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Honey Davis Live
Chicago born Honey Davis played in boston with Chicago bluesman Luthor Johnson before relocating to San Francisco where he started a ten year stint as lead guitar for the legendary Charles Brown (Merry Christmas Baby, Black Nights, Driften…
Continue Reading »Five Long Years - Eddie Boyd
Edward Riley Boyd known as Eddie Boyd (November 25, 1914 – July 13, 1994) was an American blues piano player, born on Stovall's Plantation near Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States Boyd moved to the Beale Street district of Memphis,…
Continue Reading »Steve Strongman - News, Reviews and Performances
It has been an exciting summer and fall for guitarist Steve Strongman. A full schedule of festival performances, concerts and appearances has kept this award-winning blues artist quite busy. Throughout the summer months Steve performed for thousands of…
Continue Reading »Ooo Ouch Stop - Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr., May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to the songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without…
Continue Reading »The Ma Grinder No. 2 - Buster Pickens
Buster Pickens (June 3, 1916 – November 24, 1964) was an American blues pianist. Pickens is best known for his work accompanying Alger "Texas" Alexander and Lightnin' Hopkins, although he did record a solo album in 1960. He…
Continue Reading »If Trouble Was Money - Albert Collins
Albert Collins, "The Master of the Telecaster," "The Iceman," and "The Razor Blade" was robbed of his best years as a blues performer by a bout with liver cancer that ended with his premature death on November 24,…
Continue Reading »Black Jack Blues - J.T. Brown and Original Fleetwood Mac
J. T. Brown (April 2, 1918 – November 24, 1969) was an American tenor saxophonist of the Chicago blues era. He was variously billed as Saxman Brown, J.T. (Big Boy) Brown and Bep Brown. Born John Thomas Brown,…
Continue Reading »He May Be Your Dog But He's Wearing My Collar - Rosa Henderson
Rosa Henderson (November 24, 1896 – April 6, 1968) was an American jazz and classic female blues singer, and vaudeville entertainer. Born Rosa Deschamps in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, she is remembered as one of the greats of…
Continue Reading »Green Onions - Steve Cropper & Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Donald “Duck” Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session…
Continue Reading »FRANK ROSZAK ... A VITAL SPOKE IN THE BLUES WHEEL
Suncoast Blues/Twelve Bar Rag Blues Stalker (By Monte Adkison) A blues musician once told me that in the music industry we all are spokes in a wheel holding it together in order for it to revolve. Musicians, fans,…
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