by Bman | Dec 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Clifford "Grandpappy" Gibson (April 17, 1901 — December 21, 1963) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He is best known for the tracks, "Bad Luck Dice" and "Hard Headed Blues". Born in Louisiville, Kentucky, United States, he moved to St. Louis, Missouri in the...
by Bman | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Chris Leigh & the Broken Hearts Set to Launch New CD, Broken Hearted Friends, February 12 on Blue River Records LOUISVILLE, KY – Country/Americana singer Chris Leigh announces a February 12 release date for his new CD, Broken Hearted Friends, on Blue River...
by Bman | Dec 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Andrew Dewey Kirk (May 28, 1898 – December 11, 1992) was a jazz saxophonist and tubist best known as a bandleader of the "Twelve Clouds of Joy," popular during the swing era. Kirk grew up in Denver, CO, where he was tutored under the wing of Wilberforce Whiteman, Paul...
by Bman | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fate Marable (2 December 1890 – 16 January 1947) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Marable was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and learned piano from his mother. At age 17, he began playing on the steam boats plying the Mississippi River. He soon became bandleader for...
by Bman | Nov 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Rosa Henderson (November 24, 1896 – April 6, 1968) was an American jazz and classic female blues singer, and vaudeville entertainer. Born Rosa Deschamps in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, she is remembered as one of the greats of the 1920s and 1930s classic...
