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BLUES PIANIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER ANN RABSON, 1945 - 2013 CO-FOUNDER OF SAFFIRE--THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN
BLUES PIANIST/SINGER/SONGWRITER ANN RABSON, 1945 - 2013 CO-FOUNDER OF SAFFIRE--THE UPPITY BLUES WOMEN Blues pianist/singer/songwriter/guitarist Ann Rabson died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 in Fredericksburg, Virginia after a long battle with cancer. She was 67. Co-founder of the…
Continue Reading »Stand By Me - Karen Carroll and the Mbb
Karen Carroll (born January 30, 1958, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American Chicago blues singer. She was born to parents Mack Carroll and Alberta Simmons Carroll (stage name: Jeanne Carroll). Her godparents were the jazz guitarist George…
Continue Reading »Oakland blues - Mississippi Johnny Waters
WATERS, MISSISSIPPI JOHNNY b. John Sandifer, 24 May 1935; Jackson, MS d. 30 January 1987; Oakland, CA Waters changed his name in honor of Muddy Waters, a major influence as singer and guitarist. He moved to Oakland, California,…
Continue Reading »San Francisco Bay Blues - Jesse Fuller
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 — January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues" Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother…
Continue Reading »Martin, Bogan & Armstrong
Ted Bogan was one of the greatest musical artists to ever emerge from Spartanburg, SC, or "South Cackalacky," as the natives would describe it. Bogan was something like a growth from a massive tulip bulb, a bloom that…
Continue Reading »Don't You Remember - Joan Shaw
Salena Jones (born Joan Elizabeth Shaw, January 29, 1944 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American jazz and cabaret singer. She was born Joan Elizabeth Shaw in Newport News, Virginia, the same home town as Ella Fitzgerald. Jones…
Continue Reading »Milton Hopkins and Jewel Brown
Milton Roosevelt Hopkins was born in Houston’s Fifth Ward on January 30, 1934. His first musical influences came from the numerous bands in his neighborhood of Trinity Gardens and one local gospel quartet in particular. He picked up…
Continue Reading »Black Coffee and Cigarettes - Mo Rodgers
Mighty Mo Rodgers Is A Remarkably Original Singer/Songwriter Who's Shaped His Life Experiences Into A Terrifically Eclectic And Immensely Deep Vision On His Blue Thumb Debut, Blues Is My Wailin' Wall. Rodgers Combines Soulful, Gritty Vocals And Driving…
Continue Reading »Addicted - Gina Sicilia, Debbie Davies
Young Philadelphia songstress Gina Sicilia exploded onto the scene in 2007, as her debut CD, ALLOW ME TO CONFESS, was met with joyous acclaim by fans and critics alike. She was heralded as a distinctive new voice in…
Continue Reading »Delta Groove Music artist: Kevin Selfe - Long Walk Home - New Release Review
I just received a copy of soon to be released (February 19, 2013 on Delta Groove Records) Long Walk Home by Kevin Selve. This is a really cool release with a variety of blues styles covered. The release…
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