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Tore Down - Freddie King
Freddie King (September 3, 1934 – December 28, 1976), thought to have been born as Frederick Christian, originally recording as Freddy King, and nicknamed "the Texas Cannonball", was an influential African-American blues guitarist and singer. He is often…
Continue Reading »Tore Down - Lena Mosley
Raised in Alabama, Lena grew up singing gospel in her grandmother’s church. She moved to Sacramento with her family in 1966. In 1976, Gene Chambers heard Lena sing and encouraged her to sing the blues, taking her around…
Continue Reading »Tore Down/ Pack Fair and Square - Nine Below Zero
1977-78 As punk hits the UK, Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham form Stan’s Blues Band. They quickly develop a reputation as an excellent high energy live act.1979 The band find management after a blistering show at The Thomas…
Continue Reading »Tore My Heart - Barry Darnell and the Mobile Slim Band
Mobile Slim was born to a boogie-woogie ivory-tickling mother and a construction-working harmonica-playing father in the segregated Southern gulf coast: Mobile, Bay St. Louis, and New Orleans. He eventually moved to Georgia, where he played juke joints and…
Continue Reading »Tore Up - "Killer" Ray Allison - Chicago Blues All-Stars
"Killer" Ray Allison first broke into the Blues scene in the late 70's playing drums behind Blues legends Buster Benton, L.V. Banks, Snooky Prior, Lovee Lee, Valerie Wellington, Paul Butterfield, J.W. Williams, Syl Johnson, Left Hand Frank, Robert…
Continue Reading »Tore Up - Harmonica Fats
Harmonica Fats was actually Harvey Blackston, a former Louisianan who learned the blues growing up on his grandfather's farm; his longtime partner, Bernie Pearl, a native Angeleno, learned the blues from the musicians who frequented the fabled Ash…
Continue Reading »Toronto Actor and Musician Raoul Bhaneja Set To Host The Maple Blues Awards
Toronto Actor and Musician Raoul Bhaneja Set To Host The Maple Blues AwardsMaple Blues Awards Will be Held on Blue Monday, January 21 For Immediate Release: September 13, 2012; (Toronto, Ontario) – Blue Monday, typically thought to be…
Continue Reading »Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
Bobby Lewis (born February 17, 1933 or 1925, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an African American rock and roll and R&B singer. Lewis learned to play the piano by age six. Adopted at age twelve, he moved to a home…
Continue Reading »Total Destruction To Your Mind
new digital single Total Destruction To Your Mind out Nov. 30th DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW on CD Digipak, Vinyl & Download (Cover photo taken at Imagination Station in Detroit by Jerry Paffendorf) Following the critical success of their…
Continue Reading »Totally Strange - The Bluesman
I found this and found it really strange. As I watched it it seems the formula for a lot of contemporary "blues" players who can't play a lick (of blues) or give a crap about the blues... just…
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