by Bman | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Robert Petway was an African-American blues singer and guitarist.Very little is known about Robert Petway. His birthplace is speculated to have been at Gee's Bend, Alabama. There is only one known picture of Petway, a publicity photo from 1941. He only recorded 16...
by Bman | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Bobo Jenkins (January 7, 1916 – August 14, 1984) was an American Detroit blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He also built and set up his own recording studio and record label in Detroit. Jenkins is best known for his recordings of "Democrat...
by Bman | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Recorded February 25, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee; A.C. Forehand, vocal, harmonica, guitar; Blind Mamie Forehand, finger cymbalsLeft-handed guitarist Elder Ma ("AC." or "Asey") Forehand was born in Columbus, Georgia, on August 9, 1890 (according to his second wife) or...
by Bman | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lynn White was born on the 6th of August, 1953 in Mobile, Alabama. Began singing professionally in the late 1970's, with various 45s collected on the album 'Am I Too Much Woman for You' in 1981. In 1982, she recorded the single 'I Don't Ever Want to See Your Face...
by Bman | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Known for blues-drenched jazz and jazz-drenched blues, Floyd McDaniel was a part of the Chicago scene for most of his 80 years. The singer/guitarist was born in Athens, Alabama but spent much of his life in the Windy City, where he'd moved to when he was 15, in 1930....
