Talk:Talking blues

Added stuff and unstubbed
It ain't a stub no more; now it's a short article. Enjoy! 64.142.90.33 (talk) 11:20, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

John Lee Hooker
You don't even talk about John Lee Hooker in this article. He was one of the Talking Blues legends, but you prefered to talk about Johnny Cash who only did a bit of Talking Blues. I don't understand it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.130.166.221 (talk) 13:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Bluesmen
I am not specialist but I think the article underestimates the role of black bluesmen. Just an exemple, "Travelin' blues" from Blind Willie McTell, clearly has some kind of "Talking Blues style" sections. I think this song has been recorded in 1929. I would not be surprised if it was source of inspiration for Woodie Guthrie and other folk singers. The topic seems to be seen from the folk/country point of view but I think it would be interesting if it could be reviewed by a blues specialist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.216.156.2 (talk) 13:52, 9 September 2010 (UTC)


 * So be bold and add material about black bluesmen. --Thnidu (talk) 15:24, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

'Hillbilly' blues connections
The Encyclopaedia of Arkansas History and Culture has an article on the work of Lonnie (Marvin) Elonzo Glosson (1908–2001). The article says this : "The Country Music Hall of Fame cites his 1936 song, “Arkansas Hard Luck Blues,” as “an early example of the talking blues popularized by Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan.” However, I have not been able to substantiate this quote, and Glosson does not have a Wikipedia Entry (although he does get a mentioned as Wayne Raney's long-term musical associate.

As an aside, I am surprised to find that Lonnie Glosson does not have his own Wikipedia entry. Reading his biography, it is clear that he worked with many of the important figures of country music in the 30s & 40s : "In the 1930's, Lonnie Glosson had his own group called Lonnie Glosson and the Sugar Creek Gang. He also performed with other many other singers and musicians including the Delmore Brothers duet. Glosson also performed with Merle Travis, Grandpa Jones, and the Delmore Brothers performing as the Brown's Ferry Four."

--81.151.160.111 (talk) 08:35, 27 June 2012 (UTC)


 * So be bold and write one, at least a stub for starters. --Thnidu (talk) 15:27, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Blues?
Is this a genre of blues music? 47.36.25.163 (talk) 21:52, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Talking Blues Examples
A very popular one, in the mid forties or so, was "Life Gits Tejous, Don't It? It was so popular that several people have covered it through the years. Also, see about Saturday Night Fish Fry by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. 70.120.22.106 (talk) 06:59, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Alice's Restaurant
really deserves to be listed here. 92.236.29.10 (talk) 22:05, 16 May 2024 (UTC)