In this episode, I end the podcast series with talking about Blues songwriters in the 1960s besides the main three I have discussed, share some contemporary white Blues acts that showed respect to the genre, and I share some of my personal favorite music beyond the 1960s that has been influenced or inspired by the Blues.

Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: open.spotify.com/playlist/6yGbqnL…6caba0a7d8c843bb

As well, here is a playlist of every single song that was mentioned in the series: open.spotify.com/playlist/09PWMBt…f07d78916616430a

And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: docs.google.com/document/d/1Cc9MK…/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode I share the life of John Lee Hooker, the elusive traveler and poet who could not stay in one place his entire life.Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: open.spotify.com/playlist/4jKBwpd…dd2f09c803304980And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: docs.google.com/document/d/1LTs_t…/edit?usp=sharing

In this episode I turn my attention to Howlin’ Wolf, the independent and eccentric harmonica player from Chicago.

Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: open.spotify.com/playlist/3eu0y1y…6ef2ba2103dc418a

And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along: docs.google.com/document/d/1m-udV…/edit?usp=sharing

Welcome to the first episode of Forever On My Mind!

This first episode introduces my senior undergraduate thesis, of which are the first 5 episodes of this podcast. Here is the original description for this episode:

My name is Shane Louis, and you are listening to “Forever On My Mind:” Blues Songwriting in the 1960s, an Independent Study Podcast from the College of Wooster. In this project I look at the Blues during the 1960s, and how the songwriting shifted during this decade.

In this episode, I outline my argument that I will be exploring with this 5 episode project. Then, I give a brief historical context of the Blues before the 1960s. Next I detail the evidence I will be using, and briefly discuss the historiography of Blues scholarship.

Here is a Spotify playlist of all of the songs that were mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4otmlo6WD7i7Yhc26DFvZ3?si=2546582997e54713

And here is a publicly accessible document that is the script for this episode for those who wish to read along (plus some extra historiographical informataion for those interested): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHKkfiC5wCddy8GV4DWJhZZavZW-uNigunrp8ElcOUg/edit?usp=sharing