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the other man in the band by mighty sam mcclain

Blucas - Setting Sun

The absolute cream of James Cotton’s Alligator recordings.  With his huge, blast-furnace sound, larger-than-life personality, and massive frame, Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James “Superharp” Cotton is a blues giant in every respect.  Cotton has been performing professionally since the age of nine and learned directly from the masters – he toured in the bands of Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.  He launched his solo career in the 1960s, releasing almost 30 albums and touring worldwide since then.  This collection has over 75 minutes of music, and features studio and live solo material, plus songs from Harp Attack!, Cotton’s history-making collaboration with Junior Wells, Carey Bell and Billy Branch. 

The Best Of James Cotton - The Alligator Records Years

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James Cotton - Black Night

The King of the Blues!

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B.B. King - Ghetto Woman (Charlie Beale Tribute Remix)

Lil Ed Williams & Willie Kent • Who’s Been Talking (1998) Earwig 4941 CD
This record features a slew of previously unrecorded tunes written by Ed and Willie, plus some lesser-known chestnuts from their influences, Muddy, Howlin’ Wolf, and Elmore James, and some Chicago soul thrown in for good measure. On the Willie Kent vocal tracks Eddie C. Campbell plays lead guitar and Lil Ed plays rhythm, and on Ed’s vocal tracks he plays lead while Eddie C. plays rhythm guitar. The much in-demand session keyboardist Allen Batts plays acoustic piano and Hammond organ, and Cleotha “Bald Head Pete” Williams plays drums. Willie Kent plays bass on all tracks. This is some of the most passionate singing on record by Willie Kent, way too under-recognized as a vocalist.

“An album of pure authentic Chicago blues…a potent combination of veteran talent. Muddy and Wolf would approve of this one.” 
– Real Blues


01 Who's Been Talking

Lyrics:

I went down to the river
sat there all night long
wondering about my life
wondering what went wrong
blues in my bottle
sorrow in my cup

Well i've been down for so long
its getting hard to get better
Its hard to find a woman
even harder to find a friend

When I think loves beginning
it turns out to be the end

blues in my bottle
sorrow in my cup
Well i've been down for so long
its getting hard to get better

Well i've been drinking and drinking
to drive my blues away
It leaves me for the nighttime
but it is right back next day

I'm happy on the outside
folks think im ok
but i'm crying in the inside
see my tears fall like rain

Christian Willisohn - Blues In My Bottle

Shemekia Copeland was born in Harlem, New York on April 10, 1979, and came to her singing career naturally. Her bluesman father recognized his daughter's talent early on. He always encouraged her to sing at home and even brought her on stage to sing at Harlem's famed Cotton Club when she was just eight. At that time Shemekia's embarrassment outweighed her desire to sing. But when she was 15 and her father's health began to slow him down, she received the calling. "It was like a switch went off in my head," recalls Shemekia, "and I wanted to sing. It became a want and a need. I had to do it." 

At 16, Shemekia joined her father on his tours after he was diagnosed with a degenerative heart condition. Soon enough Shemekia was opening, and sometimes even stealing, her father's shows. "She grabbed the crowd with her powerful voice, poised and intense," raved Blues Revue at the time. Eventually, though, it became clear to Shemekia who was helping whom. "Dad wanted me to think I was helping him out by opening his shows when he was sick, but really, he was doing it all for me. He would go out and do gigs so I would get known. He went out of his way to get me that exposure," recalls Shemekia. 

Shemekia stepped out of her father's shadow in 1998 with her groundbreaking debut CD, Turn The Heat Up, recorded when she was only 18. Critics from around the world celebrated her music as fans of all ages agreed that an unstoppable new talent had arrived. News outlets from the New York Times to CNN took note of Copeland's talent, engaging personality, and true star power. "Nothing short of uncanny," said the Village Voice. "She roars with a sizzling hot intensity," added the Boston Globe. 

Copeland followed up with 2000's Grammy-nominated Wicked, 2002's Talking To Strangers (produced by Dr. John) and 2008's The Soul Truth (produced by Steve Cropper). In that short period of time, she earned eight Blues Music Awards, a host of Living Blues Awards (including the prestigious 2010 Blues Artist Of The Year) and more accolades from fans, critics and fellow musicians. Two highly successful releases on Telarc (including 2012's Grammy-nominated 33 1/3) cemented her reputation as a singer who, according to NPR's All Things Considered, "embodies the blues with her powerful vocal chops and fearless look at social issues." USA Today says, "Copeland is a singer with fervor and funk, power and range." 

Copeland has performed thousands of gigs at clubs, festivals and concert halls all over the world and has appeared on national television, NPR, and in newspapers, films and magazines. She is a mainstay on countless commercial and non-commercial radio stations. She's sung with Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, James Cotton and many others. She opened for The Rolling Stones and entertained U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait. Jeff Beck calls her "f*cking amazing." Santana says, "She's incandescent…a diamond." At the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois officially declared Copeland to be "The New Queen Of The Blues." In 2012, she performed at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama. Afterward, Jagger (with whom she sang) sent her a bottle of champagne.

Turn The Heat Up - Copeland Shemekia

Turn The Heat Up

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Shemekia Copeland - Married to the Blues

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Hard Times (feat. Peter Struijk)

Hard Times

What the Hell is Wrong with You

Midnight Screams

BB King & Eric Clapton - The Thrill is Gone - Live Washingto

BB KING -Please Accept My Love

06 Pullin Me Down - V2

Eric Clapton - BB King -Crossroads 2010 - Live


Music has now become part of the art that characterizes the daily lives of people on earth. Because music has penetrated into the human soul from time immemorial. No we know music has become our friend from toddlers to begin today. In addition, the music does not restrict the status of the audience. Maybe when live without music, the world may feel lonely, empty and monotonous because the music is able to break the ice, the heart relaxes and stimulates the human mind as an actor's life story.

Music is not just entertainment effect, but able to give meaning to excite and to interpret the spirit of living life more beautiful. Listening to music, live and enjoy a fun activity and can make us comfortable. Is this effect that causes a positive reaction on human physical and psychological conditions, including me and us. Then if the actual benefits of music in our daily lives?
First, the music is beneficial to maintain a healthy and our immune because the music is able to produce a stimulant that is rhythmic. Because it affects the human body's metabolism so that it lasts the better. Metabolism which will lead to the body better able to build a better immune system. With better kekebalaan system, the body becomes more resilient to the possibility of disease.
Second, music can enhance the function of our brains work. This is in because the music makes the brain nerves work, a sense of comfort and calm that makes the work function of the brain to work optimally. If this is often done, the work function of our brain will be more excellent, so our ability to think more clearly and sharply, and can prevent dementia. Therefore, stimulation of the music that is played can also improve creativity, and to increase our concentration and memory.
Third, music can cause psychological reactions that can alter mood and emotional state, so it is useful as relaxation music can relieve stress, overcome anxiety, improve mood and spiritual awareness.
Fourth, useful music as a means of communication between people and media because the music is able to integrate differences, creating peace and human solidarity. Often the role and benefits of music as a means of interaction and communication media that can be understood by everyone, even if we do not understand the language of each people. In real life every single day, music is often a means of communication with our loved ones, representing the feelings of the heart, an expression of longing and even anger.
Relating to the benefits of music, types of music also greatly affect the perceived benefits everyone. For me, listening to or playing music yourself, can actually be therapeutic, especially when I am experiencing burnout, boredom, and confusion. Music can bring back the spirit and motivation to do something useful. With music, we are not only able to appreciate and absorb the rhythm of the tune, but also able to understand ourselves and others around us.


BB KING -Please Accept My Love

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