tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post8613602141925499312..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: A great bluesman just died-Did you know him?.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-45379719505988959802009-03-16T22:35:00.000-05:002009-03-16T22:35:00.000-05:00I didn't know who he was and that's one of the rea...I didn't know who he was and that's one of the reasons I visit your blog. Learning is a constant process.Lenoxavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146647934577010384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-45122345050149201482009-03-15T08:14:00.000-05:002009-03-15T08:14:00.000-05:00Wow. That is sad news. I enjoyed Willie Kings' mus...Wow. That is sad news. I enjoyed Willie Kings' music. I loved his politically infused blues, similar to that of Otis Taylor.<BR/><BR/>It seems like most of the great ones have gone on. It's a damn shame that we don't give more credit and praise to our artists while they are still alive. Also folks like Joe Bonamassa, Derek Trucks and John Mayer, while talented, get media attention a Willie King could only dream of.<BR/><BR/>I think King's release Freedom Creek was his best. It was very different than anything else that was around.Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-76826014725827088022009-03-12T08:23:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:23:00.000-05:00Daddy, I'm a Mississippi blues fan. Muddy, the W...Daddy, I'm a Mississippi blues fan. Muddy, the Wolf, John hurt, etc. That's when I say "that's what the blues is all about," but hell, I like it all.<BR/>Thanks for the references!SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-14489642850003339052009-03-12T05:35:00.000-05:002009-03-12T05:35:00.000-05:00Anon:You say Willie King committed sin by playing ...Anon:You say Willie King committed sin by playing on Sundays. Two things:<BR/><BR/>First. What if played the blues so he could take care of himself and his family? Is it not christian to feed and keep a roof over your family's head?<BR/>Second, Is Willie playing loud music on a Sunday so bad? I think your Jesus would understand a man playing the blues to take care of his family and to give hardworking people a place to go and relax and maybe have a dance or two before going back to a hard week's work, don't you?<BR/><BR/>Sagacious: That's a difficult one. I would need to know what kind of blues you like: contemporary or urban blues Buddy Guy or the more traditional stuff. But looking at some of the more very good blues guitarists whom we all should know,I would start with these guys:<BR/>1. Willie Murphy is a fantastic guitarists, but I don't know why he wasn't recorded more.<BR/>2. Magic Sam was great but died early. He made a great live album in the late 60's, around 1968, just before he died. Side 2 is live at the Ann Arbor Festival and gives a feel for good he is. He was backed by just two people: A drummer and a base and pulled it off. Side 1 shows him live in a bar in Chicago. It really brought out how he performed with his fans and folks from the Southside neighborhood. <BR/>3. Jimmie Dawkins plays hard, tough blues, the blues of black folks growing up and living on ghetto streets or staying in the gang-infested Robert Taylor projects, where I hear he lived at one time. Check out his song "Welfare blues." Great.<BR/>4. Magic Slim plays great house rocking music. He's very popular in Europe and on college campuses. He travels all the time. But he's best when he plays one of those bittersweet ballads about a man being mistreated. By the way, he was taught to play by Magic Sam, a good friend and homeboy from somewhere in Mississippi.<BR/>4. Mighty Joe Young was another great guitarist. He was one of those so-called West side guitarists, which included Luther Allison, Otis Rush, Jimmie Dawkins.Young played with R&B bands as well as the blues. He was best with the blues. His rendition of "As the years go passing by," made famous by Albert King, is very good. His solos sometimes are more jazzy than blues, but it's all smooth and you know where he's going.<BR/><BR/>Mighty Joe Young, Jimmie Dawkins and Magic Sam and Magic Slim can be found on Utube. I hope this helps.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-23693988654191673072009-03-11T21:49:00.000-05:002009-03-11T21:49:00.000-05:00Didn't know him Daddy. Who else do you recommend ...Didn't know him Daddy. <BR/>Who else do you recommend that I might not have heard of? You know I love the blues. . . especially the kind where you go "now that's what the blues is all about."<BR/><BR/>People crack me up with their "anonymous" comments. Aint got the nerve to come right out.SagaciousHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511441325695460501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-35807760898594885282009-03-11T18:13:00.000-05:002009-03-11T18:13:00.000-05:00I heard of him. Playing that music on Sunday is ju...I heard of him. Playing that music on Sunday is just not christian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-56964009107203081122009-03-11T15:05:00.000-05:002009-03-11T15:05:00.000-05:00I always learn something more about music from you...I always learn something more about music from you, Daddy.<BR/><BR/>I never heard of Willie King and I pride myself on being pretty damned knowledgeable when it comes to music.<BR/><BR/>I will be checking Mr. King out now and if I'm lucky, I will get my hands on something to listen to.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-19950866872022242922009-03-11T14:10:00.000-05:002009-03-11T14:10:00.000-05:00Great post Mac, Willie King was a hero, not just a...Great post Mac, Willie King was a hero, not just as a musician but as a man.<BR/><BR/>TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-26339184354660322252009-03-11T12:49:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:49:00.000-05:00Anon: You say that "some of us" didn't like King. ...Anon: You say that "some of us" didn't like King. Who's us? The people in the neighborhood? The religious people in the neighborhood? You sound like you knew him.What do you remember about him, good or bad?Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-45198516870319205232009-03-11T12:44:00.000-05:002009-03-11T12:44:00.000-05:00Brownsugar: Yes, he's one of many good black blues...Brownsugar: Yes, he's one of many good black bluesman who got little or no notice until they were much older. Meanwhile, some of the younger people with a new CD with only one or two decent songs on it get to go on tv shows. Some even get on Lettermen or Leno. You can say this about artists from other genres as well. But, historically, this failure to appreciate our artists seems most pronounced with black musicians.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-39518210888927282792009-03-11T10:18:00.000-05:002009-03-11T10:18:00.000-05:00We knew him, and some of us didn't like him. Alway...We knew him, and some of us didn't like him. Always playing that loud. The men get drunk dance and start flirt all the time. Sometimes they fight. But he was alright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-1840589321435697722009-03-11T10:11:00.000-05:002009-03-11T10:11:00.000-05:00Great tribute. He would no doubt be honored.Great tribute. He would no doubt be honored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-54372161809433932692009-03-11T02:44:00.000-05:002009-03-11T02:44:00.000-05:00Albert King, B.B. King - yes. But I've never heard...Albert King, B.B. King - yes. But I've never heard of Willie King. Thanks for sharing a brief history about his legacy and his role in arts/education and his community. In regards to the latter part of your question - I don't know but I'll take that as a hint to start expanding my blues knowledge. :-)brownsugatouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04314168913074772565noreply@blogger.com