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You know I Love You Baby - Lee Gates
Lee Gates has an incredible presence, standing well over six feet tall, his entire body draped with muscles from a life of hard work. He also has Blues genes, since he’s a first cousin to Albert Collins. If…
Continue Reading »You Know I Love You Baby - The Soulard Blues Band
ART DWYER Born in 1946 and raised in St. Louis, Art Dwyer grew up on the city's north side. "Rufus, the Dells, T-Bone Walker, Otis Redding, and of course, Albert and B.B. King were my music. It fit…
Continue Reading »You Know I've Tried - McKinley Mitchell
McKinley Mitchell (December 25, 1934 – January 18, 1986) was an American Chicago-based soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer, who started out performing gospel music. He reor His first recorded single was for Boxer Records around 1959. His…
Continue Reading »You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse Tribute
Sources close to Amy Winehouse tell PerezHilton.com exclusively that they believe drugs were not responsible for the singer's untimely death. Instead, they believe Amy's passing was brought on by a massive seizure. "The hardcore drugs completely wrecked Amy's…
Continue Reading »You Made Me So Happy - Joe Moss Band
Few up and coming young blues performers walk the walk to the degree of Chicago-based guitarist/bandleader JOE MOSS. One of the hardest-working performers on the Windy City circuit, Moss routinely works up to 28 gigs a month. His…
Continue Reading »You May Be Fast But Mamma's Gonna Slow You Down - Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Nelson Hegamin (November 29, 1894 – March 1, 1970) was an American singer and entertainer, and a pioneer African American blues recording artist. Hegamin was born as Lucille Nelson in Macon, Georgia, United States. From an early…
Continue Reading »You Must Be Crazy - Floyd Miles
"When you are the youngest of 11 children raised by a single mom, there are not a lot of extras left over", reflects Floyd Miles. Floyd was that youngest of nine brothers and one sister born in the…
Continue Reading »You Must Be Foolin' - Willie Egans
Born Willie Lee Egan, 1 October 1933, near Minden, Louisiana (Also often referred to as Robert "Willie" Egan.) Died 5 August 2004, Los Angeles, California Singer / pianist Willie Egan is a boogie-woogie bluesman of undeserved obscurity. Born…
Continue Reading »You Rascal You - Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams (October 8, 1893 – November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher. Williams was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, ran away from home at age 12 to join Billy Kersand's…
Continue Reading »You Rascal You - Hanni El Khatib
The son of Palestinian and Filipino immigrants (and the first American in his family), Hanni El Khatib grew up in San Francisco and was obsessed with classic Americana and pop culture of the 1950s and 60s. Influenced by…
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