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Created by:	johnny_luddite
Tracks:	17
Length:	01:10:24
Keywords	1. Mix Contest Black History 2. Mix Contest Black History 3. Mix Contest Black History
Created on	2/19/09 10:39pm
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This mix was ranked #3 out of 4 entries for this contest

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Who can say exactly why the music of Black America so affected so many white middle class English kids? I only know that I was one of them, and that for much of my life, the music makers who have moved me the most have been American blues artists. This is not meant as any kind of history, just a tribute to a few of the finest.

tracklist

1	Son House : Death Letter
	Son House pre-dated Robert Johnson, but stayed around long enough to be "rediscovered" in the Sixties. Here he sings of a letter telling him that the girl he loves is dead. He sings it as if he means it, because he does mean it. This music is real. SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Father Of The Delta Blues Length: 00:04:21
	Track Description: Son House pre-dated Robert Johnson, but stayed around long enough to be "rediscovered" in the Sixties. Here he sings of a letter telling him that the girl he loves is dead. He sings it as if he means it, because he does mean it. This music is real. SHOW LESS
2	robert johnson : If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
	Robert Johnson meant it to. The feeling of impending doom weaves it's way through his work, his plaintive voice almost crying as his amazing guitar playing holds it together. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from King Of The Delta Blues Singers Length: 00:02:37 Year: 1998
	Track Description: Robert Johnson meant it to. The feeling of impending doom weaves it's way through his work, his plaintive voice almost crying as his amazing guitar playing holds it together. SHOW LESS
3	John Lee Hooker : Boogie Chillen
	If I could only listen to one blues recording, this is the one I would choose. John Lee Hookers story is the story of the blues. This is so primal it hurts, John Lee's foot tapping the rhythm as his guitar cuts through the bull with a repetitive riff. This is just the dogs bollocks! SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from The Classic Early Years: 1948 - 51 Length: 00:03:07
	Track Description: If I could only listen to one blues recording, this is the one I would choose. John Lee Hookers story is the story of the blues. This is so primal it hurts, John Lee's foot tapping the rhythm as his guitar cuts through the bull with a repetitive riff. This is just the dogs bollocks! SHOW LESS
4	Muddy Waters : I Can't Be Satisfied
	Forget the picture painted in the fatally flawed 'Cadillac Records' and listen to this instead. Muddy waters had such stature on stage, and I only saw him play in his twilight years. I will retain those memories of him forever though! SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from The Chess Box Set Disc 1: 1947 - 1954 Length: 00:02:43
	Track Description: Forget the picture painted in the fatally flawed 'Cadillac Records' and listen to this instead. Muddy waters had such stature on stage, and I only saw him play in his twilight years. I will retain those memories of him forever though! SHOW LESS
5	Lowell Fulson : Reconsider Baby
	Lowell Fulson was the first bona fide bluesman I ever saw live, down at the 100 Club on Oxford Street in London in the seventies. His great days were the fifties though, in particular this brilliant slow blues with a near perfect guitar solo. A young piano player by the name of Ray Charles was in his band at the time. SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from Reconsider Baby Length: 00:03:07
	Track Description: Lowell Fulson was the first bona fide bluesman I ever saw live, down at the 100 Club on Oxford Street in London in the seventies. His great days were the fifties though, in particular this brilliant slow blues with a near perfect guitar solo. A young piano player by the name of Ray Charles was in his band at the time. SHOW LESS
6	Howlin' Wolf : Evil
	The man with the scariest stare of all time. His gruff vocals here warn that some evil is going on. "I am warning you brother, you'd better watch your happy home.' SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from His Best Length: 00:02:56
	Track Description: The man with the scariest stare of all time. His gruff vocals here warn that some evil is going on. "I am warning you brother, you'd better watch your happy home.' SHOW LESS
7	Little Walter : Mellow Down Easy
	Little Walter Jacobs revolutionized Electric blues with his amplified mouth harp. This is just under three minutes of heaven. SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Hate To See You Go Length: 00:02:42
	Track Description: Little Walter Jacobs revolutionized Electric blues with his amplified mouth harp. This is just under three minutes of heaven. SHOW LESS
8	Koko Taylor : Wang Dang Doodle
	Not mentioned in the recent Chess Records biopic, Koko Taylor is one of the great women blues singers, up there with Etta and Ruth Brown. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from The Blues Collection #29: Wang Dang Doodle Length: 00:02:59
	Track Description: Not mentioned in the recent Chess Records biopic, Koko Taylor is one of the great women blues singers, up there with Etta and Ruth Brown. SHOW LESS
9	Etta James : I'd Rather Go Blind
	As Etta James has gotten older, her music has become more down and dirty, but this hails from an era where the smacked out sweetness of her voice could not be equalled. Maybe my favorite vocal performance of all time. The part where she sings, "I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking" tears my heart open each and every time. SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from The Genuine Article:The Best Of Etta James Length: 00:02:16
	Track Description: As Etta James has gotten older, her music has become more down and dirty, but this hails from an era where the smacked out sweetness of her voice could not be equalled. Maybe my favorite vocal performance of all time. The part where she sings, "I was just, I was just, I was just sitting here thinking" tears my heart open each and every time. SHOW LESS
10	ALbert King : I'll Play The Blues For You
	Quite a lot of this mixtape thus far comes from Chicago in general and Chess Records in particular, but Chess is only part of the story, albeit a significant part. Albert King had a ldeceptively laid back soul blues style, and an incredible lead guitar technique. His best sides were cut for Stax in the late sixties and early seventies, and like this offering, smoldered with sensuality. SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from I'll Play The Blues For You Length: 00:07:20
	Track Description: Quite a lot of this mixtape thus far comes from Chicago in general and Chess Records in particular, but Chess is only part of the story, albeit a significant part. Albert King had a ldeceptively laid back soul blues style, and an incredible lead guitar technique. His best sides were cut for Stax in the late sixties and early seventies, and like this offering, smoldered with sensuality. SHOW LESS
11	BB King : How Blue Can You Get
	At his very best, as in the building solo at the front of this song, he is the King of the blues. A true entertainer, but never forget the soul at the core of his work. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from How Blue Can You Get (1964-71) Disk 1 Length: 00:05:15
	Track Description: At his very best, as in the building solo at the front of this song, he is the King of the blues. A true entertainer, but never forget the soul at the core of his work. SHOW LESS
12	Albert Collins : Cold, cold Feeling
	An unusual blues guitarist, he played a Fender Telecaster, not known as a blues guitar, and used a capo as he fired his barbed wire licks into the audience. An Albert Collins & The Icebreakers gig was always scary fun. SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from Ice Pickin' Length: 00:05:19
	Track Description: An unusual blues guitarist, he played a Fender Telecaster, not known as a blues guitar, and used a capo as he fired his barbed wire licks into the audience. An Albert Collins & The Icebreakers gig was always scary fun. SHOW LESS
13	Buddy Guy : Five Long Years
	If Albert Collins could be a little manic onstage at times, Buddy Guy could seem downright psychotic. His over the top vocals and guitar playing work in his hands though, and his solo guitar playing sometimes reaches for and touches the moon. SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Damn Right I've Got The Blues Length: 00:08:26
	Track Description: If Albert Collins could be a little manic onstage at times, Buddy Guy could seem downright psychotic. His over the top vocals and guitar playing work in his hands though, and his solo guitar playing sometimes reaches for and touches the moon. SHOW LESS
14	Freddie King : Going Down
	If I ruled the world this would be top 5 every week of every year. King had a driving guitar style all his own, one that has influenced many lesser players, but his voice hit the spot as well. SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from Getting Ready Length: 00:03:24 Year: 1971
	Track Description: If I ruled the world this would be top 5 every week of every year. King had a driving guitar style all his own, one that has influenced many lesser players, but his voice hit the spot as well. SHOW LESS
15	Jimi Hendrix : Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
	This is the performance that could have proven to be the death knell for electric blues as hendrix takes the form to it's logical conclusion, pushing the boundaries not only of his technique, but also that of his guitar and amp. That blues has survived at all is a credit to the players who played through the few short Hendrix years and also those that came afterwards. SHOW MORE
	Track 15 from Experience Hendrix Length: 00:05:13 Year: 1998
	Track Description: This is the performance that could have proven to be the death knell for electric blues as hendrix takes the form to it's logical conclusion, pushing the boundaries not only of his technique, but also that of his guitar and amp. That blues has survived at all is a credit to the players who played through the few short Hendrix years and also those that came afterwards. SHOW LESS
16	Luther Allison : San-Ho-Zay
	At his peak in the early eighties, Luther was one of the finest of the post Hendrix bluesmen, and this version of an old Freddie King instrumental is a great example of his guitar style. SHOW MORE
	Track 16 from Luther's Blues Length: 00:05:23
	Track Description: At his peak in the early eighties, Luther was one of the finest of the post Hendrix bluesmen, and this version of an old Freddie King instrumental is a great example of his guitar style. SHOW LESS
17	R.L. Burnside : Someday Baby
	In the 90s, the recordings of RL Burnside seemed to take things back to the beginning somehow, very basic, very deep blues. SHOW MORE
	Track 17 from A Bothered Mind Length: 00:03:16 Year: 2004
	Track Description: In the 90s, the recordings of RL Burnside seemed to take things back to the beginning somehow, very basic, very deep blues. SHOW LESS