by Bman | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Michael Bloomfield's GuitarsA Brief History • Page 2 The guitar most associated with Michael Bloomfield is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. With it, Bloomfield recorded his most successful records and developed his trademark "fat" tone. Photo illustration by D....
by Bman | Sep 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
In the spring of 1967, Mike Bloomfield acquired a 1959 Les Paul Standard, a model produced by Gibson between 1958 and 1960 with distinctive "sunburst" orange-and-brown coloring. Discontinued by Gibson after 1960, the guitar became hugely popular once Bloomfield began...
by Bman | Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Albert Ammons (September 23, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American pianist. Ammons was a player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s into the mid 1940s. Born Albert C. Ammons in Chicago, Illinois, his parents were pianists, and he had...
by Bman | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Bob Corritore's 55th Birthday Celebrationwith Magic Slim & the Teardrops at the Rhythm RoomSaturday September 24th, 2011, doors 8pm “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can get out the...
by Bman | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Billy Boy Arnold (born William Arnold, September 16, 1935, Chicago, Illinois) is an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. Born in Chicago, he began playing harmonica as a child, and in 1948 received informal lessons from his near neighbour John Lee...
