A Quick Introduction

MatthewJ1 · 06-26-2013, 08:34 PM

Hello to all. I thought I would introduce myself.

I am a 44 years old guy and live in Sydney, Australia. I am not a musician, apart from fiddling around with a guitar when I was younger, but I have loved music since I was a kid.

I have an interest in black American music from the 1920’s through to the 1970’s; classic American and English rock from the 1950’s, 1960s and the 1970’s, and a few things from the 1980s and 1990s.

I guess my favourite bands are still the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, which I have been listening to for about 40 years and 30 years respectively. My favourite companies are Stax in Memphis, Fame in Muscle Shoals, Chess in Chicago and Sun in Memphis along with a few others.

Anyway I hope this gives you a bit of an idea about me. Cheers.

**Janszoon** · 06-26-2013, 11:03 PM

Welcome aboard! Who are some of your favorite artists?

gunnels · 06-26-2013, 11:15 PM

Welcome to MB friend. It's always good to have people with interests in niches and periods that most people aren't familiar with.

MatthewJ1 · 06-27-2013, 12:34 AM

Thanks for your welcome.

My partner is a bit annoyed with me at the moment because I am particularly music- mad and am spending up a storm right now. Here are a few things I am listening to at the moment. I hope it gives you some idea of my favourite artists.

The Staple Singers - I love Mavis Staples voice and love the groups roots in good black gospel and their later move into Stax and more gritty sort of soul.

Big Joe Turner sings Rock n Roll – I first came across Big Joe while watching Clint Eastwood’s film ‘Piano Blues’ which I really like. Big Joe sings these old rockers pretty damn well.

The Memphis Album by Guy Sebastian – I was pretty surprised by this one. Guy Sebastian is an Australian who has a pretty good voice. He managed to record in Memphis Tenn. with guys like Steve Cropper and the late “Duck” Dunn and he made an album featuring good covers of a lot of the old Stax and Atlantic classics. Not a bad effort from him.

Skip James, Willie McTell and Lemon Jefferson – Yazoo CD’s. I appreciate Johnson, Son House and Patton but these recordings by James, McTell and Jefferson have something about them that appeals to me more at the moment. Maybe there is a different sort of approach from the Delta guys; I like the McTell and Jefferson’s guitar and the change of voice from that darker and rawer delta sound. I also like the inclusion of the piano tracks in James’ music.

The Roots of Amy Winehouse – I quite like Amy Winehouse’s music. I am not really into any dramas that she may have had. There is a pretty cool cd which looks at her roots, so there are plenty of songs from people like Billy Holliday, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis etc. etc. This is a very good album.

Live at Ronny Scott’s by Jeff Beck – this is a DVD of the show Beck played rather than a CD. This was pretty cool to watch and I got a kick out of it. Beck really played well during this set and he had guests like Eric Clapton with him. I love his bassist; she was almost a show stealer in this DVD.

Anyway here are a few things I am listening to at the moment. There are more but it gives a bit of an idea.

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MatthewJ1 Groupie Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 0	Thanks for your welcome. My partner is a bit annoyed with me at the moment because I am particularly music- mad and am spending up a storm right now. Here are a few things I am listening to at the moment. I hope it gives you some idea of my favourite artists. The Staple Singers - I love Mavis Staples voice and love the groups roots in good black gospel and their later move into Stax and more gritty sort of soul. Big Joe Turner sings Rock n Roll – I first came across Big Joe while watching Clint Eastwood’s film ‘Piano Blues’ which I really like. Big Joe sings these old rockers pretty damn well. The Memphis Album by Guy Sebastian – I was pretty surprised by this one. Guy Sebastian is an Australian who has a pretty good voice. He managed to record in Memphis Tenn. with guys like Steve Cropper and the late “Duck” Dunn and he made an album featuring good covers of a lot of the old Stax and Atlantic classics. Not a bad effort from him. Skip James, Willie McTell and Lemon Jefferson – Yazoo CD’s. I appreciate Johnson, Son House and Patton but these recordings by James, McTell and Jefferson have something about them that appeals to me more at the moment. Maybe there is a different sort of approach from the Delta guys; I like the McTell and Jefferson’s guitar and the change of voice from that darker and rawer delta sound. I also like the inclusion of the piano tracks in James’ music. The Roots of Amy Winehouse – I quite like Amy Winehouse’s music. I am not really into any dramas that she may have had. There is a pretty cool cd which looks at her roots, so there are plenty of songs from people like Billy Holliday, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis etc. etc. This is a very good album. Live at Ronny Scott’s by Jeff Beck – this is a DVD of the show Beck played rather than a CD. This was pretty cool to watch and I got a kick out of it. Beck really played well during this set and he had guests like Eric Clapton with him. I love his bassist; she was almost a show stealer in this DVD. Anyway here are a few things I am listening to at the moment. There are more but it gives a bit of an idea.