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Sugar Coated Love - Joe Louis Walker with Bertha Blades
Sorry... not much of a bio available... here you go: Bertha Blades Band is an electric blues rock band based in Brooklyn. You all know Joe Louis Walker. If not look in my Blues Library or watch for…
Continue Reading »Out On The Rolling Sea - Joseph Spence
Joseph Spence (born August, 1910 in Andros, Bahamas - died March 18, 1984 in Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians,…
Continue Reading »MR.BIG - FREE
Before there was Govt Mule... Before there was Bad Company... there was Free! This is one of the most recognizable guitars on the planet...with Peter Green's Les Paul, SRV's Strat and Rory Gallagher's Strat! Kossoff died way too…
Continue Reading »They Call Me the Snake - Luther ' Snake Boy' Johnson
The confusing plethora of artists working under the name of Luther (nickname here) Johnson can leave even those with a decent knowledge of blues in a major state of confusion. But in this biographical entry, we concern ourselves…
Continue Reading »The Jack / If You Be My Baby - Lee Hedley Band
Lee "The Fixer" Hedley - Frontman and Harmonica and Slide Guitar - Originally taken under the wing of family friend and Irish Soul / Blues Legend, the late Sam Mahood, Lee has been fronting and blowing blues-harmonica for…
Continue Reading »Come Back Baby - Lil' Ian Goodsman
My name is Ian Goodsman but known widely as Lil' Ian (that's Lil' as in 'little', Lilian is my mother's name and that's another story). I am an acoustic roots musician spending time between the UK, where I…
Continue Reading »Voice of the Blues - Gary Sellers Band
Gary Sellers wasn't born with a guitar in his hand, but you'd never know it. His smooth riffs and heartfelt licks drip with emotion that pours straight from his soul to his fingers. While he always loved music,…
Continue Reading »Feel So Bad - Lil Ray Neal with Blues Special Band
Born March 16, 1960, Lil Ray (Raful Neal III) the third eldest of ten siblings, has long been regarded as one of the finest blues guitarists in the business. Raised in Ervinville, Louisiana, he started playing at Spooner's,…
Continue Reading »Toil On - Rev. Cleophus Robinson
While never achieving the commercial success of many of his contemporaries, the Rev. Cleophus Robinson was a prominent figure on the gospel circuit throughout the better part of the post-war era, perhaps best known for hosting a coast-to-coast…
Continue Reading »In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and…
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