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Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959), was an influential Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of…
Continue Reading »The Girl Can´t Dance - Bunker Hill
The mighty, mighty Bunker Hill was born David Walker on May 5, 1941, and was raised in the Washington, DC, area. Walker was a successful gospel singer, first with the Sensational Wonders and then with the Mighty Clouds…
Continue Reading »Dust My Broom - T.D. Bell & Erbie Bowser
BOWSER, ERBIE (1918–1995). Erbie Bowser, blues, jazz,qqv and boogie-woogie pianist, was born in Davila, Texas, on May 5, 1918, the youngest of ten children. Bowser's parents moved the family to Palestine, Texas, when he was five. His father…
Continue Reading »My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Paul Barbarin
Adolphe Paul Barbarin (May 5, 1899 – February 17, 1969) was a New Orleans jazz drummer, usually regarded (along with Baby Dodds) as one of the very best of the pre-Big Band era jazz drummers. He studied under…
Continue Reading »Walking on a Tightrope - Johnny Adams
Johnnie Harrison Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000) was an American vocalist in a wide variety of genres, from rhythm and blues, soul, blues and gospel to pop, doo-wop and disco. Johnnie Taylor was born in…
Continue Reading »The Thrill Is Gone - Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield (17 December 1942 – 4 May 1987) was an American blues vocalist and harmonica player, who founded the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in the early 1960s and performed at the original Woodstock Festival. He died of…
Continue Reading »Mike & the Mellotones featuring Enrico Crivellaro
From their inception in 1993 as Mike & the Mellotones they have been at the forefront of a new blues movement in Europe. In their native country of Holland they quickly made their way to the top based…
Continue Reading »Cleaning Lady Blues - Tommy Schneller
He has let himself a few years of time with a new CD. However, the waiting has been worthwhile: Tommy Schneller does all honour with the new CD "Smiling For A Reason" to his name. In 2010 quick…
Continue Reading »She's Trouble - Reggie Miles
An award winning songwriter, composer, recording and performance artist who turns trash into musical treasure with his homemade Frankenstein 'Nobro' resophonic guitars, constructed from recycled garage sale junk and has gained multinational media attention via recent compositions like,…
Continue Reading »Strut - 3 Buck Shirt
Jason Manners has been on the local and national blues scene for years incorporating an impressive level of humility in his frankly astonishingly skillful playing. Jason's mastery of the instrument spans upbeat electric rock-blues and boogie-woogie to soulful,…
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