Let's Compile Our Own "The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings"--Kool Breeze Has Offered to Put These Listed Songs On Radio
Although I had hinted at this in another post, NPR has compiled a list of 50 of what they feel are the most influential songs of the past decade. Not one Blues song made the list. Go figure.
Many of the songs, and many of the groups that made their list, I didn't recognize. Even more so, many of the songs and many of the artists suggested by the people who wrote in, I didn't recognize, ie. how about their first ten listings (they arranged things diplomatically alphabetically.) Go figure. (I follow the Blues.)
Here's their list:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2009/11/the_decades_50_most_impor...
As we must surely have recorded and released something this past decade that you would consider important, why not suggest it. Include song, artist and why you feel it was important. Put your thinking caps on.
If we can come up with fifty songs that we feel are most important, I will submit this list to NPR.
Many of the songs, and many of the groups that made their list, I didn't recognize. Even more so, many of the songs and many of the artists suggested by the people who wrote in, I didn't recognize, ie. how about their first ten listings (they arranged things diplomatically alphabetically.) Go figure. (I follow the Blues.)
Here's their list:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2009/11/the_decades_50_most_impor...
As we must surely have recorded and released something this past decade that you would consider important, why not suggest it. Include song, artist and why you feel it was important. Put your thinking caps on.
If we can come up with fifty songs that we feel are most important, I will submit this list to NPR.
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Permalink Reply by Kool Breeze~ on -
Dave, you don't know most of these because they are MOSTLY house/dance genre.
Don't get me wrong I can appreciate all genre's of music, as Willie said.. all of them have a roots/blues base, in my opinion this is very true.
Even with that in mind I hardly think these are the most INFLUENTIAL on the decade.
Norah Jones made the list thats the only blues artist I saw.
Gerry Lane did a song two in fact on our times now, one being a song about 911 wow don't you think this was a BIG event in this decade. I cried the blues (for new york city) & These are dangerous times. That's just off the top of my head.
I think we should compile a list, or at the very least submit some blues to their list
PS... If you did a 50 or 100 list of the decade for blues. I will put together a show on KCOR maybe we could air this new years day! Dave and you could help :) BUT we got to get this list together fast so I can track down any I might not have.
Breeze
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Permalink Reply by CHC Network on -
KB,
Well, folks. There you have it. If we put our collective heads together, Kool Breeze will put together a show of the songs we choose.
I will do one better. If we can put together a list of 50, I will do what I do and tell everyone. And I mean everyone.
If you have a song that you would like to add to this list, I am certain that KB would mention your name on the air as the contributor.
What about it, KB baby? :_)
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Permalink Reply by John Gardiner on -
According to Bill Wax from XM Radio the album Mean Blues from the Floyd Lee Band he considers to be the best album of the decade. See attached mp3 file for his own words from the intro to the premiere of Full Moon Lightnin'.
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Permalink Reply by Kool Breeze~ on
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Floyd Lee is awesome John I am going to grab your dvd looking forward to seeing it. It is so important to keep these stories to pass down.
I would love to do something like this with Powell 'Blind Dog' Williams he has such a great story to tell and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame this year. I am going record his story for a show this coming year.
Tried to snag the free cd on your site for my radio station but guess they are gone I got a error page :(
Thanx for posting that also was great
I would have to agree with Bill about Mean Blues CD
OK we got one album for the list :)
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on -
Various Artists - M for Mississippi Soundtrack
http://www.mformississippi.com/
The critical acclaim will help explain why it's important.
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Permalink Reply by CHC Network on
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Chad,
Having visited this site, I do not find a musician listing. Who performed on this film?
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on
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M For Mississippi Soundtrack
1. M for Mississippi – Big George Brock & The Houserockers
2. The Wolves Are Howling – Wesley Jefferson Blues Band
3. Ain’t It Alright – R.L. Boyce & Lightnin’ Malcolm
4. I’m A Bluesman – Terry “Harmonica” Bean
5. Slow Down, Slow Down – Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
6. Black Mattie’s Face – The Mississippi Marvel & Lightnin’ Malcolm
7. Hip Shakin’ Woman – T-Model Ford & Stud
8. Give It All To Me Baby – “Cadillac” John Nolden & Bill Abel
9. The Woman I Love – Pat Thomas
10. Bring It On Home – The Robert “Bilbo” Walker Band
11. Rosalee – L.C. Ulmer
http://realdeepblues.blogspot.com/2008/10/m-for-mississippi-soundtr...
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Permalink Reply by CHC Network on
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Well, this particular post certainly isn't going anywhere. I even posted the same on Centrum Blues (for which Corey Harris is director) and the only response I have received said that as a community, the Blues has not produced anything significant within the past decade.
My answer, "I don't want to accept that, but you may be right."
Even with the offer of putting this list on the radio, cannot we come up with 50 important/influential songs?
Maybe the Blues is dead.
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Permalink Reply by Chad Nordhoff on
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Trust me, it ain't dead yet. It smells funky sometimes. My prediction is that if we pull it off life support, we'll find that we couldn't get rid of it if we tried.
Lately at my shows, people of all ages are showing very strong and very positive reactions to my "blues" songs. The reaction has been getting stronger as I mix in a wider variety and impose less restrictions on my style. People are truly craving something like the blues but they themselves don't know it yet. Blues music will experience another surge of some sort. I don't know what form it may take but it will happen.
3 Albums: (i haven't narrowed it down to songs just yet)
Buddy Guy - "Sweet Tea" - 2001
R.L. Burnside - "Burnside on Burnside" - 2001
Robert Belfour - "Pushin' My Luck" - 2003
Through the 1980's and 90's the blues gained more of a reputation for being a middleage, middleclass, leisure activity. How many new fans could one expect to draw in? These hill country blues albums are finding their way to young ears. Their influence is seeping in slowly and the pressure will continue to build. It will bust out somewhere, somehow.
Johnny Cash's later work with Rick Rubin on his series of "American" recordings made Cash as cool to kids in 2006 as he was in 1956. It was just natural. The same argument one might use to suggest that the blues is dead could apply to most music from the last decade. It was driven by numbers. Bluegrass has actually done fairly well in comparison to Blues. Bluegrass people don't seem so desparate to carry on the tradition, they just seem to enjoy playing. My dad started playing banjo at age 60. It just happens that way. The 2000's were definitely not great for the blues but important work was done. New directions and blueprints were established.
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Permalink Reply by Kool Breeze~ on
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Well, I have posted this a few times myself and get NO reply
Blues is not dead, I can't believe someone would say .. as a community, the Blues has not produced anything significant within the past decade.
All these people chant keep the blues alive yet NOBODY other than a couple here have any opinion on the last decade of Blues!!!! Sorry but this just gets under my skin lol
Is everyone too busy playing farmland, yoville and Mafia War to think about what Blues artist have produced that is important over the last decade!
Steppin off my soapbox hehe
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Permalink Reply by CHC Network on
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Kool Breeze,
Point well taken.
I went even further myself and sent this same out to my mailing list. I received three replies.
Publicist Richard Flohil, 2010 KBA Recipient wroter:
Just another dumb list, folks.
Designed to piss you off.
Succeeded, too!
Cheers
Richard
I did get some good suggestions:
This is just not right.....I am INCENSED!
Off the top of my head: L'il Ed and the Blues Imperials:
''Hold that Train"
Super Chikan "Somebody Shoot that Thang" and "Yardboy Blues"
Both are younger blues artists carrying on the tradition of the forefathers. Ed from Chicago, Chikan from the Delta.
Chikan, in particular, creates art, especially homemade guitars. He yodels...real American artist.
I would also add the North Mississippi AllStars, Homemade Jamz, Tommy Castro and Coco Montoya..the last two bringing a Latino element to blues. Also the Burnside grandchildren...cannot think of the names of the songs, BUT I WILL...(turkey hangover.)
Charlie Musselwhite...Album "Delta Hardware" Song: "Church is Out" or "Red's" or several others. Musselwhite is an example of a legendary white harp player-singer who has kept current, yet sings about his hometown of Clarksdale on this disk, along with his latest "Rough Dried."
Karen Nugent, president, Boston Blues Society
I am going to be patient on this matter. First, because many people were away for the Thanksgiving holiday this weekend, and second, it is another year and a month until the end of this decade. Maybe all the tabulations aren't in yet.
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Permalink Reply by Kool Breeze~ on
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I don't get why they say another year, see to me the decade end with the last day of this year and it started with Jan 1 2000. Haha guess I had this same issue with the new millenium too lol. If there is another year why is NPR posting their list so I am not the only one that thinks this way.
So many come to mind Alex Dixon CD speaking of generations of blues musicians..
A few questions come to mind tho is this a list of only original tracks or are covers in for consideration too? My first thought is originals only.. but then you have some great covers that put todays influence into the mix and deserve consideration too.
I know one thing for sure the blues is not dead.. like fore mentioned I think it is on a climb, and I think with the times a coming it will continue.
OK I will try patience lol
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