Uncle John's Blog – January 2012 Archive (2)

Jackson Black short stories #5, #6 and #7. Most recent post 1/14/12

                                                             Hey Porter

After arriving in Chicago in 1919, Jackson Black played a lot of blues and worked a variety of jobs. He hoped to make a living playing harp. That did not happen. He began to realize that he was good, but maybe not ‘make a living’ good.

He tried the stockyards for a year. He lasted two at meat packing. He did house framing, shingling and sewer work.

He bought a Harmony guitar and…

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Added by Uncle John on January 11, 2012 at 7:30am — 24 Comments

Songwriting - Recipe for a simple blues song

Song writing Lesson.

Recipe for an easy blues song.



3 lines per verse.  First and second lines are the same words.

The third line ends in a word that is a rhyme or near rhyme for the last word in the first lines.

The third line resolves or answers or somehow completes what was said in the previous 2 lines.

The first line is often about 12 syllables give or take a few…

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Added by Uncle John on January 5, 2012 at 3:00pm — 54 Comments

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