Do You Like Music, How About the Blues.

I did a post not long ago about my favorite baseline favorites. I mentioned B.B. King and Robert Cray in the same sentence, and stated that I thought Robert Cray could possibly be in the same league as B.B. This is an excellent video of four guitar legends. Where is Robert Cray? I guess I must be wrong.

I have always loved the blues, growing up with 11 brothers and sisters could have something to do with it. Anytime you said "can I have" the auto response was "NO". My first musical instrument was of course, the Harmonica, I wrote a song about my sister Mary, but it's still not ready for prime time. I have a "we were so poor"story. One winter we couldn't afford to heat our house, and since my brother Joey was the only one that had a pair of sneakers, my mother would make him run around the block three times. When he got back from his run, he would take his sneakers off and we would all gather around the sneakers, and warm our hands.

Now back to business, I am so pumped to tell you this, I can't wait, this is so huge, I'm so excited, oh,oh the phones ringing and the puppy needs to go out, rug or phone? Rug! If you want to see pictures of our Aussie "Katy" it was on my last post. On April 23rd 2013, at DPAC in Durham NC. at 7pm, one half hour from where I'm typing, only a half hour from Raleigh NC, the Capital city, 20 minutes from Sam's club and Trader Joes, 18 minutes from Petsmart and BJ's Wholesale club, did I mention Bed Bath and Beyond?

B.B. King and Robert Cray are together on the same stage at DPAC (Durham Performing Arts Center)  To see these two together playing at the same venue is incredible to me.

My favorite bass guitarist, Bernard Harris, give a listen.

Til next time~

All music, Kool and the Gang, best base line since Motown

This post is about my personal base line favorites. This example from Kool and the Gang was a classic. I hope they fired the choreographer. I never under stood the halo thingy across Kool's forehead.

Rare Earth was the only white group that ever had a contract with Motown. This performance in my opinion, was the best drumming vocal I ever witnessed. I saw them live at an Octoberfest of all things.

 Robert Cray Band, "Smokin Gun" One of the best base to lead guitar mixes, effortless. I really thought Robert Cray  was going to be in the running for BB King status. I guess there's still time.

"Simple Man" by Lynard Skynard. This song has always  given me a kind of peace, just like the video I chose to couple with the song, Enjoy! I've got room for one more, some of you may not have even knew this last one existed. Let me go get it, be right back!

 Van Morrison, to me this group musically was one of the absolute best. They were fluid, tight and talented. Let's face it, their were far  better front men than Van, but his uniqueness,  song writing talent and his band, left a very special mark on contemporary music. I've got more, but that will be in another post. Can you say Joe Cocker? That will be in the All Soul post.