by Bman | Apr 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
The story of the Alabama Shakes begins in a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama. Brittany Howard, who had started playing guitar a few years earlier, approached Zac Cockrell and asked if he wanted to try making music together. “I just knew that he played...
by Bman | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Watson (April 12, 1867 - November 1, 1963) was an African American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his recordings under the name Daddy Stovepipe. Watson also recorded as Jimmy Watson, Sunny Jim and Rev. Alfred Pitts. He may have...
by Bman | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Known primarily for his tough 1963 remake of the blues standard "Tin Pan Alley" (featuring the moaning lead guitar of Johnny Heartsman) for the tiny Sahara logo, vocalist Ray Agee recorded for a myriad of labels both large and small during the 1950s and '60s without...
by Bman | Mar 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jerry McCain, often billed as Jerry "Boogie" McCain (June 18, 1930 - March 28, 2012), was an American electric blues musician, best known as a harmonica player. Born in Gadsden, Alabama, United States), he was one of five children of a poor family, many of his...
by Bman | Mar 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born in Anniston, AL in 1973 Brian "Voo" Davis' love for music began at an early age. While Davis' father loved the AM radio of the 70's, his mother stocked old 45s of Motown, Sun, and British sensations of the day. While struggling in the South, the family moved back...
