Neo-Classic Blues

Neo-Classic Blues

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<"b0002kqovm3899"> From the Artist
Inspired by the glaring omission of blueswomen from Martin Scorcese’s (Fall ‘03) PBS series "The Blues", Gaye dedicated her efforts to help fill this void by producing "Neo-Classic Blues". So it is that Adegbalola & Barnes pay homage to the classic divas of yesteryear in song and accompanying historical notes on the insert. They have been inspired by and are thankful to:

THE CLASSIC BLUES DIVAS like Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox, Lucille Bogan, Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey, and many others;

THE CLASSIC BLUES PIANISTS like Perry Bradford, Walter Roland, Lovie Austin, Georgia Tom Dorsey, Clarence Williams, and many others;

THE CLASSIC BLUES HISTORIANS like Rosetta Reitz, Daphne Duval Harrison, Chris Albertson, Sandra Lieb, Angela Davis, and many others.

<"b0002kqovm2999"> About the Artist

W.C. Handy Award winner and founding member of Saffire ~ the Uppity Blues Women, Adegbalola has toured and performed around the world. She has recorded 7 CDs (all on Alligator Records) with Saffire, and has one solo CD, "Bitter Sweet Blues" (Alligator #4870) and one instructional video, "Learn to Sing the Blues," on Homespun Tapes (VD-ADE-VC01).

Adegbalola, former Virginia State Teacher of The Year, also presents Workshops about The History of Women in the Blues, Blues Vocal Techniques, Vocal... read more

<"b0002kqovm4999"> Album Description
CLASSIC BLUES was the first blues ~ the first blues to be recorded for popular consumption. It was immensely popular in the 1920s. Grounded in folk blues combined with vaudeville stylings, it was almost exclusively performed by women. These were often fiercely independent "wild women" ~ unashamed to lay their souls bare, unafraid to give advice. Oftimes they were the comediennes, finding humor in the pain.

CLASSIC BLUES WOMEN were the first to chronicle topics like domestic abuse, alcoholism, prostitution, homosexuality, gender politics, racism and other social conditions, and, of course, sex ~ its joy and its pain. Musically, these women introduced vocal techniques that gave drama and immediacy to their performances. They would cry, growl, moan, syncopate, slide & slur, bend & break notes, improvise and rephrase to bring their stories to life.

In 2004, Adegbalola & Barnes embrace and redefine this style as NEO-CLASSIC BLUES ...

Neo-Classic Blues

Neo-Classic Blues, Music, Gaye Adegbalola, Roddy Barnes, Blues, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Pop

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