Vicksburg Blues – Walter Miller
Walter Miller was born in Whiteville, TN. on February 7, 1907. The details of his life are scarce and it's not really known when he moved to Memphis to become a musician. By the time that George Mitchell recorded him for Arhoolie in Memphis, Miller was 60 years old....
Convenience Store Party Bag – James Harman Band
JAMES HARMAN was born and raised in Anniston, Alabama-quickly picked up on the black blues and soul music being played on juke boxes and the radio-sang in the church choir until age 16 when his family moved to Panama City Florida, where he found himself surrounded by...
Boogie Woogie – Meade Lux Lewis
Meade Lux Lewis (September 1905 – June 7, 1964) was a American pianist and composer, noted for his work in the boogie-woogie style. His best known work, "Honky Tonk Train Blues", has been recorded in various contexts, often in a big band arrangement. Early recordings...
Tore Down/ Pack Fair and Square – Nine Below Zero
1977-78 As punk hits the UK, Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham form Stan’s Blues Band. They quickly develop a reputation as an excellent high energy live act.1979 The band find management after a blistering show at The Thomas A Beckett pub, Mickey Modern, an artist with...
Ray Ja Vu – Josh Kirkland
"A Georgia boy with a Texas swing" "kickin' guitarist and stirring lyricist, revealing his fervor and tenacity to the world." -Hittin' The Note Magazine..From the swamps of southeast Georgia, born in Waycross, and raised on Southern Rock and Blues. Josh Kirkland still...
Devils Wife – Ladell McLin
Ladell McLin is a multifaceted artist who embraces in itself all of Afro American Roots music through the prism of his birthplace: the Blues.Born in the South Side of Chicago, known as the birthplace of Chicago Blues, Ladell learned music very young and, among others,...
I Know Jesus Has Never Left Me Alone – Cleo & Howard Williams
Little is known about the gospel duo of Cleo and Howard Williams.Bengt Ollson, a young Swedish blues enthusiast, made the recordings found here during his extensive travels throughout the Deep South in the late '60s and early '70s.If you like what I’m doing, Like...
Ironing Board Sam – a song a day, for life
A Recording session with Ironing Board SamOn the final day of May, Ironing Board Sam recorded new tracks in the former Music Maker studios. The room was bare, except for rolled up rugs, stray guitars, and packed bags. Sam said he wasn't dressed up, but he still had...
Robert Cray – EPK!
THE ROBERT CRAY BAND “NOTHIN BUT LOVE” The brand new studio album produced by Kevin Shirley UK release date: 27th August 2012 Five-time Grammy award winning legend and Blues Hall of Fame Inductee Robert Cray is pleased to announce that his brand new studio album...
Funky Tonk – Miles Davis
Michael Henderson (born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, 7 July 1951) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist best known for his bass playing with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, on early fusion albums such as A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Pangaea, and Live-Evil.He was one...