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Save The Roach For Me - Buck Washington
Buck Washington was born on this date in 1903. He was an African-American dancer, recognized as one of Vaudevilles best known all around entertainers and innovators. Ford Lee (Buck) Washington was from Louisville, Kentucky. In 1913 at the…
Continue Reading »Dynamite - Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo (February 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician. He was known as a master of the blues harmonica; the name "Slim Harpo" was derived from "harp," the popular nickname for the harmonica…
Continue Reading »Fannie Mae - Buster Brown
Buster Brown (August 15, 1911 – January 31, 1976) was an American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae". Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia, and in the 1930s and 1940s he played harmonica…
Continue Reading »Easy Rider - Jimmy Watts and The Watts Brothers Band
JW Watts: JW found his voice listening to old cassettes and 8-tracks sent overseas where he grew up in Saudi Arabia, listening til they wore thin. Learning the inflection and soul of the masters of country music, when…
Continue Reading »The Blues Never Dies ... Only The Players!!
This is a followup to a rant that I wrote about a month ago (December 17, 2011). I was commenting about all of the media that continues with the mantra "Keeping the Blues Alive". The Chicago Tribune even…
Continue Reading »Scissormen at IBC Showcase in Memphis Feb 2 at 1PM
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Continue Reading »Documentary - Manny Sayles
A longtime fixture in New Orleans, Emanuel Sayles (b - January 31, 1907)was a valuable supportive player and an occasional soloist for decades. Although he studied violin and viola early on, Sayles was self-taught on banjo and guitar.…
Continue Reading »A Tribute to Alan Lomax on his day of birth - Screening Room with Alan Lomax (1975)
Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and ethnomusicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States,…
Continue Reading »Nice and Strong - The Paul deLay Band
Paul Joseph deLay (January 31, 1952 – March 7, 2007), was an American blues vocalist and harmonicist from Portland, Oregon. Paul deLay was born January 31, 1952 in Portland, Oregon. His musical career started in the early 1970s…
Continue Reading »Evil Gal Blues - Big Time Sarah & Blue Jeans
Big Time Sarah, (born January 31, 1953, Coldwater, Mississippi) is an American blues singer. Sarah Streeter was raised in Chicago, Illinois, from early childhood, where she sang in gospel choirs in South Chicago churches. At age 14, she…
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