Running After Little Walters

My right shoulder is dislocated
 and there very little I can do
and using my good  arm I dub my brush
with with theses sticky litttle water blues.

Was woundering if its possible to watch him live....looks like it is.... Njoy

I ain’t gonna

I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more
No, I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more
Well, I try my best
To be just like I am
But everybody wants you
To be just like them
They sing while you slave and I just get bored
I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more

Underneath the appletree

This is my idea of a perfect lazy afternoon. I had been searching this song for years. Finally it surfaced at youtube :)

New Orleans: Billie Holiday talks about blues

Taken from the Hollywood movie, New Orleans.
A sign of those times, Billie got sidey role of an afro servant (despite of being a singing sensation) .Here Satchmo is shown to be a bandleader and introduces the members of his band, a virtual Who's Who of classic jazz greats, including trombonist Kid Ory, drummer Zutty Singleton, clarinetist Barney Bigard, guitar player Bud Scott, bassist George "Red" Callender, pianist Charlie Beal, and pianist Meade "Lux" Lewis.
set in the red light district of New Orleans, called Storyville, during its final days. The district existed from 1897 to 1917; it was created in effort to limit prostitution to one area of the city.

Where the Blues Was Born in New Orleans (w. m. Cliff Dixon, Bob Carleton) – Performed by Louis Armstrong and His Band, featuring introductions of each band member by Armstrong, in this order: Charlie Beal – piano, Kid Ory – trombone, Zutty Singleton – drums, Barney Bigard – clarinet, Bud Scott – guitar and cigar, Red Callendar – bass, and himself – cornet. He calls it Satchmo’s Happy Dixie Band.

New Orleans film takes some staggering liberties with history (such as suggesting that one

sympathetic white man was the driving force behind the success and popularity of jazz...), it does depict the exodus of jazz (or ragtime as it was then known) musicians from Storyville to Chicago in one of its most poignant scenes. Louis Armstrong, in his 40s in the film, did make the journey from New Orleans to Chicago as a young man, following the closure of Storyville, and initially found his success in the windy city rather than the crescent city.


Of course we know who is the real star once she starts singing :)

Happy Diwali

Laxmi Aarti in the 50Cent Hip Hop style

Here's wishing a Happy Diwali to all readers !!

Exclusive 'Life' Excerpt: Keith Richards on the Debaucherous 1972 Rolling Stones Tour | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

I can't get no enough of Keef, I love his bad to bone personna and portraits (Besides his music that is :)





Exclusive 'Life' Excerpt: Keith Richards on the Debaucherous 1972 Rolling Stones Tour | Rolling Stone Music | Photos

Brand new blog : Roadmaps to the soul

In some ways this is the reason why there hasn't been new posts in BirdsIView.
Introducing a new blog by me roadmaps4soul

With this blog I'm going to track activities, ideas and comments dealing with my drawings.

Do take a look and share your feedback on this.

Melt Down by *yuumei on deviantART

Shadows are falling and I’ve been here all day

It’s too hot to sleep, time is running away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I’ve still got the scars that the sun didn’t heal
There’s not even room enough to be anywhere
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there’s been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writing what was in her mind
I just don’t see why I should even care
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Well, I’ve been to London and I’ve been to gay Paree
I’ve followed the river and I got to the sea
I’ve been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
I ain’t looking for nothing in anyone’s eyes
Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Feeling Desperate by *Healzo on deviantART

I was born here and I’ll die here against my will
I know it looks like I’m moving, but I’m standing still
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
I can’t even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don’t even hear a murmur of a prayer
It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Shot of adrenaline

Don't stop .... is for the times you want a boost in energy and enthusiasm. It never fails

The story so far ...

A fresh new look at one of my favorite story about my favorite city ..

Inventing Impressionism

Claude Monet has been one of my favorite painter since long time but it is this delightful documentary about the master which got me writing.

If you don't like videos, here is another nice presentation showcasing Monet.

MONET

Chennai State of mind

Back in town an'a all new friends
They sayin' how ya been?
Fucked up and outta place
That's how I felt back then

Double talkin' jive
Get the money mutha f*cker

'Cause I got no more patience
Double talkin'-I got (lies)-
No more patience man
You dig what I'm sayin'?!

Look out: Jeff Beck's new album comming!!

The bird connection is nice and I think this makes a lovely wallpaper too Download one ...

Fine and Mellow ... forever

I had loved Fine and Mellow ever since I had first started listening to Billy Holiday.

At that time I did not know anything about her and picked her tape just on a whim. I was hooked to it, much to chagrin of my room mates and I continued to explore and learn more Billy even as the tape wore off due to over usage.

This sound can be easily noticed a lot of old bollywood tracks. I guess this was their concept of western and happening music, as rock and roll was yet to arrive in the scene.

Fine and mellow is a regular 12 bar blues which was one reason I gravitated to this song and was one of my earliest Billy Holiday favorite. Sadly I could never find this particular version among all others littered across cyberspace. With time I came to know about the story behind it




Actually this recording came in as a reunion of old swinging stars. A sense of excitement as well as nostalgia is cracking among players. Especially during the second solo by Lester "Prez" Young. Billy doesn't just follow him perfectly she's loving it too .....

Me too :) It's a treat to watch them play together!.

Lester and Billy, their story is a stuff of movies and books. Maybe I'll cover it during next post. ..

We have a new hero!

Well not really new I agree, but seen from birdsIview time does look different.

Anyway, this post is about Sonny Boy Williamson II: The enigmtic, sly and masterly harp player and bluesman.

To be honest I have been hearing his name and stories about since long but it was only after few weeks back that I found an index of his best mp3s that i started digging for more sonny boy.

Enuff harping, over to the "Original" Sonny Boy...

While my guitar gently weeps

This video features tribute to Harrison by Top Petty, Jack Lynn, Prince and more. Playing rhythm guitar is Harrison Jr. Dhani. He looks just like his dad.
The best thing about this song is the beautiful guitar solo by TAFKAP Prince. Prince is generally not considered as serious guitar player or musician and people think of him as a kind of freak.

Well Prince settles this question once for all times. For those who don't know it, Prince can play more than 30 instruments and his record company was so impressed by his talant that he was given full creative and production control of his albums when he was still a teenager.

I like his onstage moves, really really smooth.

The king of delta blues

THE ONE for blues as far as I'm concerned. I came across this nice documentary on Robert Johnson which I'd like to share.

Back to the cradle

"I have one bit tonight that I do - I'll mull over what I'm going to do when it's my turn. But Eric doesn't even think. Jump on him at any time, say 'Go!' and he'll take you to another level. Then if you say 'Once more,' he'll take you even higher."
- Andy Fairweather-Low, 2001

From the cradle remains in my all time top blues album even after ten years. And watching EC play it live is one up. I do wish to see him live atleast once in my life time.

Watch out the first sustained note in intro .. Go!

Andy's got it right on the head. Go God!!!

Remembering OP Nyyar

I came across this fantastic video on youtube, a kind of documentary on PO Nyyar recording songs with Asha and Rafi, my #1 music team.

Everything's Broken

Broken lines, broken strings,
Broken threads, broken springs,
Broken idols, broken heads,
People sleeping in broken beds.

Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken.

Broken bottles, broken plates,

Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts.
Broken words never meant to be spoken,

Everything is broken.

Seem like every time you stop and turn around
Something else just hit the ground

Broken cutters, broken saws,
Broken buckles, broken laws,
Broken bodies, broken bones,
Broken voices on broken phones.
Take a deep breath, feel like you're chokin',

Everything is broken.

Every time you leave and go off someplace

Things fall to pieces in my face

Broken hands on broken ploughs,

Broken treaties, broken vows,

Broken pipes, broken tools,

People bending broken rules.

Hound dog howling, bull frog croaking,

Everything is broken.

Listen to Dylan singing this (I hope this ain't broken yet!)