Cash McCall – The Blues

Where can I find (a list of) jazz music which was popular during the roaring twenties?

http://www.csun.edu/~hbcsc626/jazz.html take a look at this, copy the names of the bands and thats it, youll be dancing your jazz out.

Johnny Cash is dead, (RIP buddy!), Waylon is dead (RIP also!), Merle Haggard is fighting cancer, and Willie Nelson is getting older and hopefully will live forever, but…

Who is going to take on country music? Will it be a lost genre like traditional easy listening (Frank Sinatra for example)? People can tell me country will be taken on by singers like "Taylor Swift" but she isn’t country at all. Country should be what it was founded on, not what people want it to be.

Will traditional country die? Or are there artists we don’t know about that are keeping it alive?

Taylor Swift is not bringing back country music , her and her peers are changing traditional country into bubble gum country . We still have George Strait , Trisha Yearwood , Garth Brooks ,and a number of up and coming new " country " stars . Check out Joe Nichols. Aaron Watson and some other true country stars coming out of Texas.

More importantly, would I have to wait until the day of the concert? I would like to just drop by the venue and see if I can purchase general admission tickets early.

Its better to buy the tickets before the day of the event as most of the times, tickets are sold out by then.

You can also purchase these tickets online at

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and save up to 5% off by using discount code Hannah.

I know that Edward Cullen listens to various classical music as it potrays in the movie (not sure about the book tho as I haven’t read it yet).

But what particular songs do you think would be his favourite? And what about his favourite classical musicians?

In the book and the movie it says he listens to Debussy and that Clair de Lune was his favorite. It’s Bella’s favorite too.

im 16, and an intermediate guitarist. how would i go about getting noticed in blues music in my future or would it even be possible in this era?

the blues was never really mainstream and most of the old blues guys were broke. the only reason so many people know them today is because rock bands like the stones and zeppelin and cream ripped off their tunes.(nothing against those bands, they all kick a** but its true). a lot of those bands did the right thing and payed tribute to their heros. then they started to get noticed a little more. so if you plan on making enough money to live on playing the blues you gotta do like stevie ray did- keep it real but put a modern spin on it

So lately I’ve come to realize I really enjoy the blues, and I want to explore more of this genre. Can anyone give me some good artists/song names?
I like the really deep voiced type stuff.

William Christopher Handy, Gus Cannon, Mamie Smith,
Jim Jackson, Ma Rainey, Frank Stokes, LeadBelly,
Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake,
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Furry Lewis, Lonnie Johnson,
Bessie Smith, Mance Lipscomb, Tommy Johnson,
Reverend Gary Davis, Memphis Minnie,
Blind Willie Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Sippie Wallace,
Rice Miller, Blind Willie Mc Tell, Kokomo Arnold,
Son House, Skip James, Big Joe Williams,
Scrapper Blackwell, Mississippi Fred McDowell,
Sleepy John Estes, Tampa Red,Leroy Carr,
Big Maceo Merriweather, Roosevelt Sykes, Victoria Spivey,
Bukka White, Blind Boy Fuller, Champion Jack Dupree,
Robert Nighthawk, Henry Townsend, Yank Rachell,
Homesick James, T-Bone Walker, Howlin’ Wolf,
Robert Johnson, Big Joe Turner, Sonny Terry,
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Pinetop Perkins, Josh White,
Robert Pete Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Eddie Boyd,
"Sister" Rosetta Tharpe, Robert Lockwood Jr,
Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, Hound Dog Taylor,
Johnny Shines, "Honeyboy" Edwards, Willie Dixon,
Memphis Slim, Brownie McGhee, Big Walter Horton,
John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Jimmy Witherspoon,
Lowell Fulson, Snooky Pryor, Charles Brown, Albert King,
Slim Harpo, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Jimmy Rogers,
Dinah Washington, Johnnie Johnson, Jimmy Reed, BB King,
RL Burnside, Guitar Slim, Big Mama Thornton,
Alexis Korner, Koko Taylor, Earl Hooker, JB Lenoir,
Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Otis Spann, Little Walter,
Junior Kimbrough, Ray Charles, Hubert Sumlin,
Junior Parker, Albert Collins, John Mayall, Byther Smith,
Lonnie Brooks, Earl King, Otis Rush, Freddie King,
Little Milton, Junior Wells, Johnny "Guitar" Watson,
James Cotton, Fenton Robinson, Sam Myers, Buddy Guy,
Jimmy Dawkins, Johnny Copeland, Magic Sam, Magic Slim,
Bobby Parker, Etta James, Luther Allison, Roy Buchanan,
Dr John, Lonnie Mack, Taj Mahal, Son Seals, Jimi Hendrix,
Paul Butterfield, John Hammond, Mike Bloomfield,
Janis Joplin, Tony Joe White, Charlie Musselwhite,
Johnny Winter, Stephen Stills, Eric Clapton, Danny Gatton,
Duane Allman, Peter Green, Ry Cooder, Rory Gallagher,
Calvin Russell, Duke Robillard, Bonnie Raitt,
Patrick Verbeke, Joe Louis Walker, Billy Gibbons,
Paul Personne, Walter Trout, Sonny Landreth,
Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Bibb, Keb’ Mo’, Robben Ford,
Coco Montoya, Gary Moore, Tom Principato, john Campbell,
Debbie Davies, Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Thackery, Robert Cray

I think all the blues artists are great!

My favorite blues song of all time is "Death Letter Blues" – Son House

I’m writing a paper for my english class about how incidental music can make or break a play. Specifically, the importance of music in A Streetcar Named Desire. I’m looking to use a play that got bad reviews because of details such as music, stage design, costumes, etc. as an example.

Thanks
Brittany

As an actor, I can tell you that it takes more than a good cast to make a good play.

Stage design, music, even lighting and sound cues or mic levels can make or ruin an otherwise good script and cast.

I’ve been in productions of Beauty and the Beast with a live orchestra, excellent costumes, and and amazing set and it was wonderful.

I’ve also seen the same show with taped music, home-brought costumes, minimal set…

A great cast can overcome the set, the lighting, and the costumes if the director is good.. but a weak cast with poor lighting, costumes, or casting is doomed if that overshadows the actors performances.

What people don’t realize is that the stage design, lighting, and music is just as important a part of a production as the actors.. they enhance the mood and flow of the play. If done poorly, they stop the motion and cause the audience to lose focus on what the actors are trying to convey on stage.

There’s a stage term called "pulling focus".. which means when you’re watching a play or movie.. and something in the background (lights / set / music).. makes you stop focusing on what the main characters in the scene are doing, and instead look at something else. That’s considered very bad in the industry and all shows try like hell to avoid that from happening…

Hope that helps…