Showing posts with label country blues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label country blues. Show all posts
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Leon Redbone: On the Track
Leon Redbone is one of the most unique
musical performers of the last 40 years. He is one of the few current
performers of ragtime music, although he is generally classified as a
folk/blues singer. Redbone was born in Cyprus
In 1975, Redbone recorded his debut album,
the delightful and utterly original, “On the Track,” an album of cover songs
that were in some cases, more than 50-years-old. The album is a collection of
blues, jazz, and ragtime standards sung in Redbone’s signature deep nasal baritone.
In 1977, the album, “Double Time,” appeared, featuring more blues and ragtime
classics including Blind Blake’s “Diddy Wah Diddy.”
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