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Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo Merriweather (March 31, 1905 – February 23, 1953) was an American Chicago blues pianist and singer, active in Chicago in the 1940s. Born Major Merriweather (or Merewether) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he was a self-taught…
Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Drew Zingg and John Wedemeyer
Drew Zingg was lead guitarist and musical director of Steely Dan for their reunion tour in 1993 and continued in that capacity through 1995. During this period he toured with the band throughout theUnited States, performing at such…
Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Little Johnny Jones
Little Johnny Jones (November 1, 1924 – November 19, 1964) was an American Chicago blues pianist and singer, best known for his work with Tampa Red, Muddy Waters and Elmore James. Jones was born in Jackson, Mississippi in…
Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Little Junior Parker
Junior Parker (May 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971) was an American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth". He was posthumously inducted into…
Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Robben Ford
Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951 is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the…
Continue Reading »Worried Life Blues - Steve Arvey and Dr Bob
Steve Arvey is a full time musician involved with many different projects. Solo or he performs as a member of Band of Steves or with the Tiki Kings or the Steve Arvey horn band. If you like what…
Continue Reading »Worried Now Won't Be Worried Long - Alan Lomax - Rosalie Hill
Rosalie (or Rosa Lee) Hill, guitar and vocal. Recorded by Alan Lomax in Como, Mississippi, September 25, 1959. From "Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long," one of five albums commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lomax's "Southern Journey" field…
Continue Reading »Worry Worry - MICHAEL BURKS
Born in Milwaukee in 1957, Michael quite literally entered the world with blues in his blood. Joe Burks, Michael’s grandfather, played acoustic Delta blues guitar in his hometown of Camden, Arkansas. A multi-talented man, Joe was a barber,…
Continue Reading »Would I Lie - Big Monti Amundson
His name is Monti Amundson but most people call him Big Monti. Not just because of the man’s physical appearance, but because of his larger than life voice, guitar virtuosity, and sheer presence. When Big Monti takes the…
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