Old School Jams: Hungry Man Blues
Jun. 18th, 2008 09:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stinglikeabeeVERRRRRY late, yes, I know. I was in a bit of a rush today with errands and an unexpected call from the old workplace. When I finally arrived home, it was extremely past dinnertime and worse: beans hadn't been soaked, greens were wilted, and someone ate my cornbread.
Boo hoo, I've got the Hungry (wo)Man Blues :(
Anyhow, whilst I wait for my stew of pasta and those wilted greens come to a boil, here's this week's OSJ:
Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco. What's zydeco? Why, one of Louisiana's great musical styles of course. Remember those old cartoons of people playing on washboards? Mmhmm, throw in an accordion, spoons, and maybe a guitar, and you've zydeco.
The songs are mostly in a mix of Creole French and English on account of it coming from the diverse communities of South Louisiana. Supposedly there's even California-style zydeco. Wonder what that sounds like.
I have to admit the unique sound is love-it-or-hate-it, and I know plenty who think it's the latter. But thanks to good people like Jools Holland, who had a New Orleans tribute on his BBC Radio show years ago, I hope more from this down-to-earth and rollicking genre will be embraced by those who love good tunes :D
Boo hoo, I've got the Hungry (wo)Man Blues :(
Anyhow, whilst I wait for my stew of pasta and those wilted greens come to a boil, here's this week's OSJ:
Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco. What's zydeco? Why, one of Louisiana's great musical styles of course. Remember those old cartoons of people playing on washboards? Mmhmm, throw in an accordion, spoons, and maybe a guitar, and you've zydeco.
The songs are mostly in a mix of Creole French and English on account of it coming from the diverse communities of South Louisiana. Supposedly there's even California-style zydeco. Wonder what that sounds like.
I have to admit the unique sound is love-it-or-hate-it, and I know plenty who think it's the latter. But thanks to good people like Jools Holland, who had a New Orleans tribute on his BBC Radio show years ago, I hope more from this down-to-earth and rollicking genre will be embraced by those who love good tunes :D
