by Bman | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
June 13, 2012 Just Announced Freshlyground 8/25 @ 930PM ONSALE 6/16 Plena Libre 8/26 @ 7PM OCTOPUS NEBULA 6/14 @ 730PM PAT TRAVERS BAND 6/15 @ 8PM ANGEL MELENDEZ ORCHESTRA 6/16 @ 9PM PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE PRESENTS CHICAGO SINGS JERRY HERMAN 6/18 @ 7PM BACK LOT BASH...
by Bman | Jun 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones (John Junior Jones) was born 21 June 1941 on a cotton plantation near Crawfordsville, Arkansas, which is just a few miles from Memphis. His family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois in 1945. There he heard Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, and...
by Bman | Jun 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Electro-Fi recording artist Fruteland Jackson is a History Maker .He is an author, storyteller and oral historian, Fruteland grew up on Chicago’s West side, and Fruteland is a three time Blues Music Award Nominee and a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the...
by Bman | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Meade Lux Lewis (September 1905 – June 7, 1964) was a American pianist and composer, noted for his work in the boogie-woogie style. His best known work, "Honky Tonk Train Blues", has been recorded in various contexts, often in a big band arrangement. Early recordings...
by Bman | Jun 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
SOUL-BLUES SINGER LOU PRIDE PASSES HIS FINAL CD, AIN’T NO MORE LOVE IN THIS HOUSE, TO BE RELEASED IN THE FALL CHICAGO, IL – Another classic soul-blues voice has been stilled with the announcement today of the passing of Severn Records artist, Lou Pride, who died in...
