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I Ain't the One
Lynyrd Skynyrd was known as a southern rock band but they were definitely heavily infulenced by the blues (ie Ballad of Curtis Loew). Their music has become an anthem for southern rock through their hit single "Sweet Home…
Continue Reading »I AM A STREAKER - Arelean Brown
Arlean Brown (b June 10, 1924) Comments by Bob Koester, owner of Delmark Records. "In the early seventies there was a bunch of us that used to go out to the clubs. Sometimes we'd get pretty drunk. Bob…
Continue Reading »I Am The Black Ace - The Black Ace
Black Ace was the most frequently used stage name of the American blues musician Babe Kyro Lemon Turner (December 21, 1907 – November 7, 1972), who was also known as B.K. Turner, Black Ace Turner or Babe Turner.…
Continue Reading »I am the Blues - Bill Harris
This video for bluesman Bill Harris was produced shortly before his death in 1988 at the age of 63. Bill Harris was a classical guitar virtuoso and consumate blues musician based in Washington D.C. In the 1950s, he…
Continue Reading »I am the Blues - Bill Harris
A guitarist who spent at least two decades on the road with rhythm & blues vocal group the Clovers, Bill "Willie" Harris had a thick background in bebop and swing guitar as well as gospel. The latter style…
Continue Reading »I Am The Blues - Michael Packer - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, I Am The Blues, from Michael Packer and it looks at the blues from a number of different angles. This release is a mixture of dialogue and related tracks composing a musical…
Continue Reading »I Am the Man Downstairs - Prez "Kidd" Kenneth
Prez (Dec. 29, 1933 - June 27,1995.was a great singer, guitar and gut bucket bass player, and a really nice guy, he played with a big triangular flat pick and sang and played out of the same bass…
Continue Reading »I Asked For Water - Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse (September 28, 1910 – September 23, 1980) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. He is best known for his association and work with Robert Nighthawk. Although Stackhouse was not especially noted as a guitarist…
Continue Reading »I Believe - Larry Johnson & Nat Riddles
Blues musicians Larry Johnson (b. May 15, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia) and Nat Riddles made a couple of records in the 80’s; Johnson (guitar, vocals) with Riddles (bluesharp, vocals). Nat Riddles (4 February 1952 — 11 August 1991)…
Continue Reading »I Bowed On My Knees - James Sugar Boy Crawford
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (October 12, 1934 – September 15, 2012) was a New Orleans R&B musician. He was the author of "Jock-A-Mo" (1954), a hit that was later recreated as "Iko Iko", by The Dixie Cups and…
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