| Public Domain 4 U |
An incredible find! This website has collected public domain recordings from most of the fathers of the blues. We're talkingLeadbelly, Blind Willie Johnson, Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie McTell, Bukka White, Bo Carter, Charlie Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, Charley Jordan, Robert Johnson, Skip James, Memphis Minnie and Son House! There's also Irving Berlin, Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra, Homer and Jethro, Charleston 7, Thomas Edison and more! You can't even call yourself an amateur musicologist if you don't download these seminal recordings from the late 1800's through 1930's. Check out Public Domain 4U and get edjookated.
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Barrelhouse Blues.com has a five page gallery of national, local (Boston), traditional, contemporary, etc Blues. You wanna hear some blues, check it out right here. (listen only)
Barrelhouse Blues.com
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| 1956-1960 Jukebox |
1956 to 1960 Juke Box! The top hits of 1956 through 1960 in mostly Windows Media (wma) format with some real player files.
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Their player creates a playlist based on the input you give it, then lets you tweak the list. I typed in The Rolling Stones and it played "I'm Free" by the Stones, "No Reply" by the Beatles, then "Sugar and Spice" by The Cryin' Shames based on the tonal qualities of the music. It went on to "Bitch" by the Stones, a Blind Lemon song and so on. You can then rate the items with a thumbs up or thumbs down to tweak what you're looking for.
| Jon Butcher Yahoo! Fan Group |
If you do Yahoo! Groups you should definitely join this one. Often there are great recordings of Jon with his various bands over the yearsposted with his blessings by diehard fans (check the files page). After you listen to this dynamic performer, you'll be diehard fan too.
This is the group description -
"A gathering place
for old and new fans of Jon Butcher.
Here we may share stories,
personal experiences,
photos, show and music reviews,
and anything else related to
Jon Butcher, Johanna Wild,
Jon Butcher Axis and Barefoot Servants. " |
| Piney Brown's ArtistLaunch Page |
Piney Brown's recording career began in 1947 and he's still at it in his mid-80's. Check out his ArtistLaunch page - no free downloads butthere's a half dozen great songs to stream and contact info to buy his latest cd.
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| The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site |
Weird Al has a couple free downloads for you on his website. Ironically, (I'm sure intentionally so), "Don't Download This Song" is available. Also, there's a parody of a James Blunt song, "Your Pitiful" available for free download. This one's not on Al's CD, "Straight Outta Lynwood". |
| Solomon Burke's Music Page on Download.com |
Check this out - Classic Rhythm & Blues vocalist Solomon Burke has a free download on his music.download.com page. Click the link and scroll to the bottom of the page to download "None of Us are Free". The file is almost 8 mb so if you're on dial up it could take a little bit.
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GIBSON GUITAR FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD PAGEOh yeah, the folks that make those great guitars have many downloads from artists who play Gibsons. Alternative, bluegrass, blues, rock, hip hop, jazz, etc by some topnotch performers. | music.download.com (C-Net)
Major Blues artists - Katie Webster - Koko Taylor - Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials -Hound Dog Taylor - Shamekia Copeland - Tinsley Ellis
Remember the song, "Luka" by Suzanne Vega? She had some really good stuff out that was overshadowed by that song, several albums worth. Anyways, she's got a free download on music.download.com too. Click >HERE< to get it and catch up on this talented artist.
Here's one for you Country Fans-The man that brought the Bakersfield sound back single-handedly, Dwight Yoakum, has a free download on his music.download.com page. Click >HERE< to get it for free!
Rock and Roll more your thing? Check out the Drive-By Truckers, of course they've got a free download on music.download.com also. Just click >HERE< and download it for nada.
Revenent Records - about a dozen fairly obscure and historical mp3's available for download- ranging from outsider music like Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band to blues, bluegrass, etc. There might be something here you want! I found a couple of cool tracks including a Charlie Patton tune I hadn't seen elsewhere. Check them out here - http://www.revenantrecords.com/index.php?section=mp3s
LAST FM
"Create your own music profile automatically using a plugin for your media player. Discover new music. Easy, quick, see what everyone is listening to right now Find other people, meet others like you, see what friends are listening to. Turn your profile into a radio station, let others enjoy" (from their site description - great place to find new music and promote your own) Last.fm
Making of Honkin' on Bobo wmv video is available on >Aerosmith's Website<. There are both high speed and low speed versions. While the intention may have been to stream it, I right clicked and downloaded the video to watch it in my Window's Media Player since my connection is sooooo slooooow it wasn't feasible to watch it any other way. The files are most of the way down the page.
| Badfinger's Yahoo! Fan Group |
Again, for the folks that do Yahoo! Groups, this is a fan group for the band Badfinger....Remember them? Well Joey Molland and the guys still have a rabid fan base centered around this group. There are some rare Badfinger mp3's located in the files section that you won't find anywhere else. Nice people there too! | 
| All About Jazz.com's top 100 jazz downloads page |
A "Must Visit Regularly" Site for Jazz fans!
You'll want to peruse the rest of this site as well to find other audio and video downloads and scads of information. The free downloads range from Jelly Roll Morton's "Billy Goat Stomp" to new and unknown artists exploring the diverse corners of the Jazz genre. |
| Harvey Reid |
What, you've never heard of Harvey Reid? Well these sample songs he's got on his website Woodpecker.com will be a tasty treat for you fingerpickin' fans. Guitar, Autoharp and 6 string banjo played by a award winning master with 30 years experience. Check it out. |
The Ketchfish Brothers Website - NEW MUSIC ADDED!!! Bet you were wondering when I'd plug my band's website - well here it is. Members can plug their websites on this page too, one of the benefits of joining up!
The Ketchfish Brothers Website
NEW ADDITION
The Radio.com
Quite a bit like Pandora but player runs smoother on DSL and when you enter an artists' name, you get more from that artist in the mix it selects. Very cool site. |
