by Bman | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Kokomo Arnold (February 15, 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician.Born as James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper...
by Bman | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Bessie Jones (February 8, 1902 - July 17, 1984), gospel singer from Smithville, GA. She learned her songs from her grandfather, a former slave born in Africa. She was a founding member of the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Alan Lomax first encountered Bessie Jones on a...
by Bman | Feb 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rufus Quillian was born in Gainesville, Georgia on February 2, 1900. His brother Ben was born in Gainesville on June 23, 1907. In 1929 they made several recordings for Paramount Records in New York City as the "Blue Harmony Boys", sometimes joined by Brother Jackson...
by Bman | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Buster Brown (August 15, 1911 – January 31, 1976) was an American blues and R&B singer best known for his hit, "Fannie Mae".Brown was born in Cordele, Georgia, and in the 1930s and 1940s he played harmonica at local clubs and made a few non-commercial recordings....
by Bman | Jan 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jesse Fuller (March 12, 1896 — January 29, 1976) was an American one-man band musician, best known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues"Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with foster parents when he was a young...
