by Bman | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here's some guys who have played dixieland jazz a few times! Kid Thomas Valentine's band performs "Tiger Rag" at Preservation Hall. Drums: Alonzo Stewart; Trombone: Worthia Thomas; Bass: Chester Zardis; Piano: Sing Miller; Banjo: Emanuel Sayles; Sax: Emmanuel Paul;...
by Bman | Nov 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
He was born Eugene Powell, in Utica, Mississippi, the child of an interracial affair and his white father soon abandoned the family. His family soon moved to a plantation at Lombardy, near Shelby, Mississippi. Nelson learned to play the guitar by the age of seven....
by Bman | Oct 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Fred McDowell: The Alan Lomax Recordings are the first recordings made of Fred McDowell before the folk festivals and blues clubs, before Mississippi was inserted in front of his name, before the Rolling Stones covered his You Got To Move. They're the sound of the...
by Bman | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Joe Savage recalls breaking out of the Rosedale jail, his time spent at Parchman Farm (the Mississippi State Penitentiary) at Lambert Camp and Camp 1, and his work with a contrary white mule. He sings several field holler verses. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and...
by Bman | Aug 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Belton Sutherland (vocal and guitar) performs an improvised blues on Clyde Maxwell's porch. Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long at Maxwell's farm near Canton, Mississippi, September 3, 1978. “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I...
