Born Under a Bluesky
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Born Under a Bluesky
Exploring the sounds that move me , from blues and soul to Americana, folk, jazz, Afrobeat and beyond.
Not a schedule, just drops when the music hits.
Exploring the sounds that move me , from blues and soul to Americana, folk, jazz, Afrobeat and beyond.
Not a schedule, just drops when the music hits.
Morning Bluesky People.I posted this a while back, but it’s become a regular part of my Sunday morning listening routine, so worth another share.
Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012)
A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic.
#BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening
Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012)
A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic.
#BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening
Bonnie Raitt - Right Down The Line (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheBonnieRaitt
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Morning Bluesky People.I posted this a while back, but it’s become a regular part of my Sunday morning listening routine, so worth another share.
Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012)
A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic.
#BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening
Bonnie Raitt, Right Down the Line (2012)
A perfect take on the Gerry Rafferty classic.
#BonnieRaitt #GerryRafferty #Slipstream #SundayListening
Reposted by Born Under a Bluesky
Art Blakey 🎉
& The Jazz Messengers
#musicbirthday
Along Came Betty
song.link/AlongCameBetty
#musicchallenge #musicsky
& The Jazz Messengers
#musicbirthday
Along Came Betty
song.link/AlongCameBetty
#musicchallenge #musicsky
October 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Art Blakey 🎉
& The Jazz Messengers
#musicbirthday
Along Came Betty
song.link/AlongCameBetty
#musicchallenge #musicsky
& The Jazz Messengers
#musicbirthday
Along Came Betty
song.link/AlongCameBetty
#musicchallenge #musicsky
Yola – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid, 2019)
She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance.
#Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn
She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance.
#Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn
Yola - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid 2019)
YouTube video by Farm Aid
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Yola – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Live at Farm Aid, 2019)
She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance.
#Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn
She turns Elton’s classic into something raw and soulful, all power, no pretence. A stunning performance.
#Yola #GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad #EltonJohn
Curtis Harding – Cast Away (Soul Power, 2014)
One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it.
#CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul
One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it.
#CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul
Curtis Harding - "Castaway" (Full Album Stream)
YouTube video by ANTI- Records
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Curtis Harding – Cast Away (Soul Power, 2014)
One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it.
#CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul
One of the darker moments on his debut slow, shadowy soul with real weight behind it.
#CurtisHarding #CastAway #SoulPower #Soul
GA-20 – I Don’t Mind
Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes.
#GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2
Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes.
#GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2
GA-20 "I Don't Mind" [ Official Audio ]
YouTube video by GA-20
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
GA-20 – I Don’t Mind
Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes.
#GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2
Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA. Blues stripped to its bare bones, soulful vocals, slow burn groove, and no wasted notes.
#GA20 #IDontMind #Blues #Soul #Volume2
Robert Plant – I Never Will Marry
From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk
From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk
Robert Plant - I Never Will Marry (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Robert Plant
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Robert Plant – I Never Will Marry
From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk
From his new Saving Grace album. A Carter Family song reimagined ,slower, darker, and stripped to the bone. What was once a pledge becomes something closer to a haunting.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #INeverWillMarry #CarterFamily #Folk
Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues (1994, feat. George Harrison)
A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless.
#AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994
youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...
A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless.
#AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994
youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...
Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues
YouTube video by Alvin Lee Official
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Alvin Lee – The Bluest Blues (1994, feat. George Harrison)
A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless.
#AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994
youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...
A beautiful track from his Nineteen Ninety Four album. Harrison’s slide solo is pure soul , Lee matches him with one of his best. Understated, aching, and timeless.
#AlvinLee #GeorgeHarrison #TheBluestBlues #1994
youtu.be/rB6OlJqV1rQ?...
Canned Heat – Going Up the Country (1970)
That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin.
#CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock
That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin.
#CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock
Canned Heat - Going Up The Country 1970
YouTube video by fritz51320
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Canned Heat – Going Up the Country (1970)
That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin.
#CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock
That flute, that groove, pure open road energy. Sounds like escape bottled and played through a grin.
#CannedHeat #GoingUpTheCountry #BluesRock
Buddy Guy Blues Band backing Big Mama Thornton on Ball & Chain (1970). Guy & his brother Phil trade riffs, A.C. Reed’s sax cuts in, Below and Myers keep it tight. Big Mama opens the gate and they all pour through it.
#BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues
#BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues
Buddy Guy and Big Mama Thornton • “Ball And Chain” • 1970 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]
YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Buddy Guy Blues Band backing Big Mama Thornton on Ball & Chain (1970). Guy & his brother Phil trade riffs, A.C. Reed’s sax cuts in, Below and Myers keep it tight. Big Mama opens the gate and they all pour through it.
#BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues
#BuddyGuy #BigMama #BallAndChain #ClassicBlues
The Bros. Landreth – Knuckles (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves.
#TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock
New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves.
#TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock
Knuckles
YouTube video by The Bros. Landreth - Topic
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Bros. Landreth – Knuckles (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves.
#TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock
New one off the forthcoming Dog Ear album. Tight harmonies, tasteful slide, and Raitt’s touch right where it counts. File under rootsy, warm, no wasted moves.
#TheBrosLandreth #BonnieRaitt #Knuckles #DogEar #RootsRock
I like to imagine that in some alternate universe Springsteen’s in the White House instead of the current fascist cockwomble. They say voters get the leaders they deserve, but in this case, America chose the wrong Boss.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live ft. Tom Morello)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I like to imagine that in some alternate universe Springsteen’s in the White House instead of the current fascist cockwomble. They say voters get the leaders they deserve, but in this case, America chose the wrong Boss.
Morning Bluesky People.
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now.
#BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now.
#BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Morning Bluesky People.
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now.
#BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska
Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
Bleak, beautiful, and quietly devastating. Just a man, a guitar, and the sound of the American dream falling apart. Somehow feels pretty on point right now.
#BruceSpringsteen #AtlanticCity #Nebraska
Angélique Kidjo – Tiny Desk Concert (with Sampa The Great).
Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note.
#AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat
youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...
Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note.
#AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat
youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...
Angélique Kidjo: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Angélique Kidjo – Tiny Desk Concert (with Sampa The Great).
Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note.
#AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat
youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...
Pure joy and power. Mother Nature, Afirika, Pata Pata, energy, rhythm, and love poured out in every note.
#AngeliqueKidjo #TinyDesk #NPRMusic #SampaTheGreat
youtu.be/7rzGNL28Js0?...
Good morning, Bluesky. Billie Holiday and a room full of jazz legends. Fine and Mellow, 1957. No better way to ease into the day.
#BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz
#BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz
Billie Holiday : Fine and mellow (1957)
YouTube video by StephanieCozy
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Good morning, Bluesky. Billie Holiday and a room full of jazz legends. Fine and Mellow, 1957. No better way to ease into the day.
#BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz
#BillieHoliday #FineAndMellow #Jazz
Gillian Welch – Six White Horses. Banjo, harmonica, that hand clap rhythm, with Dave Rawlings right there keeping it locked in. Sounds like it’s from another age.
#GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana
#GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana
October 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Gillian Welch – Six White Horses. Banjo, harmonica, that hand clap rhythm, with Dave Rawlings right there keeping it locked in. Sounds like it’s from another age.
#GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana
#GillianWelch #SixWhiteHorses #DaveRawlings #Folk #Americana
Robert Plant – Too Far From You
One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou
One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou
Too Far From You
YouTube video by Robert Plant - Topic
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Robert Plant – Too Far From You
One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou
One of the standouts on Saving Grace. Written by Sarah Siskind, and here Plant shares the vocal with Suzi Dian. It’s stripped back but rich in feel ,a reminder of how strong simple songs can be.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #SarahSiskind #TooFarFromYou
Been listening to Robert Plant’s new Saving Grace album , really impressive. While at it, I dipped back into his catalogue and was reminded how good 29 Palms is, dripping in 80s production in the best way.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms
Robert Plant - '29 Palms' - Official Video [HD REMASTERED]
YouTube video by Robert Plant
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Been listening to Robert Plant’s new Saving Grace album , really impressive. While at it, I dipped back into his catalogue and was reminded how good 29 Palms is, dripping in 80s production in the best way.
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms
#RobertPlant #SavingGrace #29Palms
Astounding song from an incredible album. Susan Tedeschi and Mark Rivers trading lines, gospel harmonies behind them, Trucks with a solo that’s a bit good.
#TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon
#TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon
October 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Astounding song from an incredible album. Susan Tedeschi and Mark Rivers trading lines, gospel harmonies behind them, Trucks with a solo that’s a bit good.
#TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon
#TedeschiTrucksBand #TakeMeAsIAm #IAmTheMoon
Harvey Andrews – Hey! Sandy (1972)
Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now.
#HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk
Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now.
#HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk
Hey! Sandy
YouTube video by Harvey Andrews - Topic
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Harvey Andrews – Hey! Sandy (1972)
Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now.
#HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk
Written after Kent State, where students were shot for protesting the war. A reminder of how fragile democracy can be ,then and now.
#HarveyAndrews #HeySandy #KentState #ProtestSong #Folk
Always loved how Talking Heads twisted Al Green’s original into something leaner and stranger. Soul put through a New Wave filter.
#TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen
#TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen
October 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Always loved how Talking Heads twisted Al Green’s original into something leaner and stranger. Soul put through a New Wave filter.
#TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen
#TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver #AlGreen
Tank and The Bangas – NPR Tiny Desk (2017)
“Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best.
#TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR
“Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best.
#TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR
Tank And The Bangas: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Tank and The Bangas – NPR Tiny Desk (2017)
“Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best.
#TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR
“Boxes And Squares,” “Quick,” and “Rollercoasters.” A mix of funk, R&B, jazz, and hip-hop poetry ,pure New Orleans energy at its best.
#TankAndTheBangas #TinyDesk #NPR
Saw this in a charity shop window and had to grab it. Elton John in full 70s splendour ,feathers, sequins, shades ,with Nigel Olsson’s kit behind him. Pure theatre, pure era.
#EltonJohn #NigelOlsson
#EltonJohn #NigelOlsson
October 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Saw this in a charity shop window and had to grab it. Elton John in full 70s splendour ,feathers, sequins, shades ,with Nigel Olsson’s kit behind him. Pure theatre, pure era.
#EltonJohn #NigelOlsson
#EltonJohn #NigelOlsson
Yussef Dayes – Live at Joshua Tree
Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath.
#YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums
Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath.
#YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums
The Yussef Dayes Experience - Live At Joshua Tree (Presented by Soulection)
YouTube video by Yussef Dayes
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yussef Dayes – Live at Joshua Tree
Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath.
#YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums
Desert sky, rolling grooves, and rhythms that feel endless. Dayes stretches time on the kit, the band moving like one long breath.
#YussefDayes #JoshuaTree #LiveJazz #Drums
INSTANT ALTER, Stanley Clarke, Natasha Agrama & Emilio Modeste – Oração Ao Tempo (2025)
A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall.
#InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama
A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall.
#InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama
Oração Ao Tempo (feat. Kassa Overall)
YouTube video by INSTANT ALTER - Topic
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
INSTANT ALTER, Stanley Clarke, Natasha Agrama & Emilio Modeste – Oração Ao Tempo (2025)
A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall.
#InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama
A Caetano Veloso classic, given new life. Clarke’s bass grounds it, Agrama’s vocal glides, Modeste’s sax colours the space. Produced by Kassa Overall.
#InstantAlter #StanleyClarke #NatashaAgrama
Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down (1989)
Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight.
#PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul
Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight.
#PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Phil Collins
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down (1989)
Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight.
#PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul
Collins’ solo work can veer towards schmaltzy, but this one lands different. Huge production, gospel lift, and Clapton’s guitar gives it much needed weight.
#PhilCollins #EricClapton #IWishItWouldRainDown #1989 #PopSoul