The Blues Thread (Surround-Stereo-Mono) Anything Goes.

[mandrix]

Today -because of an earworm- I'm listening to Roy Buchanan - That's What I Am Here For album (upmix by me).

 

[Quadmon]

I saw BB at a jazz club in Tampa. I was on my way to Curtis-Hixon Hall to see a rock concert - don't remember who- when I spotted his name on the Marquee. So a few days later I made the trip back to Tampa to check him out. It was awesome.

I saw him 14 times. All were excellent. Sat and talked with him on the bus after a show one rainy night. His oldest son Robert lives near here.

 

[marpow]

I'm winding down, last album and then fade into TV.
Super good Delta Blues disc.
Junior Wells-Come On In This House.
5.1 SACD released 2009.
SACD rip, DSF file, DSD64. DR's are 14's, 15's, 16's.
And it's Telarc, one of the finest recording release companies.

 

[Quad Linda]

Bought Come on in This House on DTS-CD and later on 5.1 SACD. Highly recommended!

 

[SomethingAnything]

I came across Joe Bonamassa's recent Time Clocks in Atmos on Tidal. If you've got Tidal, I recommend checking it out. It's great!

 

[Quad Linda]

Gimme a Pigfoot - Bessie Smith

 

[Sal1950]

Gimme a Pigfoot - Bessie Smith

My dad loved pickled pigs-feet.
Guess who had serious cardio blockage issues.
RIP Pop.

 

[Willie Wilson]

Found this on eBay for a great price. The OG Jimmy Reed layin’ down 23 gems. Was supposed to be a live album but issues came up which prevented recording, so the band went in the studio a few days later and recreated the show. Absolutely great sound and performance.

 

[marpow]

Brand New Release 2024- John Hammond at the Boarding House San Francisco 1972.
Super good acoustics and just the right amount of crowd noise.
I purchase all of Bears Sonic Journals as they come out, never disappointed.
Originally you could get DSD Downloads from Acoustic Sounds but that stopped, now just CD's.

https://owsleystanleyfoundation.org/

 

[marpow]

Listening now, this just released on HDTracks.
Lightnin' Hopkins-Lightnin' Strikes a 2025 Remaster of the 1966 album.
FLAC file, 24bit/96Khz. DR's are 9, 10's and 11's.
Guitar and vocals a little off center to left with drums and bass right.

 

[Blackwood]

Listening now, this just released on HDTracks.
Lightnin' Hopkins-Lightnin' Strikes a 2025 Remaster of the 1966 album.
FLAC file, 24bit/96Khz. DR's are 9, 10's and 11's.
Guitar and vocals a little off center to left with drums and bass right.
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I’ve got the new vinyl version in the mail. Hoping to see it by Monday or Tuesday.

 

[marpow]

I’ve got the new vinyl version in the mail. Hoping to see it by Monday or Tuesday.

You'll like it, very easy going with a bounce between electric and acoustic guitar. Some harmonica.

 

[Blackwood]

During the pandemic, I read a few “history of the blues” books which sends you down a path toward new music.

The last number of weeks turned out to include a lot of blues purchases, leaning heavy on Hopkins.

Kind of hard to see, but the pile is:

Hopkins - The Singles Collection Vol 1 & 2 (149 songs / 7 hours of music right there)
Hopkins - Lightnin’ Strikes
Hopkins - Blues in my Bottle
Hopkins - Last Night Blues
Rough Guide to Big Bill Broonzy
Mississippi John Hurt - 1928 Sessions
Best of Little Walter

 

[Blackwood]

For some work tasks, I’ve been spending a lot of time with ChatGPT. After a while of work stuff, it’s fun to play around and see what AI will come up with for some odd requests.

I was listening to the new Lightnin’ Strikes this morning (it was wonderful!) and I wondered what sort of song ChatGTP could come up with about a potato in the style of Lightnin’ Hopkins. The prompt was simply: A blues song about a potato in the style of Lightnin’ Hopkins.

Title: "Potato on the Run"
(A Lightnin’ Hopkins-inspired blues song – Key of E, laid-back and soulful, fingerpicking guitar)

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[Intro – Spoken Over E7 Chord]
Mmm-hmm, I tell ya, you can boil it, you can fry it,
But a potato got its own mind—
And sometimes, it just wanna run free.

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[Verse 1] (E7)
I’m just a runaway potato, rollin’ down the hill,
(A7)
Yeah, I’m a runaway potato, rollin’ down the hill.
(E7)
I don’t need no butter, don’t need no meal.

[Verse 2] (E7)
Mama said, “Boy, you’ll end up in a stew.”
(A7)
Mama said, “Boy, you’ll end up in a stew.”
(E7)
But I’m rollin’ past the kettle, I got somethin’ to do.
(B7)
Oh, yeah, keep on rollin’, don’t stop for you.

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[Chorus] (A7)
I was born in the dirt, but I don’t mind,
(E7)
The earth made me tough, gave me soul and time.
(B7)
I’m the kind of potato you can’t tie down,
*(A7) (E7)
I’ll be gone by sunrise, rolling outta town.

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[Verse 3] (E7)
They peeled my brother, sliced him thin,
(A7)
Yeah, they peeled my brother and threw him in.
(E7)
But I told myself, “That won’t be my end,”
(B7)
No, I’m gonna roll on until I find the wind.

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[Bridge – Guitar Solo Over 12-Bar Blues Progression]
(E7 → A7 → E7 → B7 → A7 → E7)

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[Verse 4] (E7)
If I find a valley where the air is sweet,
(A7)
I’ll bury my roots and rest my feet.
(E7)
But until that day, I’m on the run,
(B7)
Catch me if you can before I’m done.

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[Outro – Spoken Over Guitar] (E7)
Mmm, you thought you had me in your stew tonight,
But this potato’s got legs you’ll never see.
I’m rollin’ free, baby—free.

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Well, we can’t have a single without a cover sleeve, right. I first asked it for a cover without any instructions. Then I asked for a change from the original to make it with a potato walking along railroad tracks. However, the potato had a horror movie vibe, so I asked it make the potato less scary.

 

[marpow]

WOW, just WOW, that is incredible. That's AI?
Man, I think that is cool.

 

[SeanSKA01]

I still think one of the best Blues collections- for newcomer and veteran listeners both- is the Bear Family series “Plug It In! Turn it Up ! Electric Blues”- 4 separate sets with 3 CDs in each, roughly in chronological order with individual CDs devoted to instrumental blues songs, White artists, and Soul Blues