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2013 Blues from Phil Gates – Live at the Hermosa Saloon

So this afternoon I listened to some blues from Phil Gates and his band. I had put their new album Live at the Hermosa Saloon on the iPhone the other day and never had a chance to listen to it! Boy did I like what I heard! I’m off to…

Life’s Soundtrack’s – A Strong Run with B B King – An Afternoon with Trooper and Knopfler!

So I ran today for the third Monday in a row! Now if I can only get two more days in a week, maybe I can get back into some kind of shape. Today’s run was probably my best run since I started back running regularly last month. Like my…

Today in Music – 1925 – “Blues Boy” Riley King is born!!

So today is the 88th birthday of probably the greatest blues musician of all time and certainly the one whose been at the top of his craft the longest, B.B. King!! First, here’s the obligatory background information from Wikipedia, like he needs and introduction: Riley B. King (born September 16,…

Life’s Soundtrack – Running’s Easier with Blues from Lisa Mann’s Satisfied!!

So I ran last night, but I didn’t write a post about the run. I ended up spending the evening transferring my iTunes library from the desktop to my laptop, because I use the laptop more than the desktop now, while I watched the Phils lose, By the time I…

The Musicians Train ends with The Rides – Can’t Get Enough!

So now if you get to old timers together like Stephen Stills and Barry Goldberg together and they start thinking, hey how about we do an album like Super Session. We’ll get some guys together and just have some fun making music. So how should they round our their little…

The Train of Musicians keeps Chugging along Stills, Kooper, Bloomfield and Goldberg!

So about a year before Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons were forming The Flying Burrito Brothers, two blues musicians from Chicago went west to form the great American blues band. The result was the short-lived band The Electric Flag and the album A Long Time Comin’ has always been a…

Today in Music – 1990 – The Music World loses Stevie Ray Vaughan

So often late on a Friday night, and I’m working at Target, and not feeling particularly chipper, Jerry Jeff Walker’s song “Blue Mood” pops into the jukebox in my head. Well, tonight, as I reviewed the musical events that occurred on this date, the final verse of the song came…

Trader Joe’s, a Cemetery and a Five-mile Run, Oh My!

So sometimes when I sit down to write a post the words just come out, that does not usually happen on the days that I run! For some reason sometimes running not only gets to me physically, but also mentally as well. Today after a my first five-mile run in…

Today in Music – 1917 – John Lee Hooker was born – Pass the Bourbon, Scotch and Beer!

So on Wednesday August 22, 1917 in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi John Lee Hooker one of the most influential blues musicians across several generations was born. From Wikipedia John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was a highly influential American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Hooker began…

A Good Run with a New App and The CD Woodbury Band!

So after two runs last week and then not being able to run this weekend because of Elizabeth’s move, and work at Target, I was determined to run last night. On the last two runs, I had used my work Windows phone and an app called Run the Map. It…

Category: Blues

2013 Blues from Phil Gates – Live at the Hermosa Saloon

Life’s Soundtrack’s – A Strong Run with B B King – An Afternoon with Trooper and Knopfler!

Today in Music – 1925 – “Blues Boy” Riley King is born!!

Life’s Soundtrack – Running’s Easier with Blues from Lisa Mann’s Satisfied!!

The Musicians Train ends with The Rides – Can’t Get Enough!

The Train of Musicians keeps Chugging along Stills, Kooper, Bloomfield and Goldberg!

Today in Music – 1990 – The Music World loses Stevie Ray Vaughan

Trader Joe’s, a Cemetery and a Five-mile Run, Oh My!

Today in Music – 1917 – John Lee Hooker was born – Pass the Bourbon, Scotch and Beer!

A Good Run with a New App and The CD Woodbury Band!

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