by Bman | Oct 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Robert Lewis Jones (October 12, 1925 – April 2, 1996), known as both Guitar Gabriel and Nyles Jones, was an American blues Musician. Gabriel's unique style of guitar playing, which he referred to as "Toot Blues", combined Piedmont, Chicago, and Texas blues, as well as...
by Bman | Oct 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Margie Alexander (born Marjorie Lucille Alexander, 11 October 1948) is an American gospel and soul singer. She was born in Carrollton, Georgia, and began singing in her church. By the mid-1960s she was a member of the Gospel Crusaders of Los Angeles. In 1968, she...
by Bman | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Robert Ward (October 15, 1938 – December 25, 2008) was an American blues and soul guitarist. He was known for founding the Ohio Untouchables, the band that later would become the Ohio Players. He played the guitar with a unique tone soaked in vibrato coming from the...
by Bman | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Find a nurse that worked the graveyard shift in the maternity ward at St. Mary's Hospital on June 18, 1982 and she probably won't have a bad to the bone story to tell about young Matt Joiner. How were they to know the crying baby would become the second most famous...
by Bman | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Trixie Smith (1895 – September 21, 1943) was an African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress. She made four dozen recordings. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, she came from a middle class-background. She attended Selma...
