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Good Morning Blues - Blind Arvella Gray
The only album by Blind Arvella Gray, a nearly forgotten street singer who spent the latter part of his life performing folk, blues and gospel music at Chicagos Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots, received a…
Continue Reading »Every Day in the Week Blues - Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley
Simeon "Blind Simmie" Dooley (July 3, 1881 - January 17, 1961) was an American country blues singer and guitarist. Dooley was born in Hartwell, Georgia. Dooley met Pink Anderson in 1916 and taught him to play guitar. The…
Continue Reading »Little Johnny Christian
b. 19 August c.30s, Mississippi, USA, d. c.1993. Christian sang in a church choir as a youngster, and continued singing gospel music after moving to Chicago in 1951, working and recording with the Highway QCs from 1957-61. In…
Continue Reading »Sweet Home, Chicago - Mac Arnold
Mac Arnold must have known at an early age that his music career would read like a âWhoâs whoâ of Blues/R&B Legends. His high school band âJ Floyd & The Shamrocksâ were often joined by none other than…
Continue Reading »Hard Times - Heritage Blues Orchestra
JUNIOR MACK A self-taught musician, Junior Mack is a gifted vocalist and guitarist. He has been playing since the age of nine and is equally at ease playing acoustic and electric styles. Junior started out on the guitar…
Continue Reading »Gasoline and Matches - Buddy Miller, Don Heffington, Don Was, Jim Lauderdale, Greg Leisz
Steven P. "Buddy" Miller (born September 6, 1952 in Fairborn, Ohio) is a country singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist and producer, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller is married to and has recorded with singer-songwriter Julie Miller. Miller…
Continue Reading »HARD WORKING WOMAN - MISSISSIPPI MATILDA
Mississippi Matilda (Hattiesburg, MS, January 27, 1914) was a blues singer. Eugene Powell, also known as Sonny Boy Nelson was living with Matilda Witherspoon, and had struck up a musical partnership with guitarist Willie âBrotherâ Harris in about…
Continue Reading »Early One Morning - Elmore James
Elmore James (January 27, 1918 â May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, band leader. He was known as "the King of the Slide Guitar" and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use…
Continue Reading »Good Morning Little School Girl - SMOKEY HOGG
Andrew 'Smokey' Hogg (January 27, 1914 - May 1, 1960) was an American post-war Texas and country blues musician. Hogg was born near Westconnie, Texas, United States and grew up on the farm and was taught to play…
Continue Reading »It's My Own Fault - BB King and Bobby Blue Bland
Born January 27, 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee. Moved to Memphis 1948. Played with Billy 'Red' Love and other influential Delta musicians. First recording was Dry Up Baby (Modern 848). Entered Armed Services 1952, joined Johnny Ace Revue after discharge,…
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