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You Dont Know - T Bone Walker Jr.
b. 22 February 1933, Royse City, Texas, USA. Rankin’s uncle was T-Bone Walker, who encouraged the youngster to play blues guitar and then took him on the road as a valet in the late 40s. He worked and…
Continue Reading »You Get Mad - SHERMAN ROBERTSON
I was born in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana and raised in Houston, Texas. In high school, my music teacher, Conrad Johnson, recruited me to play in his popular group, Connie's Combo. I quickly earned a reputation as a very…
Continue Reading »You Got My Mind Messed Up - James Carr
James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001), was an American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer. Born to a Baptist preacher's family in Coahoma, Mississippi, Carr began singing in church and was performing in gospel groups…
Continue Reading »You Got My Mind Messed Up - James Carr
James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001), was an American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer. Born to a Baptist preacher's family in Coahoma, Mississippi, Carr began singing in church and was performing in gospel groups…
Continue Reading »You Got To Move - Delta Moon
Delta Moon’s music is a strong mix of personalities and sounds. A chance meeting in an Atlanta, GA music store brought the two founders, Tom Gray and Mark Johnson, together. Tom tried to sell Mark a Dobro out…
Continue Reading »You Got to Move - Rev. Charlie Jackson
Rev. Charlie Jackson (1932-2006) was a distinctly powerful guitar evangelist who devoted his life to singing and preaching the gospel, particularly throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. His 45s for the Booker and Jackson labels, with songs such as "God's…
Continue Reading »You Got to Take Sick and Die - Boyd Rivers
Not a lot is known about the Mississippi-based country-blues and gospel singer Boyd Rivers who died in '93, but his growling voice seems to belong to a much older time. He was born near the town of Pickens…
Continue Reading »You Got to Wait - Hamilton Loomis
Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, Loomis was first hooked on music through his parents’ extensive collection of blues, rock, and soul records. Loomis honed his multi-instrumental chops early, learning drums, piano, guitar, bass and harmonica by his…
Continue Reading »You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley - Mississippi John Hurt
John Smith Hurt, better known as Mississippi John Hurt (July 3, 1893 or March 8, 1892 — November 2, 1966) was an influential country blues singer and guitarist. Raised in the tiny Avalon, Mississippi, Hurt taught himself how…
Continue Reading »You Gotta Crawl Before You Walk - Eddy Lang
Eddie Langlois, born on 15 January 1936 in New Orleans and passed away on 10 March 1985 in Slidell, LA. (Little Eddie Lang)Like so many New Orleans blues artists of his generation – Earl King, Guitar Ray for…
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