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Blind Lemon's Blues - Pernell Charity
Pernell Charity,(d April 12, 1979) vocal and guitar. Pernell Charity spent his whole life around Waverly, VA and was inspired by the records of Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake. The Virginian is his only…
Continue Reading »Gangster of Love - JP Soars
JP Soars is not a typical blues guitarist. He has a diverse musical background that encompasses a multitude of influences. " I love T-bone Walker, Jesse May Hemphill, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Muddy Waters, Johnny Guitar Watson, Guitar…
Continue Reading »Lala Blues - Pokey Lafarge & The South City Tree
Of the many roots musicians traveling the world and spreading the early American music tradition, Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three are the next in line to make a significant impact on music enthusiasts everywhere. From St.…
Continue Reading »PERRO BLANCO BLUES
White Dog Blues, is a project of proper songs, with very elegant titles, which with irony and sarcasm, treat daily topics of an entertaining way, awkward reflective, different some, and all with a personal character, which gives to…
Continue Reading »Crossword Blues - Rob Tognoni
From Tasmania, Australia & introduced to Europe by blues master Dave Hole in 1994, Rob Tognoni delivers a 100% powerfully charged experience with every performance. There is simply no compromise, which is strongly evident in his music. After…
Continue Reading »If I Lose Let Me Loose - John Lee Ziegler
b. June 18 (or April 12), 1929 d. May 3, 2008 Part of John Lee Ziegler's unorthodox style comes from the fact that he was a left-handed guitarist who played a right-handed guitar upside-down, with the bass strings…
Continue Reading »15 Minutes of HDT- Hound Dog Taylor
Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12, 1915 - December 17, 1975) was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer. Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi in 1915 (although some sources say 1917). He originally played piano, but…
Continue Reading »South Town Boogie - J.D. Nicholson
James David Nicholson (Born April 12, 1917 in Monroe, LA - Died July 27, 1991 in Los Angeles, CA)Blues piano player with Jimmy McCracklin, Big Joe Turner and Buddy Reed among others. If you like what I’m doing,…
Continue Reading »Worked Hard All My Life - Andrew "Blueblood" McMahon
Andrew McMahon, (Apr 12, 1926 in Delhi, LA - Feb 17, 1984) Chicago bassist who worked extensively with Howlin' Wolf's band before stepping out front as a vocalist with an album for the local Dharma label, Blueblood. If…
Continue Reading »Magic Carpet Ride - John Kay & Steppenwolf
John Kay (born Joachim Fritz Krauledat, 12 April 1944, Tilsit then Germany, today Russia) is a German-Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of Steppenwolf. Kay has lived since 1990 in Franklin, Tennessee. In the Evacuation…
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