Jim Dandy—Lavern Baker
LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedlee Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear"...
I Want a Man Who’s Gonna Do Right – Annisteen Allen
Annisteen Allen, born Ernestine Letitia Allen (November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie's Blues" and "Love for Sale". She sang...
It Don’t Hurt No More – Buddy Ace
Buddy Ace (November 11, 1936 – December 26, 1994) was an American blues singer, known as the "Silver Fox of the Blues." His best known tracks were "Root Doctor" and "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man". Born James Lee Land in Jasper, Texas, United States, he was raised...
Graveyard Dream Blues – Ida Cox, Lovie Austin
Ida Cox (February 25, 1896 – November 10, 1967) was an African American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues" Cox was born in February, 1896 as Ida Prather in Toccoa,...
If Dreams Were Money – Michael Allman
Michael Allman - Biography Michael Allman is the eldest son of Southern Rock Legend Gregg Allman. That doesn't mean that his musical path has been paved with gold. Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, he led the “Michael Allman Band” throughout most of the 1990's before he...
Steve Hill
Steve Hill got an early start as a professional guitar player at the age of 16. By the time he was 20 he was already doing more than 200 gigs a year, which lead to the success of his first album in 1997. The album was voted Best Canadian Debut Recording by Vancouver’s...
Shake Em On Down / Mystery Train – Wade Walton
Wade Walton is a unique individual having spent his entire life in Clarksdale, cutting hair and slapping out blues rhythms on his razor strap. A barber for 55 years Wade has probably known more blues performers and has performed for and with more blues performers than...
Concert – Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush (born Emmit Ellis Jr., November 10, 1935, Homer, Louisiana) is an American blues and R&B musician, composer and singer. His style incorporates elements of soul blues, rap and funk. Born Emmit Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, Rush was the son of Ellis Sr. and...
Louise – Big Chief Ellis
Wilbert Thirkield "Big Chief" Ellis (November 10, 1914 - December 20, 1977) was an American blues pianist and vocalist. Ellis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and was an autodidact at piano. He played at local parties and dances in the late 1920s before...
Champagne and Reefer – Mojo Buford, Bob Stroger, Bob Margolin, and Kenny Smith
George "Mojo" Buford (November 10, 1929 – October 11, 2011) was an American blues harmonica player, best known for his work in Muddy Waters' band. Buford relocated from Hernando, Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee in his youth, where he studied the blues. He relocated...