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Crossword Blues - Rob Tognoni
From Tasmania, Australia & introduced to Europe by blues master Dave Hole in 1994, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. There is simply no compromise, which is strongly evident in his music. After…
Continue Reading »Crow Jane - Skip James
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9,[1] 1902 – October 3, 1969[2]) was an American delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. Born in Bentonia, Mississippi, he first learned to play guitar from another bluesman from the area, Henry…
Continue Reading »Crowd Pleaser - Guitar Shorty
Guitar Shorty (born David William Kearney, September 8, 1939, Houston, Texas) is an American blues guitarist. He is well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics. Billboard magazine said, “his galvanizing guitar work defines modern,…
Continue Reading »Cruisin da Blues - Roy Gaines & Joe Louis Walker
Roy Gaines was born August 12, 1937 in Waskom, Texas. His family moved to Houston when he was six. He is the brother of Grady Gaines, once saxophone player in Little Richard's backup band The Upsetters. At an…
Continue Reading »Cruisin' live at The Bosuil - The BluesBones
This Amazing New Bluesband goal is to play blues that get's through your bones! If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues,…
Continue Reading »Crustee Tees Records artist: Tas Cru - Tired of Bluesmen Cryin' - New Release Review
I just received and have had a chance to listen to Tas Cru's newest release, Tired Of Bluesmen Cryin'. The recording opens with the title track, I'm Tired Of Bluesmen Cryin', which starts as a solo slide guitar…
Continue Reading »Cry Again - Henrik Freischlader
Henrik Freischlader (born November 3, 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer, and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist from Wuppertal, Germany. During his teenage years, he started his career as a blues guitarist and singer in bands such as…
Continue Reading »Cry Baby
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and…
Continue Reading »Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms And The Enchanters
Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, 16 November 1933, Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He is best known for the hit "Cry Baby" (later recorded by Janis Joplin) and…
Continue Reading »Cry Baby Cry - Effie Smith
Born Effie Bly, 10 April 1914, Oklahoma and Died 11 February 1977 , Los Angeles, California Smith made her first professional splash in the '40s, when she appeared as a regular guest on broadcasts of the Armed Forces…
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