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How Much Can A Woman Take - Sharrie Williams
Sharrie has a powerful voice, with a range that can reach and rattle the castle tower one minute, while soothing the soul of a crying child the next, she possess an unaffected nature, which gives her grace and…
Continue Reading »Past Forty Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon with Art Pepper
Jimmy Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio…
Continue Reading »Tell Me What's The Reason - Dave Specter & Barkin' Bill Smith
Barkin' Bill Smith (August 18, 1928 – April 24, 2000) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. Although he was born in Cleveland, Mississippi, Smith spent his latter years in Chicago Smith was raised…
Continue Reading »Rock This Joint - Jimmy Preston
Jimmy Preston (b 18 August 1913, Chester, Pennsylvania – d December 1984, Philadelphia, PA) was an R&B bandleader, alto saxophonist and singer who made an important contribution to early rock and roll. His first R&B hit was with…
Continue Reading »Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Hank Penny
Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV…
Continue Reading »Tin Pan Alley - Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones (August 18, 1906, Naples, Texas – September 11, 1971, Munich, Germany) was an American blues pianist. Jones played guitar whilst young but switched to piano after a move to Dallas. In 1936 he relocated to Chicago,…
Continue Reading »See What You Done Done - BABY TATE
Baby Tate (January 28, 1916 – August 17, 1972) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist, who in a sporadic career spanning five decades, worked variously with guitarists Blind Boy Fuller, Pink Anderson, and Peg Leg Sam. His playing…
Continue Reading »Medley - Blues Delight
Five experienced blues musicians fan the flames, blowing in gusts on the glowing members of their shared passion. Under the artistic direction of producer Vincent Beaulne (vocals, guitar, slide guitar), Marco Desgagné (bass), Gilles Schetagne (drums), Laurent Trudel…
Continue Reading »I Just Want You to Understand - Blues Dragon
The members of Blues Dragon have been a constant on the South Florida music scene for over a decade. A real home grown find, their musical associations with each other go back over ten years. Each member having…
Continue Reading »The Mysterious Blues Experience - Kiss Me Goodbye
Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Kevin S Flee, has spent the last few years spreading their infectious grooves from the seediest bars to the most prestigious of festivals with the now infamous Death Valley Blues Band. He now…
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