Silky’s Sunday Blues: Mississippi Delta Edition

There are a slew of great blues legends from the Mississippi Delta who lived and died in relative anonymity.  Yet they continue to inspire numerous contemporary blues players, and their songs have been covered more than the hashbrowns at Waffle House.  Here are a few of my favorites: Sonny Boy Williamson: James Ford, better known as T-Model Ford: [...]

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This post was written by Silky Johnson on April 11, 2010 Comments (0)

Silky’s Sunday Blues: John Lee Hooker Edition

Two of my favorite things - also, I never knew Bob Ross played bass until I watched this video: He may have never robbed any banks, but the man can play a mean guitar: The first John Lee Hooker song I ever heard, which occurred when I watched the The Blues Brothers for the first time:

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This post was written by Silky Johnson on March 14, 2010 Comments (0)

Silky’s Sunday Blues: R.L. Burnside Edition

“Poor Black Mattie”: “Poor Boy”: “Rollin and Tumblin”:

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This post was written by Silky Johnson on March 7, 2010 Comments (0)