Listen to hard-to-find tunes (the whole mp3 version) with one click. Rock, Blues, not much rap or hip-hop. Art, photography, literature, chess, anything else I feel like blogging. The material and archives I post are not for profit, but primarily to promote artists I personally enjoy who are either deceased or whose work is not currently widely circulated. The songs are primarily archived from material I have shared, purchased, or otherwise legitimately obtained. The artwork and writing is primarily material by me or by friends and family. Any registered copyright owners who feel a given post infringes on their rights and does not constitute “fair use” or any of the other exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 should preferably contact me directly to request a takedown. I will publish any available buy info for material I post. Submissions? Steve NorquistCreate Your BadgeTumblr (3.0; @snorquist)http://snorquist.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6779a8650a299ef3a941864380a1f01f/tumblr_mm16qjrvCt1qctd5po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Long-haired country music icon, marijuana aficionado, and great musician/songwriter Willie Nelson turns 80 tomorrow, April 30.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/49194377880http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/49194377880Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:13:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/miZWYmxr8XE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ball of Confusion, by The Temptations.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/49192574327http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/49192574327Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:45:15 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_48640253667" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48640253667/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mlof7eaPUs1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F48640253667%2Ftumblr_mlof7eaPUs1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Courtroom Blues,</b> by Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48640253667http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48640253667Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:47:00 -0400BluesScrapper BlackwellLeroy Carrhi-quality mp3Courtroom Blues<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DqrO-ynNHpQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Night of the Guitars,</b> with the late, great Alvin Lee.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48423416421http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48423416421Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:43:15 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_48420880835" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48420880835/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_ml5w8hZGyB1ri9pvk?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F48420880835%2Ftumblr_ml5w8hZGyB1ri9pvk" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://silencethepoet.tumblr.com/post/47808464046/ten-years-after-50-000-miles-beneath-my-brain" class="tumblr_blog">silencethepoet</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ten Years After - 50,000 Miles Beneath My Brain</p> <p><em><span>Can you love me with a thousand eyes?</span></em><br/><em><span>Can you see right through my bones?</span></em><br/><em><span>Can you kiss me with a thousand lips?</span></em><br/><em><span>Can you melt a solid stone?</span></em><br/><em><span>Can you hear me from a thousand miles</span></em><br/><em><span>When you’re screaming at the stars?</span></em><br/><em><span>Can you pull me up to Jupiter</span></em><br/><em><span>When I’m all hung up on Mars?</span></em></p></blockquote>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48420880835http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48420880835Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:34:11 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_48419939771" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419939771/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mkszgxVly21r2e5cs?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F48419939771%2Ftumblr_mkszgxVly21r2e5cs" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rocknrolldoctor.tumblr.com/post/47567951674/ten-years-after-as-the-sun-still-burns-away" class="tumblr_blog">rocknrolldoctor</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Ten Years After - As The Sun Still Burns Away</p> <p>Album - Cricklewood Green</p></blockquote> <p><b>RIP Alvin, you were one of the greats!</b></p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419939771http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419939771Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:12:25 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_48419700522" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419700522/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mljic2Abwa1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F48419700522%2Ftumblr_mljic2Abwa1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Starvation Farm Blues,</b> by Bob Campbell (1934).</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419700522http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/48419700522Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:07:00 -0400Blueshigh-quality mp3bob campbellStarvation Farm Blues<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_47802977137" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/47802977137/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_ml5syfB8K81qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F47802977137%2Ftumblr_ml5syfB8K81qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Kindhearted Woman Blues,</b> by Robert Johnson (1937). This is the clearest example of a “guitar solo” in any of the bluesmaster Robert Johnson’s 29 recorded efforts.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/47802977137http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/47802977137Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:30:00 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_43301549545" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/43301549545/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mid06rb0nu1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F43301549545%2Ftumblr_mid06rb0nu1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I Woke Up This Morning, by Ten Years After (Ssssh, 1969). This song, a relatively modern take on an old blues theme, perhaps as much as any other, made me an Alvin Lee fan many years ago. It holds up pretty well, don’t you think?</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/43301549545http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/43301549545Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:08:00 -0500Blueshigh-quality mp3Ten Years AfterI Woke Up This Morning.<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41747445784" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41747445784/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mhd5rx4B8P1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F41747445784%2Ftumblr_mhd5rx4B8P1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Struggle Buggy,</b> by Buddy Moss (1941). Featuring the great Brownie McGhee on second guitar, with Oh Red (George Washington) and Robert Young on washboards.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41747445784http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41747445784Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:35:00 -0500Blueshigh-quality mp3BUDDY MOSSBrownie McGheeStruggle Buggy<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41668573150" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41668573150/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mhbeqg5IGJ1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F41668573150%2Ftumblr_mhbeqg5IGJ1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Jack of Diamonds/Georgia Rub,</b> by Henry Townsend (1931). Townsend, a major figure in St. Louis blues, died in Wisconsin in 2006, at the age of 96.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41668573150http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41668573150Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:54:00 -0500Blueshigh-quality mp3henry townsendJack of Diamonds/Georgia Rub<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7abdbc7170ea83621caf57c2d8a985da/tumblr_mh9arf2RQ71qctd5po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Obama Urged to Resign Over Beyonce Scandal : The New Yorker</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41559940290http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41559940290Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:33:15 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41546676537" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41546676537/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mh92pc3yOb1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F41546676537%2Ftumblr_mh92pc3yOb1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Old Black Joe,</b> by Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. A rockin’ “public domain” track with some tasty piano blues.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41546676537http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41546676537Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:39:00 -0500Piano Blueshigh-quality mp3Johnny Hoy and the BluefishOld Black Joe<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_41490849326" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41490849326/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mh7pjuXjwT1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F41490849326%2Ftumblr_mh7pjuXjwT1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Still I’m Traveling On,</b> by The Mississippi Sheiks.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41490849326http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/41490849326Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:57:00 -0500Blueshigh-quality mp3mississippi sheiksStill I'm Traveling On<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_40793439278" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/40793439278/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mgsl9rk1TG1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F40793439278%2Ftumblr_mgsl9rk1TG1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Dear Abby,</b> by John Prine (live, 1973). Pauline Phillips, otherwise known as Dear Abby, passed away Wednesday in Minneapolis at the age of 94. Mr. Prine, 66, is alive and well in Nashville.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/40793439278http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/40793439278Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:01:00 -0500folk musichigh-quality mp3John PrineDear Abby<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b28779564c2d3ad9bd3ff921c7218ca2/tumblr_mfiqqab8n91qctd5po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A take on the NRA idea of arming teachers…</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/38689116476http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/38689116476Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:49:22 -0500<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_36676022349" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36676022349/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_me5t4oFXy91qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F36676022349%2Ftumblr_me5t4oFXy91qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Mean Mistreatin’ Mama,</b> by Elmore James.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36676022349http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36676022349Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:38:00 -0500Bluesaudiohigh-quality mp3Elmore JamesMean Mistreatin' Mama<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_36575333752" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36575333752/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_me2y54p7fP1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F36575333752%2Ftumblr_me2y54p7fP1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Mean Old World,</b> by Rev. Gary Davis.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36575333752http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36575333752Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:34:00 -0500Bluesaudiohigh-quality mp3Reverend Gary DavisMean Old World<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_36573225223" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36573225223/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_me2whkWGUR1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F36573225223%2Ftumblr_me2whkWGUR1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Old Sometime Blues,</b> by Frank Stokes (1929). With Will Batts on violin.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36573225223http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36573225223Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:58:00 -0500Bluesaudiohigh-quality mp3frank stokesOld Sometime Blues<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_36282340571" src="http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36282340571/audio_player_iframe/snorquist/tumblr_mdw7nytmtn1qctd5p?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fsnorquist%2F36282340571%2Ftumblr_mdw7nytmtn1qctd5p" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><b>Got To Be Some Changes Made, </b>by Otis Rush.</p>http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36282340571http://snorquist.tumblr.com/post/36282340571Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:16:00 -0500Bluesaudiootis rushGot To Be Some Changes Made