Hey Bo Diddley - BO DIDDLEY

He only had a few hits in the 1950s and early '60s, but as Bo Diddley sang, "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover." You can't judge an artist by his chart success, either, and Diddley produced…

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Time is Running Out - Make your donation count for 2012!

Donate today - ensure your tax deduction for 2012! Make your donation today Ensure Music Maker can continue to preserve Southern Music in 2013. We can't assist these legends of the Roots without your support! Music Maker's Photo…

Dobro Master Mike Auldridge has passed. My thoughts are with his family

Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was widely acknowledged as a premier resophonic guitar (the instrument formerly referred to as a Dobro) player. He played with The Seldom Scene for many years, creating a fusion…

Strut - Shades of Blue (Stevey Hay Band)

Good time blues expertly delivered with soulful vocals, a swinging rhythm section and a fistful of emotion drenched guitar pyrotechnics. Great time guaranteed! Stevey has been burning up venues since his early days in Edinburgh. Fluent in a…

You Won'tTreat Me Right - Big Jack Reynolds and His Blues Men

Georgia Marshall Reynolds was born in Dayton, OH. in 1921. He was influenced by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Lightnin' Hopkins and Memphis Slim. He learned how to play harmonica as well as slide guitar in his youth. He moved…

Bad Feeling - Goree Carter

Goree Carter (December 31, 1930 - December 29, 1990) was an American R&B singer and rock and roll guitarist, best known for his 1949 single, "Rock Awhile," which is considered a strong contender for the "first rock and…

The Facts of Life - Willie Dixon with Lacy Gibson

Lacy Gibson (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2011) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He most notably recorded the songs, "My Love Is Real" and "Switchy Titchy", and in a long and varied career…

Maryland Jazz Band and Willie Humphrey

Willie James Humphrey (December 29, 1900 – June 7, 1994) was a New Orleans jazz clarinetist. Willie Humphrey was born in a musical family, the son of prominent local clarinetist and music teacher Willie Eli Humphrey; his brothers…

Jesse Davey with The Robin Davey Blues Mob Blue Cafe

Robin Davey (born 29 December 1975, St Austell, Cornwall, England) is an English musician, record producer, musical director and photographer. Davey was a founding member of the British blues band, The Hoax, who were signed to East West…