Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Neville Brothers - Amazing Grace / One Love

The Neville Brothers - Ain't no Sunshine

The Neville Brothers - Congo Square

The Neville Brothers - Bird on a Wire

Leonard Cohen.Bird on the Wire. London. 2008

Willie Nelson - Bird on a Wire

Johnny Cash - bird on a wire

Sisters of Mercy - Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen: The Stranger Song

Phoebe Snow - Piece of my heart

Phoebe Snow - You Send Me

Aerosmith Sweet Emotion

Dream On, Aerosmith

Back in the Saddle Again, Aerosmith

Can't you hear me knocking- rolling stones

Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (1973)

Gordon Lightfoot " If You Could Read My Mind" - Lyrics

Billie Holiday - Summertime

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

Nina Simone - Don't let me be misunderstood

Kill Bill - dont let me be misunderstood

Kill Bill Soundtrack (You Shot Me Down)

Nancy Sinatra Bang Bang

About Her (Malcolm Mclaren)

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Black Sabbath-Wizard

A nice harmonica here by Ozzy...

Charlie Musselwhite - "Christo Redemptor"

Marcos Coll - Masters of the Harmonica

I love this series Masters of the Harmonica!

You Got To Reap: Eddie Boyd and Fleetwood Mac

She's Out of Sight. Otis Spann

Otis Spann - Evil Ways

Otis played with Muddy from 1952 until 1968, and then left to pursue a solo career. Sadly, he died two years later at age 40 of liver cancer in 1970.

Taj Mahal + James Cotton - Honky Tonk Woman

J. Geils and James Cotton playing the Blues

James Cotton - The Creeper

Jerry Portnoy, Otis Grand Salva Poquet.

Muddy Waters - Can't Get No Grindin'

Muddy Waters live in Dortmund, Germany in 1976. He plays the song Can't Get No Grindin'. The band consists of Muddy Waters on vocal/guitar, Luther Johnson & Bob Margolin on guitar, Pinetop Perkins on piano, Willie "big eyes" Smith on drums, Calvin Jones on bass and Jerry Portnoy on harmonica.

Jerry Portnoy - Masters of the Harmonica

Very nice interview with Jerry Portnoy....one of the most amazing blues harp players ever

Diana Krall - Love Me Like A Man

Bonnie Raitt's signature song with a Diana Krall spin....

Jerry Portnoy and Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like A Man

Muddy Waters - Blow Wind Blow

The drummer is Willie Big Eyes Smith.

The harmonica player is Jerry Portnoy and the piano player is Pintop Perkins still playing with a back up band from Jersey at 96.

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones on bass, 'Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin on Guit fiddle along with Luther Guitar Junior Johnson on rhythm.


Jerry Portnoy & Guitar Ray - Live at Muddy Waters

Carly Simon Waiting at the Gate

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Kim larsen Jutlandia

There is a song I hear in the back of my mind when I hear the beginning of this...can't quite catch...

I think it is Rick James SuperFreak.

Kim Larsen & Kjukken - Langebro (Live 2010)

Otis Redding. Love Man.

Lisa Stansfield and Barry White - All around the world

James Brown & Pavarotti It's a Man's World

A mashup to boggle the mind...

Christina Aguilera- Its a Man's world

James Brown ♬It's a Man's World

Saturday, February 12, 2011

GIPSY KINGS - VIENTO DEL ARENA

You can really hear the Arabic influence...

Gipsy Kings - Gitano Soy

A Thousand Kisses Deep - Leonard Cohen - Singing

Something hypnotic about this song...

Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man (Live In London 2009)

He is like a fine old wine...

Waiting for the Miracle - Leonard Cohen

I heard this first song in Natural Born Killers.

"Baby, let's get married. We've been alone too long. Let's be alone together. Let's see if we're that strong."



Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to the Edge of Love

For all those lovers who have danced someone to the edge of love...

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Anthem - Leonard Cohen

So great....

Traveling Wilburys - The Trembler

Also used to great effect in Natural Born Killers. Original by Duane Eddy from about 1951.

Dylan - Natural Born Killers Soundtrack (You belong to me)

TABOO - Peter Gabriel & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Oliver Stone

I'm your man / Jestem Twój

Леонард Коэн - Танец до конца любви / Leonard Kohen-Dance me...

Leonard Cohen - The Future

Leonard Cohen Waiting For The Miracle

Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues - 09/10/1973

Taj Mahal : Statesboro Blues

Monday, February 7, 2011

Les Claypool - "Red State Girl" Prawn Song Records

Les Claypool - Mushroom Men

Rory Gallagher - Walkin' Blues

Outlaws- (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

Albert King - Blues Power

BB King - How Blue Can You Get (From "Legends of Rock 'n' Roll" DVD)

BB King!!

John Lee Hooker - Hobo Blues

Live 1965 At American Folk Blues Festival

The Blues Chuck Berry in concert 1972

I never saw Chuck Berry young before....

B.B. King - Blues Boys Tune

Bite Out of Life by Les Claypool

Les Claypool - "Booneville Stomp" Prawn Song Records

Gary Moore - Red House (Hendrix Cover) - Wembley Arena 04

Well maybe I take that back...maybe the late great Gary Moore does it better than Johnny Winter. RIP Gary.

Johnny Winter playing Red House in 1991

No one does this better....

Johnny Winter - Stranger Blues 1991

Where is Johnny today?

Johnny Winter - Stray Cat Blues

Like this better than the Stones...

Love in vain - The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed

Another Stones version of Love in Vain, from 1936 by Robert Johnson

Love in Vain - Rolling Stones Stripped

A completely different spin on this than Eric Clapton...Stones style.

Eric Clapton - Love In Vain

One of the greatest Robert Johnson songs...

Eric Clapton - Sunshine Of Your Love (Acoustic)

One man and one custom made guitar... :)

Eric Clapton Drifting Blues 2008 Unplugged Live TV Recording

Live, solo, acoustic, and incomparable Eric Clapton...

Eric Clapton- Walkin' Blues (live)

Roots of Blues -- Robert Johnson „Walking Blues"

That pic is not Robert Johnson but the recording is...

Rory Gallagher - Walkin' Blues

Hot Tuna - Walkin Blues

Papa John Creach - "Papa Johns Down Home Blues"

"Over the Rainbow" -- Papa John Creach

I fell in love with Papa John Creech when I was 19...