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Chicken Raid - Mr Frank Edwards
Frank Edwards left home at 14 and played guitar and harmonica alongside Tampa Red. As World War II approached, Edwards joined seminal Mississippi bluesman Tommy McClennan and headed North, recording eight sides for OKeh in 1941 with Washboard…
Continue Reading »Chicken Raid returns to Atlanta!
Chicken Raid is back in Atlanta, honoring Mr. Frank Edwards! Mr. Frank Edwards March 24th and 25th the Northside Tavern in Atlanta will host the annual Chicken Raid in honor of Mr. Frank Edwards! Performers include Essie Mae…
Continue Reading »Chicken Shack - Champion Jack Duprée
William Thomas Dupree, best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. His birth date is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the years 1908, 1909, or 1910. He died on…
Continue Reading »Chicken Shack - Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an African American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born and died in Houston, Texas. One commentator noted, "Milburn excelled…
Continue Reading »Chicken Shack - Champion Jack Duprée
William Thomas Dupree, best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. His birth date is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the years 1908, 1909, or 1910. He died on…
Continue Reading »Chicken Shack - Champion Jack Duprée
William Thomas Dupree, best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. His birth date is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the years 1908, 1909, or 1910. He died on…
Continue Reading »Chicken Shack - George Mojo Buford
George "Mojo" Buford (born November 10, 1929, Hernando, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues harmonica player, best known for his work in Muddy Waters' band. Buford relocated from Mississippi to Memphis in his youth, where he studied…
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George "Mojo" Buford (born November 10, 1929, Hernando, Mississippi) is an American blues harmonica player, best known for his work in Muddy Waters' band. Buford relocated from Mississippi to Memphis, Tennessee in his youth, where he studied the…
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Here's the outstanding harmonica virtuoso Mojo Buford preforming at an MD fundraiser inside the walls of Stillwater prison in Minnesota. Another clip from the "eXXtra Presents" TV series produced by Larry Hutchinson "Hutch" & Mark Neuman-Scott. George "Mojo"…
Continue Reading »Chickenbone Slim and the Biscuits - The Big Beat - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Big Beat, from Chickenbone Slim and the Biscuits, and it's quite good. Opening with title track, The Big Beat, Chickenbone Slim is up front on vocal…
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