Author: Egil Mosbron

Blues classics: Robert Johnson – Cross Road Blues

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I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above “Have mercy, save poor Bob, if you please”

Yeoo, standin’ at the crossroad, I tried to flag a ride
Standin’ at The Crossroads, I tried to flag a ride
Ain’t nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by
—-

Favorite album? I think the Robert Johnson album. I listen to that quite a bit still.
~Bob Dylan (Rockline Interview June 1985)

You want to know how good the blues can get? Well, this is it.
~Keith Richards (about Robert Johnson)

 

Wikipedia:

“Cross Road Blues” is a blues song written and recorded by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Johnson’s vocal accompanied by his acoustic slide guitar. Although its lyrics do not contain any specific references, the song has become part of the Robert Johnson mythology as referring to the place where he supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his musical talents

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March 11: Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album) released in 1970

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March 11: Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album) released in 1970

One of the most hotly awaited second albums in history — right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band — Déjà Vu lived up to its expectations and rose to number one on the charts.
~Bruce Eder (allmusic.com)

Almost Cut My Hair – Live Wembley 1974:

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Great Spotify Playlist by Gorm Gullo

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When my favorite Norwegian music magazine – BEAT – died for the 5th time back in 1997, the journalists were asked to create a playlist (or rather a C60 tape back then) containing the best music ever.. in their opinion. The time limit was 60min (C60 tape).

Some of the lists are really great and I will share them in a series of posts.

Previous posts:

Here is Gorm Gullo‘s list.

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Great Spotify Playlist by Finn Bjelke

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When my favorite Norwegian music magazine – BEAT – died for the 5th time back in 1997, the journalists were asked to create a playlist (or rather a C60 tape back then) containing the best music ever.. in their opinion. The time limit was 60min (C60 tape).

Some of the lists are really great and I will share them in a series of posts.

Other posts in this serie:

Here is Finn Bjelke‘s list.

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Great Spotify Playlist – Classic Rock & Jazz

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small faces all or nothing

When my favorite Norwegian music magazine – BEAT – died for the 5th time back in 1997, the journalists were asked to create a playlist (or rather a C60 tape back then) containing the best music ever.. in their opinion. The time limit was 60min (C60 tape).

Some of the lists are really great and I will share them in a series of posts, starting with Arild R. Andersen‘s list which consists of classic rock and some jazz.

  1. The Rolling Stones – the last time 1965
  2. The Small faces – All or nothing 1966
  3. Led Zeppelin – Good times bad times 1969
  4. Frank Zappa – peaches en regalia 1970
  5. Miles Davis – Sivad 1971
  6. The Weather Report – The Moors 1972
  7. Birthday Party – Zoo-Music Girl 1981
  8. Nick Lowe – Soulful Wind 1994
  9. Jack Bruce – Folk Song 1995
  10. Bill Frisell – Gimme A Holler 1997

Spotify:

Spotify link -> Arild R. Andersen playlist

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-Egil

Great Album: Chris Stapleton – Traveller

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I’ve got a problem but it ain’t like what you think
I drink because I’m lonesome and I’m lonesome ‘cause I drink
~Whiskey and You

“A lot of my earliest memories of music were listening to music in the car with my dad, he listened to a lot of outlaw country, Merle Haggard and things like that and then old R&B: Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin. Hopefully, some of this record reflects some of that and I think that he would have liked it. I like to think he would have, anyway.”
– Chris Stapleton (PasteMagazine)

Really, it’s unfair to peg him as country’s savior: because records like this transcend genre altogether, created to mend souls, not sales.
~americansongwriter.com

Chris Stapleton released one of this year’s strongest albums back in back in May. It’s a fantastic record of soulful country songs. When I say soulful, I mean that the whole album is dripping with just as much soul as country. This isn’t a new thing in country music (or the soul genre, for that matter), but it has been very long since we’ve heard it done this good.

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