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Suicide Blues - Frankie Ervin
Frankie Ervin - lead singer of YOU CHEATED by the SHIELDS. Frankie was living in a hospice suffering from mental dementia. Charles Wright who sang with the Shields on tour and by Grady Chapman of the Robins indicated…
Continue Reading »Suit Ty Thurrsty - People In The Street - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, People In The Street, by Suit Ty Thurrsty and it's quite unusual. Opening with I'm Never Gonna Leave You STT sets a basic jazz rock groundwork. Featuring Tyree "Ty" Pope on vocal…
Continue Reading »Suitcase Blues - Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas (c. 1909 – July 3, 1926) was an American blues pianist and composer. He recorded a number of sides for Okeh Records in 1925 and 1926. Thomas was born in Houston, Texas, and displayed an early…
Continue Reading »Suite 28 Records: ThunderSOUL Orchestra - 528-0728 - New Release Review
I just got the opportunity to review the most recent release, 528-0728 from ThunderSOUL Orchestra and it's a funky soul party. Opening with pure funk track, What U Need, Gino has the lead on vocal with background vocals…
Continue Reading »Summer Music Coming To Your Town!
M.C. Artist's Debbie Davies & Rick Holmstrom Bringning The Music To You! 1 Contact: Mark Carpentieri Phone: 631-754-8725 E-Mail: mc@mc-records.com web: www.mc-records.com Northport NY - It's summertime (well almost) and that means it's a great time to go…
Continue Reading »Summer Shoes On - Michael Jerome Browne
Michael Jerome Browne, Canadian Solo Folk Artist of the Year in 2008, Maple Blues Acoustic Artist Award Winner, International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist, Three time Juno Award Nominee in both the roots and blues categories. Michael is a multi-instumentalist,…
Continue Reading »SUMMERTIME
J. B. Hutto (April 26, 1926 – June 12, 1983) was an American blues musician, born Joseph Benjamin Hutto. Hutto was influenced by Elmore James, and became known for his slide guitar work and declamatory style of singing.…
Continue Reading »Summertime - WES MONTGOMERY w/ Pony Poindexter
Norwood "Pony" Poindexter (Feb. 8, 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana - Apr. 14, 1988, Oakland, California) was an American jazz saxophonist. Poindexter began on clarinet and switched to playing alto and tenor sax growing up. In 1940 he studied…
Continue Reading »Summertime - Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936 – November 25, 1970) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. Ayler was among the most primal of the free jazz musicians of the 1960s; critic John Litweiler wrote that "never…
Continue Reading »Summertime - Big Brother & The Holding Co.
Had it not been for the melodic and accomplished guitar work of Peter Albin flowing out of an upper story window at 1090 Page Street in the early summer of 1965, there might never have been a Big…
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