tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578826273102171490.post2250828604693205091..comments2023-10-24T02:57:32.402-07:00Comments on Mojo Repair Shop: Howlin' Wolf - Complete Chess Recordings 1951-1969 Disc 2 and 3garage 66 & mojo repair shophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803837369546460004noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578826273102171490.post-47083483935183527962009-09-30T05:35:59.661-07:002009-09-30T05:35:59.661-07:00The meaning of the lyrics to the song Forty-Four:
...The meaning of the lyrics to the song Forty-Four:<br />"I wore my .44 so long/it made my shoulder sore".<br />He's singing about a pistol, a .44 caliber revolver is a big, heavy thing that would indeed make your shoulder sore if you wore it all day. See Don Siegal's Dirty Harry for Clint Eastwood's soliloquy on the 44 magnum. In recent years Colt has issued an even larger revolver-- .50 caliber (the Colt Anaconda, the .44 is marketed as the Colt Python).The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578826273102171490.post-87365637835088221802009-09-26T13:52:23.704-07:002009-09-26T13:52:23.704-07:00Yes sir Hound.I've got that DVD,and it's a...Yes sir Hound.I've got that DVD,and it's a must-have. And there's more CD's floating around from that famous time,as well as disc of the bands going to Europe on tour in the 60's,when the Blues had a upswing in popularity. Yeah,the Stones loved Wolf,and The Stones even gave him tickets to some of their shows,in the 70's,and thanked him when they knew he was at the show. I heard he got a rousing applause that went on for several minutes.<br />That's rare that those musicians would show their appreciation like that. <br />Hound,I'm reading a book about Earl Hooker,which I am digging in a major way...it's called Earl Hooker Blues Master By Sebastian Danchin. I urge you to try to find this,it came from The University Press of Mississippi - Jackson. <br />It's worth tracking down. Earl Hooker is an amazing musician.garage 66 & mojo repair shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803837369546460004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-578826273102171490.post-61682332605147319102009-09-26T12:37:36.232-07:002009-09-26T12:37:36.232-07:00There's also a good documentary called The How...There's also a good documentary called The Howlin' Wolf Story with some great live footage, mostly from the Newport Folk Festival, it's readily available from Amazon or where ever you buy DVD's, there are some clips up on Youtube. Also on Youtube is the Wolf's Shindig appearance from 1965 w/the Rolling Stones sitting at his feet.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.com