by Bman | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lil Mack Simmons (January 25, 1933 — October 24, 2000) was an African American, Chicago blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter.By the late 1960s, Simmons had redefined his musical style, incorporating an intriguing mix of gospel, country and western, funk, soul...
by Bman | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Ambassador of the Blues......a name that has been bestowed upon EB Davis... A name that he has earned throughout his long years of service to the Blues. Born in the Arkansas Delta and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. As a kid hanging out on Beale Street and learning...
by Bman | Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Buster Benton (July 19, 1932 – January 20, 1996) was an American blues guitarist and singer, who played guitar in Willie Dixon's Blues All-Stars, and is best known for his solo rendition of the Dixon-penned song "Spider in My Stew." He was tenacious and in the latter...
by Bman | Jan 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jimmy DeBerry, 17 November 1911, Gumwood, Arkansas, USA - 17 January 1985, Sikeston, Missouri, USA.De Berry was an active if peripheral member of the Memphis blues community from its heyday during the 20s until the early 50s. He grew up in Arkansas and Mississippi...
by Bman | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born January 10, 1935) is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success...
