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Dobro Master Mike Auldridge has passed. My thoughts are with his family
Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was widely acknowledged as a premier resophonic guitar (the instrument formerly referred to as a Dobro) player. He played with The Seldom Scene for many years, creating a fusion…
Continue Reading »Dobro slide licks from Angelo Santelli
Angelo Santelli, nicknamed "Skypup" by Michael Allman, is a blues guitarist from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He combines the revolutionary slide guitar styles of Duane Allman and Derek Trucks into his own sound. Santelli is the guitarist for Michael Allman,…
Continue Reading »Dobro Workshop with Tut taylor
Tut Taylor is possibly the best resonator guitar (Dobro) player walking the planet. I've got a few stored up here for you. Tut Taylor (November 20, 1923) is an American bluegrass musician. Taylor played banjo and mandolin as…
Continue Reading »DOC SPAN BAND-TIM GAZE
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the young Doc entertained Dutch sailors at his Grandmothers saloon on the New York waterfront, playing the accordion. In the sixties he made Chicago his home and learned the harmonica at Blues Clubs…
Continue Reading »Doc Watson Dead
Earlier this month Watson was listed in critical condition but was responsive at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after undergoing colon surgery. Watson fell at his home earlier in the week, after which he…
Continue Reading »Doctor Medicine - Jack Kelly and his South Memphis Jug Band
Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band (1933-1939, BDCD-6005) Twenty years have passed since Bengt Olsson's monograph, 'The Memphis Blues", was published. To this day our knowledge of the city's musical development is largely based on his…
Continue Reading »Doctor Ross's Boogie - Dr. Isaiah Ross
Doctor Ross (October 21, 1925 – May 28, 1993), aka Doctor Ross, the harmonica boss, was an American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer — a one-man band[2] — who was born Charles Isaiah Ross, in Tunica,…
Continue Reading »Document Records - Blues, Blues Christmas Volume 3 - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Blues, Blues Christmas Volume 3 and it's a lot of fun! Led Belly opens with Christmas Is Coming, a rudimentary Led Belly chant blues followed by Rev JM Gates in a rousing…
Continue Reading »Document Records release - Blues, Blues Christmas Volume 4 1925 ~1962 - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Blues, Blues Christmas Volume 4 1925~1962 from Document Records and it covers a lot of area. Opening disc one is Charles Brown's R&B classic, Please Come Home For Christmas. Roy Milton And…
Continue Reading »Documentary - Manny Sayles
A longtime fixture in New Orleans, Emanuel Sayles (b - January 31, 1907)was a valuable supportive player and an occasional soloist for decades. Although he studied violin and viola early on, Sayles was self-taught on banjo and guitar.…
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