As the record names suggest, the blues isn t just about being blue. Sometimes it s about partying. You got happy blues. You got some blues you have when you are sad, but the blues are not always a depressing thing. A guy can have a pocketful of money and still have the blues.
Categories are useful in record stores but categories can be annoying.
You can t stuff things into neat little boxes like that. Sandmel should know. The Hackberry Ramblers have been around since the 1930s and two of the band s original members are still along for the ride. A native of Ohio who worked around riverboats, Sandmel was drawn South by the sounds traveling up the Mississippi. Already interested in the blues, Sandmel was intrigued by Louisiana music.