Not sure if that qualifies as Blues. It is more jazz a very close cousin.

Yeah, not sure I could argue that point and I sometimes blur the distinction - but some of the trumpet in the episode is more bluesy.


But, I thought about it more and I likely first heard blues in cartoons. Some of them now can be construed as pretty offensive, but at the time 5-6 years old, I just liked the music and the imagery.

I don't remember these two specifically (Merrie Melodies were always my favorites) but I am surprised by the early dates

1930

1933 (Cab Calloway singing)

 

All fine and well. But can someone please post a video of a good modern-day blues band where they are not also long-time members of AARP?

You have to go to IPOD for that.

 

Sun House, a contemporary of Robert Johnson - pretty incredible performance here - love that steel guitar.

 

The 1930 cartoon is mostly ragtime, I think. The other is jazz.

 

The 1930 cartoon is mostly ragtime, I think. The other is jazz.

You mean the one where he is singing "St James Infirmary Blues"? dammit, somebody should have called them out and that

But hey, when did you first hear blues?

 

Sun House, a contemporary of Robert Johnson - pretty incredible performance here - love that steel guitar.

If only that was as easy as he makes it look...

 

If only that was as easy as he makes it looks...

yeah - and the words to the song - getting the letter, going to morgue - the whole thing is incredibly tragic and beautifully communicated

 

But hey, when did you first hear blues?

I've enjoyed it all my life without really understanding it as a genre. Only recently have I made the effort to tie it together with my mainstay rock.

I should point out that, as a kid, I was hardcore into science and electronics, not music. I didn't value music until much later in my life.

 

All fine and well. But can someone please post a video of a good modern-day blues band where they are not also long-time members of AARP?

Check out one of my local bands, The Cashbox Kings.
https://www.cashboxkings.com/video/

 

I've enjoyed it all my life without really understanding it as a genre. Only recently have I made the effort to tie it together with my mainstay rock.

I should point out that, as a kid, I was hardcore into science and electronics, not music. I didn't value music until much later in my life.

I have no musical talent. I am not all sure that I understand music as a musician does, I remember discussing it in another thread. I'm not sure that I have to understand it any more than I do.

When I was in 5th grade, I literally got thrown out of music class in the 5th grade. The reason was that the teacher was preaching the sanctity of music and how dare they put master works of music in base cartoons. I took great offense to this and argued strenuously - I loved Bugs Bunny in the morning (aka William Tell overture). I thought that stuff was great and I told her so. Apparently, I told her too well as she invited me to "go wait outside in the hall and think about your opinions".

My point (assuming I have one) is that I know what I like and I know how great music can be. It is one of the great pleasures of life. I envy the musician but I am ok with my limitations, although I am willing to learn more.

 

When I was in 5th grade, I literally got thrown out of music class in the 5th grade. The reason was that the teacher was preaching the sanctity of music and how dare they put master works of music in base cartoons. I took great offense to this and argued strenuously - I loved Bugs Bunny in the morning (aka William Tell overture). I thought that stuff was great and I told her so. Apparently, I told her too well as she invited me to "go wait outside

This sounds exactly like my scholastic introduction to poetry. What a way to turn a kid off to the arts.

 

All fine and well. But can someone please post a video of a good modern-day blues band where they are not also long-time members of AARP?

What does their age have to do with the fact they are an extremely talented local band?

 

A definite YES on the live music - I don't do that much anymore, but I would brag that I have seen some absolutely fantastic musicians and I frequently let the kale-chip munching crowd know as much (not that they care).

These guys are good. I went to High School school with the head of the band (Guitarist left), but that's not the reason for posting - it's that old guy in the middle. Robert Jr. Lockwood - also a contemporary of Robert Johnson.

In high school we would sometimes go see him play. It was an old dive bar in the "inner city" named Joe D's. I remember it well, we were the *only* white people in the place and none of us could legally drink. We would go in, mind our own business, be polite, drink cheap vodka and tonics and listen to the music - and boy was he good. Nothing fancy, just genuine and good. Dayam, now my head is on a swivel taking the metro - in those days, I never thought about such matters. Ignorance or wisdom - who knows, but I'm glad that I heard him play!

 

I have no musical talent. I am not all sure that I understand music as a musician does, I remember discussing it in another thread. I'm not sure that I have to understand it any more than I do.

When I was in 5th grade, I literally got thrown out of music class in the 5th grade. The reason was that the teacher was preaching the sanctity of music and how dare they put master works of music in base cartoons. I took great offense to this and argued strenuously - I loved Bugs Bunny in the morning (aka William Tell overture). I thought that stuff was great and I told her so. Apparently, I told her too well as she invited me to "go wait outside in the hall and think about your opinions".

My point (assuming I have one) is that I know what I like and I know how great music can be. It is one of the great pleasures of life. I envy the musician but I am ok with my limitations, although I am willing to learn more.

 

What does their age have to do with the fact they are an extremely talented local band?

It means that I would like to see a resurgence in interest for this kind of music in young people.

I would like to see someone carrying Mr. Johnson's torch into the future.

 

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My favorite version of St. James Infirmary will always be Doc’s.

 

Absolutely OUTRAGEOUS...she didn't even mention Daffy!

 

It means that I would like to see a resurgence in interest for this kind of music in young people.

I would like to see someone carrying Mr. Johnson's torch into the future.

Ain't gonna happen. We now live in a world of the cheap and fast where everything must be run through a formula that will appease the masses.

Long gone is beautiful, sophisticated music like this where you can hear every word and it is from the heart.

 

Ain't gonna happen. We now live in a world of the cheap and fast where everything must be run through a formula that will appease the masses.

Long gone is beautiful, sophisticated music like this where you can hear every word and it is from the heart.

There is always hope.

Beautiful yes but no where near as sophisticated of a composition or as beautiful of performance of the late great Etta James.

 

Ain't gonna happen. We now live in a world of the cheap and fast where everything must be run through a formula that will appease the masses.

Long gone is beautiful, sophisticated music like this where you can hear every word and it is from the heart.

The same was said in the 80s, then Stevie Ray Vaughan came along.

Here covering Jimi.