The 3 Kings

All month I've been on these guys and it's no intentional theme or program. The 3 Kings just collided on my turntable and there wasn't room for anybody else. Here's the main 3 by each King that have driven the whole damn thing..

Freddie King - Going Down (1971)



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Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign (1967)



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B.B. King - Heartbreaker (1968)

Elizabeth Cotten w/Brenda Evans (vocals) - Shake Sugaree (1965)

Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Rod Stewart - Mystifies Me (live 1974)

Bob Dylan - Newry Highwayman (live 1998)

Bob Dylan - Newry Highwayman (live 1998)

Victoria Spivey - Black Snake Blues (1926)

Bill Allen and the Backbeats - Please Give Me Something (1958)

One of the great - but almost unknown - rock and roll records of the 50's, by Bill Allen. Here's his story over at The Rockabilly Hall Of Fame.

The Phantom - Love Me (1958)

Karen Dalton - Same Old Man (1971)

To learn more about Karen Dalton, and after listening to this I'm sure you'll want to, read this article in The Guardian.

Slayer - Read Between The Lies (1988)

R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman.

Was very sad to hear the news of his passing at only 49 years of age. Slayer was a big band for me growing up in the 80's and kept listening to them even when I was barely listening to any metal music for a long time. They've never really faltered and 2009's World Painted Blood LP was a great record. They never lost it.

Here's one of my favourite Slayer tracks from 1988's South Of Heaven LP. The groove in this track is insane:

Slayer - Read Between The Lies (1988)



Of course, can't do a Slayer post without a song from 1986's Reign In Blood:

Slayer - Criminally Insane (1986)

Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talkin'? (1957)

I keep listening to this song and it keeps making me think of Bob Dylan's modern records, and how much his band sounds like this. It's almost dead-on at moments. Kind of creepy...

My two-week long bender with Howlin' Wolf continues.