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Goin' Up The Country - "Papa Egg Shell" Casey
The unfortunately named Papa Egg Shell Casey was a relatively obscure St Louis bluesman in the 1930's who recorded very little but these show him to have been a very good singer and excellent guitar player. Sometimes also…
Continue Reading »Goin' To Brownsville - Ry Cooder
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947) is a US guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and, more recently, for…
Continue Reading »Going Away To Wear You Off My Mind - Jewel "Babe" Stovall
Jewell Stovall, better known as Babe Stovall (October 14, 1907 – September 21, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer and guitarist. Stovall was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, United States, in 1907, the youngest of eleven children (thus…
Continue Reading »Going Back To The Cuntry / Just Like This - LITTLE WILLIE BROWN
The birthplace of Andrew Brown is unknown, but it believed that he was born in 1921. He adopted the stage and recording name of "Little Willie Brown". He made his debut recordings cutting four sides for the Suntan…
Continue Reading »Going Down - The Pyro Blues Executive
Michael Tierney (known as Mick Pyro) is an Irish musician. He is best known as the frontman of the Dublin funk rock band Republic of Loose. He has also partaken in other independent work with fellow Irish and…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - Billy Branch & Kenny Neal
Billy Branch has followed a very non-traditional path to the blues. Unlike many blues artists, he isn't from the South. Billy was born in Chicago in 1951 and was raised in Los Angeles. He first picked up a…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - Justin Saladino
Justin Saladino is a 16 year old blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter from Montreal, Quebec. Growing up in a musical family, guitars were never too far from reach. It was no coincidence that Justin would start a love…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - Lightnin Hopkins
Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (June 26, 1903 – December 30, 1977) was an American blues vocalist and songwriter. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Oden sang and taught himself to play the piano in childhood. In…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy Oden
James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (June 26, 1903 – December 30, 1977) was an American blues vocalist and songwriter. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, Oden sang and taught himself to play the piano in childhood. In…
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