The Blues collection
Our 18 stories about blues songs travel far and wide but it’s no surprise that some are set in the home of the blues.
THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN TO YOU by LAZY LESTER Story by Peter Crossing
Lazy Lester sang in a compelling, rough-hewn voice and played harmonica, guitar and various percussion devices. Not blues from the delta, not the electric blues of the big cities but blues with a looser feel.
CRAWLING KING SNAKE by ETTA JAMES Story by Rijn Collins
I think of my past snakes, all those blue eyes and banjos over the years, the late night knocks and needs that kept my heart shielded and my eyes always on the door.
Born in Chicago by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Story by Luke R Davies
Luke R Davies Cambridge Park, western suburbs of Sydney. Early 1980s. It blew me away and blew me straight into the local music shop to get one of those blues harps.