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Detroit Blues

by Danny Kroha

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Faisal Jewell
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Faisal Jewell Rich Girl, Poor Girl is the Best Song on the Album. When I listen to it, I imagine that I'm exploring The South. Favorite track: Rich Girl, Poor Girl.
james giordano
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james giordano hi. l love yr detroit blues and angel albums. coincidentally and accidentally i have been trying to learn how to play texas fingerstyle blues guitar like blind lemon jefferson, little hat jones, mance lipscomb, etc.i find it challenging but fun. previously just a garage rock guitarist or a little rockabilly. now i know where some of those riffs came from! anyway really enjoying yr stuff. hopefully see ya perform somewhere soon. cheers, james.
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Poor Howard 02:10
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Oh Death 02:56
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Little Lulie 02:07
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Adam and Eve 02:02
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Run Johnny 01:25
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Danny Kroha’s Detroit Blues could be considered part two of his solo debut LP - Angels Watching Over Me. In his own words, “it was me in a room playing acoustic instruments and doing my own arrangements of some old songs”.

Not so fast man! when you hear this record and dig a little deeper into the facts, you’ll have a heightened awareness of the sonic beauty found in the simplicity. On many of these traditional songs, Danny dropped, added or rearranged verses from various sources, mixing up music from one song and words from another, and unintentionally created his own amalgamation of early blues and ‘60s folk.

Keep your ears peeled for familiar and wild homemade sounds. There’s a DIY one-string washtub bass made out of some kinda bug spray can. There’s a lot of jug bass, blowing the bass notes over the jug opening, frequently heard in early rural American music but also with the 13th Floor Elevators who ran their jug thru an amplifier. The one-string guitar, aka The Diddley Bow, on “Come Out Of The Wilderness” is extremely rare, aside from Danny, one of the last times we heard one was on One String Sam's “I Need A Hundred Dollars”. You have your traditional assortment of spoons, jawbones, and other percussion instruments, but during one session, Danny and the album supervisor tried out several pairs of Danny's work boots to find the best tone for the foot stomps. We’ll report back soon on what brand was chosen.

Instead of following all the rules rooted in the early blues and ‘60s folk, Danny Kroha mixed up all the rural and urban traditions and kicked out a new surreal sound that could really only happen in Detroit - “I listen to both genres, for sure. I just wasn’t TRYING to make a record that sounds like that. It just came out that way”.

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Danny Kroha Detroit, Michigan

Danny Kroha, founding member of minimal garage rock trio the Gories, has recently been spending time perfecting and recording more traditional folk, blues, and gospel tunes from the public domain. His upcoming Detroit Blues could be considered part two of his solo debut LP - Angels Watching Over Me. ... more

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