The Blues collection
Our 18 stories about blues songs travel far and wide but itās no surprise that some are set in the home of the blues.
Our 18 stories about blues songs travel far and wide but itās no surprise that some are set in the home of the blues.
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.
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.
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.