The project was apparently conceived for us tv, as a series of two 60odd minute madefortv features. Bill wymans blues odyssey by bill wyman, hardcover. Their first album, struttin our stuff, appeared that year and it was followed two years later by anyway the wind blows, which featured. Bill wyman concert setlist at bluesfest london 2016 on. Bill wymans blues odyssey is an informative documentary detailing the history of blues music. In this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, bill wyman pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the world as. Download shane online free pdf, epub, mobi ebooks booksrfree. Download we are the music makerspreserving the soul of americas music and read we are the music makerspreserving the soul of americas music online books in format pdf. This production features a 24page booklet filled with photographs and wymans ofteninsightful observations and minibios on a per artist basis. Interview magazine showcases stones photos from bill s new book. Blues standards are blues songs that have attained a high level of recognition due to having been widely performed and recorded. Bill wyman even has a soundtrack listing for his blues odessey. Here, former rolling stones bassist and fulltime blues aficionado bill wyman picks 46 of his favorite classic blues songs nothing goes past the early 1950s, one track each from some of the most significant blues artists of the past century. Former rolling stones bassist bill wyman takes a look at the history of the blues.
He certainly comes across like that in this dvd entitled bill wymans blues odyssey, which is a walkthrough history of the blues from the cotton fields of the southern united states to the blues clubs and pubs of his native homeland, the united kingdom. Primary artist, producer, arranger, liner notes, vocals, vocals background, bass, vocal arrangement, horn arrangements, composer. Wyman remembers the music and artists that influenced the. Bill wyman born william george perks jr 24 october 1936 is an english musician, record producer, songwriter and singer. Rude dudes bill wymans blues odyssey 2003, cd discogs.
The starting point of bill s odyssey is the journey of african slaves to the plantations of americas deep south. He has worked producing records and films, and has scored music for films and television. In this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, bill wyman pays tribute to. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. The story of a rock and roll band, wyman shoots chagall, bill wymans blues odyssey and. It includes a list and pictures of albums that he singled out in his blues journey. Finally, in september 2001, dk publishing is releasing bill wymans blues odyssey.
Bill wymans blues odyssey, an album by various artists on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Bill wymans blues odyssey talk about a labour of love. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Bill wymans blues odyssey is one mans tribute to the foundations of rock music today. The starting point of bills odyssey is the journey of african slaves to the plantations of americas deep south. Bill talks with many of the blues greats, and the programme includes contributions from a host of legendary performers. Click here to get the pdf file of these wonderful songs. Sinatra, an illustrated biography of frank sinatra. Click here to listen to and download me playing a moderatepaced blues in e major. Bill wymans treasure islands is the who, what, when, where, why and how of historical treasures found in great britain and ireland. The music collected here amounts in many ways to yet another best of the blues collection, featuring one cut each in chronological order from no less than 46 blues artists, recorded between 1926 and 1951. Bill wyman is heading to leeds with his rhythm and blues band, the rhythm kings, next week.
The blues gave birth to rock and roll rock in society. Richard havers a history of the blues genre and its celebrated musicians discusses how africanamericans expressed poverty, injustice, faith, and love in their music as they journeyed from southern plantations to. They represent the best known and most interpreted blues songs that are seen as having permanent value. This twocd blues odyssey set accompanies a book and a television show of the same name, all produced under the supervision of bill wyman of the rolling stones. Albums include struttin our stuff, anyway the wind blows, and songs from the material world.
Showcasing 40 of the legendary blues players, from bessie smith and robert johnson to muddy waters and john lee hooker, bill wymans blues odyssey explores the myths surrounding these characters, their key tracks and classic albums. Bill wyman, former bassist for the rolling stones, is your host for this documentary which offers a detailed look at the history of blues music. A journey to musics heart and soul first edition by wyman, bill isbn. The stories of the fascinating and often troubled lives of some of the blues finest artists take you on an evocative journey of the musical style that gave birth to rock n roll. From the label that signed americas jazz legends in the 50s and 60s, a look at the music, its stars and its continuing influence. Bill wymans blues odyssey the second book by the former rolling stone bassist after his memoir stone alone is an expansive and comprehensive look at the blues, a volume that truly deserves its name. Now document has given bill wyman the opportunity to trace his romance with the blues over a twodisc set, beginning with mamie smiths goin crazy with the blues in 1926 and traveling all the way to elmore james dust my broom in 1951. The starting point of bills odyssey is the journey of african slaves to the plantations of. We follow their descendants as they walk, travel the highways, in this evocative and intensely personal history of the blues, bill wyman pays tribute to the musicians who inspired him and whose music he took around the world as a. Drawing on his stash of 1,300 albums, the twocd set bill wymans blues odyssey makes a strong case for the lasting eloquence of the african american blues music recorded in the oppressive south during the depression and on till 1951. Aug 27, 2015 download shane online free pdf, epub, mobi ebooks. Bill wymans blues odyssey by various artists on spotify. A journey to musics heart and soul is testament to that. Guitar world magazine has charted the history of the fretless bass in an indepth article, citing bill as the original inventor.
Btw, he still records and performs with his own band bill wymans rhythm kings. Bill wyman s blues odyssey is told with the passion and insight that only he can command, through his having known many of the legends, played with them, talked with them and taken their music to the world. There are a lot of books, cds and videos about the blues. Former rolling stones bass player bill wyman wants to enlighten people about the great blues of americas musical past. His books include bill wymans blues odyssey, rolling with the stones, cowritten with bill wyman. Bill wymans blues odyssey various artists musicmagpie. Interview magazine has showcased a series of rolling stones photos taken by bill for his new book, stones from the inside. When drummer tony chapman told him that a rhythm and blues band called the rolling stones needed a bass player, he auditioned and was hired on 7. Former stones bass player bill wyman gave a seminar on the history of blues music to an audience of school kids in october 2007 and heres part one. With rare photographs from bill wymans personal archive, this a must for music fans. Since 1997 he has recorded and toured with his own band, bill wymans rhythm kings. Drawing on his stash of 1,300 albums, the twocd set bill wyman s blues odyssey makes a strong case for the lasting eloquence of the african american blues music recorded in the oppressive south during the depression and on till 1951. One of the best ways to start is with the recent project by bill wyman founding bassist with the rolling stones.
Initially the project was inspired by bill wymans blues odyssey and can be called an odyssey in its own right, for depicting a journey through the various epochs of blues music, starting at its african origins and finishing with moderntime blues from the 60s and 70s. Bill wymans blues odyssey, gives even shorttenured band mates commensurate face time and portrays the good times, like the bands first visit to america in 1964, and the bad, such as the time wyman went out to score heroin for a sickand recently bustedkeith richards in 1977. It starts with some of the early 1920s blues artists and ends with stevie ray vaughans album texas flood. Bill wymans blues odyssey is about those who furthered early american roots music. As the counterpart of the successful book of the same name, bill wymans blues odyssey dvd is essential to anyone who has either purchased the book bill wymans blues odyssey or has an interest in exploring the story and journey of blues music narrated by an exmember of the rolling stones, the band who did so much to introduce the music to. Here, former rolling stones bassist and fulltime blues aficionado bill wyman picks 46 of his favorite classic blues songs nothing goes past the early 1950s. Written by bluesever wednesday, 05 october 2011 18. Bill wymans blues odyssey is told with the passion and insight that only he. In this evocative and intensely personal history of the b. Blues odyssey follows the rise of the blues in america as it travels from the mississippi delta and the deep south to the big cities of new orleans and chicago, and then crosses the ocean to england, where the u. Biography one of the first musicians to sign on as a member of the rolling stones, bill wyman was the bands bassist from 1962 to 1991. About the author bill wyman was born in london and joined the rolling stones in 1962. Its no secret that bill wyman is quite the authority on the history of blues music his 2001 book bill wymans blues odyssey.