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I was lucky enough to be invited along by my very good friends Tallan and Carl Latz on their trip down to Texas this past April. We made stops in both Austin and Dallas and lucky enough for us, a few former members of Storyville were present on Blues Tuesday at Antone's in Austin. Written by David Grissom, this classic Blues song is one of my all time favorites. Present, in addition to David Grissom, was Malford Milligan and Chris Layton. Hope you enjoy this...

"Good Day for the Blues" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqMN9iyFbIk

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Very nice Roy. Your story got me thinking about musicians and where they go after the glory days. Here's a little pretty bad vid and another story.
We were winding down the last weekend after the BCC gigs and I took our guest Sandy Girl down to a local spot for some burgers and a local band. The price was right, free, and what the hey. We rolled in and it was a group of drunks hanging out with a 4 piece set up on the fringe. Stoney B and his pickup band, mostly pensioners ekeing out some tips for beer money and a free lunch. They started to play a slow blues number and Sandy said, "Man, that white boy's got some soul!" , so I lit off the cam and started rolling. I don't know who he is, nor what his story is. Plays a mean harp too. Stoney didn't let him sing any more. The keyman was awesome too. A bit of the ladies grooving, dogs barking and drunks gabbing. Blues from Jake's Tiki Hut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fOtqrPjrg
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I hear you Rick, the music business can be a very tough place to make a living, especially in the Blues world. Most guys, like the ones shown in your video, just love to get together and play, it's something that's in their soul even if there is no one listening to them. Remember, not that long ago Joe played at places like this where people were more into drinking and talking than to listening. Of course, many of them after hearing a first few notes from Joe stood there paralyzed with their gaping mouths hanging open. It must feel good now to him to think back to places he played where maybe 15 to 20 people showed up. Can you imagine seeing Joe with that few people in a club? It's mind boggling now. cool

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Here is a verson of "Good Day For The Blues" from Austin City Limits show in 1998. This is also one of my favotite songs.

http://youtu.be/Wu3vkHwxEaE

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Here is a verson of "Good Day For The Blues" from Austin City Limits show in 1998. This is also one of my favotite songs.

http://youtu.be/Wu3vkHwxEaE

That's a gem. cool

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RickB wrote:

Very nice Roy. Your story got me thinking about musicians and where they go after the glory days. Here's a little pretty bad vid and another story.
We were winding down the last weekend after the BCC gigs and I took our guest Sandy Girl down to a local spot for some burgers and a local band. The price was right, free, and what the hey. We rolled in and it was a group of drunks hanging out with a 4 piece set up on the fringe. Stoney B and his pickup band, mostly pensioners ekeing out some tips for beer money and a free lunch. They started to play a slow blues number and Sandy said, "Man, that white boy's got some soul!" , so I lit off the cam and started rolling. I don't know who he is, nor what his story is. Plays a mean harp too. Stoney didn't let him sing any more. The keyman was awesome too. A bit of the ladies grooving, dogs barking and drunks gabbing. Blues from Jake's Tiki Hut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fOtqrPjrg
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Thanks Roy for the Antones vid.  I'm a big fan of David Grissom and "Good Day For the Blues" is my favorite of his songs.  On his excellent album 10,000 Feet, GDFtB is played on acoustic guitars and has a nice country flavor to it.

Rick - Who's Sandy and who's your wife at the table?   Sounds like Sandy had a wonderful time during her visit.  I enjoyed the video - good singing and good guitar.  Those guys aren't doing it for the money but for a love of playing.  The dog was a nice touch too!

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Curby wrote:
RickB wrote:

Very nice Roy. Your story got me thinking about musicians and where they go after the glory days. Here's a little pretty bad vid and another story.
We were winding down the last weekend after the BCC gigs and I took our guest Sandy Girl down to a local spot for some burgers and a local band. The price was right, free, and what the hey. We rolled in and it was a group of drunks hanging out with a 4 piece set up on the fringe. Stoney B and his pickup band, mostly pensioners ekeing out some tips for beer money and a free lunch. They started to play a slow blues number and Sandy said, "Man, that white boy's got some soul!" , so I lit off the cam and started rolling. I don't know who he is, nor what his story is. Plays a mean harp too. Stoney didn't let him sing any more. The keyman was awesome too. A bit of the ladies grooving, dogs barking and drunks gabbing. Blues from Jake's Tiki Hut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fOtqrPjrg
Rick

Thanks Roy for the Antones vid.  I'm a big fan of David Grissom and "Good Day For the Blues" is my favorite of his songs.  On his excellent album 10,000 Feet, GDFtB is played on acoustic guitars and has a nice country flavor to it.

Rick - Who's Sandy and who's your wife at the table?   Sounds like Sandy had a wonderful time during her visit.  I enjoyed the video - good singing and good guitar.  Those guys aren't doing it for the money but for a love of playing.  The dog was a nice touch too!

Sandy is the one standing and grooving, the one seated is Helen. We pulled out all the stops and gave Sandy the red carpet tour. I shot the vid with the intention of it being a memento, it came out a folksy vignette, those guys were good. Old pros that covered funk and blues quite nicely that afternoon.

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You're most welcome Curby. I have a few more to post up. What a wonderful night and to be able to visit with Chris Layton and Malford Milligan was very special. Plus, I did get to meet David too. Needless to say, a night I won't soon forget. wink

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RickB wrote:
Curby wrote:
RickB wrote:

Very nice Roy. Your story got me thinking about musicians and where they go after the glory days. Here's a little pretty bad vid and another story.
We were winding down the last weekend after the BCC gigs and I took our guest Sandy Girl down to a local spot for some burgers and a local band. The price was right, free, and what the hey. We rolled in and it was a group of drunks hanging out with a 4 piece set up on the fringe. Stoney B and his pickup band, mostly pensioners ekeing out some tips for beer money and a free lunch. They started to play a slow blues number and Sandy said, "Man, that white boy's got some soul!" , so I lit off the cam and started rolling. I don't know who he is, nor what his story is. Plays a mean harp too. Stoney didn't let him sing any more. The keyman was awesome too. A bit of the ladies grooving, dogs barking and drunks gabbing. Blues from Jake's Tiki Hut. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4fOtqrPjrg
Rick

Thanks Roy for the Antones vid.  I'm a big fan of David Grissom and "Good Day For the Blues" is my favorite of his songs.  On his excellent album 10,000 Feet, GDFtB is played on acoustic guitars and has a nice country flavor to it.

Rick - Who's Sandy and who's your wife at the table?   Sounds like Sandy had a wonderful time during her visit.  I enjoyed the video - good singing and good guitar.  Those guys aren't doing it for the money but for a love of playing.  The dog was a nice touch too!

Sandy is the one standing and grooving, the one seated is Helen. We pulled out all the stops and gave Sandy the red carpet tour. I shot the vid with the intention of it being a memento, it came out a folksy vignette, those guys were good. Old pros that covered funk and blues quite nicely that afternoon.

Thanks for posting Rick.  Loved that white boy's singing!  I also loved having all the stops pulled out while I was there ... what an experience, not to be forgotten! :-)

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