Interesting article at www.performingsongwriter.com/vault/special_89.pdf
The gist is that payola was not just an isolated problem in the 50s & 60s.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Additional listening resources
You may have some luck finding some older recordings (public domain) at archive.org. You can usually download an MP3 or stream the selections. I found Mamie Smith's Crazy Blues there. Just an example; I know it's on the CD.
Another way to expand your learning experience is to create a custom radio station on Pandora. It's free. I just 'seeded' a custom radio station with Matchbox Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson and although it won't play the song you want immediately, it will play similar stuff. The station I just created is now playing Terraplane Blues by Robert Johnson.
[Edit: Here's a tune that should be mandatory listening for students of early American music: Stealin' by the Memphis Jug Band.]
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
