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Don't Want A Girl Like You - The Producers
One of the most exciting and stylish new wave bands on the circuit, Bournemouth based The Producers are among the leaders of the the current Blues phenomenon topped by Joe Bonamassa and John Mayer. The Producers are something…
Continue Reading »Ramblin Kid Blues - Son Sims
Henry "Son" Sims (August 22, 1890 – December 23, 1958) was an American delta blues fiddler and songwriter. He is best known for his accompanist role to both Charlie Patton and a young Muddy Waters. Sims was born…
Continue Reading »Don't You Ever Leave Me All Alone - Andrew "Voice" Odom
Eminently capable of serving up spot-on imitations of both Bobby "Blue" Bland and B.B. King, Andrew Odom was also a man of many interrelated nicknames: Voice, Big Voice, B.B., Little B.B., B.B. Junior. Perhaps his chameleonic talents held…
Continue Reading »TAKE A LITTLE WALK WITH ME - Boyd Gilmore
b. 12 June 1910, Belzoni, Mississippi, USA, d. 23 December 1976, Fresno, California, USA. A guitarist, although seemingly not recorded as such, and an exuberant singer, Gilmore recorded for Modern in 1952 with Ike Turner on piano and…
Continue Reading »Drown In My Tears - Troyce Key
b. 1937, Jordon Plantation (70m from Monroe), Louisiana, USA, d. 9 November 1992, Oakland, California, USA. In the early 50s Key became interested in blues after hearing a record by Lightnin’ Hopkins and he began playing guitar following…
Continue Reading »If its News To You - Little Esther
Esther Mae Jones (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm and blues fields, including soul music.…
Continue Reading »Matchbox Blues - Sonny Boy Nelson
Sonny Boy Nelson (December 23, 1908 – November 4, 1998) was an American blues musician. He was born Eugene Powell, in Utica, Mississippi, United States, the child of an interracial affair and his white father soon abandoned the…
Continue Reading »Parker's Mood - Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan (December 23, 1933 - December 14, 2007) was a jazz saxophonist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He mainly played alto saxophone but also played soprano saxophone. During the 1950s he was known as…
Continue Reading »American Folk Blues Festival '83 Complete German TV Show
James "Sparky" Rucker Larry Johnson Louisiana Red Lonnie Pitchford Louisiana Red & Carey Bell Lovie Lee & Band Queen Sylvia Embry & Friends rec. October 30th, 1983, at the Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt a. M., and November 11th, 1983 at…
Continue Reading »Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues - Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey (April 26, 1886 – December 22, 1939) was one of the earliest known American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as The Mother of the…
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