Monthly Archives: January 2019

Walkin’ Blues

Posted on January 20, 2019 by sixstrstories

It was a Saturday morning in the middle of January. I was out for a long walk with my favorite accompaniment: my iPod classic, set to “Shuffle Songs,” playing through my Sony headphones. I’d been serenaded by Billie Holiday, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Audio, Random Topics | Tagged Acoustic Guitar, Alan Lomax, Blues Guitar, Four O'Clock Flower Blues, Library of Congress, Mississippi Blues, The Land Where The Blues Began, William Brown, Willie 61 Blackwell, Willie Blackwell | 5 Comments

This Historic Day In Music: Atlantic Records SD 8216

Posted on January 12, 2019 by sixstrstories

I wish I could tell you that I remember when I first heard them, but I can’t. I do remember that in 1969, starting in the middle of my sophomore year of high school, I was crazy about the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, This Historic Day In Music | Tagged Atlantic Records, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin's First Album, Robert Plant, Viram Jasani, You Shook Me | 7 Comments

This Historic Day In Music: Elizabeth Cotten – Take 4

Posted on January 5, 2019 by sixstrstories

“Take 4?!” That’s correct. Elizabeth Nevills Cotten was born on January 5, 1893, in Carrboro (right next to Chapel Hill), North Carolina. And the story of how little Elizabeth grew up to become a guitarist, singer, songwriter, performer and Grammy-award … Continue reading →

Posted in Posts with Video, This Historic Day In Music | Tagged Alice Gerrard, Arhoolie Records, Elizabeth Cotten, Folkways Records, Freight Train, Frets Magazine, In The Sweet Bye And Bye, Mike Seeger, Peggy Seeger, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Smithsonian Folkways Records, Wilson Rag | 4 Comments

Monthly Archives: January 2019

Walkin’ Blues

This Historic Day In Music: Atlantic Records SD 8216

This Historic Day In Music: Elizabeth Cotten – Take 4

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