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Big Chief Dollis has passed. Our thoughts are with his friends and family
Big Chief Theodore “Bo” Dollis, who led the Wild Magnolia tribe for several decades and whose gritty voice helped introduce Mardi Gras Indian music to a worldwide audience, has died. He was 71. His death was announced Tuesday…
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Big Daddy Kinsey (March 18, 1927 — April 3, 2001) was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. Born Lester Kinsey in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, United States, he was a slide guitarist and harp blower with…
Continue Reading »Big Daddy T - Judas Goat - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Judas Goat from Big Daddy T and it's interesting. Opening with Let It Burn, a contemporary take on Chicago blues, finds Tony (Big Daddy) Wisler on bass…
Continue Reading »Big Dave & the Backbones with Alex Schultz
Big Dave Reniers (born 1969) began playing harmonica at the age of 14. A few years later he got in touch with blues music listening to harmonica-players such as William Clarke, Kim Wilson, James Harman, etc..He formed “the…
Continue Reading »Big Dave & The Prickly Bluesmen - Big Snark - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Big Snark, from Snarky Dave and the Prickly Bluesmen and it's a lot of fun. The release opens with Caucasian Blues, a slinky blues number with cool drum and bass accents from…
Continue Reading »Big Ear Audio artist: Cassius King and the Downtown Rulers - Last Call For The Blues - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Last Call For The Blues, from Cassius King and the Downtown Rulers, and it's solid contemporary blues. Opening with Do It All Again, Cassius King is strutting…
Continue Reading »Big Ed Sullivan
Big ED Sullivan comes from Brooklyn, New York. He grew not far from the Gowanus canal, but god knows he never fished there! But, he spent hours and hours sharpening his talents on guitar and harmonica while watching…
Continue Reading »Big Eye Records artist: Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith & The House Bumpers - Drop The Hammer - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Drop The Hammer, from Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith & The House Bumpers and it's a cool fusion of a number of sounds rooted in the blues. Opening…
Continue Reading »Big Fat Butterfly - Saunders King
Saunders Samuel King was born in Staple, Louisiana, United States. He was the son of a preacher, and sang in his father's church while growing up in Oakland, California. As a youngster he learned to play piano, banjo…
Continue Reading »Big Fat Mama - Chuck Higgins
Charles Williams Higgins (born April 17, 1924 in Gary, Indiana; died September 14, 1999 in Los Angeles, California) was an American saxophonist. Higgins, who was noted for mixing elements of Latin Jazz with Blues, recorded in Los Angeles…
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