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Here’s a perfect example of a song that changed with the times, and was at the cutting edge of those changes.Drummer and singer Rabon Tarrant recorded…
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If I had to pick one person to represent Delta blues at the peak of its expression, it would be Robert Johnson.Saying that he was a superlative guitar…
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It’s hard to trace the exact source of “Crow Jane”, but it’s a song that has outlasted many others from the early days of the blues. Its roots lay in the…
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Pianist/singer Marcia Ball is one of the best-known players of Louisiana blues, swamp blues and boogie-woogie. While in town for a show at Jazz Alley, we…
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Sleepy John Estes was a Tennessee-based blues singer of the 1920’s and 30’s. Though not a flashy guitarist, his voice was packed with power, and the songs…
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On his first trip to Seattle, Grammy-nominated vocalist Gregory Porter stopped by the KPLU Seattle studios for a live studio session that you do not want…
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The Legend of John Henry is an iconic myth of American railroad history, a battle between man and steam drill. One of the intriguing things about the…
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Want a good recipe for soul music?Here’s what you do: Start with vocalist, Joan Osborne, who has had pop music hits, performed on The Grand Old Opry,…
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http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kplu/audio/2013/03/Walkin'_Blues_MIX.mp3It’s one of the defining songs of the Blues, written by one of its formative figures, Son…
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Over the past few years, Take 5’s theme-based music lists have covered a wide variety of subjects. We’ve covered all the seasons of the year, all the…