The Blues on PBS

[markie]

<img src="http://www.mnblues.com/cdjpg/shemekia-wicked.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 'twas Shameka I liked her voice was outstanding. the other blonde dreaded one was too jazzy for me.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

That's funny. I love Cassandra Wilson, and would say S. Copeland is too bluesy for me.

[thirsty moore]

Not the best album cover ever....

[beautifuldisaster]

anyone know what time its on 8 or 9? thanks!!

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Are they covering any of the great country blues artists of the 20-40's like Memphis Minnie and Sister Rosetta Tharpe?

[ggw]

In my opinion, none of the new artists held a candle to the old stuff.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Thanks Mank.
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  In my opinion, none of the new artists held a candle to the old stuff.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Thanks Mank.
 

I would reply in-kind with a comparison of you to another board member, but since there is nobody lower on the pecking order, I'll just have to say:
 
 No problem, Rhett.

[thirsty moore]

It's on at 9.
 
 

Originally posted by beautifuldisaster:
  anyone know what time its on 8 or 9? thanks!!

[G.Love]

Originally posted by Bubba:
 
 Isnt the blues often sung off-key or with off-key interjections. Off-key works pretty well for effect, if you ask me.
 
 

The portion of the show that I saw was based around standard 12-bar blues, which utilizes the I, IV and V chords, from the standard 8-note scale. Improvisation is based on the use of the blues scales that are built around a pentatonic scale.  Unfortunately, Lou Reed did not hit many of the right notes on that scale.
 
 Something to note is that improvisation is a key characteristic of the blues.  It allows the performer to convey a different meaning through their personal choice of notes, tempo and rhythms.  I can't fault Lou R. for trying to improvise (I think he was trying), in liue of just covering the song (which is what Bonnie Rait did), but it just  did not work  for me.
 
 Now Nick Cave's performance was a good mix of core blues and improvisation.

[ggw]

Originally posted by beautifuldisaster:
  anyone know what time its on 8 or 9? thanks!!

http://www.pbs.org/theblues/
 
 http://www.pbs.org/theblues/broadcast.html

[thirsty moore]

I'm sure the Onion article on the Ken Burns box set is applicable to "The Blues".
 
 http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/five-disc_jazz_anthology.html
 
  <img src="http://graphics.theonion.com/pics_3922/five-disc_jazz_anthology.jpg" alt=" - " />

[edbert]

Hey G Love, what's an 8-note scale???   Are you one of  THOSE people who count both "do"s in their do-re-mi?  Count do once, doh!
 
        G.Love said:
             The portion of the show that I saw was based around standard 12-bar blues, which
            utilizes the I, IV and V chords, from the standard 8-note scale. Improvisation is based

[thirsty moore]

So an octave doesn't count as a seperate note?  
 
 

Originally posted by edbert:
  Hey G Love, what's an 8-note scale???   Are you one of  THOSE people who count both "do"s in their do-re-mi?  Count do once, doh!
 
        G.Love said:
             The portion of the show that I saw was based around standard 12-bar blues, which
            utilizes the I, IV and V chords, from the standard 8-note scale. Improvisation is based

[edbert]

Nay