Saturday Playlist Part 1 – B. Scaggs, Lou Donaldson and Wes!

Lou Donaldson contribution to my Saturday Playlist

Ok so yesterday I did some reading and a lot of little things around the house. The soundtrack and ultimately a playlist for the day came from a variety of music, from a variety of musical media. Since there are six artists and twelve songs, I am dividing my Saturday playlist into two posts. Each post will feature three artists and sox songs on the playlist So let’s go!! Boz Scaggs – Moments  Moments – Amazon First came some music from an album that has been in my music library since the early 70s, Moments from Boz Scaggs. After he…

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Musical Roots – Mike Bloomfield (July 28, 1943 – February 15, 1981)

So yesterday February 15th back in 1981, the music world lost one of its greatest guitarist to heroin addiction, when Michael Bloomfield died. While Bloomfield started with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. I didn’t discover his music until The Electric Flag album “A Long Time Comin’ The album quickly became a favorite and Bloomfield’s guitar artistry was a big reason. I followed his career through his work with Al Kooper and the Super Session Album and then The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. I didn’t discover his later solo work until the late 90s early 2000s. Here’s…

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