Comments on: Cigar box guitar tribute to Blind Willie Johnson: free MP3 album http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 09:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Rob Thornton http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1091079 Rob Thornton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1091079 dcg @ 2: Great Texas Monthly article. Anyone with any interest in Blind Willie Johnson should check it out. dcg @ 2: Great Texas Monthly article. Anyone with any interest in Blind Willie Johnson should check it out.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090578 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090578 Anyone else keep getting download errors when trying to get the whole album zip file? Anyone else keep getting download errors when trying to get the whole album zip file?

]]> By: LydiRae http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090323 LydiRae Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090323 I think I might be in love. I think I might be in love.

]]> By: dcg http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090341 dcg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090341 For those who don't know much about BWJ, read this excellent Texas Monthly article: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2010-12-01/feature3.php For those who don’t know much about BWJ, read this excellent Texas Monthly article: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2010-12-01/feature3.php

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090598 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090598 Blind Willie was the man. People can say what they want, but I believe this man invented rock and roll, pretty much single handedly. I mean a black, blind, street musician in Waco, TX in the 1920's is about as far removed from the supposed roots of rock and roll and modern guitar playing as you could be. It never ceases to blow my mind. Blind Willie was the man. People can say what they want, but I believe this man invented rock and roll, pretty much single handedly. I mean a black, blind, street musician in Waco, TX in the 1920′s is about as far removed from the supposed roots of rock and roll and modern guitar playing as you could be. It never ceases to blow my mind.

]]> By: Ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090656 Ocker3 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090656 good music, but in FF4 on WinXP, the music starts autoplaying when you visit the page. I'm downloading the songs to listen to at my leisure, but it's really impolite to have music play as soon as you load a page (one reason I hated MySpace). I also hate it when some of the commercial news sites here in Australia auto-play videos, you have to tick a box on every page to not have it start up. I think they're artificially inflating their video plays. good music, but in FF4 on WinXP, the music starts autoplaying when you visit the page. I’m downloading the songs to listen to at my leisure, but it’s really impolite to have music play as soon as you load a page (one reason I hated MySpace). I also hate it when some of the commercial news sites here in Australia auto-play videos, you have to tick a box on every page to not have it start up. I think they’re artificially inflating their video plays.

]]> By: operator99 http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090678 operator99 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090678 Blind Willie Johnson's recorded performances are so powerful, haunting, and surprisingly, needed no background dancers, strobe lights, etc. And live, he needed no electricity. Blind Willie Johnson’s recorded performances are so powerful, haunting, and surprisingly, needed no background dancers, strobe lights, etc. And live, he needed no electricity.

]]> By: Mark Shields http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090463 Mark Shields Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090463 Good stuff. I could see myself out carving some roads listening to this. Good stuff. I could see myself out carving some roads listening to this.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1090990 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1090990 Thanks a lot! This is a nice compilation. BWJ created some of the most powerful music I ever heared. This Post should also mention that one of Willies songs (Dark was the night, cold was the ground)is currently floating through deep space as on of the songs featured on the golden record the voyager missions. Thanks a lot!

This is a nice compilation. BWJ created some of the most powerful music I ever heared.
This Post should also mention that one of Willies songs (Dark was the night, cold was the ground)is currently floating through deep space as on of the songs featured on the golden record the voyager missions.

]]> By: Nawel http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1091039 Nawel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1091039 In fact is a good compilation. Thanks for posting this In fact is a good compilation. Thanks for posting this

]]> By: sapere_aude http://boingboing.net/2011/04/22/cigar-box-guitar-tri.html#comment-1091839 sapere_aude Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1091839 Thanks for posting this; and thanks to Cigar Box Nation for making it available. I just finished listening to the whole album. Glad I downloaded it. Definitely worth a listen. Thanks for posting this; and thanks to Cigar Box Nation for making it available. I just finished listening to the whole album. Glad I downloaded it. Definitely worth a listen.

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