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Blindboy
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by Blindboy » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:09 am
We are about to lose one of the greats.
This is one of the best versions of this tune ever...
http://youtu.be/pyMd19sE6U4
EDIT still having trouble getting the youtube doodad to work... HELP mods!
ADMIN: This way:
pyMd19sE6U4
Admin2 : " Admin means to show this" I guess.
Code: Select all
[i]ADMIN: This way: :big_smile: [/i]
[youtube_id]pyMd19sE6U4[/youtube_id]
Put only the youtube id between the youtube tags
"Throw yo' big leg over me Mama, I might not feel this good again!"
VikingBlues
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by VikingBlues » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:25 am
I hadn't heard about this - just googled and I see what you mean - doesn't look good at all. It's yet another sad turn of events this year.
On the YouTube embedding thing -
From the full address take the address from after the = sign up to just before the "&feature=youtu.be" - in this case :-
pyMd19sE6U4
and put this in the YouTubeid box info.
An improv a day keeps the demons at bay!
Strummer07
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by Strummer07 » Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:57 pm
Great post Bb - thanks ....absolutely superb song !
What a fantastic singer all round !! She has brought much to the Blues over the years.
It does indeed sound like she is not in a good place ........
"Heaven done called another Blues singer back home ! "
Lets be thankful for all the great music she's given us and wish her God speed & Peace in her final journey
"Death is just a heartbeat away"
lyric from "Out in The Fields"
Gary Moore 1952-2011
12bar
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by 12bar » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:20 pm
2011 wasn't a good year - not personally, and not for the Blues.
Let's hope for a better 2012.
Strummer07
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by Strummer07 » Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:56 pm
Etta James Passed away Today I think ( Friday) ..... I understand .....
After being declared "Terminally ill" in December 2011 ................
She was relased from hosptal in Southern califirnia on January 5, 2012
Fifteen days later, she lost her battle with leukemia and other diseases.
She was 73.
Another great blues talent gone missing ... sad! .....But what a great catalogue she leaves us !
Thanks for all the good times !
"Death is just a heartbeat away"
lyric from "Out in The Fields"
Gary Moore 1952-2011
VikingBlues
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by VikingBlues » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:44 pm
Strummer07 wrote: Another great blues talent gone missing ... sad! .....But what a great catalogue she leaves us !
Thanks for all the good times !
Godspeed the spirit of Etta James. And thank you indeed - well put Strummer.
An improv a day keeps the demons at bay!
tytlblues
Posts: 1303 Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:34 am
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by tytlblues » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:32 pm
So sad, RIP to another musical great!!!!!!!!
Tytlblues
"Notes are expensive... spend them wisely”
BB King
tele8156
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by tele8156 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:28 am
Amazing voice. RIP
“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”
– Robert Louis Stevenson
alaskabluesguy
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by alaskabluesguy » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:35 am
Literally one of the best vocalists of all time! She sends chills up my spin every time i listen to her. Sad news, RIP you amazing talent!!!
12bar
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by 12bar » Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:56 pm
Really sad news - R.I.P. Etta
HalfBlindLefty
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by HalfBlindLefty » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:18 pm
Rip Etta
A long time ago, in the old forum : Registered: Mon, 27 Nov 2006. Wonder were the other old members all went....
Bluesmole
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by Bluesmole » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:18 pm
Good article & a superb obituary in The Guardian today. Well done The Guardian.
So sorry to see Etta go.
"Big Bill Broonzy, a white boy's inspiration" (1963), and the Blues ever since.
Strummer07
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by Strummer07 » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:32 pm
Just spotted this !!
Wow !! ........what a tribute & what a way to remember a super lady
Etta ......and what a Band !! ..see who you can spot !!
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Mind you ..the Title Kinda gives it way !!
"Death is just a heartbeat away"
lyric from "Out in The Fields"
Gary Moore 1952-2011
kiwiclapton
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by kiwiclapton » Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:24 pm
Stink alright.
She had some pretty bad lows in her life, but she was always thankful for music.
RIP
In the name of God, Eric Clapton and the Slowhand, Amen.
Wildlabman
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by Wildlabman » Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:56 pm
Very sad news...
She was one of the greats.
RIP Etta, we will always love you.
Chris
choucas09
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by choucas09 » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:55 am
Awesome talent, she may have had a troubled life, but nobody can take that away from her.