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Showing posts with label blues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blues. Show all posts
Thursday, December 5, 2013

YOU ARE HERE... What are you looking for? A little orientation may be in order.

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Welcome to the Navasota Current . Feeling mired in tall grass? Let me guide you out of here.  This blog has now gotten over 90,000 page...
Monday, October 15, 2012

My New Blog... a home for my book

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I have created a totally new blog , http://brazosvalleyblues.blogspot.com/   devoted exclusively to the blues and their story here in th...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

My best shots of Blues Fest...

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I wasn't really trying, after shooting these guys so many times, still, these may be the best shots I have ever taken of Don Kesee and ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Some wonderful shots of why I love this town!

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Sorry Michael, but you are young to the rest of us! Seeing these young people take part in our wonderful culture of music... Tells m...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

While I’ve got murder on my mind…

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I thought this would be an excellent and relevant time to talk about ... murder... or that aspect of Navasota, since I used the town as ...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Texas Antiques

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The old plantation bell on the Moore Farm, an important "antique" with intrinsic value. If you watch The Antique Roadshow which ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Doug McCleod: I waited a year to say this...

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A year ago Michael Havens and I saw Doug McCleod in Crockett and I came away drop-jawwed and not believing my ears. I was so excited, I ac...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Malford Milligan

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Smooth and masterful, Malford Miligan brought his impeccable, soulful vocals to the lucky streets of Navasota Saturday, and was the icing on...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Tary Owens, the power of museums, and forgiveness

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I had always heard about some guy who stole Mance Lipscomb’s guitar. Recently at Blues Alley we acquired an electric guitar that was supp...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

It all started with this guy...

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As best as I can tell, this blind gospel singer was the first nationally known recording artist to bring the Texas blues tradition to Navas...
Friday, April 30, 2010

Chris Puente & Erin, YOU SHOULD A SAW THEM...

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Chris Puente is a young man I have known for around thirty years. In other words most of his life. His parents were very talented performer...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

And another incredible link...

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Don Kesee is another special person that connects us to our wonderful Brazos Valley blues heritage. A cousin of the late and reknowned J...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Texas Alexander of Richards, Texas

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Dear blog reader. I know, this is another long one. But it may be the most complete and coherent article ever written about this old neigh...
Monday, August 10, 2009

It's time to face the music

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I have always been a lover and student of history, and lately have experienced an even greater sense of its importance. I believe that we m...
Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Last Word...

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Maybe it's because he's from my hometown. Or because he is a very likable young man. Or maybe it's because he played last at th...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Human Link to Our Legacy

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After the blues got prayed in, many of us went into the parish hall at St. Paul’s to eat blue beans and rice, and hear Michael Birnbaum giv...