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Victory Grill - Austin Texas
The Victory Grill was on the Chitlin' Circuit. This collective name was given to a string of performance venues throughout the eastern and southern United States, that were safe and acceptable to African-American musicians and other entertainers, During…
Continue Reading »Key To The Highway - Steve Pryor and Earl Cate
Arkansas-based Earl and Ernie Cate (Twins born on Dec 26, 1942) were prolific songwriters and singers who blended the blues with elements of rock & roll, country and rockabilly. Pianist/vocalist Ernie and guitarist/vocalist Earl signed to Asylum Records…
Continue Reading »I'm A Good Good Woman - Una Mae Carlisle
Una Mae Carlisle (December 26, 1915, Xenia, Ohio - November 7, 1956, New York City) was an American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter. Fats Waller discovered Carlisle when she was still in her teens, while she worked as…
Continue Reading »Dust My Broom - T.D. Bell & Erbie Bowser
Tyler D. "T.D." Bell (Dec. 26,1922- Jan 1999) Guitarist/vocalist Bell is a local legend, the leader of the hottest band on the East Side, T. D. Bell and the Cadillacs, during the heyday of the Victory Grill in…
Continue Reading »Broken Hearted Man - Douglas Watson R and B Revue
Raised in Chicago Illinois by Claudia and Eddie Lee Watson, Douglas Watson was born to sing the Blues. At an early age he learned to love music and performing from his father (otherwise known as Lovie Lee) who,…
Continue Reading »BAD BOY - Eddie Taylor
Eddie Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) was an American electric blues guitarist and singer Born Edward Taylor in Benoit, Mississippi, United States, as a boy Taylor taught himself to play the guitar. He spent his…
Continue Reading »Essential Listening M-Z
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Continue Reading »Instrumental - Swingin' Harpoon Band featuring Jamie Eubanks
From a lifetime love of blues & swing influence, and after being everyone else's harmonica player, Mike ‘Salty’ Lanigan conceptualized a swingingblues band, then fine picked his musicians and started working on SWINGIN HARPOON, performing original songs and…
Continue Reading »Dengue Woman Blues - Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemens
G. Love drummer Jeffrey "Houseman" Clemens hosting his Monday night blues gig at Douglas Corner in Nashville. Featuring Kenny Vaughan and Jack Silverman on guitar, Johnny d'Artenay on bass. Born in Oklahoma, raised in Denver, Kenny Vaughan's earliest…
Continue Reading »Still Alive and Well - Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland (born Carolyn Bradford 1972, Houston, Texas) is an American blues singer, songwriter and musician. She is married to A. Whitney Brown. Wonderland dropped out of Houston's Langham Creek High School to pursue her music ambitions. In…
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