Couldn't let the week go by without Unca Luke! The 2 Live Crew was an American rap group from Miami, Florida. They caused considerable controversy with the sexual themes in their work, particularly on their 1989 album As Nasty As They Wanna Be. The 2 Live Crew's debut album, The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are, was released in 1986. Alex Henderson of Allmusic commented … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
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Friday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
Blowfly! Clarence Henry Reid (February 14, 1939 – January 17, 2016) was an American musician, songwriter and producer, also known by the stage name and alternate persona Blowfly. Reid was born in Cochran, GA. During the 1960s and 1970s he wrote for and produced artists including Betty Wright, Sam & Dave, Gwen McCrae, Jimmy "Bo" Horne, Bobby Byrd, and KC & the … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
Thursday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
My delicate delicate ears!! Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson (April 22, 1919 – July 31, 1989) was a blues inger and saxophonist, who was most successful in the late 1940s. He is considered a performer of dirty blues, because of the suggestive nature of some of his songs, such as "I Want a Bowlegged Woman" and "Big Ten Inch Record". … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
I'm gonna need extra time at the altar after this week! Rudy Ray Moore was born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and eventually moved to Cleveland and then Milwaukee. In Milwaukee, he preached in churches as well as worked as a nightclub dancer. He returned to Cleveland, working in clubs as a singer, dancer, and comedian, often appearing in character as Prince … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week
My young ears are certainly getting a lesson this week from the dirty elders! Planting the Seed: Dirty Blues, the early years. Early Blues in general is a lyrically limited form-- broads, booze and sex have a virtual stranglehold on the blues singers' mind, give or take a cameo appearance by the devil himself, (i.e.-- the works of Robert Johnson or Peetie Wheatstraw) … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Bad Hombres Week