Sawtooth Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) 9pm - Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Play The Whites? [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc752"]link[/url] [u]Edit:[/u] An extremely interesting and well produced documentary charting the influence of American Blues on Great Britain's music from the late '50's to the late '60's. Some great opinions and stories from Jack Bruce, Bill Wyman, a very funny Keith Richards, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuiness, Paul Jones, Mick Fleetwood, John Mayall and more. Covers the rarity of the first Blues records hitting the shores, Chris Barber bringing over the Blues legends Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Champion Jack Dupree etc. with some interesting insights into what they thought of us British. Then the formation of the first British Blues bands in the early '60's; The Stones, Yardbirds, John Mayall etc plus the influence through the sixties on The Kinks, the Animals and more. Also taking the Blues to white American audiences with the 'British Invasion'. It ends with the transformation from blues to rock with acts such as Cream, Led Zep and Fleetwood Mac. It's a must-see for anyone with even a slight interest in how the Blues influenced and continues to influence guitar based music right up to the present day. Even if you [i]thought[/i] you'd seen, heard and read all this before (like me ), it's well worth a watch for some of the footage and stories alone. 10.30pm - Blues on Later....with Jools Holland. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k99g6"]Link[/url] [u]Edit:[/u] Some great performances and low end action from too many to mention. One of the standouts for me was Chris Barber with Andrew Fairweather Low - 'Gin House'. 11.30pm - Blues at the BBC - 50 years of performances. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00k36m5"]Link[/url] [u]Edit:[/u] Passionate performances from some of the greats. Standout for me (25mins 30secs) has to be Son House - 'Death Letter' (My Black Mama pt. 2). Son House has more Blues in one twitch of his right eyebrow, than I'll ever achieve in a lifetime. That's my evening sorted!!! Edited March 12, 2011 by Sawtooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Cool, thanks! Set to record........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 what was that beast of a bass the guy from ZZ Top was playing? looked like a proper project!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benebass Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 [quote name='Jigster' post='1158787' date='Mar 11 2011, 11:03 PM']what was that beast of a bass the guy from ZZ Top was playing? looked like a proper project!![/quote] Don't know, but it sounded great - even on my tinny TV! Cheers, B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarcher Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Jeff Becks got shares in Grecian 2000 or he's wearing a very strange hairpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawtooth Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 [quote name='Jigster' post='1158787' date='Mar 11 2011, 11:03 PM']what was that beast of a bass the guy from ZZ Top was playing? looked like a proper project!![/quote] You mean this b*stard son of a beast bass guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I dunno who does them, but ZZ Top have had a fair few custom jobs done-the furry ones, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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