Howlin' Wolf lived in West Memphis, Arkansas with his brother in law Sonny Boy Williamson II. These guys went to Chicago, signed with Chess Records and along with Willie Dixon wrote a whole bunch of blues songs that are standards. Sonny Boy had a radio program - King Biscuit Hour - in Memphis and when he went to Chicago took a lot of his sidemen with him. Sonny Boy did not record much at all in Memphis. Even Memphis Slim went to Chicago to perform and record with Willie Dixon and Matt 'Guitar' Murphy after the end of WWII.New Listing MEMPHIS BLUES SONGS and INSTRUMENTALS a la Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, etc., needed by a successful Music Placement Company that is very TAXI-friendly. They want to hear authentic sounding Memphis Blues compositions, please do not send in Texas, Delta or Chicago Blues styles. Performances must be top-notch and must also evoke the real, gritty, gutsy feel of this style. Remember, your track will be used to add authenticity and feel to a scene. Original songs and instrumentals only please Ð DO NOT send in cover versions. Broadcast quality is needed (excellent home recordings will work, too). Please submit one to three songs online or per CD, include lyrics. All submissions will be screened and critiqued by TAXI and must be received no later than Thursday, May 19, 2011. TAXI #S110519BL.
Question - are the tunes written in Chicago representative of the Memphis sound? The songs definitely had their roots in the south. I am going to submit "Good Bye Baby" and "Weatherman"(on my taxi page).
You noticed I never said it never snowed. Probably all this global warming. At least Atlanta has a couple snow plows, I got stuck in Birmingham once while we waited for the road graders to plow snow off the interstate. I suppose if you wanted to make the song a contemporary Memphis blues song, you could call it, "Global Warming Weatherman"!
