Although early slide guitar players used knives and bones as slides, blues guitarists soon broke the necks off of bottles for slides. Read all about the guitar slide and it’s incredible place in history!!
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From the early 1900s to the 1930s, certain speakeasies/brothels in African American urban communities were known as “buffet flats.” Discover the bawdy, wild hidden meanings behind this word!
This is the grand return of our weekly series, The Language of the Blues, exploring the meaning and significance of unique words used in the blues!
Do you know where the term “Blues” came from? Discover the word’s incredible journey and hidden meanings in this week’s Language of the Blues article.
This is the latest installment in our weekly series entitled, The Language of the Blues, where…
The blues is loaded with culinary references to sex- this is a form of signifying, which is the use of innuendo and doubletalk that is fully understood only by members of one’s community.
In a VERY special LOTB, Dr John explains the origins of blues language. If you know his lyrics or have heard him speak, you know he’s perhaps the best equipped person in music and blues to talk about it’s language!
Find out the origins of the word “Bayou”, and it’s significance in the blues in this week’s article!
A bar where whiskey is served straight from the barrel is called a barrelhouse. Add a piano and you’ve got yourself a party.
Author/rocker Debra Devi focuses on the meaning and significance of a unique word used in blues song.