Friday, September 30, 2011

'Fore Day Creep

Sometimes I forget just how many 60s bands from England paid tribute to American bluesmen. Unfortunately, when their records made their way to the US most teenagers were unaware that they were listening to electric/psychedelic renditions of classic American tunes. I found out because my father knew and I used to read every single word inside the jacket covers of my dad's albums.

Here's an example: Cream, 1966, Disraeli Gears, "Outside Woman Blues". Their version is great! But, it is an old song that many bluesmen had in their bag of riffs. My favorite version may be Brownie McGhee's. But, he called it "'Fore Day Creep".

Is there anything better than American blues music?

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