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Crankshaft Update!
I hope you've been well! I'm just writing you a brief note to let you all know about what's been going on with Crankshaft lately. Last weekend my song "327" was played on NPR's Car Talk as a…
Continue Reading »Crawfishin' - Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow
Clarence Garlow (February 27, 1911 – July 24, 1986) was an American R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his recording of the song "Bon Ton Roula", which was…
Continue Reading »Crawlin King Snake - Earl Bell
Earl Bell born February 19, 1914 in Hernando, Mississippi and died July 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee. George Mitchell Collection If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news…
Continue Reading »Crawlin' King Snake - Tony Hollins
Cited as a major influence by no less than John Lee Hooker, Delta blues singer/guitarist Tony Hollins was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi around the turn of the century. Few details are known of Hollins' life; he cut his…
Continue Reading »Crawling King Snake - Jon Dretto with the Bravuras
Jonathan “Jon” Dretto started playing guitar at age 8 and now, at just 15, is the hottest young player in Upstate, New York. Jon calls his style “Nuclear Blues”. His broad range of influences includes Steve Vai, Paul…
Continue Reading »Crawling Spider: A Tribute to Mike Montgomery Vol.1: The LA Sessions - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Crawling Spider: A Tribute To Mike Montgomery Vol.1: The LA Sessions. The release was compiled by Marlon Montgomery, son of Back Street Crawler keyboardist and composer, Mike…
Continue Reading »Craza Mama
JJ Cale wrote a lot of the "contemporary" blues songs made popular by Eric Clapton such as After Midnight and Cocaine, Bringin it Back by Kansas, Call Me the Breeze by Lynyrd Skynyrd as well as others. Here's…
Continue Reading »Crazy About My Baby -- Richard "Rip Lee" Pryor
Richard "Rip Lee" Pryor is the son of the legendary Snooky Pryor. He was born in Chicago in 1958. At a very young age he started playing his dad's discarded harmonicas, mimicking his dad's records. Rip played guitar…
Continue Reading »Crazy Blues - Cliff Carlisle & Bill Carlisle
Cliff Carlisle (May 6, 1903 – April 5, 1983) was an American country and blues singer. Carlisle was a yodeler and was a pioneer in the use of the Hawaiian steel guitar in country music. Carlisle was born…
Continue Reading »Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith
Mamie Smith (née Robinson) (May 26, 1883 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, who appeared in several films late in her career. As a vaudeville singer she performed a number of…
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