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History of the Blues

@BluesCourse

A 12-week online course on the origins, development, meaning and legacies of the blues. Taught br Dr C O'Connell author of Blues How Do You Do?

education.exeter.ac.uk/dll/details.php?code=DLM01
Joined November 2015
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Blues Hall of Fames inductee, Paul Oliver, revered British historian who literally wrote the book(s) on the blues, has died at age 90.
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Today we remember the original guitar hero and a godfather of the blues, Robert Johnson (May 8, 1911 - Aug 16, 1938).
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Harmonica legend and Blues Hall of Famer, James Cotton, died today. He will live on forever through his music: bit.ly/2nwJGaW
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Fat Possum Records@FatPossum29 Jan 2017
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Hear how Blind Willie Johnson's blues classic "Dark Was the Night" has reached outer space in this moving #WestWing @JoshuaLyman clip. #NASA
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Blind Dog Radio@blinddogradio29 Jan 2017
Big Joe Turner - Wee Baby Blues #BlindDogRadio blinddogradio.blogspot.com #Blues #NowPlaying
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I'm a woman, I can sing the blues I'm a woman, change overdue Watch KoKo Taylor belt out "I'm a Woman" 37 years before the #WomensMarch.
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History of the Blues@BluesCourse22 Nov 2016
Online course on the origins development and meaning of the #blues begins 9th Jan 2017 goo.gl/YqajRj #bluescourse @UniofExeter
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Ben Wynne@WynneBooks24 Oct 2016
Time sure flies. Happy 80th, Bill Wyman ! #RollingStones #bassplayer #musician #MusicMonday
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rikram@BluesGhost11 Aug 2016
EC plays Hubert ...his hat and axe next to him @HowlinWolfFilm @sidemenfilm @talkingbouttheb @MotivSpkr6L6
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Paul Merry@paulgmerry11 Aug 2016
The ABC of #blues. That’s not even the half of it. #Bluesandrockhistoryrocks at paulmerryblues.com paulmerryblues.com/2015/10/t…
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Happy 80th birthday to blues guitar legend, Buddy Guy!
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Blind Dog Radio@blinddogradio5 Jul 2016
Memphis Minnie - Dirty Mother For You #BlindDogRadio blinddogradio.blogspot.com #blues #nowplaying
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The Blues Foundation@BluesFoundation3 Jul 2016
“I just make my guitar sound the way I thought it should.” Happy birthday in blues heaven to Mississippi John Hurt!
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"If there are two guitarists and they really gel, there seems to be infinite possibilities." And if there are 3...
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Paul Merry@paulgmerry7 Jun 2016
Rewriting rock & roll history. Check out this great 1946 Memphis Slim YouTube vid. Prototype #rocknroll #blues paulmerryblues.com/2013/06/r…
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BLUES addict@BluesT201519 May 2016
《 Blues artist photo 》 Buddy Guy & Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Blind Dog Radio@blinddogradio20 May 2016
J.B. Lenoir - The Mojo #BlindDogRadio blinddogradio.blogspot.com #blues #nowplaying
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Painters started on this 10-story mural today. When they're done, 100ft of Muddy Waters will look out over Chicago.
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Living Blues@LivingBlues6 Apr 2016
Blues archivist Greg Johnson discusses the resources available at the Blues Archive. #MusicoftheSouth
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