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John Koerner
"Spider" John Koerner (born August 31, 1938, in Rochester, New York, United States) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a guitarist and vocalist in the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, with Dave Ray and Tony Glover. He has also made albums as a solo performer and with Willie Murphy. Biography Koerner grew up in Rochester, New York, and after a brief military service attended the University of Minnesota. He intended to major in engineering but soon became involved in the Minneapolis music scene, where he met Dave Ray and Tony Glover. They formed a loose-knit trio, releasing albums under the name Koerner, Ray & Glover. The group gained notice with their first album, '' Blues, Rags and Hollers'', originally released by Audiophile in 1963 and re-released by Elektra Records later that year. Koerner was an early influence on Bob Dylan, who mentioned Koerner in his autobiography, ''Chronicles''. Speaking of the early 1960s, Koerner later said, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, and Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in Western New York, the city of Rochester forms the core of a larger Rochester metropolitan area, New York, metropolitan area with a population of 1 million people, across six counties. The city was one of the United States' first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth. Rochester rose to prominence as the birthplace and home of some of America's most iconic companies, in particular Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb (along with Wegmans, Gannett, Paychex, Western Union, French's, Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some American Folk Songs Like They Used To
''Some American Folk Songs Like They Used To'' is an album by folk artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1974. The album is out of print. Guests on the album include fellow Koerner, Ray & Glover members Dave "Snaker" Ray and Tony "Little Sun" Glover David Curtis Glover (October 7, 1939 – May 29, 2019), better known as Tony "Little Sun" Glover, was an American blues musician and music critic. He was a harmonica player and singer associated with "Spider" John Koerner and Dave "Snake .... Track listing Side one # "The Farmer's Curst Wife" # "The Dodger" # "Hallelujah! I'm a Bum" # "Stewball # "The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn" # "Days of '49" # "10,000 Years Ago" # "Grunt 'n Groan and the New Cave" Side two # "Jack of Diamonds" # "Abduloah Bulbul Amir" # "Go Down Moses" # "Casey Jones" # "Danville Girl" # "Careless Love" # "When First unto This Country" # "Grunt n' Groan and the New Wheel" Personnel *"Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica, vocals *Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Blues
''Spider Blues'' is the debut solo album by blues artist "Spider" John Koerner, released in 1965. He was a member of the loose-knit blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover at the time of its release. History As a member of the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, Koerner was recording on the Elektra label. While recording the trio's albums ''Lots More Blues, Rags and Hollers'' and '' The Return of Koerner, Ray & Glover'', he recorded a number of solo tracks. These tracks were assembled into Koerner's debut solo album. He also appeared at the Newport Folk Festival that same year, accompanied by trio member Tony Glover. In his subsequent releases, his style changed as he turned from the blues to traditional folk music. In a 2000 interview, Koerner said, "I finally decided I was not a blues guy. How could I be? I was too young and too white, all that shit. So I took a year off and when I started playing again, I treated the subject in general as folk music. It's a new culture; it's not mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live @ The 400 Bar
''Live @ The 400 Bar'' is an album by folk and blues artists John Koerner and Tony Glover, released in 2009. History The 400 Bar, in the West Bank district of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was one of the venues where both John Koerner and Tony Glover played in their early days as part of Koerner, Ray & Glover. In an interview with the Minneapolis newspaper the Star Tribune, Glover said, "We started at the Triangle Bar, and John (Koerner) would go across the street to the Viking Bar during our breaks, so we eventually started playing at the Viking. The same thing happened between the Viking and the 400 Bar. We sort of kept moving to the places John liked to go to enjoy a quiet beer." ''Live at The 400 Bar'' was recorded over two performances in January 2009. Reception The A.V. Club gave the release a positive review, writing "...it’s just live enough to keep the shine on the stage. If the Twin Cities is indeed enjoying a new acoustic boom, it’s high time we heard again from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes
''Music Is Just a Bunch of Notes'' is an album by blues artists "Spider" John Koerner and Willie and the Bumblebees, released in 1972. It was reissued in 2010 by Nero's Neptune Records along with a movie Koerner made titled ''The Secret of Sleep''. "Macalester Don't Stop Now 10-Mar-72" was recorded live by Koerner, Dave Ray, and Bonnie Raitt at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 10, 1972. "Waiting for Go with Normal Dub" was recorded live in Minneapolis, Minnesota outside of Tom Olson's house. The album had a plain white cover that was rubber stamped by hand, making each one unique. This included one that said "also on side two: Everybody's Going For the Money", which had been left off of the label. Early copies had a serial number alá the Beatles' White Album. Later copies came in a plain white cover with a central cut-out so the record label could be read; a large label was glued to the top reading "Spider John Koerner, Tom Olson and/Willie Murphy with The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running, Jumping, Standing Still
''Running, Jumping, Standing Still'' is an album by blues artists "Spider" John Koerner and Willie Murphy, released in 1969. The album is often credited in Koerner's solo discography. History Koerner and Murphy performed folk and blues as a duo for five years. Although offered the opportunity by Elektra to record a second album, Koerner declined in order to pursue a film career. Murphy declined an offer to become a producer for Elektra. In a 2010 interview, Murphy recalled, "After we made the record, we had to have a van and a bunch of stuff, and a bass player and drummer. That’s what disenchanted Koerner. Elektra wanted us to do a second album, but he didn’t want to do it. I was OK with that, because I had it in my mind to come back o Minneapolisand put together a big band.” Koerner and Murphy released a single, "Magazine Lady" b/w "Friends and Lovers" the same year. "I Ain't Blue" was covered by Bonnie Raitt on her debut album. Originally released on the Elektra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Foot In The Groove
''One Foot in the Groove'' is an album by Koerner, Ray & Glover, released in 1996. It was the last release by the trio. Reception Track listing # "Black Jack Davy" (traditional) – 2:53 # "Shout Sister Shout" (Yank Rachell) – 3:19 # " Shenandoah" (traditional) – 2:50 # "Terra Mae" ( E. Ross) – 2:51 # "Shortnin' Bread" (traditional) – 2:33 # "With Body and Soul" (Bill Monroe, Virginia Stouffer) – 2:46 # "Deliah's Gone" (traditional) – 2:52 # "France Blues" (Harvey Hull, "Cleve" Reed) – 4:11 # "Dodger" (traditional) – 2:57 # "Way Back Down Home" (F. Sproule) – 3:32 # "Power Tool" (Tony Glover) – 2:22 # "Pick Poor Robin Clean" (Luke Jordan) – 2:49 # "Boys Were Shooting It Out" (John Koerner) – 2:47 # "You Got to Move" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 2:37 # "I Ain't Blue" (Koerner, Willie Murphy) – 3:13 # "Black Dog Blues" (traditional) – 3:10 Personnel *Tony "Little Sun" Glover – harmonica, vocals *"Spider" John Koerner – guitar, harmonica, percussion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Old Koerner, Ray & Glover
''Good Old Koerner, Ray & Glover'' is an album by Koerner, Ray & Glover, released in 1972. History ''Good Old Koerner, Ray & Glover'' is a collection of live recordings from the trio's performances at the St. Olaf College folk festivals in 1963 and 1964. It was 24 years before their next release. The album is out of print. Track listing Side one # "Black Jack Davy" (traditional, Carter Family) # "Down to Louisiana" (Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins) # "Too Bad" (John Koerner) # "Dust My Broom" (Robert Johnson) # "Black Snake Moan" (Lead Belly) # "Mumblin' Word" (traditional, Lead Belly) # "Two Trains" (Waters) Side two # "Drunken Instrumental" (Tony Glover, Dave Ray) # "Love to You" (Willie Dixon, Waters) # "Special Agent" (Sleepy John Estes) # "Mean Ol' Southern" (Arthur Crudup) # "Love Bug" (Koerner) # "Linin' Track" (traditional, Lead Belly) Personnel *Tony "Little Sun" Glover – harmonica, vocals *"Spider" John Koerner – guitar, vocals *Dave "Snaker" Ray Dave "Sna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of Koerner, Ray & Glover
''The Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover'' is an album by Koerner, Ray & Glover, released in 1965. It was their last recording for Elektra and it would be seven years before the trio's next release. Koerner appeared at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival accompanied by Glover, one of the few times the two performed without Dave Ray. ''The Return of Koerner, Ray and Glover'' was reissued by Red House Records in 1999. Reception AllMusic critic Jeff Burger wrote that "...this beautifully remasters 1965 collection is filled with the humor, rhythm, soulful vocals and top-notch material that made the outfit such a standout... If you like this kind of music, it's a safe bet that you'll love this album." In his ''JazzTimes'' review, music critic Bill Milkowski called the album "a quintessential white boy blues album that helped fuel the '60s blues boom." Reviewed in ''Mother Jones'', the reissue was called "... driving, foot-stomping, aggressively acoustic blues that seamlessly meshes orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lots More Blues, Rags And Hollers
''Lots More Blues, Rags and Hollers'' is an album by the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, released in 1964. History Between this release and their next, Dave Ray and John Koerner each recorded a solo album, ''Snaker's Here'' and ''Spider Blues'', respectively. The trio also appeared at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, where their performance was recorded for the Vanguard Records album ''Newport Folk Festival 1964: Evening Concerts Vol. 3''. The songs performed by the trio included "Blackjack Davy" and "What's the Matter with the Mill". ''Lots More Blues, Rags and Hollers'' was reissued by Red House Records in 1999 with five bonus tracks from the original sessions. It was also reissued by WEA International along with ''Blues, Rags and Hollers'' in 2004. Reception In his review of the 1999 reissue of their second album, ''No Depression (magazine), No Depression'' critic Joel Roberts stated Koerner, Ray and Glover "emerged as one of the best and most popular groups on the burgeoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Tribune
The ''Star Tribune'' is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the ''Minneapolis Tribune'' in 1867 and the competing ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolidated, with the ''Tribune'' published in the morning and the ''Star'' in the evening. They merged in 1982, creating the ''Star and Tribune'', and it was renamed to ''Star Tribune'' in 1987. After a tumultuous period in which the newspaper was sold and re-sold and filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009, it was purchased by local businessman Glen Taylor in 2014. The ''Star Tribune'' serves Minneapolis and is distributed throughout the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the state of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. It typically contains a mixture of national, international and local news, sports, business and lifestyle content. Journalists from the ''Star Tribune'' and its predecessor newspapers have won seven Pulitzer Prizes. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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