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Johnny & the Devil - Hans Theessink
We've already had an American in Paris, but a Dutchman in Vienna? And one who has dedicated himself, body and soul, to American blues and roots music? Okay, Hans Theessink (pronounced Tay-sink) did not pick the easiest way…
Continue Reading »First Line - Bob Stewart Quartet
Jerome Harris has won international recognition as one of the more versatile and penetrating stylists of his generation on both guitar and bass guitar. Jerome's first major professional performances were as bass guitarist with Sonny Rollins in 1978;…
Continue Reading »Highway 61- Willie Foster
Birthdate - September 19, 1921 Birthplace - Outside Leland, Mississippi Death - May 20, 2001 Last Residence - Greenville, Mississipi Willie James Foster, known around his home of Greenville, Mississippi as the "Godfather of The Blues", says, I…
Continue Reading »Bottleneck Blues - Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley
Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1897 – April 4, 1960) was an American blues guitar player and pioneer of country blues. On October 23, 1923, he recorded in New York City with the blues singer Sara Martin "Longing for…
Continue Reading »Billy Bizor with his cousin Lightnin Hopkins
Born in Centerville, Texas in 1917, Bizor (also, variously, Bizer and Biser) dwelled in almost total obscurity prior to the 1960s, developing a spare, haunted sound largely unaffected by the passage of time, making him a prime candidate…
Continue Reading »Fleetwood Covington
I try to create art that people can relate to on a very basic level. Using raw materials and a raw documentary approach, I try to project a reverence, not only for the cultural/ historical aspects of my…
Continue Reading »Blues Medley - Poppa Dawg & Friends
Poppa Dawg is one of those ‘one-man-army’ crusaders that Blues (and all indie music) depends on so dearly. The concept of devoting one’s life to music with the Joy Factor being the no. 1 goal is something that…
Continue Reading »Bluguala de la Salina Grande - Claudio Gabis
Claudio Gabis (Buenos Aires, March 18, 1949), guitarist, composer, is one of the founders of the rock movement of Argentina and pioneering of the blues there. Between his contributions are the trio Manal, considered along with Almond and…
Continue Reading »Canned Heat Blues - Ben Payton
Ben Wiley Payton of Jackson, Mississippi is an acoustic blues artist with roots in the Delta, but he's only a relatively recent convert to the vintage style. Born in tiny Coila in the hill country just east of…
Continue Reading »Have You Checked Out Bman's Blues Report?
Will YOU help me share!! At Bman's Blues Report I am on the quest to find every cool blues band I can find. I share my finds with everyone who will listen. I have over 20,000 monthly readers…
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