MetaFilter posts tagged with vintage and blues

Music, Movies, Microcode, and High-Speed Pizza Delivery

netbros — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:32:06 -0800

Le Blues De Memphis — behind the scenes at STAX & FAME Recording Studios (1969) and Hollywood Blues, a 1969 Hollywood Recording Session. Just a sample of the vintage 50s, 60s & 70s music, movies, microcode and high-speed pizza delivery at Bedazzled.tv. [sacré bleu]

the real blues deal

madamjujujive — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:02:15 -0800

A sweet pair of vintage clips from blues greats, both born on this day: Robert Nighthawk playing on a Maxwell Street stoop, c. 1964; and Brownie McGhee playing with his partner Sonny Terry at Newport Folk Festival, 1963. The Robert Nighthawk Story - November 30, 1909 – November 5, 1967 These clips have still or grossly annoying images, but they are awesome songs so just listen: Bricks in My Pillow (love this song - listen, but don't look) Sweet Black Angel Return Mail Blues Brownie McGhee bio - November 30, 1915 - February 16, 1996. (Images are fubared, but the write up and song samples are good.) A few more clips from Sonny & Brownie: Hooray, Hooray, These Women is Killin Me On the Pete Seeger show: Hootin the Blues - showcasing Sonny's awesome hootin & hollerin Another with Pete Seeger: I Couldn't Believe My Eyes - a quirky, fun little song written by Brownie And wait - there's more: Fabulous prior post with more live blues on Chicago's Maxwell Street by -- who else? -- Flapjax at Midnight. And not directly related but just because it is vintage blues and so totally sweet & awesome, Swift's prior post on Delta Blues.

And something is vacant when I think it's all beginning : The Late Allen Ginsberg and Beck in Conversation

y2karl — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:38:38 -0800

Not exactly breaking news, but still:
The Late Allen Ginsberg and Beck in Conversation
Related YouTuber: Beck on the late Allen Ginsberg
To complete the circle: Jackass by the South Austin Jug Band.

Honking Duck - Listen to Old Time Music from 78s

y2karl — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:35:31 -0800

Hill Billie Blues by Uncle Dave Macon and his Fruit Jar Drinkers is under 1924 at Honking Duck. You could search that by title as well. Or you can look up by Artist as in Al Hopkins & His Buckle Busters.
Need I mention all are in RealAudio ? Hate Realplayer ? Well, as noted before, fight the power and use Real Alternative aka Media Player Classic instead. It's not exactly my favorite style of interface but they certainly do afford a large selection.

Folktunes.org - The Folktunes Archive for teaching and learning.

y2karl — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:49:12 -0800

Viola Lee Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers
The House Carpenter - Clarence Ashley
Old Dan Tucker - Judge Sturdy's Orchestra
Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
Coo Coo Bird - Clarence Ashley
Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson on fiddle
The Worried Blues - Samantha Bumgarner
Dark Holler - Clarence Ashley
Cocaine Habit Blues - The Memphis Jug Band
All are from Folktunes.org, a list of annotated links to mp3s at the Internet Archive with lyrics and history on each page. It's like a functional annotated academic SomeOfTheCoolest78sAttheInternetArchiveFilter .

Here Is Jazz Old Time Online

y2karl — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:14:44 -0800

Here Is Jazz Old Time Online
17,877 Real Audio streams of public domain jazz recordings, 17,147 of which are available as mp3 downloads for $5 for 3 months. Run a search on a favorite and see what they have. Man, all those Don Redman sides--I may just break down and get a Paypal account. Hate Realplayer ? Well, fight the power and use Real Alternative aka Media Player Classic instead.

y2karlTube - Simply Beautiful

y2karl — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:56:06 -0800

Clarence Ashley - The Coo Coo
Skip James - Crow Jane
Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
Son House - John the Revelator
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys - Close By
Houston Stackhouse & Joe Willie Wilkins - Cool Drink Of Water
Muddy Waters - Honey Bee
Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Lone Star Rag
Mississipi John Hurt - You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley
Maybelle & Sara Carter - Cannonball Blues
Al Green - Simply Beautiful
Enjoy. Note that, too, save for Mississippi John Hurt, there is more by each of the above artists linked on each clip's page.
The first is via FaheyGuitarPlayers, the rest were all in a day's surf. On dial-up, even.