Boogie, jump, stomp, shuffle, honky-tonk, ragtime, rock'n'roll..., Blues 'N' Trouble is the most exciting blues band I've heard in a long time. This deserved making a pause in the Journey To Nawlins series (that will continue very soon indeed).
November 12, 2023
Blues 'N' Trouble : highlands boogie & loch blues
Not swamp blues but loch blues, not Mississippi Hill Country style but Highlands boogie, not moonshine fueled but soaked in old whiskey, here are...
Boogie, jump, stomp, shuffle, honky-tonk, ragtime, rock'n'roll..., Blues 'N' Trouble is the most exciting blues band I've heard in a long time. This deserved making a pause in the Journey To Nawlins series (that will continue very soon indeed).
October 29, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter XV : Wild Injuns Down In New Orleans*
(The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Donald Harrison Jr & Congo Square Nation, Chief Adjuah & the Xodokan Nation of Maroons, And Many More...)
October 18, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter XIV : Mem Shannon (complete discography)
Born in New Orleans just before Christmas 1959, Shannon started to play guitar in his mid-teens, and got serious about it after seeing B.B. King in concert. King's economical playing style was a major influence for Shannon who always cover a few King's songs during his gigs, a fact largely confirmed through the videos selected below.
October 13, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter XIII : Brass Bands & Second Line
(Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New Orleans - Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans - The Hot 8 Brass Band, New Orleans - Milton Batiste & Alton Carson with the Magnificent Sevenths, New Orleans - Mardi Brass Band, France - Funky Butt Brass Band, St Louis)
Early New Orleans brass band |
The tradition of brass bands in New Orleans appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a fusion between European military bands and African traditional music (especially from the Yoruba culture of Nigeria) brought by enslaved West Africans. New Orleans Brass bands played a significant role in the development of early jazz.
October 08, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter XII : Dr. John
(Television, 1994 - Anutha Zone, 1998 - Creole Moon, 2001)
→ Thanks also to the late Blue DeVille...
October 06, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter XI : Kermit Ruffins (Discography 1992-2017)
October 01, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter X : Tremé : The Music, The Neighborhood, The Seriesb (About The Soundtrack From The HBO Original Series, Seasons 1 & 2)
September 22, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter IX – Troy Andrews a.k.a. Trombone Shorty
The old French city where slaves were entitled to sing, play percussion and dance on Congo Square on Sundays… The city where jazz is born, where rock'n'roll was born, where rhythm'n'blues was born, where funk was born… The city where unclassifiable musician Troy Andrews aka Trombone Shorty was born in 1986...
September 21, 2023
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter VIII - Various Artists & Albums
All from Nawlins
(except one... guess who)
► Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer (1959/2005) : https://onurblues.blogspot.com/2022/02/snooks-eaglin-new-orleans-street-singer.html
Journey To Nawlins, Chapter VII : Irma Thomas
The Soul Queen of New Orleans