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Cissy Strut - Leo Nocentelli and the Meters
Leo Nocentelli was one of the original members of the Meters, a groundbreaking funk group based in New Orleans from the mid-'60s to the mid-'70s. The band, playing mostly instrumentals, stayed at the forefront of the music scene…
Continue Reading »Cissy Strut - Zigaboo Modeliste
Joseph Modeliste (born 28 December 1948[1] also known as Ziggy or Zigaboo) is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters. Considered to be one of the most innovative, and highly…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records Artist: Barbara Carr - Keep The Fire Burning - New Release Review
City Hall Records artist Barbara Carr will be releasing her newest recording, Keep The Fire Burning on August 21, 2012. A seasoned soul singer with previous records at Chess records as well an one solo album, Good Woman…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records artist: Bey Paule Band - Not Goin' Away - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Not Goin' Away, from Bey Paule Band and it's rich. Opening with Black Bottom, a soulful track featuring Frank Bey on lead vocal and Loralee Christensen, Lisa Leuschner and Larry Bastiste on…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records artist: Big Walker - Root Walking - New release review
I've been listening to a new release,Root Walking, by Big Walker. Big Walker has assembled 12 original compositions including 17th and 18th century poems. It's Hard, the opener is a standard Chicago blues track and grooves quite nicely.…
Continue Reading »Clarence “Frogman” Henry
Clarence “Frogman” Henry (b. Clarence Henry, 19 Mar 1937 in New Orleans, LA, USA - aka Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry & Clarence Frogman Henry), is an rnb singer. Fats Domino & Professor Longhair were young Henry’s main influences, whilst…
Continue Reading »Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra - Along The Way
Clarence Hines is a trombone player, writer, and teacher who has spent his career playing all over the world and helping the next generation of players find their sound. Right now, he hangs his hat at the University…
Continue Reading »Clarence Hollimon
Birthplace: Houston Birthdate: 10/24/1937 Deathdate: 4/23/2000 A product of Houston's Fifth Ward, Hollimon got his first break in 1954 when, at age 17, he toured with a top show band, the Bill Harvey Orchestra. After an influential stint…
Continue Reading »Clarence Spady and Michael Powers
Clarence Spady returns with the release of Just Between Us on Severn Records, his first studio recording in over ten years. Once described as "the future of the blues" by Bill Dahl (Chicago Tribune), his sound has matured…
Continue Reading »Clarinet blues - Gene Sedric, Mezz Mezzrow, Red Richards, Kansas Fields
Gene Sedric (June 17, 1907, St. Louis, Missouri – April 3, 1963, New York City) was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He acquired the nickname "Honey Bear" in the 1930s because of his large camelhair coat.…
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