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Way Down Inside: Songs of Willie Dixon
by Doug Collette
Big Head Todd and the Monsters have been fans of blues music since their first days together playing music in high school, so it only makes sense they'd eventually record am album in this seminal form. Accordingly, in 2011 the band delved into the blues with their first 'Big Head Blues Club' project, 100 Years of Robert Johnson (Big Records, 2011), which featured guest appearances by BB King, Hubert Sumlin, Charlie Musselwhite, Honeyboy Edwards, and others. The success of that ...
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso You could argue that Robert Johnson, the doomed 1920s-era Mississippi bluesman, was the first rock 'n' roll star. Johnson certainly played the role, with his flair for the dramatic, questionable lifestyle choices and early death. More particularly, he sounded the part: Tough and honest, full of vibrancy, danger and rhythm. Whether you've actually ever heard a Robert Johnson record—he put out just 29 songs for the old Vocolion label in 1936-37—is of little importance. If you've been ...
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Big Head Blues Club: 100 Years of Robert Johnson
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ALBUM RELEASE MARCH 1, 2011 TO BE SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL TOUR: “BLUES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL CONCERTS" How do you throw a 100th birthday bash for the most influential bluesman that ever lived? If you're Big Head Todd and The Monsters, you gather some of the greatest living blues musicians and record 100 Years of Robert Johnson (March 1, 2011—Ryko/Big Records), a stirring new tribute album featuring 10 potent interpretations of some of the most vital and ...
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Listen up Preview: Big Head Blues Club, Featuring B.B. King, "Crossroads Blues" (2010)
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By Nick DeRiso Robert Johnson's “Crossroads Blues" remains one of the most terrifying, wonder-filled songs, even if you don't know the oft-told tale of how the doomed Mississippi bluesman became so proficient so quickly at playing his guitar. It's one of the reasons that, despite the brevity of his time on this earth—born about 1910 and dead by 1938, likely poisoned by a lover's jealous mate after recording just 29 tunes—Johnson is still a touchstone for artists as diverse as ...
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