by Bman | Feb 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
MAVIS STAPLES, MAGIC SLIM, JOHNNY COPELAND, HENRY GRAY AND LATIMORE ARE AMONG THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE BLUES HALL OF FAME Six performers, one album, five singles, one book and one magazine founder will be inducted at the Blues Foundation’s 38th Annual Induction...
by Bman | Mar 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Johnny Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer.Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, United States, while Copeland was becoming interested in music, he also pursued boxing, mostly as an avocation, and it is from his days as...
by Bman | May 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
And before there was Shemekia Copeland there was big daddy Johnny Copeland!Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, while Copeland was becoming interested in music, he also pursued boxing, mostly as an avocation, and it is from his days as a boxer that he got his nickname...
by Bman | Apr 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, while Copeland was becoming interested in music, he also pursued boxing, mostly as an avocation, and it is from his days as a boxer that he got his nickname "Clyde." Also as a teenager influenced by T-Bone Walker he formed the "Dukes of...
