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About Me

"Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live in an institution?"
-Groucho Marx
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"Join the army, see the world, meet interesting people - and kill 'em."
-Woody Allen.
Layin' those blooz out with harp master Carey Bell Harrington in the 1990's.
"I feel very close to the western. There are not too many American art forms that are original. Most are derived from European art forms. Other than the western and jazz or blues, that's all that's really original."
-Clint Eastwood
"Now the men call me Doctor Professor Longhair,
but the women call me a lil' ole lovin' man."
-Professor Longhair
"That unseeing eye reminds me of a midnight dream.
It reminds me of somebody I have never seen."
-Sonny Boy Williamson
"AsÃ llegÃ³ a un inmenso castillo, en cuyo frontispicio estaba grabado:
A nadie pertenezco, y a todos; antes de entrar, ya estabas aquÃ;
quedarÃ¡s aquÃ, cuando salgas". Diderot, Jacques Le Fataliste (1773).
"La vita e' a colori, ma il bianco e nero e' piu' reale." -Wim Wenders.
Aporreando dulzonas melodÃas y boogies saltarines.
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SOME VERY SPECIAL MEDICINE MUSIC RECIPES
- To wake up in the morning: J. S. Bach, Professor Longhair
- While doin' some gym: Count Basie, Sam & Dave
- Drivin' to work: fast Gospel, medium-fast Chicago Blues
- Cleanin' up the house: Bluegrass, Django & Grappelli
- For a romantic date: Bud Powell's ballads and mid-tempoes
- For makin' love: Freddie King, Philly's Sound, Peggy Lee
- At lunch: mmm... Reggae, Calypso or Cajun music
- For drivin' ALL of your worries away: Sam Cooke
- For healthy, inspirating dreams at night: Ali Farka Toure.
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A FEW OF THE JAZZ POSTERS I'VE MADE (Hita Design)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/06/2008
Band Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/OtisSpain
Band Members: Nowadays:
Jay Bee Rodriguez, pno.
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1993 Blue Bird Live
Jai Alai Salon (Huesca): Karen James (vocals), Jay Bee Rodriguez (Telecaster guitar, arrangements), Flaco Barral (bass, talking box), Muelle (drums). It was part of an Spanish tour with Carey Bell and Louisiana Red.
Influences:
Lightnin' Hopkins and Professor Longhair. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Well, also Muddy Waters, Champion Jack Dupree, Jimmy Yancey, Otis Spann, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake, Jimmy Reed, Robert Nighthawk, Freddie King, Big Walter Horton, Elmore James, Albert King, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter, Gatemouth Brown, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins...
and some dozens more!
Sounds Like:
Record Label: "I Don't Sell Any Music"

My Blog

"First things first, but not necessarily in that order"

A note on the music clips here Sick and TiredBlue Bird Live at the Jai Alai Salon, Huesca. May 1993.Karen James, vo; Jay Bee Rodriguez, gtr, arr.; Flaco Barral, bs, talking box; Muelle, dms.The 1993 H...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:05:00 GMT

"Violence in movies and sex on TV"

"...but where are those good ol' fashioned values on which we used to rely?"(Sorry. When I'll get a minute I will try to translate most of this to a "near-perfect" English!).Bueno, la tonadilla de la ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Some stuff you gotta watch!

For an amazing collection of bluesy clips (Johnny Copeland, Dr John, Otis Spann, Professor Longhair, Jerry Lee Lewis, Diane Lane, even Ann Margret!) take a look at the "Otis Spain's Family Theater".
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:45:00 GMT