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The ‘Devil’s Music’ according to Alexis Korner
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Halfway in Alexis shows an excellent clip of Victoria Spivey doing TB Blues (not here best, but that’s not what the blues is about says Alexis, it’s about feeling and spontaneity, after all folks) I love the way she rolls her eyes. 
Here’s an earlier video of Victoria doing TB Blues:
‘Victoria Spivey (October 15, 1906 – October 3, 1976) was an American blues singer and songwriter.’ (W.O.E)
One more from the ‘Queen of the Blues’: ( ‘The original: Black Snake Blues’ says Victoria. )
Here’s jazztrio2008 ‘s collection of some of Victoria’s performances: Victoria Spivey
One doesn’t often associate words like ‘joy and affirmation’ with the blues, but it seems to be that Alexis’ soundly made his point in Part 3 of this excellent series. circa. 1979
1955 – Billy Boy Arnold – singing and blowing up a storm on the harmonica –
Good Rockin’ Charles and the Ace’s play ‘Don’t Start Me To Talkin’ (I’ll Tell Everything I know) – I couldn’t find a video but here’s one of my favourite blues players: RORY GALLAGHER
Likewise, I couldn’t find any live video clips of ‘The Aces’ but here are the three videos that youtube have: The Aces
Out with the smooth (modern for 1979) blues player Fenton Robinson, on this video it’s 1984. (shades of Robert Cray)
Now that was fun! I can’t wait to listen to the first series, but I doubt if I’ll get it on BBC’s i-player now.
Blue Django.
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party:
Alexis Korner (19 April 1928 — 1 January 1984) was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as “a Founding Father of British Blues”.[1] A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s,[2 - broken link] Korner was instrumental in bringing together various English blues musicians.
From: Alexis Korner @ W.O.E
Oh, why not. Seeing as we’re all smooth like snake skin, a little snake oil from the coils of Clapton and Cray: Old Love! —–>
