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Pawnshop Bound - William Clarke
William Clarke (March 21, 1951 - November 3, 1996) was an American blues harmonica player. He was chiefly associated with the Chicago blues style of amplified harmonica, but also incorporated elements of soul jazz and swing into his…
Continue Reading »Kidnapper - Van Broussard
Although he is not a household name nationally, Van Broussard is almost legendary in the Cajun bayou areas of Southern Louisiana for helping forge the way for swamp pop music. At various times, he has performed as a…
Continue Reading »Round Midnight - Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane", he was awarded 15…
Continue Reading »Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the…
Continue Reading »Dippermouth Blues - Sidney Arodin with Johnnie Miller's New Orleans Frollickers
Sidney Arnandan or Arnondrin, better known as Sidney Arodin (March 29, 1901, Westwego, Louisiana - February 6, 1948, New Orleans) was an American jazz clarinetist and songwriter, best known for co-writing the pop standard "Lazy River" with Hoagy…
Continue Reading »Cool Drink Of Water - Joe Willie Wilkins, Houston Stackhouse
Joe Willie Wilkins (January 7, 1923 – March 28, 1979 was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Whilst he influenced contemporaries such as Houston Stackhouse, Robert Nighthawk, David Honeyboy Edwards, and Jimmy Rogers, Wilkins' bigger impact…
Continue Reading »Tin Roof - Louis Cottrell And His New Orleans Jazz Band
Louis Albert Cottrell, Jr. (March 7, 1911, New Orleans - March 21, 1978, New Orleans) was a Louisiana Creole jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was the son of the influential drummer Louis Cottrell, Sr., and grandfather of…
Continue Reading »Hooks in the Water - Thomas Burt
Blues guitarist Thomas Burt grew up hearing the reels, rags and spirituals that gave form to black musical expression in North Carolina's eastern Piedmont at the turn of the century. Born in 1900 near Raleigh to a family…
Continue Reading »Red House - JAMES GREEN
From Chicago to Asia , guitarist James Green has hypnotized audiences around the world since 1979. James, a Montréal native, is known on the local and international music scene with performances in arenas, amusement parks, Montréal Jazz and…
Continue Reading »Dave Widow & The Lineup Headlining Friday Night Blues Show At Alva's This Weekend
FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS... Dave Widow and the Lineup THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 29 - ALVAS SHOWROOM IN SAN PEDRO (San Pedro) - The Chicago blues and soul-inspired music of acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Dave Widow and his band…
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