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Mojo’s Cold Shot: Billy Boy Arnold, “Rockinitis”
This is a “just listen” day. In other words, if you really are interested in the backstory on this cat, open a new window and google it. I’m just providing you with sonic wallpaper
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Chuck Berry, “Deep Feeling”
Chuck Berry made rock and roll what it is today. This critic would fight — and win — a cage match with any other writer who’d take Elvis as the more significant contributor. Elvis
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King, “Damn Traffic”
Innovation in the blues milieu can be tough: Old-skool fans like old-skool sounds and themes, and if you change it up too much, they get a little uncomfortable. Like if you pass a Winston
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief (Part 2)”
You can’t get away from Professor Longhair, a.k.a. ‘Fess. Piano freaks who appreciate all players and who don’t just specialize in jazz or classical will tell you it’s a dead heat between him, Ray
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Brewer Phillips, “Hen House Boogie”
Semi-obscure guitarist Brewer Phillips died in 1999. His playing was a key element of Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers, the legendary band that launched Alligator Records, one of the key forces keeping blues
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Joe Beard, “37 Years Old”
The blues, sometimes, is about how big my schlong is. Or, other times, how long me and my monstrous schlong can go in the sack before we blow our top. Or, still other times,
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Koko Taylor, “Love You Like a Woman”
“I’m gonna tell you, in plain English — just as plain as I can — I’m gonna love you like woman,” Koko says. “But I’m also gonna fight you like a man.” Holy crap.
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Ike Turner, “Jesus Loves Me”
“I can’t live forever, how long ya think I’m gonna wait — for forgiveness?” growls Ike Turner in a cut from his 2006 Zoho solo effort Risin’ With the Blues. Longer than you’re going
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: John Lee Hooker, “Democrat Man”
In New Hampshire, we’ve been shot up good with presidential political shrapnel for more than a year. We get canvassed on our home and cell phones, we get out-of-state college students knocking at our
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