You’ve Gotta Move – Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas
The Old Time Black Southern String Band tradition had rarely been recorded and by the 1960's had almost died out. When, in 1959, folklorist Harry Oster "discovered" Butch Cage (fiddle and vocals) and Willie B. Thomas (vocals and guitar) in Zachary, Louisiana they had...
Goodbye , Good Luck To You – Creole George Guesnon
Creole George Guesnon (May 25, 1907, New Orleans - May 6, 1968, New Orleans) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, composer, and singer.Guesnon worked for his father, a plasterer, as a teenager, and learned to play ukulele from age 12 under the influence of his...
Alabama Train – Louisiana Red/ Bill Dicey
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, BILL DICEY began playing harmonica at age 8 when his father handed down his first Hohner Band Harp. Harmonicas were scarce at that time, so Bill learned to play his one harp in five different keys. Learning from the street musicians, young...
Boogaloo City Blues – James Crutchfield
James Crutchfield (May 25, 1912 – December 7, 2001) was an American St. Louis, Missouri based, barrelhouse blues singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose career spanned seven decades. His repertoire consisted of original and classic blues and boogie-woogie and...
I’m Gonna Be a Lovin’ Old Soul – Sara Martin & her Jug Band
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...
There’s A (New Blues) Revolution – Live At Main Street in Yorba Linda On Friday
NEW BLUES REVOLUTION Play Special "Early Bird Happy Hour" Show At Main Street In Yorba Linda <<<<Tomorrow Night - Friday, May 25@6:30 P.M.>>>> "The band's original sounds and stage presence places this band in a category of their own." MUSIC...
Sugar – Mick Hayes
Mick Hayes is the quintessential young front man the music industry was built on. With his sharp dressed attitude and his “born lucky” charm, Mick is sculpting the sound of Contemporary Blues and R&B today with powerful vocals and extraordinary guitar playing. Mick...
Lou Reed joins Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre
LOU REED FRIDAY 10th AUGUST 2012 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON TICKETS FROM £45.00 Lou Reed performs at this year’s Meltdown, curated by his friend and collaborator Antony. Tickets on sale to Southbank Centre Members at 10am on Tuesday 29th May, and to the general...
Skinny Dipping – Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is an American alt-country/roots rock band formed in 1991 in Oxford, Mississippi, by Cary Hudson (guitar and vocals) and Laurie Stirratt (bass and harmony vocals), who is the twin sister of John Stirratt, the bass player for the like-minded Americana...
Medley – Rev. Pearly Brown
Rev. Pearly Brown was a blind singer/guitarist from Americus, Georgia. Born in 1915, he graduated from the Georgia School for the Blind. Pearly's influences included Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson. From them, he adapted the bottleneck guitar style,...