John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, "I'm In The Mood"
John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt perform "I'm In The Mood." From the DVD "John Lee Hooker & Friends 1984-92." More info here.
Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of "blue notes." It emerged in Black communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.
John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt perform "I'm In The Mood." From the DVD "John Lee Hooker & Friends 1984-92." More info here.
Josh White, Jr. and David Amram at the Clearwater Power of Song Award ceremony and concert premiering the film David Amram: The First 80 Years. Symphony Space, NYC, Nov 9, 2012.
John Lee Hooker's House Rent Boogie dates to the late 1950s, but it speaks to today's housing crisis.
Bluesman Carolina Slim (b Elijah Staley) started his journey in South Carolina and spent the last two decades as far north as 107th & Broadway in NYC. Mostly he played the subways. He moved on to his next destination last week at the age of 87. RIP.
PFC Band Live performance of the Etta James Classic, "I'd Rather Go Blind", filmed at Byron Bay, Australia
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