I love the blues, and I love Soul Blues. My mom was a big fan of the blues, and we listened to Johnny Taylor, Bobby Blue Bland, Betty Wright, Little Milton, Mel Waiters, Clarence Carter, Sam Cooke, and so many other. The blues as we discussed over a year ago are card parties that smell like brown liquor, fried catfish or chicken, and spaghetti.
It was hard finding a song because Youtube is very limited when it comes to southern blues, so I had to adjust to what I could find, but I managed to find a few hits that we love here in the South. I know I chose a lot, but this theme started on blues and juke joint music…
Down Home Blues by Z.Z. Hill
Sitting On the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Aint’ No Sunshine When She’s Gone by Bill Whithers
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PopArtDiva
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 12:22
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Oh, goody – finally I get to post some Billie and Etta!!!! Today It’s the Valentine’s Blues!
Happy OSF and a Happy and Rockin’ Valentine’s Day to you all!
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Tha Connoisseur
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 13:54
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Otis Redding and Bill Withers were staples in my house growing up and I love them up to this day. Otis happens to be one of the many artists that my Dad and I share a love for. We have special music memories that I can never forget.
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Verite Parlant
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 15:49
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ZZ Hill and juke joint music. You can smell the bourbon. LOL. Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine”: Does anybody do that song better than he did? Nawww. My daughter loves Dock of the Bay. It used to make me think of childhood. Now I associate it with her.
Cool choices.
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revvy rev
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 16:20
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Otis Redding was a special talent that we lost prematurely from an airplane crash. That southern blusey flava that he brought during the early 60s was amazing. Good choices.
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Mahoganydymond™
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 17:04
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I grew up in around liquor house.. Yea really.. I remember my mother and her friends jamming every Saturday night with this song.. ZZ Hill gets it going…
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Keith
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 17:17
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Hey Grapevine!
You really gave us a goldmine with this selection, even with the ‘limitations’ of YouTube. This is the real stuff, and I love your description of how the blues smells. That description is a classic.
Happy OSF!
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Wheneva Whateva
Comment made on 02/13/2009 @ 22:47
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I hadn’t heard the ZZ Hill joint. I’ll definitely have to add that one to the music library. Happy OSF!!!!
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sHaE-sHaE
Comment made on 02/14/2009 @ 00:58
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This Otis Redding choice is personal for me. I have had many a day belting this tune out with my mother and completely enjoying the music. Also, Ain’t No Sunshine is a classic “I’m feeling down” song. Great choices girl.
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Regina
Comment made on 02/14/2009 @ 02:01
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Awesome choices! especially the Otis Redding and Bill Whithers! I almost posted this same Whithers song but found it in my earlier OSF archive!
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Marvalus
Comment made on 02/14/2009 @ 19:22
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Oh how I love Down Home Blues! It’s one of those picnic songs for me and my family…good times!
Nice choices!
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clnmike
Comment made on 02/14/2009 @ 22:52
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You got me with ZZ Hill.
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rawdawgbuffalo
Comment made on 02/16/2009 @ 09:50
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and what do u know about ZZ lol
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Fabian Curtis
Comment made on 03/19/2009 @ 08:02
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i sooo luv rihanna and her song unfaithful it rocks
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