Holmstrom, Bonnie & Mavis
Rick Holmstrom With Mavis Staples & Bonnie Raitt On Austin City Limits This Weekend! Contact: Mark Carpentieri ...
The SOME X 6 Band – The Hoodoo Shake – New Release Review
I've had the opportunity to listen to the newest effort, The Hoodoo Shake by The SOME X 6 Band. This Vancouver based band is made up of Brad Curtis on vocal and bass, Bart Dwyer on guitar and Gordon Cole on guitar. The 14 track release opens with the title track, The...
Kids learn Blues from John Dee Holeman
Diggin': "Sweet Home Chicago" Will Dawson, John Dee, Tim Duffy I took John Dee Holeman to play for the Elementary and Middle School students at Orange County Charter School yesterday. It was wonderful to see the kids fascinated with the John Dee's Piedmont...
I’m Hurting – Billy Gales
Billy Gale and His Orchestra (members William James Gayles (vocals), Ike Turner (guitar), Jesse Knight Jr. (bass), Bobby Field (tenor saxophone), Eugene Fox (tenor saxophone) “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of...
I Wanna Know – Jimmy Dotson and the Blue Boys
Born in Baton Rouge in 1933, Jimmy "Louisiana" Dotson has been writing songs and playing guitar for over 60 years. He played with Lightin' Slim, Slim Harpo, Booker T. Clay, Lazy Lester, Albert King, O.V. Wright, Rufus Thomas, Buddy Guy, Son Seal, Isaac Hayes, and many...
Goody Goody – Marie Adams & The Three Tons of Joy
According to The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul, Marie Adams was referred to as “TV Mama” by her bandmates because of her “big wide screen.” She was also a Founding Mother of R&B who cut come great sides for Peacock in the 1950′s and 1960′s. Born Ollie Marie...
The Lazy J. – L.C. Williams w/Lightning Hopkins
b. 12 March 1930, Crockett, Texas, USA, d. 18 October 1960, Houston, Texas, USA. Another artist whose given names are initials, Williams grew up in Mullican, Texas, before moving to Houston around 1945. There he worked in dancehalls and bars as both singer and dancer....
Mercury Blues – K.C. Douglas
K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 — October 18, 1975) was an American blues singer and guitarist. Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas was a rural blues stylist in the San Francisco/Oakland area of California. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson,whose "Canned Heat...
Ninety-Nine Year Blues – Julius Daniels
Julius Daniels (November 20, 1901 – October 18, 1947) was an American Piedmont blues musician. His song "99 Year Blues" appeared on the box set Anthology of American Folk Music and has been covered by Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Johnny Winter, Charlie Parr and Hot...
Cissy Strut – Blue Heat
Irgendwann in den 70ern kam die Liebe zum Blues, mit Eric Clapton`s "E.C. was here" und Peter Green`s "Need your love so bad". Eric Clapton war dann auch mein erstes großes Vorbild, und was er für ekstatische Soli abliefern kann, zeigt er besonders eindrucksvoll in...