Dreamland Blues Radio
Koko ‘Queen of the Blues’ Taylor dies
Jun 3rd
No snappy headline this time…
I’ve got a list… a list of legends that I want to see perform before they pass from this reality. I’ve recently taken inventor of the electric guitar and modern recording techniques Les Paul — it was in a word, amazing. I think I’m still grinning from that show.
In the summer of 2007 I saw Koko Taylor perform at the Lowell Summer Music Series. Even at the ripe old age of 78 she could still belt out a tune. Her band was tight and the lead guitar even managed to take the term ‘lick’ literally as he managed to ‘play’ his axe with his tongue!
I don’t think there is any doubt that Koko qualifies as a legend; her trademark song Wang Dang Doodle (written by Willie Dixion — yet another legend) has been covered by a diverse array of artists from Ted Nugent to Grateful Dead and PJ Harvey.
Her gravelly voice and powerful style were unmistakeable. I’m very glad to have seen her before she shuffled off her mortal coil.
Time to update the list…
You can see my photos from this show on Flickr.
Changes, they are a comin’
Feb 6th
These days 'Change' is all the buzz and Dreamland Blues is no exception. Over the next few days I'll be making some significant changes to the station; I hope you'll all approve.
- Increase the bitrate to 128kbps. This will result in a dramatic increase in the sound quality of the station at the cost of increased internet bandwidth. The majority of you that have 'broadband' (cable modems, FiOS, etc.) connections should have nothing to worry about. If this renders the stream unlistenable for you please let me know.
Dreamland Blues back on the air
Aug 17th
Sorry about that folks -- Live365 did a bit of system maintenance and it brought down my stream.
All better now!
Sweet Suzi & The Blues Experience / Unbroken
Jul 8th
Wow! (Yes, I do say that a lot) This is another of those wonderful surprises I get now-and-then. The latest from NYC based Sweet Suzi Smith, Unbroken, came across my email inbox today.
New playlist!
Jun 18th
I've just finished uploading the last of 584 new tracks into the Dreamland Blues Radio playlist. This is a complete rebuild of the playlist from scratch.
I've re-encoded all the tracks and 'normalized' the levels. What this means to you, dear listener, is a consistent volume level of all the music tracks. I can't speak for the 'ads' because I don't control those.
Take a second and let me know what you think! I value your input!
Thanks for listening!
T.
‘Now Playing’ list in reverse order
Jun 14th
Yes, I know the Now Playing list is in reverse order. ;-)
I've just been too busy to have a look at fixing it. This 'serial startup artist' stuff is really time-consuming, sleep-depriving work!
T.
