Don't Start Me Talkin'

Lightning Rod Does The Blues

You can't grow up in Texas without being influenced by the blues. I grew up in Texas.
All American popular music from country to rock to pop to jazz is flavored by the blues. It's Our Music, colored by hardship and hope.
These are some of my favorite blues tunes.

So, if you have a Lightnin' fast connection
and love the blues, give a listen. These tunes were recorded on front porches and in basements.
Authentic and
Absolutely Free.

 

The Tunes

Summertime
(Gershwin)
Says everything that can be said about the blues.

Blues in the Night
(Harold Arlen)

Stormy Monday
(T. Bone Walker)

Angie/Sixteen Tons
(tribute to Paul Simon,Tennessee Ernie Ford and the American labor movement)

Codine
(Buffy St. Marie)

Talking to Noah About The Flood
(Lrod)

Ain't No Sunshine
(Bill Withers)

House of the Rising Sun
(traditional)

Three Grams
(Lrod)

St. James Infirmary
(traditional)

Pledging My Time
(Bob Dylan)

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Bonus Cuts
String Man
Where Did Garbo Go?
Cruisin' For Burgers and Fries