In that second clip, Lee Jackson's guitar playing was bad ass. He was one of the unsung heroes of the Blues. Lafayette Leake was another guy that fell into that category. Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues All Star were one seriously bad ass band!
In that fifth video, Floyd Jones's vocals were awesome. Amazingly soulful. Jimi "Prime Time" Smith lays down some pretty sweet guitar playing that's much more down home and traditional than what he is doing now. I remember when you could see this kind of stuff seven nights a week in Chicago. Those were the good old days!
That "LaCuaracha" video is Classic...Never seen that one, but always admired the way he played that song and to see him actually playing it is a treat! Thanks for sharing...
I saw him many, many times during the 70's and got to befriend him. I learned a lot from him just watching and CAREFULLY paying attention to every little thing he did and he really taught me the importance of breath control was for harmonica just for the ability to get a wide variety of tonal colors alone, lessons I've never forgotten. Sometimes he hit the stage really hammered. He was really in person very shy and a lot of people thought of him being kind of jerk, which he really wasn't, as quite a few musicians I've met over the years are actually very shy and introverted by nature and often times aren't gonna warm up to people easily. I can still hear him in my mind greeting his women friends as "Hey Grandman," or male friends, "Hey there, come on, dummy!" ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
I was struck by how wild and hot his playing was on the Jimmy Rogers and Floyd Jones clips. I always think of him as a very controlled, understated player, but maybe he just held back on record and in the spotlight.
And of course no one has ever had a bigger tone on the harp.
