Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

Looking back: a Jools Holland – Dr John boogie duet

“Great blog!”  (@Cheers2Cheersn), November 5, 2013, Los Angeles, USA. “Top blues blog here in case anyone’s missed it: paulmerryblues.blogspot.co.uk/ “ Laura Holland Band (@laurahband), London, UK. November 3, 2013. “The Blues are also a great anti- depressant. Also better than Valium. Love the books and blogs.”  nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j), Michigan, USA, November 2, 2013…

Getting their kicks pre-66. Drug references in old songs

Getting their kicks pre-66. Drug references in old songs

“Good blog today, Paul. I got the 1st book (How Blues Evolved Ebook Volume 1) this morning. Thanks for all the good info!” nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) Michigan, USA, October 29, 2013. BLUESMUSE 41.   Like many people, you probably thought mentioning drugs in songs started in the sixties, but – no, no, no – drug references…

Are you at an Intense, Contemporary or Sophisticated musical age?

“I’m in the, ‘I can’t get my fingers to do that f——-  F major chord’ phase.”  DJ Bob (@zczbob) October 24, 2013. One of many Heineken posters. When I worked in advertising agencies, we used to refer to market research groups as ‘the ideas abattoir’, our reasoning being that good off-the-wall creative ideas nearly always…

The legacy of John Hammond plus other blues musings.

The legacy of John Hammond plus other blues musings.

“I so hope it’s true (that blues is coming back into fashion), Paul. I can’t imagine growing up without the Blues.”  nora j mckiddie (@mckiddie_j) October 20, 2013. BLUESMUSE40. Is blues coming back into fashion? Call me an optimist, but I think it definitely is, especially in America. There, a host of great blues guitarists like Dan Auerbach,…