Recommended Recording – Willie Mabon – Willie’s Blues 1952-1957 – released on Jasmine Records

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Recommended Recordings

We have included Willie’s Blues – The Greatest Hits 1952-1957, a collection of Willie Mabon recordings, originally on Chess Records by re-released by Jasmine Records, as one of our Recommended Recordings.

CD cover, Willie Mabon - Willie's Blues, The Greatest Hits 1952-1957 - released on Jasmine Records
CD cover, Willie Mabon – Willie’s Blues, The Greatest Hits 1952-1957 – released on Jasmine Records

Available through Amazon.com and these Amazon affiliates:

Here is a link the Willie Mabon Artist Overview page on Amazon.com.

Here are some videos of Willie Mabon performances:

I Don’t Know on French TV, 1974

I’m Mad, at the American Folk & Blues Festival, Germany, 1980

Featured Video – Muddy Waters At Copenhagen Jazz Festival, 1968

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We came across this video of Muddy Waters performing at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, 27 October 1968.

See our page about the Mississippi Blues Trail marker about Muddy Waters’ House at Stovall Farm near Clarksdale, Mississippi.

The Mississippi Blues Trail marker and the Blues Hall of Fame marker at the Muddy Waters House site, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.
The Mississippi Blues Trail marker and the Blues Hall of Fame marker at the Muddy Waters House site, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.

 

A 1971 Video Of Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton and George “Harmonica” Smith – Filmed by the Crew of the TV Show “Gunsmoke”

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We just came across this documentary video of Muddy Waters,  Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton and George “Harmonica” Smith performing in Eugene, Oregon in 1971.

Apparently the film crew of the TV show Gunsmoke took a break between episodes and shot this documentary. Well worth watching. Hope you enjoy it.

1965 Painting By Carroll Cloar “Where The Southern Cross The Dog” In Moorhead, Mississippi

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A reader has drawn our attention to a 1965 painting by Carroll Cloar entitled “Where The Southern Cross The Dog” which depicts a railway crossing in Moorhead, Mississippi. This railway crossing became part of the lyric in W.C. Handy‘s Yellow Dog Blues.

Carroll Cloar painting "Where the Southern Crosses The Dog" in Ruleville, Mississippi.
Carroll Cloar painting “Where the Southern Crosses The Dog” in Ruleville, Mississippi.

Our reader was wondering whether we knew where he could buy a print of this painting. We couldn’t find any available prints of this painting. If any of our readers know of any commercially available prints of this Carroll Cloar painting, please let us know via the dialog box below. We will pass the information along.

Here is how the same scene in Moorhead, Mississippi appears today.

The Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker "Where The Southern Crosses The Dog", Moorhead, Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker “Where The Southern Crosses The Dog“, Moorhead, Mississippi, looking north.

For more information about this location in Moorhead, Mississippi see our page Going Where The Southern Cross The Dog, Moorhead, Mississippi.

Recommended Album – Royal Mint by the Cash Box Kings

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Recommended Recordings

We are adding Royal Mint, a 2017 release by the Cash Box Kings, on Alligator Records, to our Recommended Recordings.

The Cash Box Kings are a Chicago based band which has put out some first rate recordings over the last several years.

Cash Box Kings, Royal Mint, released in 2017 on Alligator Records. CD cover
Cash Box Kings, Royal Mint, released in 2017 on Alligator Records. CD cover

Available through Amazon.com and these Amazon affiliates:

See our page on the Cash Box Kings for more information on this band.

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Featured Blues Artist For September 2017 – B.B. KIng

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B.B. KIng was born on 16 September 1925, so we are making B.B. King our featured blues artist for September 2017.

See our page on B.B. King here. Among the many sites associated with B.B. King in Mississippi is Club Ebony in Indianola.

Club Ebony, 404 Hannah Street, Indianola, Mississippi
Club Ebony, 404 Hannah Street, Indianola, Mississippi

Here is a video of B.B. King performing The Thrill Is Gone in 1993:

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Featured Blues Artist For August 2017 – Muddy Waters

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Each month we feature a Blues Artist of the Month.

Our Featured Blues Artist For August 2017 is Muddy Waters.

The Mississippi Blues Trail has placed a marker at the site of Muddy Waters’ House at Stovall Farm, outside Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi. Our page on Muddy Waters’ House is one of most frequently read pages on our MississippiBluesTravellers.com website.

The Mississippi Blues Trail marker and the Blues Hall of Fame marker at the Muddy Waters House site, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.
The Mississippi Blues Trail marker and the Blues Hall of Fame marker at the Muddy Waters House site, Stovall Farms, outside Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Stovall Farm was where Alan Lomax made the first recordings of Muddy Waters in 1941. The Alan Lomax recordings of Muddy Waters at Stovall Form in 1941-1942 are compiled on the Complete Plantation Recordings, which is one of our Recommended Recordings.

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