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The Highway Is My Home - PERCY STROTHER
For a sense of the blues at its most tangible, one needs to look no further than singer/guitarist Percy Strother, who triumphed over incredible tragedy to create music of genuine pain and sorrow. Born July 23, 1946 in…
Continue Reading »The History of Red House
"Red House" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and originally recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 1966. The song, a slow twelve-bar blues, "is one of the most traditional in sound and form of all his…
Continue Reading »The Holmes Brothers
Over the course of their 30-plus year career, The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Wendell Holmes, drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon) have been feeding the souls of their devoted and ever-growing fanbase with a joyous and moving…
Continue Reading »The Honey Island Swamp Band Brings A Sledgehammer To Demolition Day - 4/29
The Honey Island Swamp Band Brings A Sledgehammer To Demolition Day Out April 29 During Jazz Fest In New Orleans “They’re irresistible by their name alone…” - Elmore Think The Band’s Music From Big Pink album and add…
Continue Reading »The Honeyboy Edwards Fund For The Blues
The Honeyboy Edwards Fund For The Blues Announcement has been made by Michael Frank, long time friend, musical partner and business manager for David "Honeyboy" Edwards, that in honor of and tribute to Mr. Edwards, The Honeyboy Edwards…
Continue Reading »The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Joe Liggins (July 9, 1915 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist, who was the frontman in the 1940s and 1950s with the band, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. Liggins was born in…
Continue Reading »The House Of The Rising Sun - TEXAS ALEXANDER
Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was an American blues singer from Jewett, Texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, but no direct kinship has ever been established. It…
Continue Reading »The House Of The Rising Sun - TEXAS ALEXANDER
Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was an American blues singer from Jewett, Texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, but no direct kinship has ever been established. It…
Continue Reading »The Huckle-Buck - Lem Davis with Buck Clayton
Lemuel A. Davis American jazz saxophonist, born 22 June 1914 in Tampa, Florida; died 16 January 1970 in New York City. In addition to playing with bands led by Coleman Hawkins, Rex Stewart, and Eddie Heywood, Davis led…
Continue Reading »The Hucklebuck - Panama Francis
David "Panama" Francis (December 21, 1918, Miami, Florida – November 13, 2001, Orlando, Florida) was an American swing jazz drummer. He began performing at the age of eight, and booked his first night club at the age of…
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