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Willie Mae Ford Smith
Willie Mae Ford (1904 – 1994), also known as Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith, was an American gospel singer. Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee as a child. She was raised in the Baptist…
Continue Reading »Willis Earl Beal announces new album | XL Records / Tender Loving Empire
Willis Earl Beal announces new album, Noctunes, shares "Flying So Low" Album due Aug. 28 via Tender Loving Empire STREAM: "Flying So Low" SoundCloud / Pitchfork Willis Earl Beal was born on the South Side of Chicago. He…
Continue Reading »Willow Brook Blues - Kid Thomas
Kid Thomas, aka Tommy Louis, aka Tommy Lewis, was and is one of the great unsung heroes of that crazy kind of music that skirts the fine line between blues and straight-out rock & roll. Though success constantly…
Continue Reading »Wilson T. King
Wilson T. King is the alias of multi-instrumentalist/songwriter and producer Tim Wilson. He is the main exponent of the musical form he mentioned in his Blues Matters interview in May 2010, as "future blues." His debut album, Follow…
Continue Reading »WINCHESTER REBELS To Host/Headline Benefit For SB Boys/Girls Club@SOhO, Feb. 16
Santa Barbara Rockers Host/Headline@Benefit For Boys/Girls Club Of Santa Barbara At SOhO Restaurant & Music Club - Thursday, February 16 "If you're a fan of '90's rock music and wish that the new bands could be as good,…
Continue Reading »Windchill Records artist: Breezy Rodio - So Close To It - New Release review
I just received the newest release, So Close To It, from Breezy Rodio and it's terrific! Opening with a track made popular by BB King, When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer, Rodio leaves no question if he…
Continue Reading »Windchill Records artist: Breezy Rodio - Underground Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Underground Blues, from Breezy Rodio and like every previous release, the music sails. Opening with Half Way in the Devil's Gate, Rodio lays down some real tension…
Continue Reading »Wine Cooler - T.J. Fowler
Born September 18, 1910, in Columbus, GA, near the Alabama state line, T.J. Fowler had three brothers who, like him, were anointed at birth with initialized first names: E.J., F.C., and K.C. At the age of six, little…
Continue Reading »Wine Headed Woman - Jimmy Burns
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter, Jimmy Burns is a contemporary bluesman who combines his Delta roots with R&B and soul to come up with a sound uniquely his own. Burns is a charismatic performer with an expressive, soulful, voice…
Continue Reading »Wine, Women, Whiskey - Papa Lightfoot
Papa Lightfoot, also known as Papa George Lightfoot (March 2, 1924 – November 28, 1971), born Alexander Lightfoot, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, Lightfoot recorded several sessions in his late twenties…
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