All Entries in the "Blues Bytes" Category
Blues Bytes – Teenage Music International Revisited 11.02.12
At eleven years old, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz’s life was changed. Find out what made him the way he is…
Blues Bytes – Seven Nights To Rock 10.26.12
Ride along with Rev. Billy C. Wirtz as he travels the Internet in search of music that we need to know about. Strap in, because this week he starts out in Cincinnati and ends up on the Moon!
Blues Bytes – Rockin’ ‘Round The Clock 10.19.12
In his pursuit of Wynonie Harris, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz found that prostitution + cheap whiskey + gambling = Rhythm and Blues. Check Rev. Billy’s math in this week’s Slipped Discs column.
Blues Bytes – Like A One-Eyed Cat 10.12.12
Muddy Waters sang, “The blues had a baby and they call it rock ‘n’ roll.” Rev. Billy C. Wirtz looks at the man who might have been the midwife, Wynonie Harris.
Blues Bytes – The Negro National Anthem 10.05.12
While on the trail of Stagger Lee, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz stumbled across the story of a song known as “The Negro National Anthem.” Yes, you want to know more!
Blues Bytes – Stagger Lee Part Three 9.28.12
Slipped Discs Stagger Lee Part Three By Rev. Billy C. Wirtz VOL 5—NO.213. ST. LOUIS. SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 28,1895—FIVE CENTS William Lyons, 25, a levee hand, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o’clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets, by Lee Sheldon, a carriage driver. Lyons and [...]
Blues Bytes – Stagger Lee Part Two 9.21.12
This week Rev. Billy C. Wirtz’ column contains some very explicit historical lyrics. For us to censor them would greatly affect the historical perspective and research of the writer, so we have let them stand. Please be warned, if you are easily offended, you might want to skip this one.
Blues Bytes – Stagger Lee: The Truth, The Legend, and The Song 9.14.12
How did a bar fight a hundred years ago spark on of the most recorded blues songs in history, as well as a wealth of cultural myth? In this week’s “Slipped Discs” column, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz investigates the truth, the legend, and the song “Stagger Lee.”
Blues Bytes – Gently Down The Stream – Rev. Billy C. Wirtz 9.07.12
In this week’s Slipped Discs, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz shares a dark secret. Actually a couple, And the solutions he found. Read this very personal and enlightening column.
Blues Bytes – Right On Red! By Rev. Billy C. Wirtz 8.31.12
In this week’s Blues Bytes page, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz wanders through the halls of the World Wide Web in search of music. Good and bad!
