Music and Musings

Paloma Alcalá

Jan 25, 20212 min read

Honeyboy Edwards–'Worried Blues'

Originally posted to Instagram, January 21, 2021 Being a legend is hard. You attract attention. You make enemies. If you’re really...

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Paloma Alcalá

Jan 25, 20212 min read

Luther Dickenson and the Cooperators ft. Shardé Thomas – 'Live 2016'

Originally posted to Instagram, December 30, 2020 People often ask me why the blues is my musical genre of choice. If I had to give one...

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Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Muddy Waters- The London Muddy Waters Sessions

“I may be getting older,” he sings, “but I’ve got young-fashioned ways.”

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Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest Of Glass- Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest Of Glass

The hype sticker describes Kiah as having "a voice that will capture your heart and punch you in the mouth".

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Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Mississippi Fred McDowell- Delta Blues

Originally posted on Instagram, April 4, 2020. Shortly before coronavirus brought the world to a screaming halt, I worked out a deal for...

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Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20201 min read

Big Chief Ellis - Big Chief Ellis

It doesn't refer to Texas radio, but to the big beat... the blues that Jim would listen to on the road that leads out of Alexandria, VA.

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Paloma Alcalá

Jul 21, 20201 min read

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Kingfish

Kingfish's songs of love, heartbreak, and life in small-town America are neither specific to his generation, nor relics of a mythic past.

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