Desolation Angel Radio Thursday May 17th: The roots of it all, simple and pure

This Thursday's show was all about the roots of it, the basics. All acoustic, and reaching way back to people like Robert Johnson and Elmore James and pulling into the present with a ton of stuff from Luther Dickinson, the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Heritage Blues Orchestra, with stops along the way at Duane Allman and the South Memphis String Band (Luther Dickinson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus and company) and an absolutely stunning, smoking cut from Gary Clark, Jr. If you can't sit down with an acoustic guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, a dobro, a fiddle; anything that is a stringed instrument that is completely unplugged and acoustic and can't sing a song or harmonize with others, what the hell are you doing calling yourself a musician? Because that's where it all began, and where it all has to come back to. Always, no matter what. Thanks for supporting the show, the music and that artists. Remember to Share this using the little Green share button just down below to the left, or via e-mail and find Desolation Angel Radio on Facebook and Like it there to stay in touch with all the news and views here. Kip