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Black Jack Blues - J.T. Brown and Original Fleetwood Mac
Blues Jam at Chess/Fleetwood Mac In Chicago/Blues Jam In Chicago Vols. 1 & 2 was the result of a recording session in early 1969, at Chess Records in Chicago (home to Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, et al.) with…
Continue Reading »Little Wing - The Jarekus Singleton Band
Blues guitarist Jarekus Singleton will blow you away with his alternating soulful and blazing guitar licks. He and his two cousins, Chancellor Cain on keyboard and Ben Sterling on bass have been playing Gospel together for years in…
Continue Reading »Magic Slim and the Teardrops w/ Alabama Pettis
Magic Slim (born Morris Holt, August 7, 1937, Grenada, Mississippi) is an American blues singer and guitaristMagic Slim (vocal & guitar) and The Teardrops Alabama Junior Pettis (guitar) Nick Holt (bass) and Nate Appelwhite (drums). Magic Slim was…
Continue Reading »Lets Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye (he added the 'e' as a young man), was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.…
Continue Reading »Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Chris Thomas King
King was born on October 14, 1964, in Baton Rouge. His father, Tabby Thomas, is a locally prominent bluesman who owned a club called Tabby's Blues Box, which opened in 1979 and closed in 2004 following Tabby’s retirement.…
Continue Reading »Paul Lamb & The King Snakes
It didn’t happen suddenly. It took years of hard work and application, unfashionable words that signify little in these days of instant fame. As Paul can tell you, he and his band have done their individual time, made…
Continue Reading »Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Adam Phillips, John Michael Mckenzie, Andy Treacey,Frank Collins & Jo Harman
Lovers of old school blues/groove should check out this line up. Seriously deep! It will sell out so get in quick. Some of these guys really are UK groove legends. It'll be a masterclass in ensemble playing, be…
Continue Reading »Prayer I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord - Reverend Louis Overstreet
Born in 1947 near Lakeland, LA, Louis Overstreet began singing in gospel quartets at an early age. He was working in a turpentine plant in Dequincy, LA, in 1958, however, when he felt the call to become a…
Continue Reading »One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer- Amos Milburn
Amos Milburn (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an African American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s. He was born and died in Houston, Texas. One commentator noted, "Milburn excelled…
Continue Reading »Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out - Alberta Hunter
Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 – October 17, 1984) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse. Her career had started back in the early 1920s, and from there on, she became a successful jazz and blues recording…
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