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My Guy - Mary Wells
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and the Four…
Continue Reading »Last Time Blues - Papa Charlie McCoy
Charles "Papa Charlie" McCoy (May 26, 1909 – July 26, 1950) was an African American delta blues musician and songwriter. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, McCoy was best known by the nickname 'Papa Charlie'. He became one of the…
Continue Reading »Baby You Got It & I'm The One Who Knows - Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood (born Alfred Jesse Smith, July 26, 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his two 1967 hit singles: "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign". When Wood was a child,…
Continue Reading »Hot Tuna comes to Phoenix!
Well, Mesa to be exact. Last night Jorma, Jack and Barry weathered the heat and performed for an intimate crowd of in tune followers at the Mesa Arts Center. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the…
Continue Reading »Hold on to your hiney...
Music Maker's interns keep us moving this summer! Intern Mike with Captain Luke and Corn Lewis Summer 2012, Music Maker had four great interns helping with the daily operations in the office. Jeremy Johnston, a rising Junior at…
Continue Reading »Five Long Years - Mick Jagger/Jeff Beck / Buddy Guy
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead vocalist and a founder member of The Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over fifty years.…
Continue Reading »Dirty Old Man - The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
To describe how the Dirty Dozen Brass Band has arrived at its 35th Anniversary, trumpet player Gregory Davis employs a tried-and true New Orleans-centric analogy: “It ends up being like a pot of gumbo – you drop in…
Continue Reading »The Holmes Brothers
Over the course of their 30-plus year career, The Holmes Brothers (bassist/vocalist Sherman Holmes, guitarist/pianist/vocalist Wendell Holmes, drummer/vocalist and brother-in-spirit Popsy Dixon) have been feeding the souls of their devoted and ever-growing fanbase with a joyous and moving…
Continue Reading »The Right String, Baby, But the Wrong Yo-Yo - Piano Red
William "Willie" Lee Perryman (October 19, 1911 – July 25, 1985), usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He…
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…
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