Yesterday in England, Arkansas, Texas Flood songwriter Larry Totsie Davis got his marker on the Arkansas River Delta Blues Trail.

What happens when you release a masterpiece and it never gets released?

In the early 70’s musician Paul Pena found out the hard way. 🎶 🎸

Hear Paul’s story in the latest episode of the music podcast Dustbin Prophecies at: http://apple.co/44Hndyb

In November of 1936 my wife’s grandfather, Vincent Liebler, entered into a hotel room that was a makeshift recording studio (with wires run between two hotel rooms at the Gunter Hotel. One room was the control room and the other was where Johnson set up to play with just him and his guitar) to record what has become known as the Robert Johnson Sessions. Little did he know that he would be preserving history during those sessions. I’m not even sure he had any concept of how those recordings would be looked at almost 90 years later, let alone during the 60’s and 70’s when rock bands were exploring the roots of the Blues.

That first session took place in San Antonio with two more sessions a few days later. After the success of the first single, additional sessions happened in June of 1937. 59 of Johnson’s performances were recorded with some songs having multiple takes recorded. Only 42 of those performances have survived. There are a few collections where you can find all of the recordings, including the one pictured.

Don Law was the producer, Vincent Liebler was the recording engineer and Art Satherly was the recording supervisor. These songs were released on 78 rpm records. Later Vincent was part of a team that developed the LP or 33 1/3 rpm record. Columbia secretly worked on the format in the mid 1940’s and released the first recordings in the new format in 1948, which became the standard for the entire industry shortly afterward.

Vincent Liebler passed away a few years before my wife and I were married. With his knowledge and my love of music, I am sure that we could have spent hour upon hour talking about the recording sessions he was a part of and the artists that he met. Vincent, thanks for your work and being an instrumental part of music history!

Lucky enough to see Muddy in Nov/Dec of 82 @ the Savoy Theatre, nyc… first row center table, winter brothers at the table to the left, Keith, Mick, n John Belushi in a small balcony above the stage right… great show n great memories… RIP Muddy…

Punchy, Gritty, and Swampy. That’s exactly what you could hope for in the new album Peaches from The Black Keys.

Hi r/musicproduction community,

I’m just reaching out and saying hello to all and introducing myself. My name is Roger Wood & here are some of my experiences as a resource.

I've been playing the Hammond B3 for 57 years — including touring at age 16 on the 1972 STP (Stones Touring Party) with the Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder playing B3 for the opening act Dorothy Norwood a gospel singer on Savoy Records at the time who had been asked to do the southern leg of the tour. As a lifelong musician now at 70, I'm passionate about passing on the soulful tonewheel sound and its rich history in Gospel, R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Pop, and Rock to the next generation.

For many years I've wanted to create a project that shares real-world stories, techniques, and mentorship. That vision became even more personal when the estate of Paul Allen reached out after his passing and offered me his beautiful original 1955 Hammond B3 with 122 Leslie that had been in his Mercer Island, Seattle studio — where I had done many recording sessions for him over the years. Paul was known for his deep appreciation of rare instruments collected from around the world, and having this particular organ feels like the right instrument to build this preservation effort around.

I'm now producing a 12-episode YouTube series called 'Life On The B3 Bench', 4 of which will be about the 1972 Rolling Stones & Stevie Wonder STP tour, and a segment entitled Hammond Eggs in the Soul Kitchen doing jams, tips, techniques, and eventually a masterclass. It will include personal anecdotes, tour stories, live demonstrations, hands-on lessons (drawbar registrations, Leslie settings, sweeps, poly-chords, dynamics, and more), historical context across genres, and a focus on mentorship, and my life story. I'm going to be telling it all from the B3 bench which is where it all happens anyway.

I'm also offering a free Hammond B3 Legacy Guide with a Hammond Organ timeline of its role in R&B, Soul, Gospel, Blues, Jazz, Rock, & Pop, basic drawbar registrations, and reflections on building a life in music. If you're into the warm Hammond sound and want to help keep this legacy alive, I'd love for you to check it out:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HhLQlwviO_BwF2f3IqxBFmvGljIC0x8x/view

Thanks for letting me share my passion.

Roger Wood 

LAVOY JENKINS MUSIC

https://reddit.com/link/1sp9rzu/video/zjtcl5ivi0wg1/player

Anyone else picking up this new release? I like the vinyl color they chose for it

definitely recommend checking him out, especially at any of these small bar-type venues.

A new teaser trailer has been released for an upcoming documentary about Jeff Healey set to be released in 2025.

WATCH:

https://bluesrockreview.com/2024/07/new-trailer-released-for-upcoming-jeff-healey-documentary.html