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Pigs Foot and Bottle of Beer - Carrie Smith
Carrie Louise Smith (August 25, 1925 – May 20, 2012) was an American blues and jazz singer. Smith was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia. She was a member of a church choir that performed at the 1957 Newport…
Continue Reading »Pilot Light Records artist: Cryin' Out Loud - Play Loud & Smoke Often - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Play Loud & Smoke Often, from Cryin' Out Loud, and it's a good set of rocking blues. Opening with I Smoke Cigars and I Play The Blues,…
Continue Reading »Pilot Light Records artist: Willie J. Laws Jr. - Too Much Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Too Much Blues, from Willie J. Laws Jr. and it's dripping in funky blues. Opening with Regl' Ol' Blues, Willie J. Laws Jr. on vocal and guitar…
Continue Reading »PIMPS OF JOYTIME - "Freedom Dancer" (Live in Silverlake, CA) #JAMINTHEVAN
Pimps of Joytime If you have yet to encounter the Brooklyn-based band, The Pimps of Joytime, prepare to take a funky ride! The PJT’s live events and recordings have captivated fans all across the country, as they have…
Continue Reading »Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune, "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an…
Continue Reading »Pine Top's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top Smith
Clarence Smith, better known as Pinetop Smith or Pine Top Smith[1] (June 11, 1904 – March 15, 1929) was an American boogie-woogie style blues pianist. His hit tune, "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," featured rhythmic "breaks" that were an…
Continue Reading »Pinetop Boogie - Dr.John
Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. (born November 21, 1940), better known by the stage name Dr. John (also Dr. John Creaux), is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco,…
Continue Reading »Pinetop Perkins Foundation keeps Pinetop's legacy alive!
Pinetop Perkins Foundation keeps Pinetop's legacy alive! The legendary Pinetop Perkins left us earlier this year after a long and musical life of 97 years. While alive he touched everyone who he came in contact with. His legacy…
Continue Reading »Pinetop's Bppgie - Little Brother Montgomery
Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer. Largely self-taught, Montgomery is often thought of as just a blues pianist, but he was an…
Continue Reading »Piney Brown Blues - Abe Bolar with Big Joe Turner
Vocal by Joe Turner Oran"Hot Lips"Page,trumpet; Pete Johnson,piano; John Collins,guitar; Abe Bolar,bass; A.G.Godley,drums Starting at about the age of 14, Abe Bolar was playing bass in a variety of local combos around Guthrie, OK. Within a few years…
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