Cash McCall – The Blues

I have always had the problem when distinguishing between these three genres. I always had the feeling that songs I listen to are Pop, but when see I about there genres in the internet, they sometimes belong to blues or rmb genre.

You mean RnB, (Rhythm and Blues). Rhythm and Blues is more upbeat and funky than straight blues. They are all related, originating in the Blues, and include Soul, Funk, and now, Hip Hop. Rock and Pop is more an amalgam of European harmonies blended with American Blues, Folk and their offspring.. So, American folk and blues traditions met European classical and folk musics to create all the music we listen to today.

To be honest, most commercial music is so formulaic, I can’t tell it apart. I think country might be sung with a twang, pop will be sung by some over sexed and under fed singer, and RnB by someone who has soul in their voice…but the music can be almost identical. Country with loud rock guitars? RnB with a fiddle? I dunno, it’s mostly commercial crap to my ears. Find the roots of the music you love and find the artists that were real innovators in the genre. I’m saying seek out older music and move forward. This will give you a reference for listening critically, you may be listening to music that doesn’t warrant over thinking. It might just be another Pepsi commercial. (-:

Roots Blues Music Youtube – Brand New Groove by Acoustic Guitar Player Tony Hogan

a variation of a Twelve bar Blues in A flat, guitar tuned down semi-tone (half step) to Eb

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I’m looking for a blues club in Pittsburgh, doesn’t have to have dancing, but that would be a bonus.

Try Club Cafe. It’s a classy place that prides itself on it’s great music, often Blues.
Here’s their website:
http://www.clubcafelive.com/HTML/home.php

and definitely try Little E’s…. You’ll have to check the schedule or call them for which nights they’ve got Blues. They’ve got the schedule on their website:
http://http//www.littleesjazz.com/

I believe either would have dancing. Actually, I know Little E’s does. I’ve heard a lot about Club Cafe, but I’ve never been there, so I can’t personally vouch for their dancing. Also, you might try dropping an e-mail to the Blues society around there and asking them. They’d know! I believe it’s the Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania. All their info can be found here:
http://www.bluescentric.com/regional/region.php?r=PA

Every time I mention the Bluesbreakers or the Paul Butterfield Band and sometimes even Eric Clapton to any of my teenage friends, either they don’t know who I’m talking about or they think I’m crazy for loving the blues so much. Am I the only one under the age of twenty who listens to that stuff?

BQ: What is your favorite band?

No…because I love blues too, and I’m under twenty. We just have incredible musical taste for our age. Don’t let your friends bother you, cool people were always considered weird when they were young. It’s tough, but we’ll have the last laugh, no?

My favorite bands are Queen, GNR, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Led Zeppelin and Soda Stereo.

Alan Jackson
Mercury Blues
music video

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I’m trying to classify blues music that uses the organ as a background sound, synthesized.

In blues, use of the organ is not unknown. My brother Martin notes jazz great Jimmy Smith and nails the information as usual. The organist I associate most with the blues is Sid Winfield, who played with Luther Allison for years before Luther fled to Europe. (Sometimes he’s erroneously confused with Pete Wingfield and publications spell it "Sid Wingfield".) Sid resurfaced with the blues/soul outfit Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows, now called The Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings. Sid plays a Hammond B3 with a Leslie Speaker. I never saw him use anything but that in performance, into the late 80s before Big Twist died.

You can see Sid having fun on the B3 in this live clip of Big Twist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeuHWGqj_GA&feature=PlayList&p=A70B52C28F1A5D1E&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=56

Gregg Allman can’t play his way out of a wet paper bag, as evidenced by the video. Why else did the Allmans hire Chuck Leavell? One reason must be is so many people think it’s Gregg playing the piano on "Jessica" when in fact it’s Chuck. Gregg’s strengths are composing and singing.

I’ve seen Gregg perform live twice: the first time during the Eat A Peach tour and the second as a big band solo act. The first show, he played rudimentary chords as Dickey Betts played guitar solos. The second time former Wet Willie frontman Jimmy Hall stole the show by performing "Keep On Smilin". I went to the Eat A Peach concert because Freddie King was opening. His organist, Duke Jethro of Mississippi, far outshone Gregg.

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT AND DIRECTED BY ERIC MINH SWENSON AROUND AT POINT DUME, CALIFORNIA. PRODUCERS ARE RHIONNA SMITH AND TOM TRUDEAU AT F.64 PRODUCTIONS. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MICHAEL TRUONG AT F.64.
“SOUTHBAY BLUES” WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY STEFANI ARELY.

FOR MORE INFO ON ERIC MINH SWENSON VISIT HIS WEBSITE: www.thuvanarts.com

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