Honky Tonk” – Butler, Doggett, Scott and Shepherd

Image: Mike Burgquist FAA Honky Tonk” is rhythm and blues instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott and Shep Shepherd. Doggett recorded it as a two-part single in 1956. It peaked at number two for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and was the biggest R&B hit of the year, spending thirteen […]

“Charlie Musselwhite – Blue Steel”

Charles Douglas “Charlie” Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader,[1] one of the non-black bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield, or bands such as Canned Heat. Though he has often been identified as a “white bluesman”,[2][3] he claims […]

POWER OF LOVE | Huey Lewis (New Orleans Blues Cover) ft. Sarah Potenza

Image: mooncaffe (Pinterest) https://youtu.be/roh7bM3QAXc Potenza makes her powerful PMJ debut! This 1920s New Orleans-style remake of the definitive soundtrack for skateboarding to school after assisting in time travel experimentation: “The Power Of Love” by Huey Lewis and The News. See Postmodern Jukebox LIVE! Tickets On Sale NOW for the US/Canada, UK, Europe, Australia/NZ, Asia — […]

Bright Lights, Big City by Neil Young

“Bright Lights, Big City” is a classic blues song which was written and first recorded by American bluesman Jimmy Reed in 1961. Besides being “an integral part of the standard blues repertoire”, “Bright Lights, Big City” has appealed to a variety of artists, including country and rock musicians, who have recorded their interpretations of the […]

Stevie Ray Vaughan – Tin Pan Alley

In the Beginning is the second live album by Stevie (Ray) Vaughan and Double Trouble (the stage name at that time did not include Vaughan’s middle name). While the album was released about two years after Vaughan’s death in 1990, the actual performance took place on April 1, 1980 at Steamboat 1874 in Austin, Texas, […]

Jimmy Reed “BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO….”

Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter, notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries. His music had […]

Twelve Bar Blues Band – “The Blues Has Got Me”

Twelve Bar Blues Band started a Dutch blues band in 2006. Nederlandsebluesband. The Twelve Bar Blues Band plays Chicago blues with songs from Albert King, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Muddy Waters, supplemented with songs written by singer, harmonica player and foreman Jan J. Scherpenzeel (J.J. Sharp). The singer was previously the face of Mountbatten, […]

STORMY WEATHER | Etta James

James’s deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. James’s […]

Elise LeGrow “Who Do You Love”?

As concepts for debut albums go, LeGrow’s is certainly intriguing. Rather than creating an album of original work, she has instead taken on one of the most formidable back catalogues in music history – Chicago’s Chess Records – re-imagining songs by some of the greatest blues, soul and R&B singers in history. “Etta James was one […]

Beth Hart – Tell Her You Belong To Me

On March 7th, 2017, the GRAMMY nominated “powerhouse vocalist” (Rolling Stone) Beth Hart performed a very special, intimate concert at NYC’s Iridium Jazz Club, featuring songs from her latest album Fire on the Floor and from throughout her career. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/CYABiE1-FAQ Visit on YOUTUBE