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Would I Lie - Big Monti Amundson
His name is Monti Amundson but most people call him Big Monti. Not just because of the man’s physical appearance, but because of his larger than life voice, guitar virtuosity, and sheer presence. When Big Monti takes the…
Continue Reading »Chicken in the Watch - Black River Bluesman & Bad Mood Hudson
Black River Bluesman and his Cockroach Combo destroyed the woods and the mountains around their tiny hometown of Mustio Finland by carving their guitars, drums and harmonicas from whole ironwood trees with their bare hands and by using…
Continue Reading »Broke My Baby's Heart - Baby Boy Varhama Blues Band
Varhama suunnitteli kahdeksankymmentäluvun puolessa välin sähköistä blues-rockbändiä, joka soittaisi valtaosin hänen omia sävellyksiään – niitä oli vuosien varrella kertynyt pöytälaatikkoon. Sopivat miehet löytyivät joskus 80/90 –luvun taitteessa ja homma polkaistiin käyntiinkin, vaan lyhytaikaiseksi jäi Blues Business. Bassoa siinä…
Continue Reading »I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know - The Delgado Brothers
When you grow up playing as a family, you can create grooves as soulful as your own heartbeat. This team of brothers have been playing their distinct East LA sounds together for years, with big brother Bob laying…
Continue Reading »Five Long Years - The DABB
Блюз группа из города Харьков "Украина" От участников групп Дождь, Бандерас Блюз Бенд, Jiving Bo. Александр Долгов,Роман Абашидзе,Алексей-Баден-Баданов,Дмитрий Бочаров. клуб Jazzter The blues band from Kharkov, Ukraine. Ex-participants of "The Rain", "Banderas blues Band", "Jiving Bo". Alex Dolgov,…
Continue Reading »When the Slaughter House Burned Down / The Things That I Used To Do - Johnny Talbot
Johnny Talbot was born in Texas and raised in the Bay area of California, to be more specifically, Oakland. He played guitar, and the bands he played in hit up the West Coast club and Bay area bar…
Continue Reading »My Tweet Twaat Twaat - The Za Zu Girl (Elton Spivey Harris)
Elton Island Spivey was born in Galveston, TX. on August 12, 1900. She was the elder sister of Victoria Spivey and also the sister of Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey . Victoria and Addie both had lucrative recording careers,…
Continue Reading »Screaming Boogie - Sonny Thompson
Sonny Thompson (August 22, 1916 or 1923 – August 11, 1989) was an American R&B bandleader and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Born Alfonso Thompson in Centreville, Mississippi, he began recording in 1946, and in 1948…
Continue Reading »Pontiac Blues - Nat Riddles
Nat Riddles (4 February 1952 — 11 August 1991) was a blues harmonica player who played an important role in the New York blues scene during the late 1970s to mid 1980s. Born in Bronxville, a Westchester County…
Continue Reading »Life Is Suicide - Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920 – August 11, 1984) was an American songwriter famous for the songs "Hit the Road Jack" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love", as well as a successful rhythm and blues artist known…
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