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EARLY IN THE MORNING - RICKY ALLEN
Richard A. "Ricky" Allen (January 6, 1935 – May 29, 2005) was an American blues singer from Chicago. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and began his singing career as member of a church choir in his home…
Continue Reading »Early in the Morning - Saturday Night Blues Band
Another shot of blues from across the pond..... Enjoy! Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue - click Here “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this…
Continue Reading »Early in the Morning - Speckled Red
Speckled Red (October 23, 1892 - January 2, 1973) was born Rufus Perryman in Monroe, Louisiana. He was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer, most noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", with exchanges…
Continue Reading »Early in the Morning and Booker's Boogie
I found out about Booker on the video documentary by Robert Palmer called Deep Blues. If you haven't had the chance to see it, it is really quite great! Get Facebook support for your favorite band or venue…
Continue Reading »Early Morning Blues - Archibald
Archibald was one of the last in the long line of traditional New Orleans pianist entertainers. It had seemed that he had a promising future ahead of him when his first record, "Stack-A-Lee", sold well enough on Imperial…
Continue Reading »Early Morning Lover - John Ellison and Jean Jacques Milteau
Listening to one of Sonny Terry’s albums touched Jean-Jacques Milteau to the core, although he did confess, “I’d already heard a bit of harmonica...”. So we can just imagine this young Parisian born in 1950 and living in…
Continue Reading »Early Morning Lover - John Ellison avec Jean Jacques Milteau
Listening to one of Sonny Terry’s albums touched Jean-Jacques Milteau to the core, although he did confess, “I’d already heard a bit of harmonica...”. So we can just imagine this young Parisian born in 1950 and living in…
Continue Reading »Early One Morning - Big Mama THORNTON
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record the hit song "Hound Dog" in 1952. The record was #1…
Continue Reading »Early One Morning - Elmore James
Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use…
Continue Reading »Early Video of Robert Jr and Sonny Boy Williamson
Max Moore, owner of Interstate Grocery in Helena, Arkansas, was the sponsor for radio station KFFA's "King Biscuit Time" program. We believe he shot this home movie circa 1942. In it, renowned blues musicians Robert 'Junior' Lockwood and…
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