by Bman | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Odie Payne (August 27, 1926 – March 1, 1989) was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career Payne worked with a range of musicians including Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Little Johnny Jones, Tampa Red, Otis Rush, Yank...
by Bman | Aug 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Eddie Lusk September 21, 1948 – August 26, 1992 Raised by parents who were Pentacostal ministers, Eddie Lusk was exposed to gospel music at a very young age. And although he, himself became ordained in 1968, he couldn’t resist the call of the blues music he heard...
by Bman | Aug 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Magic Slim has a new recording, Bad Boy, being released on August 28th and it just hit my desk. Slim, turning 75 this summer hasn't lost a step and sounds as good as ever. Opening with Eddie Taylor's Bad Boy, Slim gets a solid Chicago groove moving and along with his...
by Bman | Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born and raised on south side of Chicago, the Reverend has been playing the blues since 1971 when he first saw Freddy King play at the Kinetic Theatre in Chicago. After 15 year hitch in the Navy he moved to Milwaukee where he began a long friendship and collaboration...
by Bman | Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Harlem Hamfats was a Chicago jazz band formed in 1936. Initially, they mainly provided backup music for jazz and blues singers, such as Johnny Temple, Rosetta Howard, and Frankie Jaxon for Decca Records, but when their first record "Oh Red" became a hit, it...
