Wally Gonzalez Slide
Here's the granddaddy of Pinoy Blues, his excellency Wally Gonzalez, this time showing his slide guitar prowess and further reinforcing his position as one of, if not, the greatest Pinoys who ever played the Blues.
November 2, 2010: A Tragic Day for Pinoy Blues (plus some notes on NU107 Cebu)
"The Crossroads with Capt. Eddie @ NU 107.5 is sad because, unfortunately, the curtains will fall on The Crossroads after 14 years and 6 months (752 shows) of the best blues and classic rock at NU107..." (see more) ...and it had to happen on an "All Soul's Day!" This is a big (low) blow for the Philippine Blues scene, more so since there currently is a significant resurgence of interest on this particular genre, and it's a fact that "The Crossroads" is a major contributing factor to this. I do hope that NU107 reconsiders their decision to discontinue the program. The Blues may be unpopular here in our country (and not a big money-maker as well) but, hey, it's THE BLUES! It's where every other major music genre came from. As the great Willie Dixon has said, "The Blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits." No Blues = No rock = No NU107. OK, I guess "The Crossroads" doesn't make much dough for the compa...
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