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The Sugar Darlings: Thirsty For Your Love - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Thirsty For Your Love, by The Sugar Darlings and it's a playful blend of R&B, soul, rock and funk. Opening with Why, Miche Love Dennery, on vocal,…
Continue Reading »The Sun Is Rising - Poor Bob
source: liner notes of Sunnyland KS 101 Poor Bob Woodfork born March 13, 1925 LAKE VILLAGE, Arkansas died May 3, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois (vcl/gtr), Henry Gray (pno), Buddy Guy (gtr), Mighty Joe Young (gtr), Willie Dixon (bs),…
Continue Reading »The Swingers Ball 16: The Masquerade Ball - Live Music, Swing Dancing, And More!
Big Tyme Presents The Swingers Ball 16 - The Masquerade Ball At The Famed Willowbrook Ballroom - Saturday, March 30 (Willow Springs, Illinois) - Big Tyme presents The Swingers Ball 16 - The Masquerade Ball, featuring live swing…
Continue Reading »The Thing - Lafayette Thomas
Lafayette Thomas (June 13, 1928 – May 20, 1977) was an American blues singer, and guitarist. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Thomas first heard blues guitar from his uncle Jesse Thomas, but Lafayette Thomas did not play professionally until…
Continue Reading »The Things I Used to Do - Phil Guy
Phil Guy (April 28, 1940 – August 20, 2008) was an American blues guitarist. He was the younger brother of Buddy Guy. Born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Guy played with the harmonica player Raful Neal for ten years in…
Continue Reading »THE THINGS I USED TO DO - Diunna Greenleaf
New Diunna Greenleaf CD coming soon! Diunna Greenleaf is well known in blues circles for her powerful emotion driven vocals and her electrifying stage show. She will soon release Trying to Hold On, on her own Blue Mercy…
Continue Reading »The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim
Eddie Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959), better known as Guitar Slim, was a New Orleans blues guitarist, from the 1940s and 1950s, best known for the million-selling song, produced by Johnny Vincent at Specialty Records,…
Continue Reading »The Things That I Used To Do - Joe Guitar Hughes
Joe "Guitar" Hughes (September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003) was an American blues musician, from Houston, Texas, United States. An inventive and versatile performer, Hughes was equally happy with slow blues, Texas shuffles and old R&B hits.…
Continue Reading »The Things That I Used To Do - Lefty Dizz
For wild-ass showmen in blues history, though, one would certainly have to go a far piece to beat Walter Williams, known to blues fans in Chicago and Europe as Lefty Dizz. A regular fixture of the Chicago scene…
Continue Reading »The Things That I Used To Do - LITTLE FREDDIE KING
Little Freddie King (born Fread Eugene Martin, July 19, 1940, McComb, Mississippi) is an American Delta blues guitarist. His style was based on Freddie King, although his own approach to country blues is original The cousin of Lightnin'…
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