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Mr. Big - Allen Woddy (Gov't Mule )
Douglas Allen Woody (October 3, 1955 – August 25, 2000) was bass guitarist best known for his tenure in the rock groups The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, The Artimus Pyle Band, The Peter Criss Band, Blue Floyd,…
Continue Reading »Mr. Cleanhead - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was accidentally destroyed…
Continue Reading »Mr. Downchild - Robert Junior Lockwood
Robert Lockwood Jr. was born March 27, 1915 in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, a farming hamlet about 25 miles west of Helena. 1915 was remarkable because several other monumental blues artists were born within a 100-mile radius that year;…
Continue Reading »Mr. Downchild - Robert Junior Lockwood - Robert Johnson - Interview
Robert Jr. Lockwood interviewed and discussing Robert JOhnson as well as his relationship with him. Playing a small segment of Mr. Downchild. This song is on a collaborative effort between Robert Jr. and Ronnie Earl called Surrounded by…
Continue Reading »Mr. Rattlesnake - Lance Lopez
There's no doubt about it, the state of Texas is well known world wide for its fiery blues guitar players. Although born in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the age of 12, his family moved to Dallas, where with the…
Continue Reading »Mr. Rick - Mr. Rick Sings About God + Booze - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Mr. Rick Sings About God + Booze, from Mr. Rick and it's quite entertaining. Opening with One Kind Of Favor, an adaptation of Blind Lemon Jefferson's See That My Grave Is Kept…
Continue Reading »Mr. Subway Man - Diana Braithwaite - Chris Whiteley
Christopher Becker Whitley (August 31, 1960 – November 20, 2005) was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Whitley changed his sound frequently, and achieved modest mainstream success while maintaining a small but devoted following. Whitley's style, beginning with…
Continue Reading »MR.BIG - FREE
Before there was Govt Mule... Before there was Bad Company... there was Free! This is one of the most recognizable guitars on the planet...with Peter Green's Les Paul, SRV's Strat and Rory Gallagher's Strat! Kossoff died way too…
Continue Reading »Muck Blues Roots Festival Benefits Better Vision For Children - (Corrected Time)
Announcing The.... "Muck Blues Roots Festival" First-Ever Orange County Blues Society Concert Event Under The Stars At The Scenic Muckenthaler Cultural Center - Thursday, August 16 ***Please Note Corrected Time: 5pm-9 pm*** >> (Fullerton, Calif.) - The recently-formed…
Continue Reading »Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson Join Forces on "For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters)," Coming August 19 on Severn Records
Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson Join Forces on For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters), Coming August 19 on Severn Records The Duo Salutes the 100th Anniversary of Mud’s Legendary Father’s Birth with 14 Songs Backed by an…
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