"(1969), and was the title track for albums by Marva Wright (2000), Gary U.S. Bonds (2009) and Hugh Laurie (2011). Let Them Talk (Little Willie John song) ""Let Them Talk"" is a 1959 Little Willie John song written by Sonny Thompson, on King Records produced by Henry Glover. The lyrics begin: """"Let them talk if they want to, talk don't bother me... I want the whole wide world to know: I love you so..."""" The song has been covered by many artists including George Benson, James Booker on his album ""Live from Belle Vue"" (2015), Lonnie Mack on his album"
"The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ""Saturday Night Live"". Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist ""Joliet"" Jake Blues and harmonica player/vocalist Elwood Blues. The band was composed of previously well-known musicians, and debuted as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of ""Saturday Night Live"", opening the show performing ""Hey Bartender"", and later ""Soul Man"". In 1978, the band released their debut album, ""Briefcase Full of"
"a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. In 2014 and 2015, he won a Blues Music Award in the category Best Instrumentalist – Harmonicist. Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas ""Charlie"" Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield, or bands such as Canned Heat. He has often been identified as a ""white bluesman"". Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues; the character played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Musselwhite"
"play with their original keyboardist. While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included: At times, other members have included: The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ""Saturday Night Live"". Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respectively, as lead vocalist ""Joliet"" Jake Blues and harmonica player/vocalist Elwood Blues. The band was composed of previously well-known musicians, and debuted as the musical guest on the April 22, 1978, episode of"
"mates Jonathan Doyle and Sick. Forsyth continued to tour and perform regularly in 2015. Forsyth contributed ""Thanks Me"" to the satirical album ""Floater: A Tribute to the Tributes to Gary Floater"", released early in 2018 on the Austin-based Eight 30 Records. Guy Forsyth Guy Forsyth (born December 2, 1968) is an American blues rock singer and songwriter. He has toured in the U.S. and Europe and has been the opening act for Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Dr. John, B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, and Lucinda Williams. His most recent release was ""The Freedom To Fail"" (2012). Forsyth's repertoire primarily incorporates elements"
"Talking blues Talking blues is a form of folk music and country music. It is characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict. Christopher Allen Bouchillon, billed as ""The Talking Comedian of the South,"" is credited with creating the ""talking blues"" form with the song ""Talking Blues,"" recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1926, from which the style gets its name. The song was released in 1927, followed by a sequel, ""New Talking Blues,"" in 1928. His song ""Born in Hard Luck"" is similar in style. A talking blues typically consists"
"Talkin' Blues Talkin' Blues is a live album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 1991. It contains live studio recordings from 1973 and 1975 intercut with interview segments of Bob Marley. The majority of tracks are taken from the recordings Bob Marley & The Wailers did on 31 October 1973, at The Record Plant for San Francisco radio station KSAN. They include ""You Can't Blame the Youth"", sung by Peter Tosh, and ""Get Up, Stand Up"" with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh alternatingly taking lead vocals. The remaining songs are taken from a performance at The Lyceum Theatre"
"the song ""Beginner at the Blues"". Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, he has recorded albums for several major record labels and singles that have reached the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-charting single was ""Tell Me About It"", a 1992 duet with Tanya Tucker, which reached number 4 on the Country chart. Four of his albums have been number 1"
"Charlie Musselwhite Charles Douglas ""Charlie"" Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the white bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield, or bands such as Canned Heat. He has often been identified as a ""white bluesman"". Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Elwood Blues; the character played by Dan Aykroyd in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi to white parents. In a 2005 interview, he said his mother had told him he was of distant Cherokee"
"to form The Legendary Blues Band, with the vocals shared by all. Later that year, Smith and the Legendary Blues Band appeared backing John Lee Hooker in the movie ""The Blues Brothers"" (1980). Smith was the only band member, besides Hooker, to appear onscreen in close-up. With varying personnel over the years, the Legendary Blues Band recorded seven albums, ""Life of Ease,"" ""Red Hot 'n' Blue,"" ""Woke Up with the Blues"" (nominated for a W. C. Handy Award), ""U B Da Judge,"" ""Prime Time Blues,"" and ""Money Talks,"" were recorded between 1981 and 1993. By the time ""Money Talks"" came"
"#20 on the UK Albums Chart. Down and Out Blues Down and Out Blues is the first LP record by American blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson. The album was released in 1959 by Checker Records (see 1959 in music). The album was a compilation of Williamson's first singles for Checker, from ""Don't Start Me to Talkin'"" b/w ""All My Love in Vain"" through ""Dissatisfied"" b/w ""Cross My Heart"". The album features many famous blues musicians backing Williamson, including Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, and Willie Dixon. The first session that Williamson recorded for Checker was on August 12, 1955 where he"
"Vocalist, Best Solo Artist, Best Album, and Best Song. He was one the early inductees to the British Blues Awards Hall of Fame. His 2011 release, ""The Skinny"", was recorded in North Mississippi when Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars was hired as record producer and also played on the album. Other American musicians were Robert Kimbrough, on guitar, Garry Burnside on bass, and on drums Rod Bland. Guesting were Alvin Youngblood Hart and Duwayne Burnside. This album was nominated in the 2012 Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. A return visit to the Dickinson's Zebra Ranch"
"where they get undressed.<br> All forty-seven verses of it. Talking blues Talking blues is a form of folk music and country music. It is characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict. Christopher Allen Bouchillon, billed as ""The Talking Comedian of the South,"" is credited with creating the ""talking blues"" form with the song ""Talking Blues,"" recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1926, from which the style gets its name. The song was released in 1927, followed by a sequel, ""New Talking Blues,"" in 1928. His song ""Born in Hard Luck"""
"Guy Forsyth Guy Forsyth (born December 2, 1968) is an American blues rock singer and songwriter. He has toured in the U.S. and Europe and has been the opening act for Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Dr. John, B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, and Lucinda Williams. His most recent release was ""The Freedom To Fail"" (2012). Forsyth's repertoire primarily incorporates elements of blues and Americana traditions, with the requisite traces of rock, R&B, folk, jazz and pop. As a songwriter, many of his albums contain his own work and songs he co-composed with other musicians. Forsyth has won several Austin Music Awards,"
"Down and Out Blues Down and Out Blues is the first LP record by American blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson. The album was released in 1959 by Checker Records (see 1959 in music). The album was a compilation of Williamson's first singles for Checker, from ""Don't Start Me to Talkin'"" b/w ""All My Love in Vain"" through ""Dissatisfied"" b/w ""Cross My Heart"". The album features many famous blues musicians backing Williamson, including Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, and Willie Dixon. The first session that Williamson recorded for Checker was on August 12, 1955 where he recorded ""Don't Start Me to Talkin'"""
"Jeremiah Johnson (blues musician) Jeremiah Johnson (born 1972) is an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. His music blends elements of St. Louis blues, southern rock, and country. His 2016 album release, ""Blues Heart Attack"", reached No. 5 in the ""Billboard"" Blues Albums Chart. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Johnson had parents who were both fans of blues music. His father named him for the 1972 western film of the same name. Johnson had ukulele lessons at the age of four, although his love of watching cartoons on the television meant that it was in his teenage years"
"percussion with his right foot on a hand cymbal/tambourine positioned on a metal case. His left foot beats out a bass drum rhythm on an ""improvised stomp box""—an empty guitar case ""with a mic inside it."" He sings in a ""rich baritone"" in the Southern tradition. Eli Cook (musician) Eli Cook (born April 24, 1986) is an American blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Cook has released six albums before his 30th birthday. AllMusic noted that Cook ""has what it takes to be the best blues singer of his generation."" ""Blues Matters!"" stated that Cook is ""among the top"
"director, writer, actor Stephen Fry ""...how on earth can one man play so proficiently a ""one man band"" style that puts full bands to shame?"" ""Sandman Magazine"". ""Leeds should feel very lucky to have such a performer to call its own"" Leedsmusicscene.net. ""We have seen the future of acoustic guitar playing, and it is called Jon Gomm"" ""Blues Matters!"". Jon Gomm Jon Gomm (born 11 July 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and performer. Using a single acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, bass lines and melodies simultaneously, his songs draw on a range of influences and styles including blues, soul,"
"became one of Hollywood's staples. Following the success of The Blues Brothers on ""SNL"", Belushi and Aykroyd, with the help of pianist-arranger Paul Shaffer, started assembling studio talents to form a proper band. These included ""SNL"" saxophonist ""Blue"" Lou Marini and trombonist-saxophonist Tom Malone, who had previously played in Blood, Sweat & Tears. At Shaffer's suggestion, guitarist Steve Cropper and bassist Donald ""Duck"" Dunn, the powerhouse combo from Booker T and the M.G.'s and subsequently almost every hit out of Memphis's Stax Records during the 1960s, were signed as well. In 1978 The Blues Brothers released their debut album, ""Briefcase"
"The Hitman Blues Band The Hitman Blues Band are a New York based blues band, formed in 1989 by Russell ""Hitman"" Alexander, and have recorded five studio albums and one live album. The band's first album, ""Blooztown"", was released in 2000 on Nerus Records and re-released in 2001 on Biograph. The album was recorded with Johnny Gale (Cyndi Lauper, Aaron Carter, M2M, Loudon Wainwright III, Dave Mason, Jules Shear, Hank Ballard, The Ramones, Joan Osborne, James Brown, Aaron Neville), Bobby Forester, Bernard Purdie and special guest Ray Alexander (on two songs). Their second album, ""Angel in the Shadows"", released in"
"The blues-rock supergroup includes Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Grammy-award winning drummer Yonrico Scott and bassist Charlie Wooton. Allman was skeptical of joining the group at first, telling his manager ""Dude are you crazy? Thats like putting five quarterbacks in a room and saying 'go play football'. What the Hell are you talking about?"" However he soon changed his mind and the group recorded their first album in December 2011, over five days at Dockside Studio, a estate on the banks of Vermilion Bayou, in Maurice, Louisiana. The group made its stage debut in September 2011 at the Rock ’n’ Bowl"
"a group of blues/rock musicians, performing ""I'd Rather Go Blind"" in tribute to Buddy Guy, who received a 2012 Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture. The performance received a standing ovation from President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and led to the collaboration with Buddy Guy, where he recorded the song ""What You Gonna Do About Me"" with Beth Hart for his album ""Rhythm & Blues"". In 2011, Hart collaborated with blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa on their first co-release ""Don't Explain"", an album of blues classics. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard"
"and Blues Festival in August 2013. He relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in early 2013, and has stated that the Bo-Keys will back him on his next recording. In 2014, he won a Blues Music Award in the 'Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year' category. John Németh John Németh (born March 10, 1975) is an American electric blues and soul harmonicist, singer, and songwriter. He has received two Blues Music Awards for Soul Blues Male Artist in 2014 and Soul Blues Album in 2015. He has recorded nine solo albums since 2002, having also backed Junior Watson, Anson Funderburgh and"
"""Billboard"" Blues Albums Chart in November 2018. Chambers continues to tour with his band and lives in Southwest Florida. His wife, Karen, handles his merchandise and sales while Chambers is away. Sean Chambers (musician) Sean Chambers is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He has released seven albums since 1998, with the most recent, ""Trouble & Whiskey"" (2017) and ""Welcome to My Blues"" (2018), appearing in the US ""Billboard"" Blues Albums Chart. His main guitar playing influences are the work of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and his early professional music experience was gained while touring for"
"""Something to Talk About"" starring Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, and Robert Duvall. Bobbie Cryner Phyllis ""Bobbie"" Cryner (born September 13, 1961) is a country singer-songwriter. She released her debut album, the bluesy ""Bobbie Cryner"", in 1993 on Epic Records. The album featured six original Cryner songs, as well as four songs by outside writers, including a duet with Dwight Yoakam on the Buck Owens cover ""I Don't Care."" The album charted three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, including ""Daddy Laid the Blues On Me,"" No. 63 on July 3, 1993; ""He Feels Guilty,"" No. 68"
"Innes Sibun Innes Sibun (born 1968) is a British blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eleven albums to date. His most recent was ""Blues Transfusion"" (2015). One music journalist noted ""Sibun’s name has yet to gain the star power of other prominent guitarists marching blues into the 21st century, but his credentials are eye-popping nevertheless. Aside from playing in Robert Plant’s band, Sibun has opened for some of rock’s most influential guitarists, including Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal, and Peter Green"". Innes Sibun was born in Bath, Somerset, England. At the age of 12, Sibun heard a piece of"
"album in six years called: ""Back 'Atcha"". He has continued to work as a session pianist. He appeared most recently on Joss Stone's albums, ""The Soul Sessions"" (2003) and ""Mind Body & Soul"" (2004), along with fellow Miami music veterans Betty Wright, Timmy Thomas and Willie Hale, and made an appearance in May 2014 on ""The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"". In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame. Latimore (musician) Benjamin Latimore (born September 7, 1939) known professionally as Latimore, is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. In 2017, Latimore was inducted"
"Why I Don't Sing the Blues"" was the #1 U.S. release on the Blues Underground 2012 US Blues Rock Chart. Bobby continues to play about 135 shows a year and continues to place songs in TV and cable shows. In July/August 2015 ""Love and Money"" was in ""Billboard Top 10 Blues Albums"", for 6 weeks, reaching #1 on August 8. In August 2015 Bobby Messano ""Love & Money"" was nominated for a Blues Blast Award for Rock Blues Album Of The Year On April 15, 2017 ""Bad Movie"" was released and debuted at #1 on Sirius/XM B.B. King's Bluesville and"
"selling out to Hollywood or using a gimmick to make some quick money. Cropper responded by stating that he thought Belushi was as good as (or even better than) many of the singers he had backed; he also noted that Belushi had, early in his career, briefly been a professional drummer, and had an especially keen sense of rhythm. The Blues Brothers recorded their first album, ""Briefcase Full of Blues"", in 1978 while opening for comedian Steve Martin at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre. The album reached #1 on the Billboard 200, went double platinum, and featured Top 40 hit recordings"
"joining John Goodman, Joe Morton, and 10-year-old J. Evan Bonifant as the new Blues Brothers. Franklin and Brown were among the celebrities returning from the first film. There were also musical performances by Sam Moore, Wilson Pickett, Paul Shaffer, B.B. King, and Eric Clapton, among others. Dozens of artists were packed into an all-star band called The Louisiana Gator Boys. Even with many returning cast members, the film was considered a box-office failure, only generating a little over $14 million in sales, and critics' reactions were negative. The Blues Brothers (film) The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy"
"2015 album ""Let Me Get By"" was released on Fantasy Records. Produced by Trucks, the album debuted at number 15 on the ""Billboard"" Top 200 album sales chart. Former band members Touring musicians Studio albums Live albums Tedeschi Trucks Band The Tedeschi Trucks Band is an American blues rock group based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 2010, the band is led by married couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Their debut album, ""Revelator"" (2011), won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. The band has released three studio and two live albums. After touring together in 2007 as the"
"wrote. The album has also won the Grand Prix du Disque for Blues award from the Académie Charles Cros in France, as the 2015 Blues Album of the Year. Harrison toured in late 2014 with Ruthie Foster, Eric Bibb and Jerome Michael Brown. He also appeared as a guest performer on Bibb's 2014 album, ""Blues People"". Harrison Kennedy (musician) Harrison Kennedy (born March 9, 1942) is a Black Canadian electric blues, R&B, and soul blues, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being the lead vocalist on the Chairmen of the Board song, ""Chairman of the Board"", but has"
"I Am the Blues (film) I Am the Blues is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Daniel Cross and released in 2016. The film explores the culture of blues music, beginning at the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, Mississippi and expanding outward to profile many of the oldest blues musicians who are still performing on the traditional African American Chitlin' Circuit. Musicians appearing in the film include Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Little Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Robert ""Bilbo"" Walker, Jimmy ""Duck"" Holmes, R. L. Boyce, L. C. Ulmer and Paul ""Lil' Buck"" Sinegal. The film premiered"