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Honky Tonk - Ry Cooder with Johnnie Johnson
Johnnie Johnson (July 8, 1924 – April 13, 2005) was an American pianist and blues musician. His work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was born Johnnie Clyde…
Continue Reading »Feel So Glad - Jaimoe Jasssz Band
Jai Johanny Johanson (born on July 8, 1944, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi), frequently known by the stage name Jaimoe, is an American drummer and percussionist. He is best known as one of the founding members of The Allman…
Continue Reading »Cold Chills - Larry Garner
Larry Garner was comfortable in the 9-to-5 routine of commuting to his day job, and making a good salary working for Dow Chemical. On his drive home one night, he was forced to take an alternate route. “There…
Continue Reading »Blues for T-Bone - Duke Robillard
Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man…
Continue Reading »Great Blues Medley - John Lee Hooker with Muddy's band
Born near Clarksdale, Mississippi on August 22, 1917 to a sharecropping family, John Lee Hooker's earliest musical influence came from his stepfather, Will Moore. By the early 1940's Hooker had moved north to Detroit by way of Memphis…
Continue Reading »DO YOU CALL THAT A BUDDY - CHRIS CAIN BAND
Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues soaked guitar and deep, warm vocals have the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen many years his senior. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music…
Continue Reading »Future Blues - Patrick Dodd Trio
Seeing the Patrick Dodd Trio is like going on your first date with your soul mate. They stand out in a crowded room. You’re attracted at first listen by the solid rhythm – then by lyrics that are…
Continue Reading »Money (that's what I want) - The Beatles
"Money (That's What I Want)" is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first…
Continue Reading »Pony Blues - Alvin Youngblood Hart
Alvin Youngblood Hart (born March 2, 1963, Oakland, California, United States) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician. Born in Oakland California, Hart had family connections with Carroll County, Mississippi, and spent time there in his childhood, hearing his…
Continue Reading »PLEASE SEND MY BABY BACK - SUNNY BLAIR
Sunny Blair, blues harmonica player born as Sullivan Jackson in Little Rock , Arkansas died July 6, 1966. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to…
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