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...date. Which was lousy. But Hound Dog plays a rare form of blues, one designed primarily for dancing. In spite of that preference, Hound Dog has managed to construct a respectable following, in Chicago, as well as on this coast, and is one of the more frequently mentioned "bluesmen's bluesman." He plays a $29.95 El Cheapo Sears Electric Guitar, and runs a band with no bassist, just a second guitarist, who may be Hound Dog's cousin or brother-in-law, and a drummer. But make no mistake about it, any joint with Hound Dog Taylor in it, will...
...also come into his own as a solo performer in the last few years. So they share billing now. They're just off the obligatory album with adoring white rockers, which includes Eric Clapton, whose idea of a good time lately has been playing rhythm guitar behind bluesmen looking to widen their appeal. The album's not too bad, although several of Buddy's solos come off sounding distressingly like Alvin Lee. This should be Junior's South Side Chicago Blues Band at Joe's Place, and, while that'll be closer to the real thing, if you're lucky...
...Sixties' folk revival, Cambridge, New York and San Francisco formed a triangular circuit for itinerant folkies like Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, and Joan Baez. The old Club 47 on Palmer Street played host to nearly all of the best folk singers, as well as to many bluesmen who are rarely seen today. In 1967 the Club 47 folded, leaving the local music scene in a state of restless fragmentation from which it has only recently shown signs of pulling together...
...last two weeks Zircon has presented besides Montgomery two other local bluesmen of extraordinary calibre: Luther Johnson, a black guitarist who used to play in Muddy Water's band; and last week, Billy Colwell's blues band. Colwell is a longtime veteran of the Boston music world who has seen enough ups and downs to send any sensible person into retirement. Fortunately for the world, however, Colwell is so demented that he continues performing phenomenal music for obscure personal reasons. The core of his band consists of Colwell on lead guitar, a second guitarist with a flair...
...endeavor to import significant bluesmen from the hinterlands has been the loving labor of the Boston Blues. Society, a non-profit organization of dedicated blues connoisseurs. In collaboration with WHRB, they have scheduled a series of superb concerts here at Harvard; with the exception of the Hound Dog Taylor concert at Winthrop House, however, these events have been curiously ignored by Harvard students. If you've been waiting for the right opportunity to investigate these affairs, you should not ignore the Otis Rush concert in the Leverett House dining room at 8:30 pm this Sunday. Best known...