With his many contacts and solid reputation within the blues community, he can assemble a band of top muscians to fit any venue or event. Deacon jones, american professional gridiron football player, regarded as one of the sports premier defense players. After retiring from the nfl, jones launched an acting career, guest starring on television series including wonder woman and the fall guy. And i make my analogy through the slave citizens music through the music that is most closely associated with him. Makin blues history by deacon jones on amazon music unlimited. Deacons, first edition, signed abebooks passion for books. Includes scenes of the area which helped to shape his country blues. Lets talk about the blues by buddy miles deacon jones on. Deacon is the star of the critically acclaimed documentary movie, going back to new orleans. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. Deacon jones makin blues history cd baby music store. Sip, slurp, soup, soupcaldo, caldo, caldo book my music is a blend of the influences that i love from the delta and chicago blues, through the english and american folk scene to the good old rock n roll. Deacon jones grievance poem by paul laurence dunbar poem.
Jones, an accomplished high school athlete in orlando, florida, played football at south carolina state college and mississippi vocational college. Superbly researched and vividly written, the devils music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of american social history as experienced by african americans. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Deacon has published memoir at the book the blues man. The deacon by gard, robert e and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Deacon jones wbobby phillips, guitar mac and lydia pense. This is the day of the expanding man g6 f6 ga f6 that shape is my shade thats where i used to stand g6 f6 ga d9 it seems like only yesterday i gazed through the glass. Jan 01, 2000 check out makin blues history by deacon jones on amazon music. This book s going to raise a howl, promises deacon jones. In 2008, jones published his autobiography, the blues man. Hammond organfunkyelectric blues deacon jones 2 albums.
Written by walter becker and donald fagen in 1976, deacon blues was released in 1977 on steely dans album aja, which in the fall reached no. Deacon blues by steely dan donald fagen digital sheet music. Makin blues history by deacon jones on amazon music amazon. Nat hentoff the first real attempts to place jazz and the blues within the context of american social history. Blues people is not only a fresh, incisively instructive reinterpretation of negro music in america, but it is also crucially relevant to negrowhite relationship today. Blues organist melvyn deacon jones talks about john lee. Every steely dan fan remembers the first time they listened to their music not just heard it, but listened to it, actively taking notice of walter becker and donald fagens complexly anachronistic lyrics long scrutinized by the bands exegetes, jazzandrockspanning compositional technique, ultradiscerning selection of session musicians, and immaculate studio craft which, by the. An accomplished blues artist, composer and arranger, as well as a widely acknowledged master of the hammond b3 organ, deacon jones served for over 18 years as band leader for blues legend john lee hooker, having earlier performed in a similar capacity for freddie king and curtis mayfield.
Ive been watchin of em parsonan im sorry fur to sayat my mind is not contented. A true musicians musician, deacon has been mentored by the best. Big bill actually signed a few copies and this adds an easy. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcastfilm purposes, contact av geeks llc. Among the first black men to write and publish blues music, handy 18731958 did more than anyone else to make blues popular and acce. Stream makin blues history by deacon jones and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. He is currently featured in the new orleans media campaign, follow your nola. Deacon jones was the nickname of melvyn jones born december 12, 1943, richmond, indiana, usa died july 6, 2017, hollywood, california, usa an american organist, pianist and trumpeter. Jones died at the age of 73 in hollywood, california.
In 1980, he was enshrined in the pro football hall of fame, and was later named to the nfls 75th anniversary alltime team. From a small rural town in florida to the nfl hall of fame, this is the story of deacon s rise to. Club, garrett morris, makin blues history, gregg allman, dr. Trumpeter and organist deacon jones played for curtis mayfield, freddie king, and carlos santana, and spent 18 years with john lee hooker.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Check out makin blues history by deacon jones on amazon music. But few blues books were written by blues singers, handys being one exception, and big bill broonzys autobiographical big bill blues 1955 being another. And it seems to me that if the negro represents, or is symbolic of, something in and about the nature of american culture, this certainly should be revealed by his.
Oct 24, 2010 red house performed by deacon jones blues band at the domingo house on my parents 50th wedding anniversary oct 23 2010. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Music profile for deacon jones, born 12 december 1943. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Find deacon jones discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Saturday is the perfect time to scour the shelves of chicagos bevy of local book nooks. Aug 14, 2009 in this interview, blues legend deacon jones talks about many of his experiences with other blues legends. The deacon john film, and live concert dvd and cd, deacon johns jump blues. Tracing its origins from the mississippi delta to its amplification in chicago right after world war ii, davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and.
As with any book, signed by the author is a bonus and increases the book s value. A musical and cultural history of the mississippi delta by robert palmer, escaping the delta. An anthology, a classic collection of great blues songs arranged for piano and voicethe most famous blues collection in history. Find deacon jones discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. Singin the blues half that woman your sweet lovin vol. But its roots twine back before 1900 years, even decades back till we lose them in the subsoil of africanamerican folk music.
Deacon played danny nelson in the first season of hbos acclaimed treme. Trumpeter and organist deacon jones played for curtis mayfield. Print and download deacon blues sheet music by steely dan. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar sheet music by steely dan donald fagen. Music of freedom alesander olaizola burnet elementary introduction tony russell 1997 affirms that blues is a product of the 20th century. Listen to your favorite songs from lets talk about the blues by buddy miles deacon jones now. Makin blues history by deacon jones on amazon music. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Shows mississippi blues singer, fred mc dowell, singing and talking about his blues. The roots, the music, the people by davis, francis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This cd has quite a bit of the acoustic folk music that i love from john fahey to nick drake you name it, its in my music.
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