Pop-music scribbler: Steve Simels
Um... Simps?
Which the absolute, bottom-basement level of online reference, Wikipedia says is: "Little Milton playing in Jackson, Mississippi in 2002." Maybe if you hadn't spent so much time with pale imitations you'd not be in such complete ignorance of a major blues artist. You couldn't even be bothered to do that much work.
And then there's his auto-biographical song.
It doesn't matter if he played Flute-o-phone, I'd still rather listen to Little Milton than Eric Clapton. It's like preferring butter to margarine, thinking to what you do.
Update: Watch him but, even more, listen to him sing.
And more about where what others merely copy came from.
Update 2: Really, Simps, if you want to keep directing people to this post, in which you reveal yourself as a rather shockingly ignorant pop-music scribbler, I'm powerless to stop you. And, no, I'm not going to let you deflect attention from what you said in such self-revealing ignorance. I didn't make you write it, why should I let you try to bury it?
Update 3: No, Simps. I'm not one of the easily distracted tots of Eschaton, I'm not going to get side-tracked into something that you bring up to try to get yourself off the hook. You're the standard white-focused pop-music hack who proved he was ignorant of a major black artist. That's the issue. Bonnie Raitt has been acknowledging the roots of the music she performs since the beginning of her music career, putting the originators of it forward. The white boys with the big names and the jillions made from that music, not so much.
My mistake. I meant Little Walter.
ReplyDeleteYou're still a philistine snob putz.
And BTW -- T-Bone Walker and Otis Rush were far better and more influential blues guys than Milton.
ReplyDeleteSorry. Have I mentioned you're still a philistine snob moron?
Bonnie Raitt? Thank god she didn't rip-off everything she does from black artists.
ReplyDeleteFrom the start of her career, Bonnie Raitt cited her sources and promoted them, when they were still alive. She didn't steal anything. And, if you'd bothered to listen, you'd have heard Little Milton express his respect for her as a fellow blues musician. I'd take his word for that over an over-the-hill pop-music scribbler any day. I strongly suspect that Bonnie Raitt wouldn't be offended if someone said they preferred Little Milton, but luckily, she's good as well as a figure of integrity.
DeleteAnd it's hilarious to find out that in your vast expertise you didn't know who Little Milton was. Such an expert, he should work for Stereo Re-re-re-review.
DeleteRemind me again how Eric Clapton and Duane Allman ripped off everything in the "Layla" album from Milton.
ReplyDeleteOh fuck off, Sparky. As you well know my white-boy blues band wrote a song that was actually recorded by genuine blues legend Slim Harpo. I've forgotten more about the blues than you ever knew.
ReplyDeleteYou really do believe that, don't you, that you've got more cred than Little Milton - who you so obviously weren't familiar with before I called you up on your stupid comment. How very white of you. It's exactly what I'd expect from someone with your musical preference. I'll bet you liked White Bucks better than Little Richard. Come on, admit it.
DeleteHey,back off! White boy wrote a blues sing! That makes him an ex- spurt!
DeleteYou know -- Slim Harpo. "I'm a King Bee." "Got Love if You Want It." "Raining in My Heart." "Scratch My Back."
ReplyDeleteBlues standards? You've heard of him, right? You know -- THIS guy. Who covered a song by my white-boy blues band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MopkMTAF_Ic
Of course I know who Little Milton is. However, Little Milton's B-list. I was thinking of Little Walter, who's A-list.
ReplyDeleteBTW, like I said -- my band got covered by Slim Harpo, who's also A-list. What's your blues cred?
A blues song covered by one of the greatest blues men ever.
ReplyDeleteAsshole theologian went to seminary -- that makes him an expert on music!!!!
Please explain why Eric Clapton ripped off black blues artists but Bonnie Raitt didn't.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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"Bonnie Raitt has been acknowledging the roots of the music she performs since the beginning of her music career, putting the originators of it forward. The white boys with the big names and the jillions made from that music, not so much. "
ReplyDeleteThe Rolling Stones introduce Howlin' Wolf on SHINDIG. They insisted Wolf be booked on the show, BTW.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCiD17nFK6I
As usual, you have no idea what you're talking about.
BTW, this is better than the Amos Milburn original. Sorry.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb1sBsRJKHE
You're a complete philistine snob moron. Sleep well.
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