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Joseph Lee Williams (October 16, 1903 – December 17, 1982), billed throughout his career as Big Joe Williams, was an American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, notable for the distinctive sound of his nine-string guitar. Performing over…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Fender "Champ-Amp" 5F1
This is another in a series of really cool older amps for guitar or harmonica. This is the tweed Fender Chanp. First introduced in 1948, it sported the name "Champion 800" (with 8" speaker), changing a year later…
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Photo of Blues Ace and Super Chikan on the Blues Cruise last year. This video features Super Chikan on Cigar Box Guitar. He spent his childhood moving from town to town in the Mississippi Delta and working on…
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John Lee Hooker... a blues players blues player.Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue - click HERE“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can…
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This video was submitted by a viewer. Lets see what you think. Pretty nice guitar links...and Blue Moon Beer too!! Buffalo Man-bass and vocals Nate Boff-guitar Charlie Jones-drums “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I…
Continue Reading »Sunday Wilde Nominated for Independent Music Award
Home Base: Atikokan, Ontario, CanadaGenre: Blues JazzCategories Entered: Blues SongWork Submitted: “That Man Drives Me Mad”Artists Featured: Ronnie Hayward plays upright gut-stringed double bass (Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Nervous Fellas, Bughouse Five, Herald Nix) and David West (The…
Continue Reading »Novax Guitars - Natural
These guitars are the ultimate in fidelity. Novax instruments have several unusual design features; these features, while offering an appealing and unique aesthetic, are primarily performance enhancers. Novax has redesigned the guitar to be more playable, more versatile,…
Continue Reading »Blue Guitar - Joe Louis Walker
No...your eyes aren't deceiving you...those frets aren't parallel!! Check the Novax Guitar posting later!!Joe Louis Walker was born in San Francisco, California. He came from a musical family, amidst the early influences of T-Bone Walker, BB King, Meade…
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Thackery spent fourteen years as part of The Nighthawks, the Washington, D.C. based blues and roots rock ensemble. After leaving the Nighthawks in 1986, Thackery toured under his own name.Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Washington, Thackery joined…
Continue Reading »Train Kept a Rollin'
"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song as a jump blues in 1951—his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song…
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