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solo - Sonny Payne
Sonny Payne (May 4, 1926 – January 29, 1979) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with Count Basie and Harry James. His father was Wild Bill Davis's drummer Chris Columbus. After early study with…
Continue Reading »Solomon King Brings His 'New School Blues' To Hollywood's Piano Bar
Solomon King Acclaimed L.A. Guitarist Brings His "New-School Blues" To The Piano Bar In Hollywood - Saturday, May 11 (Hollywood, CA) - Solomon King, talented purveyor of "New-School Blues" and no stranger to the Southern California music landscape,…
Continue Reading »Solomon King Riding The "Train" of Critic's Acclaim
SOLOMON KING RIDING THE "TRAIN" OF CRITIC'S ACCLAIM Solomon King recently released his third album, Train. The 9-song disc "walks the line between love and lust, while celebrating getting on with one's life," says King, who wrote all…
Continue Reading »Some Black Snakes Out There Suckin' On My Rider's Tongue - Brenda Bell
"Some Black Snakes Out There Suckin' On My Rider's Tongue" is a track from the out of print album "It Ain't Nobody's Business What Brenda Bell May Do!" or "The Art of Brenda Bell" released on Spivey Records…
Continue Reading »Some Cold, Rainy Ray - Tarheel Slim
Talk about a versatile musician: Alden Bunn (aka Tarheel Slim) recorded in virtually every postwar musical genre imaginable. Lowdown blues, gospel, vocal group R&B, poppish duets, even rockabilly weren't outside the sphere of his musicianship. However, spirituals were…
Continue Reading »Some Kinda Mean - James Clay & David "Fathead" Newman
James Earl Clay (b. Sept. 8, 1935, Dallas, Texas - d. there, Jan. 1, 1994) was an American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. While in school Clay played alto saxophone, became a professional musician, and played…
Continue Reading »Some of my Best Friends Are The Blues - Sam Taylor, Jr.
Sam Taylor (October 25, 1934 – January 4, 2009) was an American jump blues musician and songwriter. Taylor's more popular recordings included "Funny", "Drinking Straight Tequila" and "Voice of the Blues". He variously worked with Joey Dee and…
Continue Reading »Somebody - Little Jimmy King JW Jones & Fernando Noronha
Manuel Gales, 4 December 1968, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 21 July 2002, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Citing Albert King and Jimi Hendrix as influences, King’s guitar style exhibited an uneasy amalgam of both disparate elements, which he struggled to…
Continue Reading »Somebody Bring Me Some Water - Texas Blues Runners
Steve Crane Born in Wichita Falls, TX. on May 3, 1950; Hometown Burkburnett, TX.; Current City Austin, TX. Equipment: Schecter Diamond Series Bass Guitar, Gallon Krueger Backline 600 Amp, Behringer Ultra Bass BB410, and BX4210. Steve’s musical journey…
Continue Reading »Somebody Done Somebody Wrong - Billy Marquis
Birthdate - March 13, 1953 Birthplace - Greenwood, Mississippi Current Residence - Indianola, Mississippi Billy Marquis has spent most of his life playing music, like his father before him, it's a part of his life. His music is…
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