tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post5296716936667342813..comments2023-12-23T02:31:53.346+11:00Comments on The ShadowLands: Jimmy ReedMargo's Maidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033240632142631251noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831810813762214573.post-23344064194163659822008-08-29T18:54:00.000+10:002008-08-29T18:54:00.000+10:00Even though I'm a big R&B fan I've som...Even though I'm a big R&B fan I've somehow never listened to Jimmy Reed before. I always focused on Clapton's borrowings from BB King and Elmore James. But you're right: the v.early Stones - Reed link is clear (and Yardbirds). Fascinating. <BR/><BR/>Y'know I saw wonderful Bo Diddley in the round at Macquarie Uni Bar (no stage, up close) in 1973. 'Mona' may be the first Stones song I paid attention to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com