Good call, coot. Unfortunately though, wrong answer.
Eric Clapton - Layla
Who is Skip James?
Good tries, guys. But no cigarillo...
I will say the artist is obscure, the song is (was) well known....
The young whippersnappers running on your lawn won't have a clue probably
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Btw. Well known song, but not by the original artist.
Song sounds like, Mercury Blues?
Artist....John Lee Hooker?
Song sounds like, Mercury Blues?
Artist....John Lee Hooker?
You're half right! 😉
would guess song guess is correct?
If not JL Hooker.....Eddie Boyd?
Delaney Bramlett?
Delaney Bramlett?
Delaney was 9 when the song was first recorded.
If it's not Skip James, then how about Johnny Temple:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_in_My_Kitchen
If it's not Skip James, then how about Johnny Temple:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_On_in_My_Kitchen/blockquote >
Well that is interesting...
I wasn't thinking of Come On In My Kitchen, which I wouldn't say is a "popular" song per the masses as much as the song I'm thinking of.
It certainly does show how lyrics are "borrowed" over time though...With that I will say the song I was suggesting is Mercury Blues with K C Douglas first recording it in 1948 after he co-wrote it with Robert Geddins. It's been covered by everyone from Meatloaf to Dwight yoakam.
But it's apparent that Mr Johnson was singing about that joker a decade earlier than K C was... 😛
Also... I would say seniorcoot now has the ball in his court.
(coot got this while i was posting, leaving up for interest)
I say give Stephen this one for calling "Mercury Blues" out of his own recall.
I went whorin on google, deducted from "Mercury Blues/John Lee Hooker" being "half right", factor in "Bramlett 9 years old when first rcorded"
So - 1948
Ok, cant be John Lee Hooker cuz his first recording "Boogiie Chillen" top race record of 1948
Which leaves the other half of half right- "Mercury Blues" or "Mercury Boogie" recorded by K.C. Douglas whoever that was, in 1948.
None of which I knew, so Stephen gets my turn.
[Edited on 4/19/2020 by BrerRabbit]
I thought coot because he guessed Robert Johnson. Who I'm guessing is the first one to actually sing the line about that joker getting lucky.
Even though I imagine Mr Johnson could have very well borrowed it from someone else before him.
thought coot because he guessed Robert Johnson. Who I'm guessing is the first one to actually sing the line about that joker getting lucky.
Even though I imagine Mr Johnson could have very well borrowed it from someone else before him.
Yeah I saw that, makes sense. Seems to me if a guess checks the boxes it is like Jeopardy where you get credit
And as far as where did Robert Johnson pick it up . . . well, go back far enough we might not be too comfortable with who come up with the Very First Blues.
No biggie any way you look at it. I'll leave it up to Stephen. He can go or defer to me and I'll put one up.
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
Go for it bro, I’ll see if I can guess it - cool Doors post I read just now, thx for that
thought coot because he guessed Robert Johnson. Who I'm guessing is the first one to actually sing the line about that joker getting lucky.
Even though I imagine Mr Johnson could have very well borrowed it from someone else before him.Yeah I saw that, makes sense. Seems to me if a guess checks the boxes it is like Jeopardy where you get credit
And as far as where did Robert Johnson pick it up . . . well, go back far enough we might not be too comfortable with who come up with the Very First Blues.
Speaking of borrowing lines. From my vantage point it seems the site let you borrow my sig line! 😛
This obscure group formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 1970's. Despite a great deal of talent among the group's members they were never able to secure a record contract. However, many years later the archives of the guitarist released on cd what would have been their original album and also a separate cd from live radio broadcasts.
Sadly, the guitarist died in '76 from a drug overdose. Present at his final concert in Miami were Allen Woody and Tinsley Ellis. The guitarist eventually formed his own solo band but prior to that replaced two other famous guitarists, from two separate well known and successful groups.
The bassist was a long time member of another famous performer's group and appeared on one of the largest selling live albums ever.
The singer would later become the President of the re-formed Capricorn Records label.
What was the name of the Boulder based band?
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
This obscure group formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 1970's. Despite a great deal of talent among the group's members they were never able to secure a record contract. However, many years later the archives of the guitarist released on cd what would have been their original album and also a separate cd from live radio broadcasts.
Sadly, the guitarist died in '76 from a drug overdose. Present at his final concert in Miami were Allen Woody and Tinsley Ellis. The guitarist eventually formed his own solo band but prior to that replaced two other famous guitarists, from two separate well known and successful groups.
The bassist was a long time member of another famous performer's group and appeared on one of the largest selling live albums ever.
The singer would later become the President of the re-formed Capricorn Records label.
What was the name of the Boulder based band?
I don't know about the rest but the guitarist sounds like Tommy Bolin so I'll say Zephyr??
This obscure group formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 1970's. Despite a great deal of talent among the group's members they were never able to secure a record contract. However, many years later the archives of the guitarist released on cd what would have been their original album and also a separate cd from live radio broadcasts.
Sadly, the guitarist died in '76 from a drug overdose. Present at his final concert in Miami were Allen Woody and Tinsley Ellis. The guitarist eventually formed his own solo band but prior to that replaced two other famous guitarists, from two separate well known and successful groups.
The bassist was a long time member of another famous performer's group and appeared on one of the largest selling live albums ever.
The singer would later become the President of the re-formed Capricorn Records label.
What was the name of the Boulder based band?
I don't know about the rest but the guitarist sounds like Tommy Bolin so I'll say Zephyr??
The guitarist is indeed Bolin. He replaced Joe Walsh in The James Gang and Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple.
The group in question here is the one that preceded Zephyr.
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
This obscure group formed in Boulder, Colorado in the early 1970's. Despite a great deal of talent among the group's members they were never able to secure a record contract. However, many years later the archives of the guitarist released on cd what would have been their original album and also a separate cd from live radio broadcasts.
Sadly, the guitarist died in '76 from a drug overdose. Present at his final concert in Miami were Allen Woody and Tinsley Ellis. The guitarist eventually formed his own solo band but prior to that replaced two other famous guitarists, from two separate well known and successful groups.
The bassist was a long time member of another famous performer's group and appeared on one of the largest selling live albums ever.
The singer would later become the President of the re-formed Capricorn Records label.
What was the name of the Boulder based band?
I don't know about the rest but the guitarist sounds like Tommy Bolin so I'll say Zephyr??
The guitarist is indeed Bolin. He replaced Joe Walsh in The James Gang and Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple.
The group in question here is the one that preceded Zephyr.
Ah! I don't know of anything older than Zephyr so I'm out. I could Google it but that would be cheating 
xclnt question - those hints should make the answer more obvious than it is - am stumped
Sopwith Camel
Sopwith Camel
Nope.
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
I am requesting one clue per day, also one clue if thread falls to page 2.
I am requesting one clue per day, also one clue if thread falls to page 2.
Other clues could possibly only be the names of the other band members. They had no releases during the time they were together so I can't add anything like that.
Personally, since it was an obscure band, I don't really care if someone uses google in this case.
Bassist was Stanley Sheldon who was in Peter Frampton's band and appeared on "Frampton Comes Alive" which sold multi-million copies back in the mid-seventies. Who didn't have a copy of that when it came out?
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
Stumped. Even googling cant come up with anything before Zephyr
Tommy's Wikipedia information holds the answer. The group is described as a jazz/Rock/fusion band which was together during 1972.
"There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute force and ignorance"
