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Sweet Patootie - Toby Walker
Toby’s passion for blues, rags, folk, and other traditional American music drove him to leave an apartment crammed full of recordings, books and instruments for the Mississippi Delta, Virginia and the Carolinas where he tracked down some of…
Continue Reading »Who Pumped The Wind In My Doughnut - Washboard Sam
Robert Brown (July 15, 1910 – November 6, 1966), known professionally as Washboard Sam, was an American blues singer and musician Born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, and reputedly the half-brother of Big Bill Broonzy, Brown moved…
Continue Reading »Luther "HOUSEROCKER" Johnson
The latest Luther Johnson (born July 15, 1939) to add his name to the blues directory is an adept singer/guitarist who is a current favorite on the Atlanta blues scene. Proficient in various shadings of the electric blues…
Continue Reading »You're Gonna Need Him - Brother Joe May & Jackie Verdell
Dubbed "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West" by his mentor, the legendary Willie Mae Ford Smith, Brother Joe May was arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music; a tenor whose dramatic sense of showmanship…
Continue Reading »I've got to find a Way (To Hide my Hurt) - Moses Dillard & The Tex Town Display
Moses Dillard had a dual career in music for more than 20 years, leading his own bands, and as a guitarist working out of Muscle Shoals. Born in Greenville, SC, he put together a touring band of his…
Continue Reading »Let's Straighten It Out - Douglas Watson R&B Revue
Douglas grew up in Chicago and was surrounded by the blues. His father Lovie Lee (Eddie Watson) played piano from 1979 until 1983, in the last Muddy Waters Band. Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell and Eddie Clearwater were close…
Continue Reading »Debo - SANTIAGO CUTINELLA
Santiago Cutinella is born in Montevideo Uruguay on March 3, 1985. He forms with the Artist and guitarist Pablo Traberzo who is going to be his mentor along his career and to share in many coaciones projects and…
Continue Reading »Ventura Co. Blues Society Sunday Matinee II Benefits Moorpark Arts Foundation
Ventura County Blues Society Presents Its.... "Sunday Blues Concert Matinee Series Event II" - Benefits Moorpark Foundation For The Arts AUGUST 5TH EVENT FEATURES A TRIO OF TOP BLUES GUITARISTS - HEADLINER JIMMY THACKERY - PLUS ALASTAIR GREENE…
Continue Reading »El Hijo de Muddy Waters en Neuquén !!!!!
MUD MORGANFIELD (el hijo del legendario Muddy Waters) & ThE JaCkPoT$ (Mud Patagonic Blues Band) Damián Duflós : armónica Rafo Grin: bajo Alfredo "Negro" Lopez: guitarra Emiliano Torres: piano Mariano Iglesias: batería --------puro Chicago Blues------ Sábado 28 de…
Continue Reading »Talking Dustbowl Blues - Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the…
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