[Harp-L] Subject: Memphis Slim/Sonny Boy Williamson - hour long European concert~video~

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You've got me cracking up here, Michelle. You're most welcome.
 
 
I did indeed see the Blues Brothers movie--several times in fact, but  
didn't make the association between this ensemble playing guitarist with 'that  
guy'. In my defense--I wasn't 'in' the harmonica world back then, or  
particularly sensitive to blues music and musicians though--hadn't returned to  
harmonica playing and wasn't hypersensitive to harmonica playing everywhere I  
went (as I am now). There's something about coming back to playing which 
makes  one hear even the tiniest harmonica note anywhere. Quite astounding. 
Like you,  though--I'm dying to now watch the Blues Bros movie again :)
 
 
In the meantime, I thought you'd get a kick out of these clips:
 
Think:
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmr0sP8QOgU_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmr0sP8QOgU) 
 
Everybody needs Somebody to Love
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EHV0zs0kVGg_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EHV0zs0kVGg) 
 
Soul Man (Live) with Donald 'Duck' Dunn
 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2me1whctwc&feature=player_embedded_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2me1whctwc&feature=player_embedded) #!
 
 
As for the 'tour', I suspect this was part of the overall European group of 
 Black blues musicians who were welcomed in Europe while still being highly 
 segregated here in the States. There are lots of articles written about 
those  times--some by the artists involved. Here's an informative 8-page 
article  about the whys and wherefores (except of course for getting Son House's 
name  wrong -sheesh)followed by another 5 pages I found particularly  
interesting:
 
 
_http://www.publicbookshelf.com/history/blues-history/revival-blue_ 
(http://www.publicbookshelf.com/history/blues-history/revival-blue) 
 
 
Elizabeth
 
PS: Am posting yet another Memphis Slim tour I found--a nice way to end  
your Sunday as well :) (this one's not as long).
 
 
"Message: 5
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:39:40 -0600
From: Michelle  LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject:  Memphis Slim/Sonny Boy Williamson -
hour, long European concert~video~
To:  harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx

Elizabeth wrote:
> If you're a Sonny Boy  Williamson fan this is a rare treat if you haven't
> yet caught this  entire footage: 56 minutes of black and white footage of 
the
> Memphis  Slim Quartet tour in Europe.
> 
Righteous find, Elizabeth! Many thanks  for posting it. I had never even 
heard of this tour, let alone this terrific  footage.
> The guitar work is as stellar as the piano playing. A guitarist  name of
> Matthew 'Guitar' Murphy I hadn't heard of before seeing his name  here. I
> checked him out on Wikipedia and he's had a very interesting  career with 
some of
> the other Blues Greats. Is still around at  82,afaik.
> 
You mean you've never seen the "Blues Brothers" movie?  Matt Murphy plays 
guitar in the Blues Brothers band alongside Steve Cropper,  and he's the 
husband of the woman played by the great Aretha Franklin.  They're in 
their Maxwell street greasy spoon restaurant when Jake and Elwood  
recruit Matt for their band. That's when the famous scene ensues when  
Aretha sings her "Respect" song complete with a dance routine. Now I  
have to watch the movie again tonight... There's about two minutes of  
John Lee Hooker leading a band on Maxwell street consisting of several  
members of Muddy's band at the time, in front of the Murphy-Franklin  
restaurant. Walter Horton also makes a brief appearance in that band. My  
favorite scene by far! (Even though he appears to be cross-eyed  drunk.)
> Sonny Boy playing and singing some music here I hadn't yet heard  before.
>  
> My apologies if this has already been  posted.
> 
Schweeet post, Elizabeth -- muchas gracias! Great way to  start my Sunday  
morning!

Michelle"
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