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The Sky Is Crying - Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers is considered one of the world's premier slide guitarists performing today. With 8 Grammy nominations as producer and performer, he is also an internationally acclaimed producer, having produced recordings for John Lee Hooker (4 Grammy Nominations…
Continue Reading »My Four Reasons - Banjo" Ikey Robinson
"Banjo" Ikey Robinson performs his signature song "My Four Reasons" sometime in the early 1980's with Howard Armstrong (mandolin), Ted Bogan (guitar) and an unknown upright bass player. Isaac L. "Banjo Ikey" Robinson (July 28, 1904 – October…
Continue Reading »Soul Food - Guitar Crusher
Sidney Selby is a true blues man. He also goes by 'Bone Crusher' and 'Guitar Crusher', names he earned throughout his career. Born in rural Hyde County N.C. in 1931 during the height of the Depression, he toiled…
Continue Reading »THATS ALRIGHT - LIGHTNIN' SLIM
Lightnin' Slim (March 13, 1913 - July 27, 1974) was an African-American Louisiana blues musician, who recorded for Excello Records and played in a style similar to its other Louisiana artists. Blues critic Ed Denson has ranked him…
Continue Reading »HAMILTON LOOMIS -- UPDATED July/August 2012 Schedule
We've added dates to Hamilton's July/August tour! Some shows have advance tickets available -- see below to buy tickets! All Hamilton's tour dates are at www.hamiltonloomis.com/schedule.htm. HOUSTON: On Sat. Aug. 18, Hamilton and Band will be filming an…
Continue Reading »Step It Up And Go - Moses Rascoe
Moses Rascoe got his first guitar in North Carolina at the age of 13 and turned professional in Pennsylvania some 50-odd years later. In between, he traveled the roads as a day laborer and truck driver, playing guitar…
Continue Reading »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…
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