Billie Holiday - my favourite singer. I chose this clip over others such
as Fine and mellow for it captures her in her prime. And Louis'
presence is a beautiful thing.
Rosa Eskenazi, the greatest rembetika
singer.
A good web site to her life is
here.
The genius, Ray Charles.
What'd I say. A rare clip from a British movie, Ballad in
blue.
Bessie Smith, 1929. The only known
footage of the Queen of the Blues.
Edith Piaf - Les trois cloches.
Recorded in 1956 when she was 41. Magnifique. With English subtitles.
Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday
people.
John Lee Hooker in 1965, performing
Hobo blues.
Leonard Cohen in 1967 performing The
stranger song. Love the intro.
Howlin' Wolf. Live in England 1964.
Smokestack lightning. A classic.
Son House, 1967, Death letter blues.
Skip James, 1967. Crow Jane.
James Brown - "a human package of dynamite". Excellent dancing by the
super star.
Cat Power - Cross bones
style.
Patsy Cline, 1957, aged 24. I've loved
and lost again.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five -
The message.
Oum Kalsoum, live in Morocco, 1969.
Improvisation par excellence. There is a part 2 to this clip
here.
The Seeds - Pushin' too hard. Classic
garage punk.
Iggy Pop - I'm bored. Performed
live on Australia's "Countdown", here is Iggy in all of his
magnificence. The school girls in the audience are plain scared by his
performance, though the camera loves him with a great pan from toe to
top.
Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Too close.
Archie Roach & Sara Storer - From little things (big things grow.
Bulgarian women's choir.
Gregory Isaacs - The Cool Ruler - performing
"Tune in".
İzzet Altınmeşe - Yazımı Kışa Çevirdin. One of the better tracks from
1981's "Dolan gözler", the album which followed the brilliant "Hanimey".
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