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Everything Is Wrong - Sidney Maiden
Born in Mansfield, LA in 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made his mark on the blues with the classic "Eclipse of the Sun." In the '40s, Maiden moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C.…
Continue Reading »Frank Bey
Frank Bey is a blues singer who grew up in Millen, Georgia, son of gospel singer Maggie Jordan. Frank toured with the Otis Redding Review in the 60's and later with Archie Jenkins & The Incredible Saxons. He…
Continue Reading »Soulbilly Music Group artists: Stevie DuPree & The Delta Flyers - Dr. Dupree's Love Shop - New Release Review
I just received the new release, Dr. Dupree's Love Shop from Stevie Dupree & The Delta Flyers. This is a different type of recording than I typically get and it features some very special guests in Marcia Ball,…
Continue Reading »Second Line - Kid Sheik, Brother Cornbread
A huge hunk of cornbread would not have been more welcome during the potato famine than it is as a nickname in the career of New Orleans jazz reed player and vocalist Joe "Cornbread" Thomas. Thanks to the…
Continue Reading »Sweet Patootie - Doug Suggs
Regarding Doug Suggs (b Dec 3, 1894) “… one of the most exhilarating discs of 50s blues piano you'll ever hear.” Kenneth Bays Blues Revue November 2003 “First released in 1957 on Tone Records, this small trove of…
Continue Reading »He Loves You & Me - Delois Barrett Campbell
The Barrett Sisters are an American award-winning gospel trio from Chicago, Illinois. The trio consisted of sisters DeLois Barrett Campbell, Billie Barrett GreenBey and Rodessa Barrett Porter. They have been singing together for more than 40 years. The…
Continue Reading »Happy Bachelor - Mercy Dee
Mercy Dee Walton (August 3, 1915 – December 2, 1962) was an American jump blues pianist, singer and songwriter, whose compositions ran the gamut from lowdown blues to jumping R&B numbers. According to journalist Tony Russell in his…
Continue Reading »COW COW BLUES - COW COW DAVENPORT
Charles Edward "Cow Cow" Davenport (April 23, 1894 – December 3, 1955) was an American boogie woogie piano player. He also played the organ and sang. He was born in Anniston, Alabama. Arnold Caplin, on the liner notes…
Continue Reading »Just Like Mama Said - Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson with Joe Berson
Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson guitar and vocal Joe Berson (harmonica), Brian Bisesi (guitar), Pinetop" Perkins (piano), Calvin Jones (bass) and Willie Smith (drums). Luther Johnson (born April 11, 1939, Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago…
Continue Reading »Baker Shop Boogie - Willie Nix - the Memphis Blues Boy
Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap…
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