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Sweet Sixteen - Little Al Thomas and the Deep Down Fools
Little Al Thomas-vocals, John Edelmann - Guitar, Marty Binder - Drums, Rob Waters- Keyboard, Ed Galchick - Bass Little Al Thomas is one of those rare older bluesmen that was actually born and raised in Chicago. His first…
Continue Reading »Walkin Blues - J. Curly Speegle
Long time guitarist/vocalist for Legendary Rock n Roll Hall of Famer, Leon Russell, Jason ( J. "Curly") Speegle is an accomplished musician who has lent his talent to some of the most well respected musicians and songwriters in…
Continue Reading »Move On Down The Road - Alan Wilson and Canned Heat
Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) was the leader, singer, and primary composer in the American blues band Canned Heat. He played guitar and harmonica, and wrote most of the songs for…
Continue Reading »Drove From Home Blues - Wright Holmes
b. 4 July 1905, Hightower, Texas, USA. Apart from a spell of wartime defence work in the north, Holmes was based in Houston from 1930, by which time he was already a blues singer and guitarist, working in…
Continue Reading »Sing Sing Gramps - HARVEY BROOKS 17th Street Band Live
Harvey Brooks (born Harvey Goldstein; July 4, 1944 in Manhattan, New York) is an American bassist. He has played in many styles of music (notably jazz and popular music) Brooks came out of a New York music scene…
Continue Reading »Hurry Up and Wait - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Little Charlie & the Nightcats (now billed as Rick Estrin & the Nightcats) is an American four-piece electric blues / jazz combo, consisting currently of guitarist Kid Anderson, harmonicist/lead vocalist Rick Estrin, bassist Lorenzo Farrell and drummer J.…
Continue Reading »People are Strange - The Doors
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band The Doors, as well as a poet. Following The Doors' explosive rise to fame in 1967, Morrison…
Continue Reading »Suitcase Blues - Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas (c. 1909 – July 3, 1926) was an American blues pianist and composer. He recorded a number of sides for Okeh Records in 1925 and 1926. Thomas was born in Houston, Texas, and displayed an early…
Continue Reading »Goin Down to the River - Mississippi Fred McDowell
Fred McDowell (January 12, 1904 – July 3, 1972) known by his stage name; Mississippi Fred McDowell, was an American Hill country blues singer and guitar player. McDowell was born in Rossville, Tennessee. His parents, who were farmers,…
Continue Reading »Little Red Rooster - Rolling Stones
Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969), was an English musician and a founder member of The Rolling Stones. Jones' main instruments were the guitar and the harmonica, but he played a wide variety…
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