Gavin’s Blues Heritage Tour
A new regular feature starts next week for The Big Paws as our blues and soul expert travels up Highway 61 in a big fat red car — searching for the roots of blues. You can hear the first episode right...
View ArticleHitting Highway 61 in search of the blues
The Mississippi delta, the melting pot, a hot and humid brew of African, country and European sounds and rhythms. The south. The home. Where it all started. I’m in New Orleans, Louisiana to start my...
View ArticleGavin’s Blues Heritage Tour – Episode 2 – BJ’s Lounge, New Orleans
This week’s featured artist is Little Freddie King. Born in New Orleans in 1940, Little Freddie is noted for his style known as ‘gut bucket blues’ — gutsy, lo-fi, stripped down, unpretentious. Little...
View ArticleGavin’s Blues Heritage Tour — Episode 3
Welcome to the second leg of my Blues Heritage Tour. I’m on a road trip in a beautiful red 1966 Ford Mustang working my north from New Orleans up Highway 61 – the blues highway – to Chicago. I’m in...
View ArticleGavin’s Blues Herritage Tour – Episode 4
Welcome to the third leg of my Blues Heritage Tour. I’m on a road trip in a beautiful red 1966 Ford Mustang working my north from New Orleans up Highway 61 – the blues highway – to Chicago. Today I’m...
View ArticleGavin’s Blues Heritage Tour – Episode 5 – Memphis
Welcome to my Blues Heritage Tour. I’m on a road trip in a beautiful red 1966 Ford Mustang working my north from New Orleans up Highway 61 – the blues highway – to Chicago. Today I’m Memphis,...
View ArticleGavin’s Blues Heritage Tour Episode 6 – Chicago
I’ve reached the final destination on this trip – I’m in Chicago, the windy city. This is a special place for me. Chicago blues is my favourite of all the blues styles. In the 1960s, the south side of...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....