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United Kingdom The sad loss of Jimi
The Wind Cries Mary, i personally cry inside at the sad loss of Jimi Hendrix, with his Colorful Clothes, smoking a joint, the cheeky grin, but most of all...
Read Memory Houston, TX ...I Know Her Sister Will
"Red House" is such a classic blues song. I remember working on this song tirelessly until I had it down perfectly. It was just one of those songs...
Read Memory Feeding Hills, MA 13 minutes of raw, unfiltered,. ..
So with my last two posts, I've made apparent Jimi's mellow, passionate and poetic side. He's displayed not only talent with his instrument, but also genius...
Read Music Review Houston, TX Delaware rebirth
This venue took Jimi to a new level. The pop scene raved over this tune as a pop sensation, but Jimi resisted that by, among other things, breaking off a...
Read Concert Review Houston, TX Blues becomes mainstream
In the history of rock, a few blues tunes have become hits. This is one of them. But what's really remarkable is the story behind the song. Joe Johnson was a...
Read Music Review Massapequa Park, NY There's a Red House over yonder
I've always loved Jimi's music, but I used to be one of those "buy a greatest hits cds and listen to just those" sort of person--granted that's how...
Read Memory Indianapolis, IN Boarding School Blues
I spent a few years in boarding school. It was my first time away from my family. I was 15 and incredibly lonely without my loved ones. The only way I was...
Read Memory Portsmouth, NH My First Concert
I saw The Robert Cray Band with Roomful of Blues in 1985 at The Hampton Beach Club Casino Ballroom with my dad and uncle. It was a great blues concert and an...
Read Memory Jacksonville Beach, FL Connections are Funny Things
How do we connect with people?Families provide our first links -- to mother, father, and siblings. Mother and Father each offer possible connections to...
Read Memory Londinium Nice Gets Nasty
I get riled when people take the mickey out of me for liking jazz. They regard it as something rather naff and now, thanks to the Fast Show, people cannot...
Read Memory Chippewa Falls, WI My Blues Birth Day.
I was on my way to NYC with the high school swing choir. We had a notational competition to attend. We were just a small town choir, but we were...
Read Memory Kansas BB King In Concert
When I heard BB King was coming to a nearby theater, I was curious. Everyone has heard of BB King, but no one in Kansas probably can name one of his...
Read Memory Jacksonville Beach, FL White Boy Lost in the Blues
Since high school, I'd been trying to follow John Mayall's pyrotechnic harmonica riffs in his six minute epic track, "Room to Move" from the...
Read Memory Houston, TX The Crossroads Across the Pond
Back in the very early part of the last decade, I lived in London. I absolutely loved just about everything about living in London. At that time, in my...
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