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Arthur Guitar Kelley with Silas Hogan
Arthur "Guitar" Kelly .. Arthur Kelley was born on November 14, 1924 in Clinton, Louisiana. By the age of 14, Kelly was playing the guitar when he moved to Baker, Louisiana. There he performed at local parties from…
Continue Reading »Every Day I Have The Blues - David Lee Durham
Born in Sunflower, Mississippi, in 1943, David Lee Durham was raised in the blues. He never darkened the door of a schoolhouse and moved from farm to farm to pick cotton. He could pick 400 pounds of cotton…
Continue Reading »Oh, Qué Bueno - Soto Blues Band
EDUARDO SOTO, born in Caracas, acquires the pleasure for interpreting the FLUTE and HARMONICA from very young, instruments in whose execution he began self-paced. He started at the school Jos.. Lorenzo Llamozas and carried out formal studies with…
Continue Reading »Hear me Calling - Ten Years After
To me TYA was always about Alvin Lee but I have to give these guys their due. I have listened to their subsequent recordings and they are really good. Not just the amazing musicianship of the original members…
Continue Reading »7th Annual Simi Valley Blues Festival Less Than 2 Months Away!!!
Tommy Castro, Curtis Salgado, Walter Trout: Heavy Hitters Headline 7th Annual Simi Valley Blues Festival A Full Day Of Blues Music And Family Enjoyment At The Scenic Hummingbird Nest Ranch In Simi Valley; Benefits American Diabetes Association &…
Continue Reading »I Asked For Water - Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse (September 28, 1910 – September 23, 1980) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. He is best known for his association and work with Robert Nighthawk. Although Stackhouse was not especially noted as a guitarist…
Continue Reading »Driving Wheel - Little Junior Parker
Junior Parker (May 27, 1932 – November 18, 1971) was an American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his unique voice which has been described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth". He was posthumously inducted into…
Continue Reading »RAGTIME MILLIONAIRE - William Moore
This is a pretty cool song. This guy has it all...couldn't find much on him but here's his supposed vitals compliments of Stefan Wirz (graphic by Robert Crumb). b. March 3, 1893 in Dover, Georgia in 1904 moved…
Continue Reading »Call Me If You Need Me - Magic Sam and Shakey Jake
Shakey Jake Harris (April 12, 1921 – March 2, 1990) was an American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist and songwriter. Harris released five albums over a period of almost 25 years, and he was often musically associated with his…
Continue Reading »Bat's Blues - James "Bat The Humming-Bird" Robinson
James "Bat The Humming-Bird" Robinson born Algiers, Louisiana December 25, 1903, died St. Louis, MO March 2, 1957. His father, John Richard, was a pianist. He moved to Memphis where he was raised, learned piano and drums from…
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