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GOING DOWN THAT ROAD FEELING BAD - PRESTON FULP
Preston Fulp, born in 1915, was a sawmill worker, a tobacco sharecropper, moonshiner, and blues and old-time guitarist. He made his recordings at the age of 78 and died a few months later in October 1993. Preston weaves…
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Preston Fulp, born in 1915, was a sawmill worker, a tobacco sharecropper, moonshiner, and blues and old-time guitarist. He made his recordings at the age of 78 and died a few months later in October 1993. Preston weaves…
Continue Reading »Going Home - Buck & Evans
Chris Buck first came to national notice in the trio TH3. Based in South Wales the trio came to the attention of the likes of Classic Rock after playing the Sonisphere Festival and were selected by the magazine…
Continue Reading »Going to Chicago - Little Jimmy Rushing
James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972), known as Jimmy Rushing, was an American blues shouter and swing jazz singer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's…
Continue Reading »Going to Fishing - Fiddlin Joe- Willie Brown- Leroy Williams
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (8 January 1900–2 November 1975) was a blues musician who played mandolin on Son House's, Alan Lomax inspired recording sessions in 1941. He was born in Edwards, Mississippi, and died in Walls, Mississippi Martin learned…
Continue Reading »Going to Mississippi - Juke Joint Jonny
Juke Joint Jonny is a Blues man, Band Leader,Singer, Songwriter and Historian. Born In Newark, New Jersey in 1950, He was introduced at a very young age To The “Folk Blues” In the ethnically Diverse Neighborhood of his…
Continue Reading »Going to Mississippi - Magic Slim & the Teardrops
Magic Slim (born Morris Holt, August 7, 1937, Grenada, Mississippi) is an American blues singer and guitarist. Magic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap.[2]…
Continue Reading »Going Up - Ironing Board Sam
Music Maker is happy to present our first release from artist Ironing Board Sam. Going Up is a product of more than 55 years of blues experience; the 13-track album features Sam's return to his early solo piano…
Continue Reading »Going Up The Country - Johnny Woods
Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 – February 1, 1990) was a blues singer and harmonica player in the North Mississippi style. Woods was born in a small Mississippi town called Looxahoma, just west of Mississippi Highway 35. His…
Continue Reading »Going Up The Country - Johnny Woods
Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 – February 1, 1990) was an American blues singer and harmonica player in the North Mississippi hill country blues style. Woods was born in a small Mississippi town called Looxahoma, just west of…
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