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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…
Continue Reading »Shave 'em Dry - Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) was an American blues singer, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. The sexologist and music critic, Ernest Borneman, stated that Bogan…
Continue Reading »Careless Love, Bucket Has A Hole, andHigh Society - Sweet Emma Barrett
"Sweet Emma" Barrett (March 25, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 28, 1983) was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely.…
Continue Reading »Rocket 88 - James Cotton
James Cotton (born July 1, 1935, Tunica, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter, who has performed and recorded with many of the great blues artists of his time as well as with…
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