In a Blue Mood

Ron Weinstock's semi-regular collection of observations, reviews and more about blues, jazz and other matters informed by the blues tradition.

Showing posts with label Johnny Copeland. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Johnny Copeland. Show all posts

Saturday, September 22, 2018

St. Louis Blues considered

Arguably W.C. Handy's most famous song might be " St. Louis Blues ." I recall the founder of the Blues Foundation, Joe Savarin...

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

A few thoughts on the Blues Hall of Fame

One of my friends, who may be on the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame Committee, inquired about my suggestions of folks to be considere...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Shemekia Copeland's Deluxe Alligator Blues

Shemekia Copeland impressed me the first time I saw her perform as she was with her father, Johnny Copeland. I had heard amazing things abou...

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Randy Weston's Blues Eruption

One of the dilemmas of writing about jazz and blues is that recordings go in and out of print, no matter how meritorious the recording is. O...

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Weston & Liston's Blues Eruption

The following review originally appeared in the January-February 1994 Jazz & Blues Report. As originally written it contains one major g...

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