Muddy came up …
Een Blues-Out brengt een concert van eigen composities, een mix van verschillende muziekstijlen met altijd een verbinding naar de blues. In een Blues-Out wordt muziek met passie gespeeld, waarbij de muzikanten ieder vanuit hun eigen achtergrond hun creativiteit inbrengen. Met aanstekelijke ritmes wordt een muzikaal verhaal verteld, dat uitnodigt om te bewegen. Jon …
vrijdag 22 juni en zaterdag 23 juni 2018 Zet deze data alvast in je agenda, want dan vindt de 2e gratis editie van Vlieblues plaats! Op diverse locaties in het centrum van Oost-Vlieland spelen meerdere bluesbands. Op deze twee avonden kun je genieten van onversneden bluesmuziek. Er kan nog het één en ander veranderen, dus …
In this column: Dust my broom, mop the floor, moppers blues, help me, diggin my potatoes, cabbage sprouts, tattoos all red|This column is about sayings and words in blues lyrics. For a Dutchman it is sometimes hard to understand, what a singer is singing. In earlier days, we copied lyrics from vinyl records. If we …
In this column: Symbolic meaning of animals in blues lyrics, pig in a sack, cow and milk, bee's, low down dog, salty dog, PART1 The images of animals are commonly used with a symbolic meaning and characterize a person in a negative manner.For instance in "Ups and Down Blues" by Roosevelt Sykes. Roosevelt uses the …
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