Donald Duck Dunn RIP

Donald Duck Dunn has died according to the Chicago Tribune. For the article Click HERE. Dunn's was known as the bass player for Booker T. and the MGs, as well as years later for the Blues Brothers.  More info when It becomes available.

UPDATE

Form Bob Corritore

RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn - November 24, 1941 to May 13, 2012. If ever there was a definitive soul / blues bass player it wasDonald "Duck" Dunn. Best known as the house musician forStax Records, and a member ofBooker T& The MGs,Duck Dunn is responsible for some of the most memorable bass-lines in history. ThinkAlbert King "Born Under A Bad Sign",Sam & Dave "I'm A Soul Man",Otis Redding "Sitting On The Dock Of The Day", andEddie Floyd "Knock On Wood" as examples of his great work. His contributions include thousands of classic recordings made over many years. He was also in the originalBlues Brothers and appears with acting parts in both of the movies. He received a lifetime achievementGrammyaward in 2007. He died while on tour in Tokyo at age 70. To see his amazing discography clickhere. To see the article inRolling Stone clickhere. Thank youDonald "Duck" Dunn for your groundbreaking contributions to American music!

Junior Wells : Messin With The Kid

One of the original Blues Brothers Junior Wells doing Messin With The Kid.

Junior Wells- Messin' With The Kid 1978
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Four Fried Chickens And A Coke

Okay, don't know if this is a local KC band, or a touring Blues Brother group, but it is a good video from BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City, Mo. For more information about BB's Lawnside, and how to get their CLICK HERE.

Floyd Dixon: Hey Bartender

Very rare video footage of Floyd Dixon doing Hey Bartender. Floyd was a popular blues piano player in the 1950s. In his later years he played frequently in the LA area. Of course, the Blues Brothers re-popularized his hit song Hey Bartender in 1980. The video abruptly ends, but it is the only footage I have found of the great Floyd Dixon, which is a shame, because he was one of the great jump blues piano players of his day.

Blues Brothers Trailer

I tried to post this a couple of months ago, but it got ate in cyber space. So I waited and hoped it would show up one day, but like Elwood, and Jake it proved to be undependable:-) So here it finally is the prodigal son returns. One of the great blues movies ever made. Here is the very cool trailer for the movie.