Today I shall celebrate the life of my beloved Hilary by posting a thread of #bluessongs—some sad, some joyous, some bittersweet, all beautiful and powerful. Let there be boundless hope!
First on #bluessongs, Jimmy Rushing and the Dave Brubeck Quartet perform "Blues in the Dark." I listened to this every morning while driving to my @PBDramaworks "Satchmo at the Waldorf" rehearsals:
Next on #bluessongs, Pinetop Smith's "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie." When he says "get it," everybody mess around!:
Next on #bluessongs, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs perform "Old Salty Dog Blues."
Next on #bluessongs, Mildred Bailey and Ellis Larkins perform "Me and the Blues."
Next on #bluessongs, B.B. King's "Blues at Midnight."
Next on #bluessongs, let's kick up the tempo with Count Basie's "Blues in Hoss' Flat." More joy!
Next on #bluessongs, here's Hilary's all-time favorite blues. Take it away, Joe Turner and Pete Johnson, and make it NASTY.
Next on #bluessongs, here's one from left field, the "Blues" from Ravel's Violin Sonata, played by Arthur Grumiaux and Istvan Hadju.
Next on #bluessongs, the deepest and most mysterious of all country blues, Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman."
Next on #bluessongs, Little Feat's "Hamburger Midnight."
Next on #bluessongs, Memphis Minnie's "Nothing in Ramblin'."
Next on #bluessongs, Donald Fagen's "Weather in My Head."
Next on #bluessongs, a special favorite of mine, the King Cole Trio's "Blues in My Shower."
Next on #bluessongs, Merle Haggard sings Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 6."
Next on #bluessongs, Blossom Dearie (!) sings the blues.
Next on #bluessongs, Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington play "Jeep's Blues" live at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Oh, how Hilary loved this record!
And now I'm going to wrap up #bluessongs with an Arlen-Mercer almost-blues sung by Frank Sinatra. All the feels, right down to the bottom of the glass. Thanks for listening:
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