Blind W. Johnson
pretty much anything this man has ever put down is heart felt, spent troubles and tears. God bless him for it.
I love the blues.
Leadbelly, Son House, Simone, Delta 72, Skip James…The list goes on for miles. Old gospel and slave songs hit the heart pretty hard also.
I would be remiss if I did not answer with a tune from an old friend Hubert Sumlin who passed away this week. I suggest you try “Evil”. And, if that whets your appetite then go to the Howlin’ Wolf discography and you will find Hubert all over it.
Hubert lived just a few blocks from me in Milwaukee and when he was in town he could be found jammin at a number of local juke joints. I was at place several years back and Hubert was fooling around on stage and an old friend of his named Eric Clapton sneaked on stage and picked up a guitar out of Hubert’s sight and started gently playing with some of the other guys on stage. Hubert said, without turning and looking or raising his head, “I wundered if you’se gonna show tonight”.
Bellatrix reminded me of a song: Etta James doing “Only women Bleed”. Incredible if you can find it. I found it on emusic and you can sample there. or if you want to email me I can maybe send it to you