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Mean Old World - Arthur Williams & Marquise Knox
Williams began performing in the mid-1950s and has sat in with blues greats like Muddy Waters and Elmore James. In the mid-1970s, Williams formed the Bluesmasters band, performing throughout the Midwest. Marquise Knox was born in 1991 in…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World - Dave Myers
The Aces was one of the earliest and most influential of the electric Chicago blues band in the 1950s. Led by the guitarist brothers Louis and Dave Myers, natives of Byhalia, Mississippi, the brothers originally performed under the…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World - Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker (January 20, 1936 — June 18, 1993) was an American blues guitarist. While soft spoken and shy, Tucker made his presence known through his unique and clearly recognizable guitar style. Tucker helped to define the music…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World - Luther Tucker
How about a little Luther Tucker for a wakeup! Luther Tucker (January 20, 1936 — June 18, 1993) was an American blues guitarist. While soft spoken and shy, Tucker made his presence known through his unique and clearly…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World - Michael De Jong
Born to a Dutch father, who fled to France during World War II, and a French mother, de Jong spent much of his early youth living in Holland. He emigrated with his family to the United States in…
Continue Reading »Mean Old World- Terry Robb
Considered one of the top acoustic blues guitarists on the West Coast, Terry Robb is also an inventive and ever-evolving American primitive master. As an heir to the late, great John Fahey’s musical legacy, Robb is an established…
Continue Reading »Mean Something - KARL MORGAN
Karl Morgan is a soulful Australian blues artist currently based in Austin TX. His style is influenced by Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and other blues and soul greats including Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. In 2006, with…
Continue Reading »Mean To Me - Ruby Braff Trio
Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Gary Moore TV show and described Ruby as "The Ivy League Louis…
Continue Reading »Mean Woman Blues - Memphis P. Tails
Drake Goldston on guitars/vocals, Abel Cuevas on drums, and Pete Panagakos on bass. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -…
Continue Reading »Meat and Bread Blues - Blind Teddy Darby
Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (March 2, 1906 – December 1975), was an American blues singer and guitarist. Darby was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis with his family when he…
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