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Eddie King and the Swamp Bees
Eddie King (April 21, 1938 – March 14, 2012) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Living Blues once stated "King is a potent singer and player with a raw, gospel-tinged voice and an aggressive, thick-toned…
Continue Reading »Highway 51 - Richard Bargel
Richard Bargel ist einer der wenigen innovativen deutschen Bluesmusiker von Rang und wurde bereits zweimal mit dem „Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik“ ausgezeichnet. Seit 1970 unterwegs, zählt er längst zu den Blues-Ikonen. Zudem ist er als Schauspieler, Autor, Sprecher…
Continue Reading »Worried Blues - James "Guitar Slim" Stephens
James “Guitar Slim” Stephens was born on March 10, 1915, near Spartanburg, South Carolina. He began to play the pump organ at the age of 5, and two years later he switched to piano. Slim was so small…
Continue Reading »Rush Hour - RONNIE EARL
Ronnie Earl (born Ronald Horvath, March 10, 1953, Queens, New York, United States) is an American blues guitarist and music instructor. Earl collected blues, jazz, rock and soul records while growing up. He studied American History at C.W.…
Continue Reading »You Can Can - Gaylord Birch / Pointer Sisters
Gaylord G. Birch (March 10, 1946 – April 14, 1996) was a drummer for the bands Santana, Cold Blood, Pointer Sisters & Herbie Hancock. Birch was the drummer for the Pointer Sisters during 1974 and performed many live…
Continue Reading »Royal Garden Blues - Bix Beiderbecke
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer. With Louis Armstrong and Muggsy Spanier, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s.…
Continue Reading »Ella Hums The Blues - Don Abney And His Quartet
Don Abney (John Donald Abney; March 10, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland – January 20, 2000 in Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz pianist. Abney studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music, and he…
Continue Reading »Bluin´ The Blues - Wilbur Sweatmans Original Jazz Band
Wilbur C. Sweatman (1882 – 1961) was an African-American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader, and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to develop a nationwide fan base. He was also a trailblazer in the…
Continue Reading »The Fieldstones/The Thing - The Fieldstones
The Fieldstones are something of a local legend in Memphis, and this, their second album, was a very long time coming. Its content was recorded at various times and in various places between 1981 and 1983. The Fieldstones:…
Continue Reading »Sumpin' Jumpin - Bumps Blackwell
Robert "Bumps" Blackwell (May 23, 1918 – March 9, 1985) was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones,…
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