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Undertakers Blues - Monette Moore
Monette Moore (May 19, 1902, Gainesville, Texas – October 21, 1962, Garden Grove, California) was an American jazz and blues singer. Moore was raised in Kansas City and then moved to New York City early in the 1920s;…
Continue Reading »Groceries On My Shelf - Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw (August 9, 1908 – May 18, 1985) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist, best known for his 1963 album, The Ma Grinder. Shaw was born in Stafford, Texas, the son of farm owners Jesse and…
Continue Reading »Boarding House Blues - Rhythm Willie
Willie Hood, known as Rhythm Willie the Harmonica Wizard, was a popular entertainer in Chicago, up until his death in 1954. His repertoire consisted of jazz-tinged blues and, apparently, pop standards of the time. Here, I have transcribed…
Continue Reading »Earwig Music artist: Albert Bashor - Cotton Field Of Dreams- New Release Review
Just got a copy of Cotton Field of Dreams, the new release by Albert Bashor. The recording contains 14 original tracks and features a number of stars including Pat Travers, Bill Payne and Ron Holloway. The opening track,…
Continue Reading »The Days Of Innocence - Richie Onori - New Release Review
I have been listening to a new recording, Days Of Innocence, by Richie Onori. Richie initially hit the music scene as drummer for Sweet but has also worked with Keith Emerson, Richie Sambora, Louis Johnson, Ronnie James Dio,…
Continue Reading »Black Rat Swing - Little Son Joe
Ernest Lawlers (May 18, 1900 – November 14, 1961) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer, also known as Little Son Joe. Lawlers was born in Hughes, Arkansas, United States. He is best known for his musical…
Continue Reading »The Joint Is Jumpin' w/ Female Blues Power, May 24 - Save The Date!
Thursday, May 24 The Joint Is Jumpin' w/ Blues Female Power! **Featuring Performances By...** The Scorch Sisters and Suze Lanier-Bramlett (WEST LOS ANGELES) - Music fans should make it a point to come out and see two of…
Continue Reading »Gangster Of Love - Johnny Guitar Watson
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996) was an American blues and funk guitarist and singer. A flamboyant showman and guitar picker in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s…
Continue Reading »Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing - Romeo Nelson
Iromeio "Romeo" Nelson (March 12, 1902 - May 17, 1974) was an American boogie woogie pianist. His recordings from 1929 are regarded as some of the finest, and certainly the fastest, boogie woogie showpieces on record. Born in…
Continue Reading »Truck 'Em On Down - "Stick Horse" Hammond
Nathaniel Hammond was born in Dallas, TX. in April of 1896. Sometime in the 1940's he relocated to Taylortown, LA. In 1950 he cut six songs in Shreveport. Four of them were issued on J.O.B. with the last…
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