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'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide
Don Cornelius, who with the creation of Soul Train helped break down racial barriers and broaden the reach of black culture with funky music, groovy dance steps and cutting edge style, died early Wednesday of an apparent suicide.…
Continue Reading »Boll Weevil - Baby Face Leroy Foster
"Baby Face" Leroy Foster (February 1, 1923 - May 26, 1958) was an American blues singer, drummer and guitarist, active in Chicago from the mid 1940s until the late 1950s. He was a significant figure in the development…
Continue Reading »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,…
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