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Bman's Exclusive Interview With Anthony Gomes
Headliners Exclusive Interview With Anthony Gomes I had the opportunity to catch songwriter/singer/guitarist extraordinaire Anthony Gomes and talk with him about his new release Up 2 Zero. This interview was conducted last week prior to my reviewing the…
Continue Reading »Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals News and Upcoming Performances
Dylan Wickens & The Grand NaturalsNews and Upcoming Performances "This month I'm charged about a few things. After taking a few months off from performing with the band to focus on songwriting for the next record, we are…
Continue Reading »Goin' To Chicago -- James Van Buren
Thanks to artists like James Van Buren, blues and jazz are alive and well. Since 1956 when James formed the “Blues Kings” to play the type of music that he loved listening to as a child, James has…
Continue Reading »Pet Milk Blues - Walter Mitchell
Walter Mitchell was born In New Orleans on March 19, 1919. After migrating to Detroit he cut one double-sided single for Joe Von Battle's JVB label. He then recorded three songs for King that were unissued at the…
Continue Reading »That Old Piano - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
Clarence "Frogman" Henry is a New Orleans legend who has left the rock-and-roll world with some memorable songs.Clarence was born in Algiers, Louisiana in 1937. As a child he studied piano and the trombone, instruments that he became…
Continue Reading »When Will It End - Wylie Dixon
Simtec & Wylie were an American soul duo from Chicago active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The group was composed of Walter "Simtec" Simmons and Wylie Dixon, and had a hard soul sound similar to that…
Continue Reading »Sugar Coated Love - Joe Louis Walker with Bertha Blades
Sorry... not much of a bio available... here you go: Bertha Blades Band is an electric blues rock band based in Brooklyn. You all know Joe Louis Walker. If not look in my Blues Library or watch for…
Continue Reading »Out On The Rolling Sea - Joseph Spence
Joseph Spence (born August, 1910 in Andros, Bahamas - died March 18, 1984 in Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians,…
Continue Reading »MR.BIG - FREE
Before there was Govt Mule... Before there was Bad Company... there was Free!This is one of the most recognizable guitars on the planet...with Peter Green's Les Paul, SRV's Strat and Rory Gallagher's Strat! Kossoff died way too young!Paul…
Continue Reading »They Call Me the Snake - Luther ' Snake Boy' Johnson
The confusing plethora of artists working under the name of Luther (nickname here) Johnson can leave even those with a decent knowledge of blues in a major state of confusion. But in this biographical entry, we concern ourselves…
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