Born Under a Bluesky
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Born Under a Bluesky Exploring the sounds that move me , from blues and soul to Americana, folk, jazz, Afrobeat and beyond. Not a schedule, just drops when the music hits.
Morning Bluesky People.I posted this a while back, but it’s become a regular part of my Sunday morning listening routine, so worth another share. Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012) A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic. #BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening
Bonnie Raitt - Right Down The Line (Official Music Video)
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Art Blakey 🎉 & The Jazz Messengers #musicbirthday Along Came Betty song.link/AlongCameBetty #musicchallenge #musicsky
Along Came Betty
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Blue Note Records@bluenoterecords.bsky.social · last yr.The legendary drummer & Jazz Messengers bandleader Art Blakey was born on this day October 11, 1919! Stream our spotlight playlist: bluenote.lnk.to/ArtBlakeyFin... Browse Blakey vinyl reissues from our Tone Poet & Classic Vinyl series: store.bluenote.com/collections/...
Yola – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid, 2019) She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance. #Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn
Yola - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid 2019)
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Curtis Harding – Cast Away (Soul Power, 2014) One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it. #CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul
Curtis Harding - "Castaway" (Full Album Stream)
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GA-20 – I Don’t Mind Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes. #GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2
GA-20 "I Don't Mind" [ Official Audio ]
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Robert Plant – I Never Will Marry From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk
Robert Plant - I Never Will Marry (Official Audio)
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Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues (1994, feat. George Harrison) A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless. #AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994 youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...
Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues
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Canned Heat – Going Up the Country (1970) That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin. #CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock
Canned Heat - Going Up The Country 1970
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Buddy Guy Blues Band backing Big Mama Thornton on Ball & Chain (1970). Guy & his brother Phil trade riffs, A.C. Reed’s sax cuts in, Below and Myers keep it tight. Big Mama opens the gate and they all pour through it. #BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues
Buddy Guy and Big Mama Thornton • “Ball And Chain” • 1970 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
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The Bros. Landreth – Knuckles (feat. Bonnie Raitt) New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves. #TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock
Knuckles
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I like to imagine that in some alternate universe Springsteen’s in the White House instead of the current fascist cockwomble. They say voters get the leaders they deserve, but in this case, America chose the wrong Boss.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live ft. Tom Morello)
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Morning Bluesky People. Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now. #BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
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Angélique Kidjo – Tiny Desk Concert (with Sampa The Great). Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note. #AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...
Angélique Kidjo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Good morning, Bluesky. Billie Holiday and a room full of jazz legends. Fine and Mellow, 1957. No better way to ease into the day. #BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz
Billie Holiday : Fine and mellow (1957)
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Gillian Welch – Six White Horses. Banjo, harmonica, that hand clap rhythm, with Dave Rawlings right there keeping it locked in. Sounds like it’s from another age. #GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana
@bogartofbolly.bsky.social · last yr.#BestSongHeardToday #MusicChallenge Gillian Welch - Six White Horses youtu.be/PDf-dyIx9Ds?...
Robert Plant – Too Far From You One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou
Too Far From You
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Been listening to Robert Plant’s new Saving Grace album , really impressive. While at it, I dipped back into his catalogue and was reminded how good 29 Palms is, dripping in 80s production in the best way. #RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms
Robert Plant - '29 Palms' - Official Video [HD REMASTERED]
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Astounding song from an incredible album. Susan Tedeschi and Mark Rivers trading lines, gospel harmonies behind them, Trucks with a solo that’s a bit good. #TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon
G@gwill2k.bsky.social · last yr.Tedeschi Trucks Band #readandplay Take Me As I Am song.link/AsIAm #musicsky #musicchallenge
Harvey Andrews – Hey! Sandy (1972) Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now. #HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk
Hey! Sandy
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Always loved how Talking Heads twisted Al Green’s original into something leaner and stranger. Soul put through a New Wave filter. #TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen
Didntcmecumin69@didntcmecumin69.bsky.social · last yr.crank up the volume and rattle the window’s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFjn...
Tank and The Bangas – NPR Tiny Desk (2017) “Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best. #TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR
Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Saw this in a charity shop window and had to grab it. Elton John in full 70s splendour ,feathers, sequins, shades ,with Nigel Olsson’s kit behind him. Pure theatre, pure era. #EltonJohn #NigelOlsson
Yussef Dayes – Live at Joshua Tree Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath. #YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums
The Yussef Dayes Experience - Live At Joshua Tree (Presented by Soulection)
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INSTANT ALTER, Stanley Clarke, Natasha Agrama & Emilio Modeste – Oração Ao Tempo (2025) A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall. #InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama
Oração Ao Tempo (feat. Kassa Overall)
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Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down (1989) Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight. #PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down (Official Music Video)
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Anders Osborne – Mind of a Junkie (2012) From Black Eye Galaxy. Slow-building, candid lyrics on addiction, with a guitar solo that stretches and burns. A stark self portrait that doesn’t flinch. #AndersOsborne #MindOfAJunkie #BlackEyeGalaxy #2012
Mind Of A Junkie
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Danny Thompson feat. John Martyn & Kathy Mattea – May You Never (Transatlantic Sessions) Danny Thompson (1939–23 Sept 2025). His bass gave this session its quiet strength, framing Martyn and Mattea perfectly a glimpse of why he was so loved. #DannyThompson #JohnMartyn #KathyMattea #MayYouNever
Danny Thompson feat. John Martyn & Kathy Mattea - May You Never (Transatlantic Sessions 1996)
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PJ Harvey – Rid of Me (Live, Sydney Olympic Park 2001) Grainy archive footage, but the performance cuts sharp. Harvey spits fire, guitar jagged and relentless, raw and untamed. #PJHarvey #RidOfMe #Live2001
PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me - Live 2001 HD
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Breaking from the usual blues, jazz, and neo,soul I lean on , for these posts. This is immense. Lindsey Buckingham, Big Love (Solo, Live at Saban Theatre) Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 track stripped to voice and guitar. Finger-picking fierce, every note hits. #LindseyBuckingham #BigLove
Lindsey Buckingham - Big Love (Live At Saban Theatre In Beverly Hills, CA / 2011)
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