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Bottle It Up And Go - Big John Greer
Big John Greer (November 21, 1923 – May 12, 1972) was an American blues tenor saxophonist and vocalist, best known for his recordings from 1949 to 1955, which included "Got You On My Mind" and "Bottle It Up…
Continue Reading »Same Thing All Over - Billy Young
Billy Young was discovered by Otis Redding, Like Otis, he was a Macon native. Along with Loretta Williams and Arthur Conley, he recorded one of the four Otis' and Joe Galkin own JOTIS singles, in 1965. The JOTIS…
Continue Reading »One Too Many Women - The Donald Kinsey Band
Donald Kinsey (born May 12, 1953, Gary, Indiana, United States) is an American guitarist and singer, best known as a member of The Wailers Band, the reggae backing group for Bob Marley & The Wailers. Kinsey is one…
Continue Reading »Got My Mojo Working - Lame Dudes
According to legend, Hannes and Snorri made their own guitars as young boys in Iceland. While herding sheep, they would use breaks to try to hone their skills, with little success! One day while they were practicing at…
Continue Reading »The Thrill Is Gone - Small Train
Milton Lewis - Drums Tim Austin - Lead Guitar Lindsey Purcell - Bass, Vocals Jim Ruston - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals My cousin Tim and I have been playing together in various line-ups for over forty years. We had…
Continue Reading »Working Man Blues - Guitar Slim And Jelly Belly
Alec Seward (March 16, 1902 - May 11, 1972) was an American Piedmont and country blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. Some of his records were released under pseudonyms, such as Guitar Slim, Blues Servant Boy, King Blues and…
Continue Reading »Black Butterfly - Johnny Hodges
John Keith "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1906 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years, except…
Continue Reading »When I Grow Too Old To Dream - J.C.Higginbotham w/ Coleman Hawkins
An extroverted trombonist with a sound of his own, J.C. Higginbotham was heard at his best during the late '20s and early '30s, when he was one of the stars with Luis Russell's orchestra. From that point on,…
Continue Reading »Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney was the definitive cool jazz guitarist, a fluid bop soloist with a quiet sound who had a great deal of inner fire. He worked with local groups in Chicago before spending nine months with Woody Herman…
Continue Reading »The Mississippi River Of Song - Southern Fusion Pt. 1/5
In 1999, American non-commercial PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) aired a 4-part Smithsonian Institution series "for public television and radio that explores the richness and vitality of American music at the close of the twentieth century". The series was…
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