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Teenie Weenie Bit - Frankies Blues Mission
Native to South Georgia, He has 20 plus years experience performing regionally with and sharing the stage with blues and gospel performers such as Detroit Junior, “Chicago” Bob Nelson, Luther “Houserocker” Johnson, Chick Willis, Saxophonist Sil Austin, Robin…
Continue Reading »Telarc release: Legacy; The Best of Tab Benoit
Telarc has assembled 14 of Tab Benoit's best tracks on one disk called Legacy: The Best of Tab Benoit. This will be released on April 3, 2012. Buddy Miller's Shelter Me from Power of the Ponchatrain opens the…
Continue Reading »Telephone Blues - Mikey Jr
When blues forums toss your name around with the likes of harmonica masters like Little Walter and Sonny Boy...that has to mean something. Of course, there will always be skeptics; but to the blues fans of the northeast…
Continue Reading »Telephone Blues - R.L. Burnside & Johnny Woods
Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 – February 1, 1990) was an American blues singer and harmonica player in the North Mississippi hill country blues style. Woods was born in a small Mississippi town called Looxahoma, just west of…
Continue Reading »Telephone Blues - R.L. Burnside & Johnny Woods
Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 – February 1, 1990) was an American blues singer and harmonica player in the North Mississippi style. Woods was born in a small Mississippi town called Looxahoma, just west of Mississippi Highway 35.…
Continue Reading »Tell Mama - Sonny Moorman
"I came to play" says Sonny Moorman. "I was raised in the bars my folks owned in and around Hamilton, OH and got to hear world class artists Lonnie Mack, Cal Collins, Dumpy Rice, Troy Seals, Wayne Perry,…
Continue Reading »Tell Mama - The Blue Rats
The Blue Rats are a Manila-based blues band that serves up a menu of straight-up electric blues, old-time R&B and blues-based music. Founded on the tradition of blues improvisation, the Rats mix up their sets, try not to…
Continue Reading »Tell Me - Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker, also known as JLW (born December 25, 1949) is an American musician, best known as a electric blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. A feature of his work is his recourse to older material or…
Continue Reading »Tell Me Mama/ Forty Days & Forty Nights - Charles Ford Band
Robben Ford (born December 16, 1951), is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist. Ford was born in Woodlake, California, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at…
Continue Reading »Tell Me Man Blues - Henry Sims
Henry "Son" Sims (August 22, 1890 – December 23, 1958) was an American delta blues fiddler and songwriter. He is best known for his accompanist role to both Charlie Patton and a young Muddy Waters. Sims was born…
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