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My Tweet Twaat Twaat - The Za Zu Girl
Elton Island Spivey was born in Galveston, TX. on August 12, 1900. She was the elder sister of Victoria Spivey and also the sister of Addie "Sweet Pease" Spivey (pictured on the CD cover). Victoria and Addie both…
Continue Reading »Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
Connie Curtis Crayton (December 18, 1914 – June 25, 1985), known as Pee Wee Crayton, was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer. Born in Rockdale, Texas, United States, there are several stories on how Crayton acquired…
Continue Reading »Little Peter Blues Band
Hello mon nom est Little Peter je suis guitariste de Blues et j'ai un groupe " LITTLE PETER BLUES BAND ",nous sommes de Toulouse France! Batterie: Stephane Piquemal Basse: Pascal Briez Harmonica: Vaudou Guitare/Chant: Pierre Cayla If you…
Continue Reading »Heart of Stone - Dan Patlansky
The word “legend” is loaded with meaning – especially when one thinks of Blues-legends. It conjures up images of seasoned older players that have been touched with a rare gift, and whose talent has been salted through the…
Continue Reading »Slippin' Into Darkness - War
War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid", "The World is a Ghetto", and "Why Can't We Be Friends?".…
Continue Reading »Mighty Cash Cats Featured On German TV, Upcoming Live Shows, And More
Mighty Cash Cats shown here during their June 20 taping for Germany's "RTL Punkd 12" television show, which airs over that country's top-rated Channel RTL. Johnny Cash's music is still huge in Europe - and now, because of…
Continue Reading »Underworld Records/Blind Raccoon artist: Tim "Too Slim" Langford - Broken Halo - New Release Review
I just received Broken Halo, the newest solo release from Tim Langford. Langford, best known as the guitar player with the Taildraggers, has put together a very interesting solo project using acoustic guitar, dobro, tenor Uke and harmonica…
Continue Reading »Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American soul/R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s and 1970s and the song "Knock on Wood". Floyd was born…
Continue Reading »I'm a Hog for You -Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987), a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences.…
Continue Reading »Summertime - WALKER, CHARLES
Charles Walker was born in Nashville July 12th, 1940. He was nicknamed 'Wig' by his mother because of his full head of hair as a kid. Like so many others from Charles background his singing began in Church…
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