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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 26, 2014 21:25:28 GMT
Me too, Al.
Lexington, MS, is not in the north, but in the middle of the state.
This is Lonnie Pitchford from Lexington - another wonderful clip from the Robert Palmer / Dave Stewart 'Deep Blues' film.
Shine On Michael
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 26, 2014 21:40:42 GMT
Here you go, here's the whole film.
I had forgotten that is was actually made by Robert Mugge.
Shine On Michael
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 30, 2014 19:33:05 GMT
....more hill country music from RL and a very cool band with Cedric, Kenny Brown and Big Jack Johnson
Shine On Michael
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Post by slide496 on Nov 6, 2014 13:51:50 GMT
Another Burnside clip:
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Post by ken1953clark on Nov 6, 2014 23:18:27 GMT
Hi,
might seem a bit of a tangent, but closely related...
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Post by pete1951 on Nov 7, 2014 18:04:03 GMT
Hopefully this is the sort of thing we could see on a trip to the Delta? (see `road trip` thread started by Ken a while ago)
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Post by ken1953clark on Nov 8, 2014 8:20:31 GMT
Absolutely! Definitely want to visit the hill country as part of the visit.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 11:41:12 GMT
Robert Belfour is one of my favorite hill country players. There are also several modern performers in this style..check Left Lane Cruiser, Bill Abel and my current fave, Ten Foot Polecats. I met them at Muddy Roots Europe last year - there's a much greater appreciation of roots music in northern Europe than in the UK, it's totally refreshing to go over there and experience the knowledge and enthusiasm - forget your UK festivals, get yourself to Muddy Roots in Belgium! By the way, here's my take, and tips on how to play, Belfour's Hill Stomp.
Also check out Jessie Mae Hemphill. Catfish Keith does numbers in her style...Eagle Bird being the most notable I reckon.
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Post by eggy on Nov 9, 2014 9:25:34 GMT
I wonder if North Mississippi sound is more style than actually regional thing.Many North Mississippi artists were from hernando and nesbit etc..For example Robert Wilkins,Frank Stokes,Jim Jackson,Joe Callicot,Garfield Akers etc..These artists recorded very early and songs range from hard blues to ragtime/novelty songs etc..More than just the one chord drone style we have now. I think Akers and Wilkins record some great early examples of the style.
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Post by blueshome on Nov 9, 2014 13:32:49 GMT
There seems to be some confusion between North Mississippi and Hill Country styles. R.L, Fred, Junior Kimborough etc represent the Hill Country style. Many of the artists, later based in Memphis, asnamed by eggy were from N.MS and have nothing to do with the hill country region.
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Post by eggy on Nov 10, 2014 10:13:09 GMT
Yes with blueshome i agree.For me the north/hill styles seem different.
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Post by kristo on Nov 11, 2014 10:48:34 GMT
This thread is awesome!
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Post by Quarterquay on Nov 13, 2014 14:29:25 GMT
Great film of RL Burnside Slide 496. Good clear closeups of his technique and almost a whole hour too. Only come across short clips before.
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Post by lavinci on Nov 15, 2014 12:29:47 GMT
Wow, let's not forget the modern protege of RL Burnside, Kenny Brown.... ....and then there is my favorite, Old Gray Mule. CR is a modern player and really captures the essence of this style with more energy. Band camp has most of his recording... I can't get enough of OGM myself
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Post by bod on Nov 30, 2014 10:11:31 GMT
Bumped into this piece about 'Mississippi Hill Country Blues' online: "KEEPERS OF SONG, KEEPERS OF TRADITION" - it seems to be a prize winning essay by a history student at Yale... Contains some interesting background on social and cultural differences between the delta and the hill country...
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