Albert King Songs - Driftin' Blues, the Sky Is Crying, Kansas City, Born Under a Bad Sign, as the Years Go Passing by (Paperback)


Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Driftin' Blues, the Sky Is Crying, Kansas City, Born Under a Bad Sign, as the Years Go Passing By. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Driftin' Blues" or "Drifting Blues" is a blues standard done in the West Coast blues style. Written and first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, the song became one of the biggest blues hits of the 1940s. Over the years, it has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists. The original "Driftin' Blues" has been acknowledged by the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers recorded "Driftin' Blues" in 1945. The group, sometimes known as a "club blues" combo, was composed of Charles Brown (vocals and piano), Johnny Moore (guitar), Eddie Williams (bass), and Johnny Otis (drums). The song was developed during their frequent Los Angeles club appearances and is credited to Brown, Moore, and Williams. The song is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues, that features Brown's vocal and piano. Brown commented that it "was the first song that I wrote down and tried to sing." Their performances of the song were well received and led to a recording contract with Philo (soon to become Aladdin) Records. "Driftin' Blues" became a hit, spending twenty-three weeks in the Billboard R&B chart. The song reached #2 and "emerged one of the top selling black records in 1945 and 1946." Due to the song's popularity, other artists were soon performing and recording "Driftin' Blues." Some followed the original, while others interpreted it differently. As early as 1946, a young Ray Charles was performing it regularly. As he commented: "Charles Brown was a powerful influence on me in the early part of my career, especially when I was struggling down i...http: //booksllc.net/?id=21476886

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Driftin' Blues, the Sky Is Crying, Kansas City, Born Under a Bad Sign, as the Years Go Passing By. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Driftin' Blues" or "Drifting Blues" is a blues standard done in the West Coast blues style. Written and first recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, the song became one of the biggest blues hits of the 1940s. Over the years, it has been interpreted and recorded by numerous artists. The original "Driftin' Blues" has been acknowledged by the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers recorded "Driftin' Blues" in 1945. The group, sometimes known as a "club blues" combo, was composed of Charles Brown (vocals and piano), Johnny Moore (guitar), Eddie Williams (bass), and Johnny Otis (drums). The song was developed during their frequent Los Angeles club appearances and is credited to Brown, Moore, and Williams. The song is a slow-tempo twelve-bar blues, that features Brown's vocal and piano. Brown commented that it "was the first song that I wrote down and tried to sing." Their performances of the song were well received and led to a recording contract with Philo (soon to become Aladdin) Records. "Driftin' Blues" became a hit, spending twenty-three weeks in the Billboard R&B chart. The song reached #2 and "emerged one of the top selling black records in 1945 and 1946." Due to the song's popularity, other artists were soon performing and recording "Driftin' Blues." Some followed the original, while others interpreted it differently. As early as 1946, a young Ray Charles was performing it regularly. As he commented: "Charles Brown was a powerful influence on me in the early part of my career, especially when I was struggling down i...http: //booksllc.net/?id=21476886

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October 2010

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24

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978-1-158-54339-7

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