overshort2's Blog - page 15

Always liked this tune. Guy gets around, but has the last laugh... Hey, quit bogarting and pass the joint this way, man...

This is a sight I've been seeing a lot lately. Not a great picture, but my excuse is I was driving and fumbling with an Iphone. This is the view of downtown Chicago from 79th Street and Stoney Island Ave. The tallest building in the middle is the Former Sears Tower, one of the tallest buildings in North America. This really is better looking-my picture does no justice to the city.

The late Gary Primich. Worked with him for a time at a company in Gary, Indiana. He was still learning his craft playing with various Bluesmen on Maxwell Street, in Chicago, IL. Practiced every day during lunch. Great entertainment, he was always very modest about his abilities. He later moved to Texas and forged quite a career in a very tough genre of music, fusing Chicago and Texas Blues into a pretty unique sound. Had some good popularity in Europe and was considered to be one of the best harmonica players in the business. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I think he was a hidden treasure. Lots of examples of his work on youtube.

Wonderful tune from Gary Moore. Brilliant guitar playing, great vocals. Moderately successful in the States in the early '90s. Hard to believe he's been gone for 2 years...

This is a version by Roy Buchanan. I believe he wrote this tune. There are several version out in youtube-land, but I like this one the best. Much more laid back. This is a beautiful song played this way. Very understated. Roy was not big on flashy guitar playing, but was one of the greats.

Underappreciated, I think, in the US. This guy is just amazing to watch. This is his interpretation of a Roy Buchanan tune. This tune is fairly long, but really worth the time if you like guitar instrumentals.

Ran across this building while driving to a job for work. Took a couple of quick Iphone shots and removed the color. Thought it looked a bit better in black and white with the contrast tweaked a bit. May return to get some proper photographs of the building.

Funny how word spacing can completely change the meaning of an innocent sign...

Digging around on Youtube to see how deep their music videos go... When A Blind Man Cries was recorded during their Machine Head sessions. Has been a favorite of mine for many years... Didn't appear on the American release of Machine Head.

Here's a song from 10cc. A bit long, but maybe one you haven't heard much. The long stuff never got appreciable airplay back in the day... A fanclub created this video. Pretty good work and, I think, worth the time.