Comments on: roots of New Orleans funeral music

By: Lucas Gonze

Lucas Gonze — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:49:53 +0000

Trevor, I’m about three chapters into Jelly Roll’s autobiography. Fantastic read so far. But I haven’t gotten to the end yet…

Blind Tom’s grave was a really pathetic end. He was buried as a pauper in an unmarked grave after being an incredible cash cow for managers all his life, because to his managers he was no more than a broken piece of farm equipment.

Thanks for stopping by.

By: Trevor Balding

Trevor Balding — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:12:53 +0000

I see what you mean by the Spanish Theme, especially the fingerstyle entre … then swinging it’s way into the blues ( bap, bap bap bap).

I’ve got a load of old Jelly Roll and W.C.Handy tracks if you ever feel the urge. Did you ever read that Jelly Roll Morton didn’t have any music played at his funeral ? It seems that he died in the blues tradition, poverty stricken.

Thanks

Trev :-)

By: Some videos relating to funeral music « NO NOTES

Some videos relating to funeral music « NO NOTES — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:03:10 +0000

[...] funerals in New Orleans. So that’s my excuse for mentioning a couple of Soup Greens links: Here is the author of that blog performing “Flee As A Bird” — “a morbid bluesy [...]

By: Lucas Gonze

Lucas Gonze — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:05:40 +0000

Most groovy, Editilla. I love the vibe of your blog.

By: New Orleans Ladder

New Orleans Ladder — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:51:13 +0000

Oh, Noble Mon! YOU are my great find for Sunday! What great bloggin and music too.
Needless to say, you hangin’on da’Ladda Today.

Thanks,
Editilla~New Orleans Ladder