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British Blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor announces Borderline concert
- ONE NIGHT ONLY - LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE BORDERLINE SUNDAY 12th MAY 2013 FILMED FOR A LIVE DVD RELEASE IN NOVEMBER Photo Credit: © Lee Millward TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY 25th MARCH 24 HR BOX…
Continue Reading »A Whole New Land - Noam Dayan - New release Review
I just received and had the chance to review the newest release, A Whole New Land, from Noam Dayan and it's quite good. Dayan, a multi instrumentalist starts off the set with a Lightnin Hopkins track, I Just…
Continue Reading »Everyday I have the Blues - Hi Tide Harris
b. 26 March 1946, San Francisco, California, USA. His real name was reportedly Willie Boyd or Willie Gitry. He was brought up in Richmond, California, and sang in vocal groups as a youngster; he also learned to play…
Continue Reading »Piney Brown Blues - Abe Bolar with Big Joe Turner
Vocal by Joe Turner Oran"Hot Lips"Page,trumpet; Pete Johnson,piano; John Collins,guitar; Abe Bolar,bass; A.G.Godley,drums Starting at about the age of 14, Abe Bolar was playing bass in a variety of local combos around Guthrie, OK. Within a few years…
Continue Reading »Donald Duck Bailey
Donald "Duck" Bailey is an American jazz drummer. He is probably best known as the drummer in the trio of jazz organist Jimmy Smith from 1956 to 1964 and also for his work with The Three Sounds on…
Continue Reading »Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar - Maurice Rocco
Maurice Rocco, who was known for his boogie- woogie performances. He was named Maurice Rockhold when he was born in Oxford, Ohio, in 1915, but he later adopted the stage name Maurice Rocco. Because he was too short…
Continue Reading »Boy, What a Girl - Big Sid Catlett & Gene Krupa
Sidney Catlett (January 17, 1910 – March 25, 1951), was a swinging jazz drummer often referred to as "Big Sid Catlett" because of his large frame. Catlett was born in Evansville, Indiana, and started at piano, but switched…
Continue Reading »Fire Eater - Rusty Bryant
Royal G. "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929, Huntington, West Virginia - March 25, 1991, Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Bryant grew up in Columbus, Ohio and became a fixture of the local jazz…
Continue Reading »Who Stole de Lock - CURLEY WEAVER
Curley James Weaver (March 25, 1906 - September 20, 1962) was an American blues musician, also known as Slim Gordon. He was born in Covington, Georgia, United States, and raised on a farm near Porterdale. His mother, Savannah…
Continue Reading »Percy Brice
The long, distinguished career of drummer Percy Brice began in the first half of the '40s when he went to work for bandleader Luis Russell. Six decades later he was still going strong, confident enough of his drumming…
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