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TROTLINE: Geronimo!
THE TRI-STATE TROTLINE From the Desk of...Captain Catfish July 9, 2012 Boy, oh boy, we've got a lot of exciting news here for you Trotline Runners! Buckle up, 'cuz here goes.... Work on the "White Buffalo" is now…
Continue Reading »The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers
Joe Liggins (July 9, 1915 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist, who was the frontman in the 1940s and 1950s with the band, Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers. Liggins was born in…
Continue Reading »Baker Shop Boogie - Willie Nix
Willie Nix (August 6, 1922 — July 8, 1991) was an American Chicago blues singer and drummer, active in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, in the 1940s and 1950s. Born in Memphis, as a child he learnt to tap…
Continue Reading »Horton's Shuffle - Flávio Guimarães
Flávio Guimarães (born November 10, 1963) is a Brazilian composer, harmonica player and singer. Considered a blues pioneer in Brazil, he founded the band Blues Etílicos in 1986, which is considered the most successful Brazilian blues group. He…
Continue Reading »Bulldog Boogie - Blues Wire
In the words of blues prodigy Katie Webster, "Blues Wire are the best blues band in Europe and deserve to be heard by a wider audience". According to many who has ever witnessed a Blues Wire gig this…
Continue Reading »Blues From Elmo - Henry Qualls
Born July 8, 1934, Cedar Grove, Elmo, Texas, USA, d. 7 December 2003. Probably the last elder statesmen of Texas blues, it fell to individuals such as Qualls to carry the mantle, in a less than competent way,…
Continue Reading »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…
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