
Boogie Children – D.C. Bender
D.C. Bender whose real surname was Bendy, was born in Arbana, TX. on June 19, 1919. He cut one two-sided single for Gold Star in 1949 billed as D.C. Washington, in Houston. He didn't record again as a solo artist until 1967 where he waxed a few sides on the Ivory...

B for Blues – THE DANA DIXON BAND
Fronted by the powerful singer/harmonica player Dana Dixon and featuring the outstanding Blues and Slide playing of guitarist Dave Dixon, the band play a mixture of authentic Texas & Chicago blues, tough R&B and superb original numbers. .. Since their formation and...

Sweet Young Thang – The Jeremiah Johnson Band
Don’t be fooled by the baby boy good looks. With lyrics like “I was born in a tavern on the banks of the Mississippi” and a horn section that hammers the groove, Jeremiah Johnson is the new face of Mississippi River blues. Walk into a gin joint in St. Louis and you’ll...

Gator Groove Records artist: Chris Watson Band – Pleasure and Pain – New Release Review
Gator Groove Records artist Chris Watson has just released a new recording called Pleasure and Pain. This is definitely one to check out! Chris released his first recording in 2010 at 18 and this followup recording is killer. This recording features 9 original tracks...
Caravan’s 40th anniversary tour of “For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night”
JANUARY 2013 UK TOUR Plus special guest Garron Frith Tickets on sale Monday June 18th 24hr Box Office: 0844 478 0898 www.eventim.co.uk 40th Anniversary tour of their seminal 1973 album "For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night" Caravan, the quintessential precursors to...

Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles and with Lennon formed one of the most...

Nadine – Buddy Reed
To long time blues fans throughout the Southwest, Buddy Reed remains one of the area's most fluid and powerful practioners of the blues guitar, a man in confident possession of the blues "mojo", fronting a band that keeps the dance floors in a state of manic rhythmic...
Death Sting Me Blues – Sara Martin with King Olivers Orchestra
Sara Martin (June 18, 1884 – May 24, 1955) was an American blues singer, in her time one of the most popular of the classic blues singers. She was billed as "The Famous Moanin' Mama" and "The Colored Sophie Tucker". Martin made many recordings, including a few under...

Move To The Outskirts of Town – Sugarcane Harris
Don "Sugarcane" Harris (born Don Francis Bowman Harris, June 18, 1938 - November 30, 1999) was an American rock and roll violinist and guitarist. Harris was born and raised in Pasadena, California and started an act called Don and Dewey with his childhood friend Dewey...
Dewey Corley and Walter Miller
There's not much chance of making jug band music without a jug, although a few have tried. A washtub bass doesn't hurt, either. In fact, one of the main concepts of this tricky, goofy, and spirited style of music is to create a bass line out of something that...
