http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:31:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en let me introduce you to one of the greatest sites on the world wide web. it's called Honey where you been so long?, and it's a gold mine of some of the greatest down home soulful blues you eva did wanna here child. just search the catergories on ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2008/01/31/pre-war-blues-dot-org-sho-is-some-soul-in-here/ i'm usually not one for christmas music (although i have to admit that when sung by the greats it can be quite enjoyable). nevertheless, this is absolutley brilliant (and i guess it's not really a christmas song anyway). everything about this clip is great - the set, the ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/12/23/14/ listen. listen to her scream and ache, and riff and break. listen to that mellow tone, to that hurtin moan. red-hot licks played by black fingertips of the icey-coolest slicks in town. listen to her wail, and sail into blue skies with the high pitched cries of the low down sighs of soul. a love affair with despair. an agonizingly azure ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/11/04/the-jazz-blues-an-ode-to-my-first-love/ as the get right gang always says, you can listen to a certain piece of music you like a hundred times and always enjoy it. but then there's that one time that it really hits you how great it is. it's like you're really hearing it for the ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/10/19/aint-nobodys-business/ i think ST. JAMES INFIRMARY is one of greatest songs of all time. it's got a melody that's eerie, melancholy, low down, and filled with the blues. lot's of people have done it but i think some of the more notable versions are the ones done by: LOUIS ARMSTRONG ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/09/23/st-james-infirmary/ pff. that's soul. http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/09/01/lowdown-lesson-1/ well, i was gonna tell you all about how the blogging world is new to me and that i'm just starting this site but that it'll be updated a lot; and that i'll be posting all kinds of things about early 20th century american music (especially jazz and blues); and ... http://michaeljamesarmstrong.com/analogbaritone/2007/08/23/new/