by Bman | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
It's funny how life comes around. One of the best all around blues rock albums I have ever hear is Humble Pie "Smokin". If you havent had the chance, you gotta listen. Humble Pie was originally Peter Framptons band but he had a dispute with his friend Steve Marriott...
by Bman | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
John Mayall almost single handedly brought the American Delta blues to the forefront in England starting the British Invasion with the Stones, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Fleetwood Mac....An early John Mayall and the Blues Breakers band of course featured Eric Clapton....
by Bman | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Fleetwood Mac wasn't always a pretty face. Fleetwood used to have some of the best guitar players on the planet. Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. Peter with his blistering fingering and Jeremy with his Elmore James like slide style, they helped to bring the blues to...
by Bman | Apr 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
In the seventies Super Stars like Leon Russell drove a van... Leon...a super Star? Oh Yeah. Man had an entourage that included Leon Russell – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, Jesse Ed Davis – guitar, Claudia Lennear – vocals, Jim Price – organ, Jim Keltner – drums, Jim...
by Bman | Apr 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is rare early footage of Alvin Lee and Ten Years After playing a developmental version of a blues song they later developed. Just seeing Alvin not playing an ES335 is strange. Alvin is one of th3 original guitar smokers. You gotta dig this to see where a lot of...
