As has become custom, here's a few in honor of the day. Yep, the same three bad luck songs I've posted in the past. There's a shit ton of other bad luck songs out there but I don't feel like opening that can of worms.
I tell ya, it's just criminal how little recognition Johnny Otis gets for his role in the rhythm and blues scene back in the fifties. (If you're not familiar with him, just check the first paragraph of the Wikipedia page.) I heard a song of his earlier today and he got in my head and hasn't left. Here's a few of his, his son Shuggie on guitar.
A couple of days ago I was listening to the jazz station, a weekly show called Saturday Night Fish Fry. If you know the song of the same name by Louis Jordan, you'd probably guess that the show featured jump blues and you'd be right. Also mixed in is pre-rock 'n' roll rhythm and blues. Good shit. The show is only a couple hours long and nearly every week I cut out early to post something else. Not this week. Fuggit, I thought. I was going to listen to the whole thing. What good is posting music if you don't allow yourself the time to actually listen undistracted? So I had me a rhythm and blues binge for the past two days and did little more than scratch the surface. Thought I might drag you along with me.
