Category Archives: Lyrics

Blues Lyrics of the Week: Another Year Come and Gone

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Mike

Here’s a final nod to the year behind us with a song we first mentioned as part of our review of the Blue Élan Christmas CD a few weeks back, courtesy of guitarist and producer Dave Darling‘s musical collective the Soul … Continue reading →

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Old Man Winter Blues (Blues Lyrics radio hour edition)

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Mike

With Old Man Winter biting and blowing here in the northeast U.S., we thought you might enjoy this double dose of blues to help keep you warm, featuring a talk-free edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour as well as a … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Happy New Year Blues

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Mike

Here’s one to help kick off your new year. Recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson back in 1928, the song has the “Father of the Texas Blues” looking ahead a bit “thinkin’ ’bout the year of 19 and 29”. Sadly, that … Continue reading →

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TBT (Throwback Thanksgiving) Blues Lyrics of the Week: Thank You for Giving Me the Blues

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Mike

One of the albums we’ve been meaning to tell you about for a while is Mississippi bluesman Grady Champion‘s latest release Bootleg Whiskey (Malaco Records), and one of these days, we promise we’ll still make that happen. But in the … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: I Want to Get Married

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Mike

Here’s one we heard covered recently on the latest project from the reunited UK blues-rock outfit The Hoax, a tribute album to the great B.B. King called Recession Blues. Also recorded by Texas bluesman W.C. Clark on his 1994 album … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Never Let the Same Bee Sting You Twice

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Mike

Regardless of whether it applies to an affair of the heart, state, or some other variety, here’s a helpful bit of wisdom to bear in mind any time an old “friend” comes buzzing back around. Unfortunately for us all, this was … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: Keep on Playin’ the Blues

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Mike

It’s been just over two and a half years now since blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer Louisiana Red passed away, but our friends at Wolf Records are helping to ensure that Red’s legacy continues to live on with The … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: I Gave Up Everything for You, ‘cept the Blues

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Mike

Here’s one we mentioned in last week’s review of blues-rocker Joe Bonamassa‘s latest release Different Shades of Blue, a down-and-dirty shuffle featuring doo-wop background vocals as well as some nice work on horns and keyboard – the latter courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Summertime Blues edition

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Mike

“Monday again, I can’t face another day…”: Janiva Magness captures the start of the workweek perfectly with this opening line from the song “I Need a Man” off her new album Original, but hopefully we can help you through the … Continue reading →

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Blues Lyrics of the Week: The Worst is Yet to Come

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mike

There are plenty of reasons to like singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keb’ Mo’s latest album BLUESAmericana, and we’ll tell you all about them in our review of the album coming up here on The BluesPowR Blog. But in the meantime, we couldn’t resist … Continue reading →

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