Dr. Dani SanchezFeb 5
First up, we have a medley featuring Bobby “Blue” Bland, Bobby Rush AND Johnnie Taylor (https://youtu.be/tNOv4MQk_ps?si=IQqLShuoNLFFKdKx) , all of whom were known for their infusion of gospel, R&B into the blues
#RetroView #BobbyBlueBland #BobbyRush #JohnnieTaylor #blues #BlackHistoryMonth
"Medley" - Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Bobby Rush, Johnnie Taylor

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Alabama’s Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton who was acknowledged as one of the #blues legends associated with #Houston’s Eldorado Ballroom in yesterday’s documentary AND the iconic Muddy Waters & His band! Here she is with “Big Mama’s Bumble Bee Blues” (https://youtu.be/8fQVGH5mW44?si=VRDhs8FIGUd9b6g4)
#RetroView #BigMamamThornton #BlackHistoryMonth #MuddyWaters
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe AKA “The Original Soul Sister” AKA “The Godmother of Rock n Roll” with “This Little Light of Mine” (https://youtu.be/Qj3fpujjFis?si=2_LuogsqRTyV9D8m) She was inducted into The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame last year
#RetroView #SisterRosettaTharpe #Blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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Elizabeth Cotten playing a couple of tunes (https://youtu.be/voPJENW6i4c?si=siJxI9X0vFf3cw72) with her signature lefty guitar that’s strung for a righty player. She’s alternating playing a bassline with her index finger while playing the melody with her thumb🤯
#RetroView #ElizabethCotten #blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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Texas blues legend Sam Lightnin’ Hopkins with “Hurricane Beulah” (https://youtu.be/3_LppKD_VK4?si=93UFR4ByH-UfmJEO) which documents the Category 5 hurricane of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beulah) that devastated Texas & Mexico
#RetroView #LighninHopkins #blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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Stalwart of the Houston blues scene Lester Williams with “I’m so Happy I Could Jump and Shout” (https://youtu.be/Hb8q4v2EvWw?si=cqdzZc27b3QhBBQ8)
#RetroView #LesterWilliams #BlackHistoryMonth #houston #Blues #RetroView
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Also from Houston, Miss Trudy Lynn AKA “The Golden Girl of The #Blues”. This is her song of a similar name (https://youtu.be/2vy9w82DpM8?si=0x50AMESrAH3U-cv) She’s both still with us and still performing at 78yrs young
#RetroView #TrudyLynn #BlackHistoryMonth
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“The Mother of the Blues” AKA Gertrude “Ma” Rainey with “Baby, No, No!” (https://youtu.be/SOlmnvdoPjE?si=3hFlbY29TZee8CpM)
#RetroView #MaRainey #Blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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Annika Chambers is a native Houstonian who writes and performs blues, soul and r & b music. Here’s her performance of “Two Bit Texas Town” (https://youtu.be/p20J5hJ5JXQ?si=sLEm_n6i8SVP1bDY) in 2019 she won the 'Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year” at the Blues Music Awards.
#RetroView #AnnikaChambers #Blues #houston #BlackHistoryMonth
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More Houston Blueswomen? MORE HOUSTON BLUESWOMEN! This is blues and gospel singer and former President of the Houston Blues Society Diunna Greenleaf AKA “The People’s Queen of the Blues” with her take on the spiritual standard “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (https://youtu.be/afmu9vTkoww?si=ljp7EGDxmaVIEGv_)
#RetroView #DiunnaGreenleaf #Blues #houston #BlackHistoryMonth
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The “King of the Blues” AKA B.B. King and The “Soul Queen of New Orleans” AKA Irma Thomas with a performance of “You Can Have My Husband” (https://youtu.be/YM5AXJhfWZc?si=YvQ9WZunrGFV8qFa)
#RetroView #BBKing #IrmaThomas #Blues #BlackHistoryMonth
B.B. King & Irma Thomas - (1993) You Can Have My Husband [from "Blues Summit"]

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4- time Grammy winner Gary Clark Jr. with “Pearl Cadillac” (https://youtu.be/dT3Mr7Q9MpI?si=AtfmrNbSkWS-fkgr) from his excellent 2019 album “This Land” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnuMImWjkIVjSCRGAFtpEZGBn0IOKuHqc&si=ZJTilnBpmEG8T0D0)
#RetroView #GaryClarkJr #BlackHistoryMonth #Blues
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezFeb 6
NYC hard rockers Living Colour with a live version of “Desperate People” (https://youtu.be/kuctU386OO8?si=lgls8JBx8VRKZg44)
#RetroView #LivingColour #rock #BlackHistoryMonth
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Detroit, Michigan’s Death AKA one of the first ever punk bands. This “Where Do We Go From Here” (https://youtu.be/QrMmlyOJawY?si=ApwfYykP6D7AcEcN) originally from their 2009 compilation of demos from the 1970s “For the Whole World to See” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nCANfL0DjpvoMKmCVyym1yu5K7oum2Ybg&si=duX775th-GY0SSR9) I highly recommend the 2012 documentary “A Band Called Death” available for free on InternetArchive (https://archive.org/details/a-band-called-death-2012)
#RetroView #Death #punk #BlackHistoryMonth
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Brittany Howard and Alabama Shakes with “Always Alright” (https://youtu.be/RkgB24wS-6M?si=8B1q3s6cOl_LI48M) After nearly a decade apart, as of 2025, The ‘Shakes are back on the road
#RetroView #AlabamaShakes #BrittanyHoward #rock
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Miss Barbara Lynn AKA The Queen of Gulf Coast Rhythm & Soul is both still with us and still performing live at 83yrs young. Here’s “Wild Night Tonight” (https://youtu.be/EFIsU48z5Sw?si=VNSZQ8ExSLxvphnU) from her 2000 album “Hot Night Tonight” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcQiKht2oLILG68PFGw8TXNguce_3iPAs&si=3bW5WsVswXPHmhmM)
#RetroView #BarbaraLynn #classicrock #BlackHistoryMonth
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#RetroView favorite Tracy Chapman with “Changes” (https://youtu.be/vL9t7jrU9BI?si=0281LQGYjQUtLurS) from her 2005 album “Where You Live” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mm6MUqixiFog-7YwzbvVKYlVIUNrSL2BE&si=zqH3NwWk_O0UDIo-) She’s mostly retired these days but if anyone’s earned a bit of peace it’s Tracy
 (sorry about the video quality)
#TracyChapman #BlackHistoryMonth
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Mississippi’s own Memphis Minnie with the evergreen tune “The Weary Woman Blues” (https://youtu.be/M6AqA8B-QJs?si=dds11N_gxHZ9QJMb) Over the course of her 50yr career she recorded over 200 songs!
#RetroView #MemphisMinnie #blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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The dearly missed Queen of Rock & Roll herself, Miss Tina Turner with “Hold On, I’m Coming” (https://youtu.be/OWu-cOkMROo?si=AwUmfOCZZ7INTrXt)
#RetroView #TinaTurner #classicrock #BlackHistoryMonth
Tina Turner | Hold On, I'm Coming | Arquest Remix

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Here’s some Little Richard with a 1970 performance of “The Girl Can’t Help It” (https://youtu.be/Urme4OQapVo?si=hqqbGB47aUkgLGMI)
#RetroView #LittleRichard #classicrock #BlackHistoryMonth
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (Live - The Mike Douglas Show 1970)

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If you haven’t seen the documentaries “Tina” or “Little Richard: I am Everything” on HBO Max. Please do b/c they’re both really good looks at two phenomenal rock & roll icons
#RetroView #TinaTurner #LittleRichard #BlackHistoryMonth #classicrock
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“I’m Your Boogie Man” (https://youtu.be/gIhyNM0VErc?si=6PRVSfz47x0fHJIj) by #Houston blues legend Goree Carter, who is considered by most to have been the writer of the first ever Rock & Roll album 
#RetroView #GoreeCarter #blues #BlackHistoryMonth
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Also from Houston is Boogie Woogie #blues pianist and singer Katie Webster, who once toured with Otis Redding. This is “Hoo Wee, Sweet Daddy” (https://youtu.be/DVi02PYFEGw?si=Nz_jVVjYkxAfihs6)
#RetroView #KatieWebster #BlackHistoryMonth
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Hold on to your hats b/c here’s soul singer Merry Clayton with her take on The Rolling Stones song “Gimme Shelter” (https://youtu.be/AHvXhWJ0oHU?si=s-Qeko9IdXSa3yax) which she infamously sang backup on.
#RetroView #MerryClayton #classicrock #BlackHistoryMonth
Show threadLA SoonerFeb 6
@analgesicsleep This reminds me a bit of 'You Sexy Thing" by Rod Stewart. #retroview
Show threadLA SoonerFeb 6
@analgesicsleep Sorry. "D'ya Think I'm Sexy". #retroview
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@analgesicsleep He's a handsome fellow. #retroview