Carolina...I'm going to tip toe around this since it dates me in a way I'm not comfortable with
I loved the Blues as well. saw a lotta live concerts because that was the thing back in the....errrr....back in the day (e.g., every May in DC there was 3 days of free concerts at AU as part of anti-VN protests). my favorite was, is and always will be the Dead for live concerts. The Band is one of the quintessential American groups of all time - check em out if you haven't already.
for the Blues...some memories
- Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers..he cut a great double album with Canned Heat. Awesome lp track titled Boogie Chillun #2
- James Cotton...awesome harpist
- I caught Muddy Waters once at the Museum of Natural History!!!
- aforementioned Nighthawks were famous in the DC area
- Keystone Rhythm Band outta PA well known regionally
- Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee were big in the DC area
- Otis Spann and Pinetop Perkins for PIEanno!
- more "recent"/others are Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddy King, BB King, Howlin Wolf, Joe Bonamassa, SRV, George Thorogood...and a whole bunch of others
Yea...James Gang "Rides Again"....wow!
Every Summer the Smithsonian has a week long culture celebration down by the mall. Used to be a big deal. Record labels would set up tents and hawk their stuff at cut rate prices. I had built a huge collection of blues albums from Chess and many obscure labels. gave em all to a friend when I deployed with the Navy. wish I hadn't done that!!!!
Let the Good Times Roll!