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Comment by Sean on March 3, 2009 at 11:19pm

Yeah it is nice to just put it on and chill ...I do it all the times when I had a busy day after work . Blues and Jazz mellow me out .

Comment by David E. Courter on March 1, 2009 at 12:50pm

I just found an all Blues all the time music channel on our HD TV lineup! Ya gotta love (some) modern technology!

Comment by Duncan Hitchcock on February 23, 2009 at 6:50pm

The right frame of mind is also important.

Comment by David E. Courter on February 23, 2009 at 4:51pm

It will be my pleasure ! Thanx !

Comment by Duncan Hitchcock on February 22, 2009 at 8:39pm

Spend some time with Billie Holiday.

Comment by David E. Courter on February 22, 2009 at 12:15pm

Just an update on my indoctrination. I still have yet to listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jonny Lang, Robert Johnson, but I found a "best of" set of 60 songs that seems like it gave me a good start at a cross section.

The set includes: Memphis Slim, Cannonball Aderley, Charles Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Bo Diddley, Dr John, Canned Heat, Rare Earth (hey wait I think I remember listening to some of these guys through bluish smoke (for the record you can't prove I inhaled), Billie Holiday, Lightnin' Hopkins, BB King, Big Maybelle, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker, Dinah Washington, Roy Brown, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Leadbelly, Big Joe Williams, Ike & Tina.

A friend also passed me a 6 disc set from Aligator Records which includes the 20th, 25th, and 30th Aniversary Editions, but no liner notes so I can't tell yet who I am listening to. He also gave me a copy of Aligator Records Christmas Blues - very funny listening! ! !

As far as Robert Johnson and the few at the top that I haven't gotten to yet any specific songs or releases I should look for?

The journey contines! Dave C.

Comment by Ron Parry on February 22, 2009 at 10:37am

To all in the Orlando area. Free Blues-B-Q with BB King all stars and Jonny Lang. Starts at 2 today.

Comment by David E. Courter on February 11, 2009 at 8:00am

Ron and Duncan - Thanks

Comment by Ron Parry on February 7, 2009 at 11:00am

I'll add my few suggestions. Buddy Guy, Albert King for the inovators and Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jonny Lang for the more modern.

Comment by Duncan Hitchcock on February 7, 2009 at 7:05am

I would suggest that after you have listened to about a dozen different blues artist of different styles that only then do you go back and listen to Robert Johnson. The raw emotion will grab your gut and eventually your soul.
Ah, the blues......nobody loves but my mother, and she could be jiving me too.

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