Sunday, April 05, 2009

Midnight Special

Three of my favourites appeared in the NBC show
Van Morrison - he has a track called Midnight Special but it isn't posted as a video.


Lonnie Donegan was a very early British performer - leader of the skiffle movement.


Chris Barber: Trad Jazz really


3 comments:

mister anchovy said...

I like the Chris Barber piece quite a bit. It's really respectfully played with a nice groove.

Although I like both Van Morrison and John Lee Hooker a lot, seeing them together was really peculiar. It seemed like for a lot of it, Van Morrison didn't really know what to do with himself and so he moved about the stage. John Lee on the other hand, was a great performer with a narrow range. He just did his stuff.

fitzgerald said...

mister anchovy, thanks as always for stopping by and leaving a comment. Your opinions are valued so much.

But on this one I might have a small disagreement with you. I really liked seeing Van Morrison and John Lee together. I think that John Lee's style was so different from what other blues musician did, that it was difficult for many of them to play with him.

I was recently doing some research on "Hooker N Heat" the album that Mr. Hooker did with Canned Heat. And there was a funny comment made by John Lee to one of the memebers of that band. He said, "You must'a been listening to my records all your life." Because they could play right along with him.

I agree that Mr. Hooker was a great performer, and one of my best moments as a blues fan was getting to see him live. He put on a great show.

Ron Moorby said...

Strangely enough mister anchovy I found the same thing when I saw a concert with Van and Ray Charles. It was in fact 2 separate concerts with 2 separate sets of fans. The two of them never shared the same stage. I have seen Van many times and love the guy - but he can be .... cantankerous? a perfectionist?

I also had the pleasure to see John Lee many years ago - charismatic.