There's this book (called Jazz Lives: Till We Shall Meet and Never Part, authored by Jaap van der Klomp) that is sort of a catalog of jazz according to all the public graves people could go to. Maybe there is a similar one for blues artists.
There's this book (called Jazz Lives: Till We Shall Meet and Never Part, authored by Jaap van der Klomp) that is sort of a catalog of jazz according to all the public graves people could go to. Maybe there is a similar one for blues artists.
[JB Hutto](https://youtu.be/IxZCLAfpPxc?si=3RLCgL_jM9axrPIZ) was the uncle of current slide guy Lil Ed Williams, of [Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials fame.](https://youtu.be/huDKFjm0kGg?si=7bXaCUiVicHkVxZS)
He led a band called the Hawks in Chicago, although typically it was him, a guitarist and a drummer. Didn't usually have a bassist, same with Hound Dog.
Hound Dog was the first performer of "Hide Away", later made a hit single by Freddy King, and a classic Chicago club performer. He played on cheap Japanese guitars (also favoured by Son Seals) and usually tuned "in the neighbourhood of E", and expected his players to tune to him.
His songs were mostly slide boogies, great, greasy gutbucket songs about his much larger wife [Sadie](https://youtu.be/ZCA-ieu74ko?si=dtrDJZBPEzbNJks1), and their fractious but deeply loving relationship.
Hutto was a major club draw in the sixties. [Some of his best stuff](https://youtu.be/PZwX_67Kz5A?si=5PikZWYJNhiBhHJk) can be found on the "Chicago, the Blues Today!" Cds released in the Sixties and re-released a few years back (by Vanguard, I think) on CD.
I enjoyed Hound Dog, but like many originators of a sound, a lot of his songwriting skills were expanded upon by more technically proficient guys.
Along with King's Hideaway, there's [a great take on Hound Dog's "Give Me Back my Wig"](https://youtu.be/Abp0i9kmSGU?si=slFv88VT6YzPVfgI), done by Luther Allison, on Alligator Records' Hound Dog Tribute Album.
As a cemetery employee, I can say groundsworkers get paid insultingly low wages leading to a lack of job loyalty and understaffed cemeteries. A lot of cemeteries leave it up to families to care for the upkeep of the headstones themselves, and when family members stop showing up due to death or moving away, the graves tend to look shabby.
>The conditions made us a bit melancholy to be honest. Kind of gave you the blues, huh?
RIP to the legends….
Earl Hooker is buried there too
and a few other bluesmen.
Graveyard Blues
There's this book (called Jazz Lives: Till We Shall Meet and Never Part, authored by Jaap van der Klomp) that is sort of a catalog of jazz according to all the public graves people could go to. Maybe there is a similar one for blues artists.
There's this book (called Jazz Lives: Till We Shall Meet and Never Part, authored by Jaap van der Klomp) that is sort of a catalog of jazz according to all the public graves people could go to. Maybe there is a similar one for blues artists.
What did Hound Dog and JB play? I only know about Muddy being a guitarist and singer.
OMG, you've GOT to listen to Hound Dog Taylor! That dude was a party. Never fails to put me in a good mood.
[JB Hutto](https://youtu.be/IxZCLAfpPxc?si=3RLCgL_jM9axrPIZ) was the uncle of current slide guy Lil Ed Williams, of [Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials fame.](https://youtu.be/huDKFjm0kGg?si=7bXaCUiVicHkVxZS) He led a band called the Hawks in Chicago, although typically it was him, a guitarist and a drummer. Didn't usually have a bassist, same with Hound Dog. Hound Dog was the first performer of "Hide Away", later made a hit single by Freddy King, and a classic Chicago club performer. He played on cheap Japanese guitars (also favoured by Son Seals) and usually tuned "in the neighbourhood of E", and expected his players to tune to him. His songs were mostly slide boogies, great, greasy gutbucket songs about his much larger wife [Sadie](https://youtu.be/ZCA-ieu74ko?si=dtrDJZBPEzbNJks1), and their fractious but deeply loving relationship. Hutto was a major club draw in the sixties. [Some of his best stuff](https://youtu.be/PZwX_67Kz5A?si=5PikZWYJNhiBhHJk) can be found on the "Chicago, the Blues Today!" Cds released in the Sixties and re-released a few years back (by Vanguard, I think) on CD. I enjoyed Hound Dog, but like many originators of a sound, a lot of his songwriting skills were expanded upon by more technically proficient guys. Along with King's Hideaway, there's [a great take on Hound Dog's "Give Me Back my Wig"](https://youtu.be/Abp0i9kmSGU?si=slFv88VT6YzPVfgI), done by Luther Allison, on Alligator Records' Hound Dog Tribute Album.
Also - GA 20 did a killer album in tribute to Hound Dog Taylor. They are awesome live.
They were both slide guitar players.
As a cemetery employee, I can say groundsworkers get paid insultingly low wages leading to a lack of job loyalty and understaffed cemeteries. A lot of cemeteries leave it up to families to care for the upkeep of the headstones themselves, and when family members stop showing up due to death or moving away, the graves tend to look shabby.
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Nice pilgrimage, I've been to Hendrix and others. Need to make it to Allen Woody's site.
We are nearby Al Capone’s grave too so we’ll have to go by.