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I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Gladys Knight and the Pips
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both…
Continue Reading »It Hurts Me Too - Crawlin' Coons
This band appears to be from the Netherlands. If anyone knows anything about them...please let me know. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow…
Continue Reading »Unshakeable - The 24th Street Wailers - New Release Review
I just got a copy of Unshakeable, the new 24th Street Wailers CD and they continue to grow as a band. Lindsay Beaver, lead singer and drummer for the band, Mike Archer on bass, Emily Burgess on guitar…
Continue Reading »Live At Billy Bob's Texas - Billy Joe Shaver - New Release Review
Got something totally unexpected to listen to and it is surprisingly good! Country songwriting icon and honky tonk hero, Billy Joe Shaver is releasing the best of his catalog recorded Live At Billy Bob's Texas. This CD/DVD package…
Continue Reading »When I've Been Drinking - Brother John Sellers
Brother John Sellers (May 27, 1924, Clarksdale, Mississippi - March 27, 1999, Manhattan) was an American gospel and folk singer. Sellers played in gospel tent shows while young. He was discovered by Mahalia Jackson, who brought him to…
Continue Reading »Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round - Rev. Robert Wilkins
Robert Timothy Wilkins (January 16, 1896 – May 26, 1987) was an American country blues guitarist and vocalist, of African American and Cherokee descent. His distinction was his versatility; he could play ragtime, blues, minstrel songs, and gospel…
Continue Reading »Now Tell Me Baby - Guitar Shorty
John Henry Fortescue b. January 24, 1923 in Belhaven, North Carolina d. May 26, 1976 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina NOTE: This is the original Guitar Shorty. There's another 'Guitar Shorty' (currently active) by the real name of…
Continue Reading »Boll Weevil : Baby Face Leroy Foster
"Baby Face" Leroy Foster (February 1, 1923 - May 26, 1958) was an American blues singer, drummer and guitarist, active in Chicago from the mid 1940s until the late 1950s. He was a significant figure in the development…
Continue Reading »Brooklyn Blues Project Update
The Brooklyn Blues Project 5 Boro PicNYC The Brooklyn Blues Project May 27 New York, NY This Sunday Afternoon, May 27, 2012 The Brooklyn Blues Project plays Governors Island It’s gonna be a killer way to chill out…
Continue Reading »Larry Garner
As the recipient of the 1988 BB King Lucille Award in Memphis, the 1995 MO Better Blues award in Atlanta, a 2002 Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame inductee, The BBC Jazz Fm Bluesman Of the Year award, three…
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