with a career spanning over three decades Bob Walsh serves as a bridge
decades Bob Walsh serves as a bridge
decades Bob Walsh serves as a bridge between the st. Lawrence and the
between the st. Lawrence and the
between the st. Lawrence and the Mississippi rivers hi I’m Rebecca
Mississippi rivers hi I’m Rebecca
Mississippi rivers hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with this bluesman
so when did you begin getting interested
so when did you begin getting interested in and playing music apparently yeah
in and playing music apparently yeah
in and playing music apparently yeah when I was born I screamed out that
when I was born I screamed out that
when I was born I screamed out that quite a lot and that was my blue first
quite a lot and that was my blue first
quite a lot and that was my blue first blues number many years later you know
blues number many years later you know
blues number many years later you know there’s an opportunity to get get free
there’s an opportunity to get get free
there’s an opportunity to get get free beer and in the bar so I used to bring
beer and in the bar so I used to bring
beer and in the bar so I used to bring my guitar from time to time and next
my guitar from time to time and next
my guitar from time to time and next thing you know they were hiring who were
thing you know they were hiring who were
thing you know they were hiring who were and are your biggest influences back in
and are your biggest influences back in
and are your biggest influences back in those days I guess just prior to the
those days I guess just prior to the
those days I guess just prior to the Beatles and the Beatles themselves
Beatles and the Beatles themselves
Beatles and the Beatles themselves playing country country music I guess
playing country country music I guess
playing country country music I guess Buck Owens and things like that that’s
Buck Owens and things like that that’s
Buck Owens and things like that that’s what we used to play my memory kids what
what we used to play my memory kids what
what we used to play my memory kids what do you call the Blues as everybody knows
do you call the Blues as everybody knows
do you call the Blues as everybody knows that the Blues er byproduct of slavery
that the Blues er byproduct of slavery
that the Blues er byproduct of slavery and what happened down south and that’s
and what happened down south and that’s
and what happened down south and that’s where the Blues came from I always had
where the Blues came from I always had
where the Blues came from I always had it my ear turned a little a little more
it my ear turned a little a little more
it my ear turned a little a little more so wouldn’t when I heard Ray Charles and
so wouldn’t when I heard Ray Charles and
so wouldn’t when I heard Ray Charles and and Louis Armstrong and things like that
and Louis Armstrong and things like that
and Louis Armstrong and things like that and for some odd reason that that
and for some odd reason that that
and for some odd reason that that appealed to me way more than whatever
appealed to me way more than whatever
appealed to me way more than whatever else whether it be Frank Sinatra or
else whether it be Frank Sinatra or
else whether it be Frank Sinatra or whatever else was popular at that the
whatever else was popular at that the
whatever else was popular at that the knows days
what other styles of music are
what other styles of music are influenced by the blues well basically
influenced by the blues well basically
influenced by the blues well basically rock and roll all this is all from there
rock and roll all this is all from there
rock and roll all this is all from there take the beginnings of people like the
take the beginnings of people like the
take the beginnings of people like the Rolling Stones of Led Zeppelin through
Rolling Stones of Led Zeppelin through
Rolling Stones of Led Zeppelin through their first songs you know there’s
their first songs you know there’s
their first songs you know there’s always a tinge of Robert Johnson or say
always a tinge of Robert Johnson or say
always a tinge of Robert Johnson or say some of the old you wouldn’t got their
some of the old you wouldn’t got their
some of the old you wouldn’t got their songs basically blues players do you
songs basically blues players do you
songs basically blues players do you lend any credence to the idea that to
lend any credence to the idea that to
lend any credence to the idea that to sing the blues you have to be miserable
sing the blues you have to be miserable
sing the blues you have to be miserable you have to be miserable no but I’m
you have to be miserable no but I’m
you have to be miserable no but I’m having an understanding of it for sure
having an understanding of it for sure
having an understanding of it for sure because otherwise it just like anything
because otherwise it just like anything
because otherwise it just like anything else will just fly by you it the minute
else will just fly by you it the minute
else will just fly by you it the minute you hit on the ass at your birth is
you hit on the ass at your birth is
you hit on the ass at your birth is reason enough to have the Blues because
reason enough to have the Blues because
reason enough to have the Blues because they were in a comfortable comfortable
they were in a comfortable comfortable
they were in a comfortable comfortable place which was your mother’s womb and
place which was your mother’s womb and
place which was your mother’s womb and the minute they took you out of there
the minute they took you out of there
the minute they took you out of there it’s revolt from that time on what the
it’s revolt from that time on what the
it’s revolt from that time on what the blues transpires is the message is not
blues transpires is the message is not
blues transpires is the message is not being well off with the surroundings or
being well off with the surroundings or
being well off with the surroundings or whatever mess you’ve gotten yourself
whatever mess you’ve gotten yourself
whatever mess you’ve gotten yourself into basically thank you very much thank
into basically thank you very much thank
into basically thank you very much thank you very much
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