Friday, January 17, 2014
Cool Stuff 2
So in this cool stuff blog post, I'm going to introduce you to a few of my favorite blues artists. I'm going to throw in a few more funky pieces too.
This is Memphis Minnie. She not only sings the blues, she plays the guitar too. She's one of the only female blues artists to do this. She broke countless barriers for female musicians. She died penniless like most blues musicians, so Bonnie Raitt erected a headstone for her at her grave site in 1996.
I first saw The Blues Brothers at about 11, and for years I would play the soundtrack we had in the living room and dance around to every song. This was my favorite, although a close second was Minnie the Moocher. This is a good example of the transitional genre of funk blues, which, in my opinion, is one of the most fun genres ever created.
This is Steely Dan, one of my all time favorite bands EVER. This is a little later than the blues, but I couldn't resist sharing it. It's pretty infectious. The music itself is genius too-- the rhythms are extremely intricate and the harmonies are fantastic.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find a video of Sarah McAndrew beatboxing on her didgeridoo, but this guy is almost as good. This didgeridoo has a really cool bulbous opening at the end too.
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Oh, you should have MADE a video of Sarah and her didjeridu! It might have gone viral, and you'd all be famous RIGHT NOW! But, alas, the moment has passed...
ReplyDelete(Minnie the Moocher is my favorite Blue Brothers tune, too, thought Rawhid is a close second...)
My grandpa is really into the blues and he would always tell me to check out Memphis Minnie and I never got around to it. I really like how she plays the guitar verses the piano like a lot of other blue females artists did. The didjeridu beatboxing video was really neat. It makes it sound really different.
ReplyDeleteWhat awesome didgeridoo playing! Though I don't think the animal in the background (a cat?) thought is was! Thanks for sharing and I hope you had a great MLK day!
ReplyDeleteOkay....now I really just want to hear Sarah Mcandrews play her digeridoo in person! The beatboxing is so intriguing. I can't imagine how much skill and concentration that takes. Anyways, I also appreciated the clip you show from The Blues Brothers. My favorite! All the other artist are great too. I have to agree the blues genre has so many fun aspects. Thanks for sharing!
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