Louisiana Blues - Jo Ann Kelly (Blues) 1969

[UnkemptButClassy]

Whoah. Wonderful. Thankyou again.

[edenic]

Does anyone else think she is gorgeous ..I do and what a woman!

[Glaeken1961]

A rare voice, the real thing. Jo Ann reminds me of John Hammond. Two visitors to the Blues who grew up on "other planets" but make the music their own..they both really understand.

[LaurenceHartwell]

Saw her at The Goodwill Folk Club Harrow & Wealdstone - this tiny girl came in sat down with a (J200) as big as her - when she sang everyone at the front moved back - what a huge voice - and no mic!

At the same club saw Bridget St John (with the guys running the club rowing about how much she cost) and Chris Newman - on a friday night played coming straight from school still in his uniform and attempted Steve Howe's The Clap - must have been one of the first gigs he ever did?

[dreamsofhaegum]

She was so good a a true talent. She played at a club I helped run in Shoreham by sea. She died so young.

[minutegongcoughs]

@dreamsofhaegum Must be great memories. It comes as a shock to me when some with blues interest don't know her music.

[UnkemptButClassy]

@minutegongcoughs Don't forget - us with Blues interests are always searching and finding out more. That's why it is great you are putting stuff like this up - I'd never heard of her. I am currently "rediscovering" the blues which I adored in my teens...then found the Pixies, House music, Stone Roses...but now back to the proper stuff and GOD I MISSED IT.

[TheEllieChicken]

i wish i was old enough to have seen these legends. im 17 and wouldve killed to see them, the music industry today just doesnt compare :(

[nitnurse100]

I saw Jo-Ann perform at The Richmond pub in Brighton in 1969. She was awesome!

[6stringdaveyM]

I was a black lid in the midwest and during my freshman year of college in 1970 somebody played an album of Jo Ann Kelly and blam there went my academics and began a lifetime of playing acoustic blues around the planet. IRONIC!!!

[Woodyway2010]

It's Jo Anne playing not Tony.

[sdenny]

Superb vocals , great guitar playing , as always , from Tony McPhee

[brownpeter4]

Ah, how great to hear Jo Ann again. She used to come to down to the Dolphin folk club at Maidenhead and do a wonderful set. I remember a powerful slide song - 'Jesus knows where you go, I go to'. I've been singing that line for 40 years, probably complete wrongly. She's much missed.

[tjarts]

She's playing with Fred McDowell at the Mayfair Hotel, London, 1969. The gig was recorded by Pete Gibson and Alex Hooper and issued by Red Lightning under the title " Standing at the burying ground in 1984. The event was filmed. Wouldn't it be good to see that on YouTube

[colindale7773]

Glad this is now confirmed; didn't think I had gone quite off my trolley yet! Yes, it would be great to see it on Youtube.

[bluesbreaker45]

Seriously? The city of New Orleans is located IN the state of Louisiana!!

[bluesbreaker45]

Oh absolutely correct. It's Miss. Fred, no question in this pic. It looks nothing like Son House! And as faceliftblues has rightly observed: where's the National Duolian? Ever see Son House play an electric? Right!!! Terrifuc Jo Ann bit...a great loss to the British Blues genre....

[faceliftblues]

I tend to agree with colindale. It does appear to be Mississippi Fred. For one thing, he's playing an electric like McDowell..not House's trademark National steel. And McDowell did wear that sort of tunic....Great JoAnn Kelly sound in any case

[colindale7773]

Mississipi Fred played with Jo Ann at the Mayfair Theatre, London. I was there. To the best of my knowledge she never played with Son House, although Son House did play a solo concert in London, and I was there too, but I can't remember where it was! Those dear old Senior Moments!

[minutegongcoughs]

Must of been a great gig with MF at the Mayfair. I'll have to tap my cousin's knowledge as well as he's a blues nut too! I was always aware she played with Son House too. Still you are probably right.

[Studio51revisited]

'Twas Euston town hall me thinks. I was there, we all had a pint with Mike Raven over the road.

[colindale7773]

Hi, Studio 51revisited, Ni I'm sure it was the Mayfair theatre. I've never been to Euston Town Hall.

I do rememeber going to Studio 51, and seeing the Stones on Sunday afternoons. Also saw Long John Baldry there, and the Downliners Sect etc. I never met Mike Raven but had great respect for him via the radio.

All the best

[colindale7773]

The video still is of Jo Ann Kelly with Fred McDowell, I think, not Son House.

[minutegongcoughs]

It appears to be Son House. The outer garment Son House wore.

[colindale7773]

Joanne Kelly, much missed, England's greatest blues singer so far, and this is from her best LP. Pity there is nothing on video/dvd...or is there?

[MegaBeeking]

great song....well how far louisiana to new orlean?

[allenp109]

Fantastic, great job.

Thanks for taking your time so that we can hear her again...

[mentwr]

its amazing. Jo ann kelly is a brilliant voice, she knew how to sing the blues ..its a pitty that there aren't any relevant clips about her...

the song is a real diamond!@ thnx man

[minutegongcoughs]

Fortunately some of her recordings are available. Live bootegs are a different issue. I was hoping something might surface from the Tony McPhee connection. We're in esoteric land here as it's mainly the Blues people and Musicologists who have heard of her. She was one of the best.

[LaSaraa]

what is the name of this song ? and who is singing ??? got to know

[minutegongcoughs]

Jo Ann Kelly, Louisiana Blues. Sister Of Dave Kelly. She played with Tony McPhee amongst others. Thought of very highly by Blues collectors

[lazymornings]

The blues kinda make me laugh, cause it's sounds kinda simple, but is quite impossible to play........for me at least.(not that I play) I love this too,I love the high pitch of the singing and that honest twang left in for effect...sounds real.