paul secor Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2018/01/passings-chicago-blues-saxophonist.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 RIP. He was one of those guys who did what they did and meant it. Fully conversant vernacular music, not spiritually lip-synced, genuinely spoken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 What Jim said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 For various reason I won't get into here, Eddie Shaw's music means a lot to me. And his song "Delta Bound" from the album In the Land of the Crossroads has (I think) the only geographically correct version of the first verse of "Highway 61." All the other versions have 61 staring in Chicago, Atlanta, or elsewhere, but Eddie sings: "Highway 61, the longest highway that I know; Highway 61, the longest highway that I know: It run from the Twin Cities down to the Gulf of Mexico." RIP, Mr. Shaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 R.I.P. Mr. Shaw. Thanks for the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Eddie Shaw with Wolf or Magic Sam, that's what sax in a blues band should be. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 1960 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 I remember seeing Eddie perform at least 20 years ago at a gig when I lived in Kingston, New York. I had an opportunity to talk to him briefly during a break and bought a cassette of one of his recordings. I told him anyone who played with Howlin' Wolf was ok in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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