Hey Little Girl – Frankie Lee Sims

Hey Little Girl – Frankie Lee Sims

Frankie Lee Sims (April 30, 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana – May 10, 1970, Dallas, Texas) was an American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist. He released nine singles during his career, one of which, "Lucy Mae Blues" (1953) was a regional hit. Two...

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Thank You For Your Kindness – J.B. Hutto

Thank You For Your Kindness – J.B. Hutto

J. B. Hutto (April 26, 1926 – June 12, 1983) was an American blues musician. Hutto was influenced by Elmore James, and became known for his slide guitar work and declamatory style of singing. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame two years after his death.Joseph...

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Have You Ever Been Mistreated – Queen Sylvia

Have You Ever Been Mistreated – Queen Sylvia

For a period of time in the ‘70s and ‘80s, it appeared that Queen Sylvia Embry was going to emerge as one of Chicago’s leading blues women. After she emerged from her role as basswoman for Lefty Dizz and the Shock treatment in the late 1970s, she began fronting her...

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Things That I Used To Do –  Lefty Dizz

Things That I Used To Do – Lefty Dizz

Queen Sylvia Embry bass, Ralph Lapetina piano, others are Ed Madden trumpet, Woody Williams drums. at the Checkerboard.Born Walter Williams in Arkansas in on April 29,1937, Dizz (the nickname was bestowed on him by Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, appropriating...

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Rattlesnake Blues – Charlie Patton

Rattlesnake Blues – Charlie Patton

Charlie Patton (between April 1887 and 1891 – April 28, 1934), better known as Charley Patton, was an American Delta blues musician. He is considered by many to be the "Father of the Delta Blues", and is credited with creating an enduring body of American music and...

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Titanic Blues – Hi Henry Brown

Titanic Blues – Hi Henry Brown

"Hi" Henry Brown is an obscure figure, even by blues standards but he belongs in the elite company of a similarly styled group of St. Louis-based blues men like Henry Spaulding, Henry Townsend and Charley Jordan. In fact, it is Jordan who is his accompanist here.If...

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Johnny Winter’s Custom Alembic

Johnny Winter’s Custom Alembic

Rick Turner took guitar and bass design to new levels in the early 1970s as a partner at Alembic, and he went over the edge in 1974 with this custom Alembic guitar for blues legend Johnny Winter.Turner took his inspiration for the dragon motif from Winter's tattoos,...

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