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I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World - Beale Street Rounders
There are no photos of the Beale Street Rounders as a group. They were a Memphis, TN. group that only cut two sides, resulting in one 78 RPM record. On this release the song was credited to Davenport.…
Continue Reading »I'm Sitting On Top Of The World - Willie Smith, Bob Stroger, Hubert Sumlin, Billy Flynn, Eddie Kobek
Pre-festival event for Grafton Blues Festival 2008, featuring Hubert Sumlin (guitar), Willie Smith (harp), Bob Stroger (bass), Eddie Kobek (drums), Billy Flynn (guitar). Bob Stroger played with Otis Rush and others. Willie Smith played drums for Muddy Waters…
Continue Reading »I'm So Glad - Cream
Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues rock, hard rock and psychedelic rock, combining the psychedelia-themed lyrics,…
Continue Reading »I'm So Glad - Skip James
You all know Skip James, one of the founding fathers of the blues. But did you know he wrote this familiar song? In case you don't recognize the song, dig out that classic rock station and listen for…
Continue Reading »I'm So Glad - The Selah Jubilee Singers
The Selah Jubilee Singers was an American gospel vocal quartet, who appeared in public as a gospel group but who also had a successful recording career as a secular group in the 1930s & 1940s. Around 1927, Thermon…
Continue Reading »I'm So Glad Today - A.C. And Blind Mamie Forehand
Recorded February 25, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee; A.C. Forehand, vocal, harmonica, guitar; Blind Mamie Forehand, finger cymbals Left-handed guitarist Elder Ma ("AC." or "Asey") Forehand was born in Columbus, Georgia, on August 9, 1890 (according to his second…
Continue Reading »I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Roy Bim Forbes
Roy Forbes (born February 12, 1953 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose music bears heavy influences from classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country. Formerly known as Bim, his childhood…
Continue Reading »I'm Sober Now - Pine Top Smith
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune, "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an…
Continue Reading »I'm Torn Down - Barrelhouse
Barrelhouse – the band with two lives Beginnings In 1973, when Barrelhouse first came together as “Barrelhouse Bailey’s Blues & Boogie Band,” the musicians already had years of experience under their belts. Barrelhouse Bailey himself was none other…
Continue Reading »I've Been Loving You - Sam Moore with Blues Brothers Band
Samuel David Moore (born October 12, 1935) is an American Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B) singer who was the tenor vocalist for the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 through 1981. Sam Moore is…
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