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| American Blues Artists | 10/5/2009 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: Hey I would like to know who are the hottest (most famous) performing American Blues musicians? ...
A: Oh OK thanks for coming back :), B.B. King Buddy Guy Honeyboy Edwards "now his fame is limited to ...
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| American Blues Artists | 9/29/2009 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: Hey I would like to know who are the hottest (most famous) performing American Blues musicians?
A: Hey there , well that is a wide questions, most famous dead/alive ? But here are some of the ...
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| Green Onions - Who Owns the Rights | 8/30/2009 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: Who owns the rights to the song Green Onions by Booker T & the MG's and how can I contact them?
A: I'm not really certain of this particular one but since Booker T & The MG's own the rights of most ...
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| please help me name this song | 8/21/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: Theres a blues song. Its song by a woman some of the lyrics are hay ladies let tell you about my ...
A: Ma Rainey and Hattie McDaniel both recorded songs "Let Me Tell You About My Man". Those are VERY old ...
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| Old Fashioned Melody/Electric Blues from Hair musical | 7/9/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: I would really want to know, what is the precise classification of the genre of song "Old Fashioned ...
A: The last time I heard this song was 40 years ago. However, I remember it as "Blues Rock". It's a ...
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| Blues Song Title | 6/8/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: What is the name of this song that has the chorus "That's an a and b conversation, I'm gonna see my ...
A: One thing I can tell you this is NOT. It's NOT "Dangling Conversation", either by Simon, Garfunkel, ...
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| blues music | 6/2/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: who wrote "sweet home chicago"?
A: Sweet Home Chicago was first performed by Robert Johnson around 1936. The song is an adaptation of ...
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| Help! i want to find a song! | 5/29/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: all i know about the song is the refrain:" i can't find love" and a fraise: " will i find a women to ...
A: There are two songs titled "Can't Find Love", one by Gemma Hayes, another by Jefferson Starship. I ...
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| name that song hi de hi de hi de hi | 5/16/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: louis armstong or louis prima i think it goes... hi de hi de hi de hi ho de ho de ho de ho ...etc ...
A: Hi-De-Ho is from "Minnie The Moocher" by Cab Calloway. Louis Armstrong may have played it as he was ...
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| Playing with it | 4/26/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: I heard a song on the radio not long ago I think hook went something like this You playing in it. I ...
A: I don't know the phrase "You Playin' in it" in a Blues song, I need more information. You can get ...
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| Blues | 3/25/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: I had a cassette tape and I played it so much it broke and there were several songs on it that I ...
A: If you still have the cassette, you can have it repaired, take it to an audio specialist. I'll try ...
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| Blues | 3/23/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: I had a cassette tape and I played it so much it broke and there were several songs on it that I ...
A: This is "Evil Gal Blues": originally done by Dinah Washington and Lionel Hampton. Aretha Franklin ...
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| Robert Johnson's innstrument | 3/4/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: I know Robert Johnson played a Gibson L-1 but what style of guitar was that a Concert ,Dreadnought ...
A: It was a flat top, of a smaller size; Not as small as a Parlor guitar. I own an Alverez that's ...
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| Robert Johnson | 2/24/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: What Up G, My favorite Delta artist often played a slide on his pinky, I'm 6'1 225-230 lbs what ...
A: If you'd like to perform fingering while using a slide I suggest the pinky finger. Take a look at ...
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| Robert Johnson | 2/23/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: Did Robert Johnson mainly use a slide, while playing his music ?
A: I suggest that most of Robert Johnson's recorded works are comprised of chordings and leads without ...
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| blue song | 1/31/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: i heard this song some of the lyrics is playing with it can you tell me who sings this also a female ...
A: Your question did not contain any lyrics! Please tell me the lyrics you are asking about? I ...
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| Don't Keep Me Wonderin' | 1/26/2009 | George Armstrong |
Q: What is Duane's tuning for his part on Don't Keep Wonderin'? There is YouTube video where they play ...
A: I suggest that's the Open A Dobro tuning, 3 E's, 2 A, and a C#. I think he retunes the D, G, and B ...
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| Blues | 12/17/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: What are some major events in blues history
A: Blues started as "Call Outs" in the rural Southern USA; such as "I've been workin' all day long", ...
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| Otis Taylor's Nasty Letter | 11/21/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was wondering if you knew anything about Otis Taylor's Nasty Letter, specifically if it's in an ...
A: Yes, it's an altered tuning. I suggest it's standard tuning, but with the low E tuned to "D". Use ...
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| Identify a Blues song? | 10/27/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was listening to the Blues on XM while working on the computer, and heard a song but not title or ...
A: Go to the XM Radio web site for the channel you listen to, give them the time you listened, and the ...
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| R.L. Burnside lyrics | 10/18/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was wondering if you know the lyrics of R.L. Burnside's Long Hair Doney. Iv looked all over but ...
A: I think the title is: Long Haired Doney; however, I don't have the lyrics. Below is the 1984 ...
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| Organ on Covay's "House of Blue Lights" | 10/17/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: Who played that monster blues organ on Don Covay's "House of Blue Lights"? There is no mention of ...
A: Here is a page about the album: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Blue_Lights_(album) and ...
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| leadbelly lyrics | 10/4/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: Can you please tell me the lyrics to Lead Belly's : "I'm Sorry Mama" recorded in 1934 at the ...
A: I don't know the lyrics of "I'm sorry mama" but here is Whoa Back Buck Whoa back Buck---gee by the ...
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| Famous Blues Guitarists born in New York State | 9/27/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: Any Famous Blues Guitarists born in New York State ?
A: Ronnie Earl (born Ronald Horvath, March 10, 1953, New York) is an American blues guitarist and music ...
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| try'in to find an artist | 9/25/2008 | Amarilis Gibeli |
Q: heard a song don't know by who but ive been singin it .for 20 yrs. now and would like to know all ...
A: I guess you are looking for "Action Man", by John Cephas/Joe Wilson, recorded by the acoustic Blues ...
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| Stevie Ray Vaughan's gear. | 5/22/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was wondering where are Stevie's Guitars and Amps? I know his brother maintains some of them, but ...
A: Stevie was inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in 2000. It's in Tennessee. One of his guitars and a ...
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| what is blues like | 5/7/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: hey i was just wondering what is blues like is it kool and what are the different types of blues
A: Blues is Kool! The faster moving songs will pick you up when you're down, the slower ones will ...
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| the origins of blues music | 4/28/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: Who was the very first "blues" artist.
A: The "Blues" started as "Shout Outs" or "Call Outs" in the fields of the Southern U.S. One person ...
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| James Cotton | 4/17/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: What type (key) and brand does James Cotton use? Does the microphone he uses change the sound of the ...
A: A 532/20 is a Hohner 20 Reed Blues Harp with a wood comb. It is easy to bend the notes using this ...
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| Can't locate a song | 4/15/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I was at a barbeque last year and heard a blues song about a one-eyed woman who left her husband for ...
A: I searched around but I really couldn't figure this song I know a song about a big legged woman but ...
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| James Cotton | 4/15/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: What type (key) and brand does James Cotton use? Does the microphone he uses change the sound of the ...
A: YIPPEEEEE! A real technical question!!!! James Cotton mostly uses the Hohner 532/20, key of C. He' ...
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| The Jazzy side of Blues | 4/6/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I am a big fan of jazz blues. The jazzy side of blues, or the bluesy side of jazz. I enjoy artists: ...
A: I wrote you a long nice answer yesterday but for some reason it didn't go, here I'm again. I like ...
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| History and information about the blues | 3/23/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell some history about blues in general. And some information about ...
A: I picked some names for you, however, there are many more people that I suggest are Blues Pioneers. ...
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| History and information about the blues | 3/19/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell some history about blues in general. And some information about ...
A: Blues started in the rural south U.S.A. as "Call Outs" for work crews. Workers would sing out or ...
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| Jazz and Blues | 3/18/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: I'm doing a project on the roaring twenties and my group's subject is Jazz. I know alot about music ...
A: Blues is not Jazz! Jazz came from the Blues .. it was first the Blues then Ragtime and from the ...
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| I need the name of artist or song | 2/21/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: All I know about this song is that it sounds like blues, but not typical delta or Chicago blues. the ...
A: I don't know this song, and I couldn't find it on the Blues Archives. If you have any additional ...
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| Luther Allison | 2/12/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: Looking for album name of 1970's Luther Allison song Baby you make me mad.
A: I don't know that song! I checked the entire discography at Luther's main web site: ...
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| R&B questions | 2/9/2008 | Abdalla Mohamed Ali |
Q: 1.IS THERE A GENERAL CULTURE CONNECTED TO R&B? 2.DO YOU HAVE TO BE OF THIS CULTURE TO APPRECIATE THE ...
A: Sorry for the late reply Mr. Yousef , I just got the notice today for some reason I have not ...
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| blues | 2/5/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: im doing a research thing and i would like to no about blues history and why it is so important
A: Blues started in the rural south U.S.A. as "Call Outs" for work crews. Workers would sing out or ...
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| classical pianist | 1/30/2008 | George Armstrong |
Q: I am a classical pianist inspired to play jazz and found myself no getting anywhere. I have very ...
A: First, I suggest listening to jazz. I have WDCB as the main button on my car radio (here in the ...
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