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Can I Reach Johnnie Taylor - Paul Harrington with Smokey Logg
Smokey Logg is fine blues guitar player, harp player, vocalist, and song writer who has called Dallas home since the early 80's. Not content to wait for someone else to produce his albums, Smokey has put out four…
Continue Reading »Helpless - Ollie Jones
Combined into one oversized threat of a songwriter, some might call it a "du-ollie-ity," Ollie Jones (b Dec 9, 1929)wrote adorable pop songs for Perry Como but years later choked out titles such as "Impaled" and "Murder in…
Continue Reading »OOH-POO-PAH-DOO - Jessie Hill
Jessie Hill (December 9, 1932 — September 17, 1996) was an American R&B and Louisiana blues singer and songwriter, best remembered for the classic song, "Ooh Poo Pah Doo". Hill was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.…
Continue Reading »Further On Up The Road - R L Griffin
R.L. Griffin (b Dec 9, 1939 Kilmore, Tx)is a major figure on the Dallas blues scene, doing much more than just bending notes to keep the genre of music vital and ensure that a forum exists for its…
Continue Reading »I'll Be Rested - Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother
Roosevelt Graves (December 9, 1909, Meridian, Mississippi – December 30, 1962, Gulfport, Mississippi) was an American blues guitarist and singer, who recorded both sacred and secular music in the 1920s and 1930s. On all his recordings, he played…
Continue Reading »Stage Fright - Rick Danko - The Band
Richard Clare "Rick" Danko (December 29, 1942 – December 10, 1999) was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band. The third of four sons, Danko was born in Green's Corners, Ontario, a…
Continue Reading »Ain't Broke, Ain't Hungry- Polka Dot Slim
Monroe “Polka Dot Slim” Vincent (December 9, 1926 to June 22, 1981) in Woodville, MS., and was influenced by the harmonica playing of Sonny Boy Williamson I. Vincent made his debut in 1956 recording a single for Excello…
Continue Reading »In The Valley - Willie Williams
Willie Williams (drums,) Hubert Sumlin (lead guitar), Willie "Pinetop" Perkins (piano), Eddie Taylor (g), Roy Lee Johnson (rhythm g), Odell, Joe Harper (bass), Carey Bell & Little Mack (harp) I can't find much about Willie Williams, a blues…
Continue Reading »JULIA'S BLUES - Julia Lee
Julia Lee (October 31, 1902 – December 8, 1958) was an American blues and dirty blues musician. Born in Boonville, Missouri, United States, Lee was raised in Kansas City, and began her musical career around 1920, singing and…
Continue Reading »Trouble in Mind - Chippie Hill, Louis Armstrong, Richard M. Jones
Richard M. Jones, born Richard Marigny Jones, (13 June 1892 – 8 December 1945) was a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and record producer. Numerous songs bear his name as author, including "Trouble in Mind". Jones grew up…
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