by Bman | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
"A Georgia boy with a Texas swing" "kickin' guitarist and stirring lyricist, revealing his fervor and tenacity to the world." -Hittin' The Note Magazine..From the swamps of southeast Georgia, born in Waycross, and raised on Southern Rock and Blues. Josh Kirkland still...
by Bman | May 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records...
by Bman | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rev. Pearly Brown was a blind singer/guitarist from Americus, Georgia. Born in 1915, he graduated from the Georgia School for the Blind. Pearly's influences included Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Willie Johnson. From them, he adapted the bottleneck guitar style,...
by Bman | May 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Born September 18, 1910, in Columbus, GA, near the Alabama state line, T.J. Fowler had three brothers who, like him, were anointed at birth with initialized first names: E.J., F.C., and K.C. At the age of six, little T.J. moved with his family to the industrial...
by Bman | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Paula recently won the Golden Gate Blues Society's International Blues Challenge Competition This won her the privilege of representing the Bay Area in the International Finals in Memphis in February. There she came in Third in the world in the band category. This is...